Majjhima Nikāya
1. Mūla-Paṇṇāsa
3. Tatiya Vagga

Sutta 23

Vammīka Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

 

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[1][chlm][pts][upal][olds][swe] Evaṁ me sutaṁ.|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tena kho pana samayen'āyasmā Kumāra Kassapo andhavane viharati.|| ||

Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṁ Andhavanaṁ obhāsetvā yen'āyasmā KumāraKassapo ten'upasaṅkami.

Upasaṅkamitvā eka-m-antaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

Eka-m-antaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā āyasmantaṁ KumāraKassapaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

[2][pts][upal][olds][swe] "Bhikkhu, bhikkhu,||
ayaṁ vammiko rattiṁ dhūpāyati divā pajjalati.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa laṅgiṁ:|| ||

'Laṅgī bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Ukkhipa laṅgiṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa uddhumāyikaṁ:|| ||

'Uddhumāyikā bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Ukkhipa uddhumāyikaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa dvidhā-pathaṁ.|| ||

'Dvidhā-patho bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

[143] 'Ukkhipa dvidhā-pathaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa caṅgavāraṁ.|| ||

'Caṅgavāraṁ bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Ukkhipa caṅgavāraṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa kummaṁ.|| ||

'Kummo bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Ukkhipa kummaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa asisūnaṁ.|| ||

'Asisūnā bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Ukkhipa asisūnaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa maṁsapesiṁ.|| ||

'Maṁsapesī bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Ukkhipa maṁsapesiṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa nāgaṁ.|| ||

'Nāgo bhadante' ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

'Tiṭṭhatu nāgo.|| ||

Mā nāgaṁ ghaṭṭesi.|| ||

Namo karohi nāgassā' tī.|| ||

[3][pts][upal][olds][swe] Ime kho tvaṁ bhikkhu pañhe Bhagavantaṁ upasaṅkamitvā puccheyyāsi.|| ||

Yathā te Bhagavā vyākaroti tathā naṁ dhāreyyāsi.|| ||

Nāhaṁ taṁ bhikkhu passāmi sa-devake loke sa-Mārake sa-brahmake sa-s-samaṇa-brāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadeva-manussāya yo imesaṁ pañhānaṁ veyyākaraṇena cittaṁ ārādheyya aññatra Tathāgatena vā||
Tathāgata-sāvakena vā||
ito vā pana sutvā" ti.|| ||

Idam avoca sā devatā||
idaṁ vatvā tatthe'vantara-dhāyi.|| ||

[4][pts][upal][olds][swe] Atha kho āyasmā Kumāra Kassapo tassā rattiyā accayena yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami||
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā||
eka-m-antaṁ nisīdi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṁ nisinno kho||
āyasmā Kumāra Kassapo Bhagavantaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

"Imaṁ bhante rattiṁ aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṁ andhavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ ten'upasaṅkami. Upasaṅkamitvā eka-m-antaṁ aṭṭhāsi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṁ ṭhitā kho bhante sā devatā maṁ etad avoca:|| ||

'Bhikkhu, bhikkhu,||
ayaṁ vammiko rattiṁ dhūpāyati divā pajjalati.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa laṅgiṁ:|| ||

"Laṅgī bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa laṅgiṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa uddhumāyikaṁ:|| ||

"Uddhumāyikā bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa uddhumāyikaṁ.||
Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa dvidhā-pathaṁ.|| ||

"Dvidhā-patho bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa dvidhā-pathaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa caṅgavāraṁ.|| ||

"Caṅgavāraṁ bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa caṅgavāraṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa kummaṁ.|| ||

"Kummo bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa kummaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa asisūnaṁ.|| ||

"Asisūnā bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa asisūnaṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa maṁsapesiṁ.|| ||

"Maṁsapesī bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Ukkhipa maṁsapesiṁ.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā" ti.|| ||

Abhikkhaṇanto su medho satthaṁ ādāya addasa nāgaṁ.|| ||

"Nāgo bhadante" ti.|| ||

Brāhmaṇo evam āha:|| ||

"Tiṭṭhatu nāgo.|| ||

Mā nāgaṁ ghaṭṭesi.|| ||

Namo karohi nāgassā" tī.|| ||

Ime kho tvaṁ bhikkhu pañhe Bhagavantaṁ upasaṅkamitvā puccheyyāsi.|| ||

Yathā te Bhagavā vyākaroti,||
tathā naṁ dhāreyyāsi.|| ||

Nāhaṁ taṁ bhikkhu passāmi sa-devake loke sa-Mārake sa-brahmake sa-s-samaṇa-brāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadeva-manussāya yo imesaṁ pañhānaṁ veyyākaraṇena cittaṁ ārādheyya aññatra Tathāgatena vā Tathāgata-sāvakena vā ito vā pana sutvā' ti.|| ||

Idam avoca sā devatā.|| ||

Idaṁ vatvā tatthe'vantara-dhāyīti.|| ||

[5][pts][upal][olds][swe] Ko nu kho bhante vammiko?|| ||

Kā rattiṁ dhūpāyanā?|| ||

Kā divā pajjalanā?|| ||

Ko brāhmaṇo?|| ||

Ko su medho?|| ||

Kiṁ satthaṁ?|| ||

Kiṁ abhikkhaṇaṁ?|| ||

Kā laṅgī?|| ||

Kā uddhumāyikā?|| ||

Ko dvidhā-patho?|| ||

Kiṁ caṅgavāraṁ?|| ||

Ko kummo?|| ||

Kā asisūnā?|| ||

Kā maṁsapesi?|| ||

Ko nāgo" ti?|| ||

[144][6][pts][upal][olds][swe] "'Vammiko' ti kho bhikkhu imass'etaṁ cātu-m-mahā-bhūtikassa kāyassa adhivacanaṁ mātā-pettika-sambhavassa odana-kummās-ūpacayassa anicc'ucchādana-parimaddana-bhedana-viddhaṁsana-dhammassa.|| ||

Yaṁ kho bhikkhu divā kammante ārabbha rattiṁ anuvitakketi anuvicāreti ayaṁ rattiṁ dhūpāyanā.|| ||

Yaṁ kho bhikkhu rattiṁ anuvitakketvā anuvicāretvā divā kammante payojeti kāyena vācāya manasā ayaṁ divā pajjalanā.|| ||

'Brāhmaṇo' ti kho bhikkhu Tathāgatass'etaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato Sammā Sambuddhassa.|| ||

'Sumedho' ti kho bhikkhu sekhass'etaṁ bhikkhuno adhivacanaṁ.|| ||

'Satthan' ti kho bhikkhu ariyāy'etaṁ paññāya adhivacanaṁ.|| ||

'Abhikkhaṇan' ti kho bhikkhu viriy'ārambhass'etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.|| ||

'Laṅgī' ti kho bhikkhu avijjāy'etaṁ adhivacanaṁ;||
'Ukkhipa laṅgiṁ, pajaha avijjaṁ,||
abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti||
ayam etassa attho.|| ||

'Uddhumāyikā' ti kho bhikkhu kodhūpāyāsass'etaṁ adhivacanaṁ;||
'Ukkhipa uddhumāyikaṁ pajaha kodhūpāyāsaṁ,||
abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti||
ayam etassa attho.|| ||

'Dvidhā-patho' ti kho bhikkhu vicikicchāy'etaṁ adhivacanaṁ;||
'Ukkhipa dvidhā-pathaṁ pajaha vici-kicchaṁ,||
abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā'ti ayametassa attho.|| ||

'Caṅgavāran' ti kho bhikkhu pañcann'etaṁ nīvaraṇānaṁ adhivacanaṁ:|| ||

kāma-c-chanda-nīvaraṇassa||
vyāpāda-nīvaraṇassa||
thīna-middha-nīvaraṇassa||
uddhacca-kukkucca-nīvaraṇassa||
vicikicchā-nīvaraṇassa.|| ||

'Ukkhipa caṅgavāraṁ pajaha pañca nīvaraṇe abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti||
ayametassa attho.|| ||

'Kummo' ti kho bhikkhu pañcann'etaṁ upādāna-k-khandhānaṁ adhivacanaṁ,||
seyyath'īdaṁ:|| ||

rūp'ūpādāna-k-khandhassa||
vedan'ūpādāna-k-khandhassa||
saññ'ūpādāna-k-khandhassa||
saṅkhār'ūpādāna-k-khandhassa||
viññāṇ'ūpādāna-k-khandhassaca.|| ||

'Ukkhipa kummaṁ pajaha pañc'upādāna-k-khandhe abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti;||
ukkhipaayametassa attho.|| ||

'Asisūnā' ti kho bhikkhu pañcann'etaṁ kāma-guṇānaṁ adhivacanaṁ:|| ||

cakkhu-viññeyyānaṁ rūpānaṁ iṭṭhānaṁ kantānaṁ manāpānaṁ piya-rūpānaṁ kām'ūpasaṁ-hitānaṁ rajanīyānaṁ,|| ||

sota-viññeyyānaṁ saddānaṁ iṭṭhānaṁ kantānaṁ manāpānaṁ piya-rūpānaṁ kām'ūpasaṁ-hitānaṁ rajanīyānaṁ,|| ||

ghāna-viññeyyānaṁ gandhānaṁ iṭṭhānaṁ kantānaṁ manāpānaṁ piya-rūpānaṁ kām'ūpasaṁ-hitānaṁ rajanīyānaṁ,|| ||

jivhā-viññeyyānaṁ rasānaṁ iṭṭhānaṁ kantānaṁ manāpānaṁ piya-rūpānaṁ kāmūpasaṁ- [145] hitānaṁ rajanīyānaṁ,|| ||

kāya-viññeyyānaṁ phoṭṭhabbānaṁ iṭṭhānaṁ kantānaṁ manāpānaṁ piya-rūpānaṁ kām'ūpasaṁ-hitānaṁ rajanīyānaṁ.|| ||

'Ukkhipa asisūnaṁ, pajaha pañca kāma-guṇe abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti||
ayam etassa attho.|| ||

'Maṁsapesī' ti kho bhikkhu nandi-rāgass'etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.|| ||

'Ukkhipa maṁsapesiṁ pajaha nandi-rāgaṁ abhikkhaṇa su medha satthaṁ ādāyā' ti||
ayam etassa attho.|| ||

'Nāgo' ti kho bhikkhu khīṇ'āsavass'etaṁ bhikkhuno adhivacanaṁ.|| ||

Tiṭṭhatu nāgo||
mā nāgaṁ ghaṭṭesi||
namo karohi nāgassāti ayam etassa attho" ti.|| ||

Idam avoca Bhagavā.|| ||

Attamano āyasmā Kumāra Kassapo Bhagavato bhāsitaṁ 'abhinandī' ti.|| ||

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