2. Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasuttaṃ

512. Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Atha kho uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –

‘‘Pañcimāni, bho gotama, indriyāni nānāvisayāni nānāgocarāni, na aññamaññassa gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhonti. Katamāni pañca? Cakkhundriyaṃ, sotindriyaṃ, ghānindriyaṃ, jivhindriyaṃ, kāyindriyaṃ . Imesaṃ nu kho, bho gotama, pañcannaṃ indriyānaṃ nānāvisayānaṃ nānāgocarānaṃ na aññamaññassa gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhontānaṃ kiṃ paṭisaraṇaṃ, ko ca nesaṃ gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhotī’’ti?

‘‘Pañcimāni, brāhmaṇa, indriyāni nānāvisayāni nānāgocarāni na aññamaññassa gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhonti. Katamāni pañca? Cakkhundriyaṃ, sotindriyaṃ , ghānindriyaṃ, jivhindriyaṃ, kāyindriyaṃ. Imesaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, pañcannaṃ indriyānaṃ nānāvisayānaṃ nānāgocarānaṃ na aññamaññassa gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhontānaṃ mano paṭisaraṇaṃ, manova nesaṃ gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhotī’’ti.

‘‘Manassa pana, bho gotama, kiṃ paṭisaraṇa’’nti? ‘‘Manassa kho, brāhmaṇa, sati paṭisaraṇa’’nti. ‘‘Satiyā pana, bho gotama, kiṃ paṭisaraṇa’’nti? ‘‘Satiyā kho, brāhmaṇa, vimutti paṭisaraṇa’’nti. ‘‘Vimuttiyā pana, bho gotama, kiṃ paṭisaraṇa’’nti? ‘‘Vimuttiyā kho, brāhmaṇa, nibbānaṃ paṭisaraṇa’’nti. ‘‘Nibbānassa pana, bho gotama, kiṃ paṭisaraṇa’’nti? ‘‘Accayāsi ², brāhmaṇa, pañhaṃ, nāsakkhi pañhassa pariyantaṃ gahetuṃ. Nibbānogadhañhi, brāhmaṇa, brahmacariyaṃ vussati nibbānaparāyaṇaṃ nibbānapariyosāna’’nti.

Atha kho uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi.

Atha kho bhagavā acirapakkante uṇṇābhe brāhmaṇe bhikkhū āmantesi – ‘‘seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgāre vā kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ vā ⁶ pācīnavātapānā sūriye uggacchante vātapānena rasmi ⁷ pavisitvā kvāssa ⁸ patiṭṭhitā’’ti? ‘‘Pacchimāyaṃ, bhante, bhittiya’’nti. ‘‘Evameva kho, bhikkhave, uṇṇābhassa brāhmaṇassa tathāgate saddhā niviṭṭhā mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā daḷhā asaṃhāriyā samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmiṃ. Imamhi ce, bhikkhave, samaye uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo kālaṅkareyya, natthi saṃyojanaṃ yena saṃyojanena saṃyutto uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo puna imaṃ lokaṃ āgaccheyyā’’ti. Dutiyaṃ.