2. Mahāvaggo

1. Verañjasuttavaṇṇanā

11. Dutiyassa paṭhame abhivādetīti evamādīni na samaṇo gotamoti ettha vuttanakārena yojetvā evamettha attho veditabbo ‘‘na vandati nāsanā vuṭṭhāti, nāpi ‘idha bhonto nisīdantū’ti evaṃ āsanena vā nimantetī’’ti. Ettha hi vā-saddo vibhāvane nāma atthe ‘‘rūpaṃ niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vā’’tiādīsu viya. Evaṃ vatvā atha attano abhivādanādīni akarontaṃ bhagavantaṃ disvā āha – tayidaṃ, bho gotama, tathevāti. Yaṃ taṃ mayā sutaṃ, taṃ tatheva, taṃ savanañca me dassanañca saṃsandati sameti, atthato ekībhāvaṃ gacchati. Na hi bhavaṃ gotamo…pe… āsanena vā nimantetīti. Evaṃ attanā sutaṃ diṭṭhena nigametvā nindanto āha – tayidaṃ, bho gotama, na sampannamevāti taṃ abhivādanādīnaṃ akaraṇaṃ ayuttamevāti.

Athassa bhagavā attukkaṃsanaparavambhanadosaṃ anupagamma karuṇāsītalena hadayena taṃ aññāṇaṃ vidhamitvā yuttabhāvaṃ dassetukāmo nāhaṃ taṃ brāhmaṇātiādimāha. Tatrāyaṃ saṅkhepattho – ahaṃ, brāhmaṇa, appaṭihatena sabbaññutaññāṇacakkhunā olokentopi taṃ puggalaṃ etasmiṃ sadevakādibhede loke na passāmi, yamahaṃ abhivādeyyaṃ vā paccuṭṭheyyaṃ vā āsanena vā nimanteyyaṃ. Anacchariyaṃ vā etaṃ, svāhaṃ ajja sabbaññutaṃ patto evarūpaṃ nipaccākārārahaṃ puggalaṃ na passāmi. Apica kho yadāpāhaṃ sampatijātova uttarena mukho sattapadavītihārena gantvā sakalaṃ dasasahassilokadhātuṃ olokesiṃ, tadāpi etasmiṃ sadevakādibhede loke taṃ puggalaṃ na passāmi, yamahaṃ evarūpaṃ nipaccakāraṃ kareyyaṃ. Atha kho maṃ soḷasakappasahassāyuko khīṇāsavamahābrahmāpi añjaliṃ paggahetvā ‘‘tvaṃ loke mahāpuriso, tvaṃ sadevakassa lokassa aggo ca jeṭṭho ca seṭṭho ca, natthi tayā uttaritaro’’ti sañjātasomanasso patimānesi. Tadāpi cāhaṃ attanā uttaritaraṃ apassanto āsabhiṃ vācaṃ nicchāresiṃ – ‘‘aggohamasmi lokassa, jeṭṭhohamasmi lokassa, seṭṭhohamasmi lokassā’’ti. Evaṃ sampatijātassāpi mayhaṃ abhivādanādiraho puggalo natthi, svāhaṃ idāni sabbaññutaṃ patto kaṃ abhivādeyyaṃ. Tasmā tvaṃ, brāhmaṇa, mā tathāgatā evarūpaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ patthayi. Yañhi, brāhmaṇa, tathāgato abhivādeyya vā…pe… āsanena vā nimanteyya, muddhāpi tassa puggalassa rattipariyosāne paripākasithilabandhanaṃ vaṇṭā muttatālaphalaṃ viya gīvato chijjitvā sahasāva bhūmiyaṃ nipateyya.

Evaṃ vuttepi brāhmaṇo duppaññatāya tathāgatassa lokajeṭṭhabhāvaṃ asallakkhento kevalaṃ taṃ vacanaṃ asahamāno āha – arasarūpo bhavaṃ gotamoti. Ayaṃ kirassa adhippāyo – yaṃ loke abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammaṃ ‘‘sāmaggiraso’’ti vuccati, taṃ bhoto gotamassa natthi. Tasmā arasarūpo bhavaṃ gotamo, arasajātiko arasasabhāvoti. Athassa bhagavā cittamudubhāvajananatthaṃ ujuvipaccanīkabhāvaṃ pariharanto aññathā tassa vacanassa atthaṃ attani sandassento atthi khvesa, brāhmaṇa, pariyāyotiādimāha.

Tattha atthi khvesāti atthi kho esa. Pariyāyoti kāraṇaṃ. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – atthi kho, brāhmaṇa, etaṃ kāraṇaṃ, yena kāraṇena maṃ ‘‘arasarūpo bhavaṃ gotamo’’ti vadamāno puggalo sammā vadeyya, avitathavādīti saṅkhaṃ gaccheyya. Katamo pana soti? Ye te, brāhmaṇa, rūparasā…pe… phoṭṭhabbarasā, te tathāgatassa pahīnāti. Kiṃ vuttaṃ hoti? Ye te jātivasena vā upapattivasena vā seṭṭhasammatānampi puthujjanānaṃ rūpārammaṇādīni assādentānaṃ abhinandantānaṃ rajjantānaṃ uppajjanti kāmasukhassādasaṅkhātā rūparasā, saddarasā, gandharasā, rasarasā, phoṭṭhabbarasā, ye imaṃ lokaṃ gīvāya bandhitvā viya āviñchanti, vatthārammaṇādisāmaggiyañca uppannattā sāmaggirasāti vuccanti. Te sabbepi tathāgatassa pahīnā. ‘‘Mayhaṃ pahīnā’’ti vattabbepi mamākārena attānaṃ anukkhipanto dhammaṃ deseti, desanāvilāso vā esa tathāgatassa.

Tattha pahīnāti cittasantānato vigatā, pajahitā vā. Etasmiṃ panatthe karaṇe sāmivacanaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. Ariyamaggasatthena ucchinnaṃ taṇhāvijjāmayaṃ mūlaṃ etesanti ucchinnamūlā. Tālavatthu viya nesaṃ vatthu katanti tālāvatthukatā. Yathā hi tālarukkhaṃ samūlaṃ uddharitvā tassa vatthumatte tasmiṃ padese kate na puna tassa tālassa uppatti paññāyati, evaṃ ariyamaggasatthena samūle rūpādirase uddharitvā tesaṃ pubbe uppannapubbabhāvena vatthumatte cittasantāne kate sabbepi te tālāvatthukatāti vuccanti. Aviruḷhidhammattā vā matthakacchinnatālo viya katāti tālāvatthukatā. Yasmā pana evaṃ tālāvatthukatā anabhāvaṃkatā honti , yathā nesaṃ pacchābhāvo na hoti, tathā katā honti. Tasmā āha – anabhāvaṃkatāti. Āyatiṃ anuppādadhammāti anāgate anuppajjanakasabhāvā.

No ca kho yaṃ tvaṃ sandhāya vadesīti yañca kho tvaṃ sandhāya vadesi, so pariyāyo na hoti. Nanu ca evaṃ vutte yo brāhmaṇena vutto sāmaggiraso, tassa attani vijjamānatā anuññātā hotīti? Na hoti. Yo hi naṃ sāmaggirasaṃ kātuṃ bhabbo hutvā na karoti, so tadabhāvena arasarūpoti vattabbataṃ arahati. Bhagavā pana abhabbova etaṃ kātuṃ, tenassa kāraṇe abhabbataṃ pakāsento āha – ‘‘no ca kho yaṃ tvaṃ sandhāya vadesī’’ti. Yaṃ pariyāyaṃ sandhāya tvaṃ maṃ ‘‘arasarūpo’’ti vadesi, so amhesu neva vattabboti.

Evaṃ brāhmaṇo attanā adhippetaṃ arasarūpataṃ āropetuṃ asakkonto athāparaṃ nibbhogo bhavantiādimāha. Sabbapariyāyesu cettha vuttanayeneva yojanākkamaṃ viditvā sandhāyabhāsitamatthaṃ evaṃ veditabbaṃ – brāhmaṇo tadeva vayovuddhānaṃ abhivādanādikammaṃ loke ‘‘sāmaggiparibhogo’’ti maññamāno tadabhāvena ca bhagavantaṃ ‘‘nibbhogo’’tiādimāha. Bhagavā ca yvāyaṃ rūpādīsu sattānaṃ chandarāgaparibhogo, tadabhāvaṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni.

Puna brāhmaṇo yaṃ loke vayovuddhānaṃ abhivādanādikulasamudācārakammaṃ lokiyā karonti, tassa akiriyaṃ sampassamāno bhagavantaṃ akiriyavādoti āha. Bhagavā pana yasmā kāyaduccaritādīnaṃ akiriyaṃ vadati, tasmā taṃ akiriyavāditaṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni. Tattha ṭhapetvā kāyaduccaritādīni avasesā akusalā dhammā anekavihitā pāpakā akusalā dhammāti veditabbā.

Puna brāhmaṇo tadeva abhivādanādikammaṃ bhagavati apassanto ‘‘imaṃ āgamma ayaṃ lokatanti lokapaveṇī ucchijjatī’’ti maññamāno bhagavantaṃ ucchedavādoti āha. Bhagavā pana yasmā pañcakāmaguṇikarāgassa ceva akusalacittadvayasampayuttassa ca dosassa anāgāmimaggena ucchedaṃ vadati, sabbākusalasambhavassa pana mohassa arahattamaggena ucchedaṃ vadati, ṭhapetvā te tayo avasesānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ yathānurūpaṃ catūhi maggehi ucchedaṃ vadati, tasmā taṃ ucchedavādaṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni.

Puna brāhmaṇo ‘‘jigucchati maññe samaṇo gotamo idaṃ vayovuddhānaṃ abhivādanādikulasamudācārakammaṃ, tena taṃ na karotī’’ti maññamāno bhagavantaṃ jegucchīti āha. Bhagavā pana yasmā jigucchati kāyaduccaritādīhi, yāni kāyavacīmanoduccaritāni ceva yāva ca akusalānaṃ lāmakadhammānaṃ samāpatti samāpajjanā samaṅgibhāvo, taṃ sabbampi gūthaṃ viya maṇḍanakajātiko puriso jigucchati hirīyati, tasmā taṃ jegucchitaṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni. Tattha kāyaduccaritenātiādi karaṇavacanaṃ upayogatthe daṭṭhabbaṃ.

Puna brāhmaṇo tadeva abhivādanādikammaṃ bhagavati apassanto ‘‘ayaṃ idaṃ lokajeṭṭhakakammaṃ vineti vināseti, atha vā yasmā etaṃ sāmīcikammaṃ na karoti, tasmā ayaṃ vinetabbo niggaṇhitabbo’’ti maññamāno bhagavantaṃ venayikoti āha. Tatrāyaṃ padattho – vinayatīti vinayo, vināsetīti vuttaṃ hoti. Vinayo eva venayiko. Vinayaṃ vā arahatīti venayiko, niggahaṃ arahatīti vuttaṃ hoti. Bhagavā pana yasmā rāgādīnaṃ vinayāya vūpasamāya dhammaṃ deseti, tasmā venayiko hoti. Ayameva cettha padattho – vinayāya dhammaṃ desetīti venayiko. Vicitrā hi taddhitavutti. Svāyaṃ taṃ venayikabhāvaṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni.

Puna brāhmaṇo yasmā abhivādanādīni sāmīcikammāni karontā vayovuddhe tosenti hāsenti , akarontā pana tāpenti vihesenti domanassaṃ nesaṃ uppādenti, bhagavā ca tāni na karoti, tasmā ‘‘ayaṃ vayovuddhe tapatī’’ti maññamāno sappurisācāravirahitattā vā ‘‘kapaṇapuriso aya’’nti maññamāno bhagavantaṃ tapassīti āha. Tatrāyaṃ padattho – tapatīti tapo, roseti vihesetīti attho. Sāmīcikammākaraṇassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ. Tapo assa atthīti tapassī. Dutiye atthavikappe byañjanāni avicāretvā loke kapaṇapuriso tapassīti vuccati. Bhagavā pana ye akusalā dhammā lokaṃ tapanato tapanīyāni vuccanti, tesaṃ pahīnattā yasmā tapassīti saṅkhaṃ gato. Tasmā taṃ tapassitaṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni. Tatrāyaṃ vacanattho – tapantīti tapā, akusaladhammānametaṃ adhivacanaṃ. Te tape assi nirassi pahāsi viddhaṃsīti tapassī.

Puna brāhmaṇo taṃ abhivādanādikammaṃ devalokagabbhasampattiyā devalokapaṭisandhipaṭilābhāya saṃvattatīti maññamāno bhagavati cassa abhāvaṃ disvā bhagavantaṃ apagabbhoti āha. Kodhavasena vā bhagavato mātukucchismiṃ paṭisandhiggahaṇe dosaṃ dassentopi evamāha. Tatrāyaṃ vacanattho – gabbhato apagatoti apagabbho, abhabbo devalokūpapattiṃ pāpuṇitunti adhippāyo. Hīno vā gabbho assāti apagabbho. Devalokagabbhaparibāhirattā āyatiṃ hīnagabbhapaṭilābhabhāgīti. Hīno vāssa mātukucchismiṃ gabbhavāso ahosīti adhippāyo. Bhagavato pana yasmā āyatiṃ gabbhaseyyā apagatā, tasmā so taṃ apagabbhataṃ attani sampassamāno aparaṃ pariyāyamanujāni. Tatra ca yassa kho, brāhmaṇa, āyatiṃ gabbhaseyyā punabbhavābhinibbatti pahīnāti etesaṃ padānaṃ evamattho daṭṭhabbo – ‘‘brāhmaṇa, yassa puggalassa anāgate gabbhaseyyā punabbhave ca abhinibbatti anuttarena maggena vihatakāraṇattā pahīnā. Gabbhaseyyāgahaṇena cettha jalābujayoni gahitā, punabbhavābhinibbattiggahaṇena itarā tisso’’pi.

Apica gabbhassa seyyā gabbhaseyyā. Punabbhavo eva abhinibbatti punabbhavābhinibbattīti evamettha attho daṭṭhabbo. Yathā ca viññāṇaṭṭhitīti vuttepi na viññāṇato aññā ṭhiti atthi, evamidhāpi na gabbhato aññā seyyā veditabbā. Abhinibbatti ca nāma yasmā punabbhavabhūtāpi apunabbhavabhūtāpi atthi, idha ca punabbhavabhūtā adhippetā, tasmā vuttaṃ – ‘‘punabbhavo eva abhinibbatti punabbhavābhinibbattī’’ti.

Evaṃ āgatakālato paṭṭhāya arasarūpatādīhi aṭṭhahi akkosavatthūhi akkosantampi brāhmaṇaṃ bhagavā dhammissaro dhammarājā dhammasāmī tathāgato anukampāya sītaleneva cakkhunā brāhmaṇaṃ olekento yaṃ dhammadhātuṃ paṭivijjhitvā desanāvilāsappattā nāma hoti, tassā dhammadhātuyā suppaṭividdhattā vigatavalāhake nabhe puṇṇacando viya ca saradakāle sūriyo viya ca brāhmaṇassa hadayandhakāraṃ vidhamento tāniyeva akkosavatthūni tena tena pariyāyena aññathā dassetvā punapi attano karuṇāvipphāraṃ aṭṭhahi lokadhammehi akampiyabhāvena paṭiladdhatādiguṇalakkhaṇaṃ pathavisamacittataṃ akuppadhammatañca pakāsento ‘‘ayaṃ brāhmaṇo kevalaṃ palitasirakhaṇḍadantavalittacatādīhi attano vuddhabhāvaṃ sallakkheti, no ca kho jānāti attānaṃ jātiyā anugataṃ jarāya anusaṭaṃ byādhino adhibhūtaṃ maraṇena abbhāhataṃ ajja maritvā puna sveva uttānaseyyadārakabhāvagamanīyaṃ . Mahantena kho pana ussāhena mama santikaṃ āgato, tadassa āgamanaṃ sātthakaṃ hotū’’ti cintetvā imasmiṃ loke attano appaṭisamaṃ purejātabhāvaṃ dassento seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇātiādinā nayena brāhmaṇassa dhammadesanaṃ vaḍḍhesi.

Tattha seyyathāpītiādīnaṃ heṭṭhā vutanayeneva attho veditabbo. Ayaṃ pana viseso – heṭṭhā vuttanayeneva hi te kukkuṭapotakā pakkhe vidhunantā taṃkhaṇānurūpaṃ viravantā nikkhamanti. Evaṃ nikkhamantānañca tesaṃ yo paṭhamataraṃ nikkhamati, so jeṭṭhoti vuccati. Tasmā bhagavā tāya upamāya attano jeṭṭhabhāvaṃ sādhetukāmo brāhmaṇaṃ pucchati – yo nu kho tesaṃ kukkuṭacchāpotakānaṃ…pe… kinti svāssa vacanīyoti. Tattha kukkuṭacchāpakānanti kukkuṭapotakānaṃ. Kinti svāssa vacanīyoti so kinti vacanīyo assa, kiṃ vattabbo bhaveyya jeṭṭho vā kaniṭṭho vāti.

‘‘Jeṭṭho’’tissa, bho gotama, vacanīyoti, bho gotama, so jeṭṭho iti assa vacanīyo. Kasmāti ce? So hi nesaṃ jeṭṭhoti, yasmā so nesaṃ vuddhataroti attho. Athassa bhagavā opammaṃ sampaṭipādento evameva khoti āha, yathā so kukkuṭapotako, evaṃ ahampi. Avijjāgatāyapajāyāti avijjā vuccati aññāṇaṃ, tattha gatāya. Pajāyāti sattadhivacanametaṃ, avijjākosassa anto paviṭṭhesu sattesūpi vuttaṃ hoti. Aṇḍabhūtāyāti aṇḍe bhūtāya pajātāya sañjātāya. Yathā hi aṇḍe nibbattā ekacce sattā aṇḍabhūtāti vuccanti, evamayaṃ sabbāpi pajā avijjaṇḍakose nibbattattā aṇḍabhūtāti vuccati. Pariyonaddhāyāti tena avijjaṇḍakosena samantato onaddhāya baddhāya veṭhitāya. Avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvāti taṃ avijjāmayaṃ aṇḍakosaṃ bhinditvā. Ekova loketi sakalepi lokasannivāse ahameva eko adutiyo. Anuttaraṃ sammāsambodhiṃ abhisambuddhoti uttararahitaṃ sabbaseṭṭhaṃ sammā sāmañca bodhiṃ, atha vā pasatthaṃ sundarañca bodhiṃ. Arahattamaggañāṇassetaṃ nāmaṃ, sabbaññutaññāṇassāpi nāmameva. Ubhayampi vaṭṭati. Aññesaṃ arahattamaggo anuttarā bodhi hoti, na hotīti? Na hoti. Kasmā? Asabbaguṇadāyakattā. Tesañhi kassaci arahattamaggo arahattaphalameva deti, kassaci tisso vijjā, kassaci cha abhiññā, kassaci catasso paṭisambhidā, kassaci sāvakapāramiñāṇaṃ. Paccekabuddhānampi paccekabodhiñāṇameva deti, buddhānaṃ pana sabbaguṇasampattiṃ deti abhiseko viya rañño sabbalokissarabhāvaṃ. Tasmā aññassa kassacipi anuttarā bodhi na hotīti. Abhisambuddhoti abbhaññāsiṃ paṭivijjhiṃ, pattomhi adhigatomhīti vuttaṃ hoti.

Idāni yadetaṃ bhagavatā ‘‘evameva kho’’tiādinā nayena vuttaṃ opammasampaṭipādanaṃ, taṃ evaṃ atthena saṃsanditvā veditabbaṃ – yathā hi tassā kukkuṭiyā attano aṇḍesu adhisayanāditividhakiriyākaraṇaṃ, evaṃ bodhipallaṅke nisinnassa bodhisattabhūtassa bhagavato attano santāne aniccaṃ, dukkhaṃ, anattāti tividhānupassanākaraṇaṃ. Kukkuṭiyā tividhakiriyāsampādanena aṇḍānaṃ apūtibhāvo viya bodhisattabhūtassa bhagavato tividhānupassanāsampādanena vipassanāñāṇassa aparihāni. Kukkuṭiyā tividhakiriyākaraṇena aṇḍānaṃ allasinehapariyādānaṃ viya bodhisattabhūtassa bhagavato tividhānupassanāsampādanena bhavattayānugatanikantisinehapariyādānaṃ. Kukkuṭiyā tividhakiriyākaraṇena aṇḍakapālānaṃ tanubhāvo viya bodhisattabhūtassa bhagavato tividhānupassanāsampādanena avijjaṇḍakosassa tanubhāvo, kukkuṭiyā tividhakiriyākaraṇena kukkuṭapotakassa pādanakhatuṇḍakānaṃ thaddhakharabhāvo viya bodhisattabhūtassa bhagavato tividhānupassanāsampādanena vipassanāñāṇassa tikkhakharavippasannasūrabhāvo. Kukkuṭiyā tividhakiriyākaraṇena kukkuṭapotakassa pariṇāmakālo viya bodhisattabhūtassa bhagavato tividhānupassanāsampādanena vipassanāñāṇassa pariṇāmakālo vaḍḍhikālo gabbhaggahaṇakālo. Kukkuṭiyā tividhakiriyākaraṇena kukkuṭapotakassa pādanakhasikhāya vā mukhatuṇḍakena vā aṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā pakkhe papphoṭetvā sotthinā abhinibbhidākālo viya bhagavato tividhānupassanāsampādanena vipassanāñāṇagabbhaṃ gaṇhāpetvā anupubbādhigatena arahattamaggena avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā abhiññāpakkhe papphoṭetvā sotthinā sakalabuddhaguṇasacchikatakālo veditabbo.

Ahañhi, brāhmaṇa, jeṭṭho seṭṭho lokassāti, brāhmaṇa, yathā tesaṃ kukkuṭapotakānaṃ paṭhamataraṃ aṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā abhinibbatto kukkuṭapotako jeṭṭho hoti, evaṃ avijjāgatāya pajāya taṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā paṭhamataraṃ ariyāya jātiyā jātattā ahañhi jeṭṭho vuddhatamoti saṅkhaṃ gato, sabbaguṇehi pana appaṭisamattā seṭṭhoti.

Evaṃ bhagavā attano anuttaraṃ jeṭṭhaseṭṭhabhāvaṃ brāhmaṇassa pakāsetvā idāni yāya paṭipadāya taṃ adhigato, taṃ paṭipadaṃ pubbabhāgato pabhuti dassetuṃ āraddhaṃ kho pana me, brāhmaṇātiādimāha. Tattha āraddhaṃ kho pana me, brāhmaṇa, vīriyaṃ ahosīti, brāhmaṇa, na mayā ayaṃ anuttaro jeṭṭhaseṭṭhabhāvo kusītena muṭṭhassatinā sāraddhakāyena vikkhittacitena adhigato, apica kho tadadhigamāya āraddhaṃ kho pana me vīriyaṃ ahosi. Bodhimaṇḍe nisinnena mayā catusammappadhānabhedaṃ vīriyaṃ āraddhaṃ ahosi, paggahitaṃ asithilappavattitaṃ. Āraddhattāyeva ca me taṃ asallīnaṃ ahosi . Na kevalañca vīriyameva, satipi me ārammaṇābhimukhabhāvena upaṭṭhitā ahosi, upaṭṭhitattāyeva ca asammuṭṭhā. Passaddho kāyo asāraddhoti kāyacittappassaddhivasena kāyopi me passaddho ahosi. Tattha yasmā nāmakāye passaddhe rūpakāyopi passaddhoyeva hoti, tasmā ‘‘nāmakāyo rūpakāyo’’ti avisesetvāva ‘‘passaddho kāyo’’ti vuttaṃ. Asāraddhoti so ca kho passaddhattāyeva asāraddho, vigatadarathoti vuttaṃ hoti . Samāhitaṃ cittaṃ ekagganti cittampi me sammā āhitaṃ suṭṭhu ṭhapitaṃ appitaṃ viya ahosi, samāhitattā eva ca ekaggaṃ acalaṃ nipphandananti. Ettāvatā jhānassa pubbabhāgapaṭipadā kathitā hoti.

Idāni imāya paṭipadāya adhigataṃ paṭhamajjhānaṃ ādiṃ katvā vijjāttayapariyosānaṃ visesaṃ dassento so kho ahantiādimāha. Tattha yaṃ yāva vinicchayanayena vattabbaṃ siyā, taṃ visuddhimagge (visuddhi. 1.69) vuttameva.

Ayaṃ kho me, brāhmaṇātiādīsu pana vijjāti viditakaraṇaṭṭhena vijjā. Kiṃ viditaṃ karoti ? Pubbenivāsaṃ. Avijjāti tasseva pubbenivāsassa aviditakaraṇaṭṭhena tappaṭicchādakamoho. Tamoti sveva moho tappaṭicchādakaṭṭhena tamo nāma. Ālokoti sā eva vijjā obhāsakaraṇaṭṭhena ālokoti. Ettha ca vijjā adhigatāti attho, sesaṃ pasaṃsāvacanaṃ. Yojanā panettha – ayaṃ kho me vijjā adhigatā, tassa me adhigatavijjassa avijjā vihatā, vinaṭṭhāti attho. Kasmā? Yasmā vijjā uppannā. Esa nayo itarasmimpi padadvaye. Yathā tanti ettha tanti nipātamattaṃ. Satiyā avippavāsena appamattassa vīriyātāpena ātāpino kāye ca jīvite ca anapekkhātāya pahitattassa pesitattassāti attho. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – yathā appamattassa ātāpino pahitattassa viharato avijjā vihaññeyya, vijjā uppajjeyya tamo vihaññeyya, āloko uppajjeyya, evameva mama avijjā vihatā, vijjā uppannā, tamo vihato, āloko uppanno. Etassa me padhānānuyogassa anurūpameva phalaṃ laddhanti.

Ayaṃ kho me, brāhmaṇa, paṭhamā abhinibbhidā ahosi kukkuṭacchāpakasseva aṇḍakosamhāti ayaṃ kho mama, brāhmaṇa, pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇamukhatuṇḍakena pubbe nivutthakhandhappaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā paṭhamā abhinibbhidā paṭhamā nikkhanti paṭhamā ariyājāti ahosi kukkuṭacchāpakasseva mukhatuṇḍakena vā ṃ pādanakhasikhāya vā aṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā tamhā aṇḍakosamhā abhinibbhidā nikkhanti kukkuṭanikāye paccājātīti. Ayaṃ tāva pubbenivāsakathāyaṃ nayo.

Cutupapātakathāya pana vijjāti dibbacakkhuñāṇavijjā. Avijjāti cutupapātappaṭicchādikā avijjā. Yathā pana pubbenivāsakathāyaṃ ‘‘pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇamukhatuṇḍakena pubbe nivutthakkhandhappaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā’’ti vuttaṃ, evamidha ‘‘cutupapātañāṇamukhatuṇḍakena cutupapātappaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā’’ti vattabbaṃ.

Yaṃ panetaṃ paccavekkhaṇañāṇapariggahitaṃ āsavānaṃ khayañāṇādhigamaṃ brāhmaṇassa dassento ayaṃ kho me, brāhmaṇa, tatiyā vijjātiādimāha, tattha vijjāti arahattamaggavijjā. Avijjāti catusaccappaṭicchādikā avijjā. Ayaṃ kho me, brāhmaṇa, tatiyā abhinibbhidā ahosīti ettha ayaṃ kho mama, brāhmaṇa, āsavānaṃ khayañāṇamukhatuṇḍakena catusaccapaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā tatiyā abhinibbhidā tatiyā nikkhanti tatiyā ariyajāti ahosi kukkuṭacchāpakasseva mukhatuṇḍakena vā pādanakhasikhāya vā aṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā tamhā aṇḍakosamhā abhinibbhidā nikkhanti kukkuṭanikāye paccājātīti.

Ettāvatā kiṃ dassesīti? So hi, brāhmaṇa, kukkuṭacchāpako aṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā tato nikkhamanto sakimeva jāyati, ahaṃ pana pubbenivutthakkhandhappaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ bhinditvā paṭhamaṃ tāva pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇavijjāya jāto. Tato sattānaṃ cutipaṭisandhippaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā dutiyaṃ dibbacakkhuñāṇavijjāya jāto, puna catusaccappaṭicchādakaṃ avijjaṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā tatiyaṃ āsavānaṃ khayañāṇavijjāya jāto. Evaṃ tīhi vijjāhi tikkhattuṃ jātomhi. Sā ca me jāti ariyā suparisuddhāti idaṃ dasseti. Evaṃdassento ca pubbenivāsañāṇena atītaṃsañāṇaṃ, dibbacakkhunā paccuppannānāgataṃsañāṇaṃ, āsavakkhayena sakalalokiyalokuttaraguṇanti evaṃ tīhi vijjāhi sabbepi sabbaññuguṇe pakāsetvā attano ariyāya jātiyā jeṭṭhaseṭṭhabhāvaṃ brāhmaṇassa dassesi.

Evaṃ vutte verañjo brāhmaṇoti evaṃ bhagavatā lokānukampakena brāhmaṇaṃ anukampamānena niguhitabbepi attano ariyāya jātiyā jeṭṭhaseṭṭhabhāve vijjāttayapakāsikāya dhammadesanāya vutte pītivipphāraparipuṇṇagattacitto verañjo brāhmaṇo taṃ bhagavato ariyāya jātiyā jeṭṭhaseṭṭhabhāvaṃ viditvā ‘‘īdisaṃ nāmāhaṃ sabbalokajeṭṭhaṃ sabbaguṇasamannāgataṃ sabbaññuṃ ‘aññesaṃ abhivādanādikammaṃ na karotī’ti avacaṃ, dhiratthu vata, bho, aññāṇa’’nti attānaṃ garahitvā ‘‘ayaṃ dāni loke ariyāya jātiyā purejātaṭṭhena jeṭṭho, sabbaguṇehi appaṭisamaṭṭhena seṭṭho’’ti niṭṭhaṃ gantvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – jeṭṭho bhavaṃ gotamo seṭṭho bhavaṃ gotamoti. Evañca pana vatvā puna taṃ bhagavato dhammadesanaṃ abbhanumodamāno abhikkantaṃ bho gotamātiādimāha. Taṃ vuttatthamevāti.