Aṅguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
X: Asura Vagga
Sutta 100
Potaliya Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
[1][pts][than] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati.|| ||
Atha kho Potaliyo paribbājako yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.|| ||
Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnaṃ kho Potaliyaṃ paribbājakaṃ Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
Cattāro'me Potaliya, puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Katame cattāro?|| ||
Idha Potaliya, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana Potaliya, ekacco puggalo vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana Potaliya, ekacco puggalo n'eva avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
nopi vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana Potaliya, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa ca avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Ime kho Potaliya, cattāro puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Imesaṃ kho Potaliya, catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ katamo te puggalo khamati abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cāti?|| ||
Cattāro'me bho Gotama, puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Katame cattāro?|| ||
Idha bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo n'eva avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
nopi vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa ca avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.
Ime kho bho Gotama, cattāro puggalā [101] santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Imesaṃ bho Gotama, catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ yvāyaṃ puggalo n'eva avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
nopi vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Ayaṃ me puggalo khamati imesaṃ catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ abhikkantaro ca paṇītataro ca.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Abhikkantā hesā bho Gotama yad idaṃ upekkhāti.|| ||
Cattāro'me Potaliya, puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Katame cattāro?|| ||
Idha pana Potaliya, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Ime kho Potaliya cattāro puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ|| ||
Idha Potaliya, ekacco puggalo vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Potaliya, ekacco puggalo n'eva avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
nopi vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Potaliya, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa ca avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālana.|| ||
Ime kho Potaliya, cattāro puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Imesaṃ kho Potaliya, catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ yvāyaṃ puggalo avaṇṇārahassa ca avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Ayaṃ imesaṃ catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Abhikkantā hesā Potaliya yad idaṃ tattha tattha kālaññutāti.|| ||
Cattāro'me bho Gotama puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Katame cattāro?|| ||
Idha bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
nopi vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
idha pana bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo vaṇṇārahassa vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
no ca kho avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo n'eva avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
nopi vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Idha pana bho Gotama, ekacco puggalo avaṇṇārahassa ca avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā hoti bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Ime kho bho Gotama cattāro puggalo santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ imesaṃ bho Gotama,||
catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ yvāyaṃ puggalo avaṇṇārahassa avaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
vaṇṇārahassa ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāsitā bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena,||
ayaṃ me puggalo khamati imesaṃ catunnaṃ puggalānaṃ abhikkantaro ca paṇītataro ca.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Abhikkantā hesā bho Gotama yad idaṃ tattha tattha kālaññutāti.|| ||
Abhikkantaṃ bho Gotama, abhikkantaṃ bho Gotama.|| ||
Seyyathā pi bho Gotama, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya,||
paṭi-c-channaṃ vā vivareyya,||
mūḷhassa vā Maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andha-kāre vā tela-pajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhu-manto rūpāni dakkhintī ti,||
evam eva bhotā Gotamena aneka-pariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.|| ||
Es'āhaṃ Bhagavantaṃ Gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammaṃ ca bhikkhu-saṅghaṃ ca.|| ||
Upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ Gotamo dhāretu ajja-t-agge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatanti.|| ||
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