Aṅguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XX: Mahā Vagga
Sutta 195
Vappa Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sakkesu viharati Kapilavatthusmiṃ Nigrodhārāme.|| ||
Atha kho Vappo Sakko Nigaṇṭha-sāvako yen'āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnaṃ kho Vappaṃ Sakkaṃ Nigaṇṭha-sāvakaṃ āyasmā Mahā Moggallāno etad avoca:|| ||
Idh'assa Vappa kāyena saṃvuto vācāya saṃvuto manasā saṃvuto avijjā-virāgā vijjuppādā.|| ||
Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
Passām'ahaṃ bhante taṃ ṭhānaṃ;|| ||
Idh'assa bhante pubbe pāpa-kammaṃ kataṃ avipakkavipākaṃ tato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti.|| ||
Ayañ c'eva kho pana āyasmato Mahā Moggallānassa Vappena Sakkena Nigaṇṭha-sāvakena saddhiṃ kathā vippakatā hoti.|| ||
2. Atha kho Bhagavā sāyaṇha-samayaṃ patisallānā vuṭ- [197] ṭhito yen'upaṭṭhānasālā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.|| ||
Nisajja kho Bhagavā āyasmantaṃ Mahā Moggallānaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
Kāya nu'ttha Moggallāna etarahi kathāya sanni-sinnā,||
kā ca pana vo antarā kathā vippakatā ti?|| ||
Idh'āhaṃ bhante Vappaṃ Sakkaṃ Nigaṇṭha-sāvakaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||
Idh'assa Vappa kāyena saṃvuto vācāya saṃvuto manasā saṃvuto avijjā-virāgā vijjuppādā.|| ||
Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
Evaṃ vutte bhante Vappo Sakko Nigaṇṭha-sāvako maṃ etad avoca:|| ||
Passām'ahaṃ bhante taṃ ṭhānaṃ:|| ||
Idh'assa bhante pubbe pāpa-kammaṃ kataṃ avipakkavipākaṃ tato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti.|| ||
Ayaṃ kho no bhante Vappena Sakkena Nigaṇṭha-sāvakena saddhiṃ kathā vippakatā,||
atha Bhagavā anuppatto ti.|| ||
3. Atha kho Bhagavā Vappaṃ Sakkaṃ Nigaṇṭha-sāvakaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
Sace kho me tvaṃ Vappa anuññeyyañ c'eva anujāneyyāsi,||
paṭikkositabbañ ca paṭikkoseyyāsi,||
yassa ca me bhāsitassa atthaṃ na jāneyyāsi,||
mam eva tattha uttariṃ paṭipuccheyyāsi:|| ||
Idaṃ bhante kathaṃ imassa ko attho ti?|| ||
Siyā no ettha kathā-sallāpo ti.|| ||
Anuññeyyañ c'evāvāhaṃ bhante Bhagavato anujānissāmi||
paṭikkositabbañ ca paṭikkosissāmi,||
yassa c'āhaṃ Bhagavato bhāsitassa atthaṃ na jānissāmi,||
Bhagavantaṃ yev'ettha uttariṃ paṭipucchissāmi:|| ||
Idaṃ bhante kathāṃ imassa ko attho ti?|| ||
Hotu no ettha kathā-sallāpo ti.|| ||
4. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||
Ye kāya-samārambha-paccayā uppajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā kāya-samārambhā paṭiviratassa evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||
Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ [198] phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||
Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
No h'etaṃ bhante.|| ||
5. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||
Ye vacī-samārambha-paccayā uppajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā vacī-samārambhā paṭiviratassa evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||
Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||
Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
No h'etaṃ bhante.|| ||
6. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||
Ye manosamārambha-paccayā upapajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā manosamārambhā paṭiviratassa evaṃ sa te āsavā vighātapariḷābhā na honti.|| ||
So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||
Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||
Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
No bh'etaṃ bhante.|| ||
7. Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Vappa?|| ||
Ye avijjā-paccayā uppajjanti āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā avijjā-virāgā vijjuppādā evaṃ sa te āsavā vighāta-pariḷāhā na honti.|| ||
So navañ ca kammaṃ na karoti.|| ||
Purāṇañ ca kammaṃ phussa phussa vyantikaroti.|| ||
Sandiṭṭhikā nijjarā akālikā ehi passikā opanayikā paccattaṃ veditabbā viññūhīti.|| ||
Passasi no tvaṃ Vappa taṃ ṭhānaṃ yato nidānaṃ purisaṃ dukkha-vedanīyā āsavā assaveyyuṃ abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
No h'etaṃ bhante.|| ||
8. Evaṃ sammā-vimutta-cittssa kho Vappa bhikkhuno cha satatavihārā adhigatā honti.|| ||
So cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Sotena saddaṃ sutvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Ghānena gandhaṃ ghānayitvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upenakkho viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Jivhāya rasaṃ sāyitvā n'eva sumano hoti,||
na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Kāyena poṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā manasā dhammaṃ viññāya n'eva sumano hoti na dummano,
upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
So kāya-parayantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāno kāya-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyāmīti pajānāti.|| ||
Jīvi-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāno jīvita-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyāmīti pajānāti.|| ||
Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṃ jīvita-pariyādānā idh'eva sabba-vedayitāni anahinanditāni sitībhavissantī ti pajānāti.|| ||
9. Seyyathā pi Vappa thūṇaṃ paṭicca chāyā paññāyati.|| ||
[199] Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddāla-piṭakaṃ- ādāya.|| ||
So taṃ thūṇaṃ mūle chindeyya.|| ||
Mūle chetvā paḷikhaṇeyya.|| ||
Paḷikhaṇitvā mūlānī uddhareyya.|| ||
Antamaso usiranāḷa mattāni pi.|| ||
So taṃ thūṇaṃ khaṇḍākhanḍikaṃ chindeyya,||
khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṃ chetvā phāleyya.|| ||
Phāletvā sakalikaṃ sakalikaṃ kareyya.|| ||
Sakalikaṃ sakalikaṃ karitvā vāt'ātape visoseyya.|| ||
Vātatape visosetvā agginā ḍaheyya.|| ||
Agginā ḍahitvā masiṃ kareyya.|| ||
Masiṃ karitvā mahāvāte vā opuneyya.|| ||
Nadiyā vā sīgha-sotāya pavāheyya.|| ||
Evaṃ hi'ssa Vappa yā thūṇaṃ paṭicca chāyā,||
sā ucchinna-mūlā tālā-vatthu-katā anabhāva-katā āyatiṃ anuppāda-dhammā.|| ||
Evam eva kho Vappa evaṃ sammā vimutta-cittssa bhikkhuno cha santatavihārā adhigatā hontī:|| ||
So cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Sotena saddaṃ sutvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Ghānena gandhaṃ ghānayitvā n'eva sumano hoti na dummano upenakkho viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Jivhāya rasaṃ sāyitvā n'eva sumano hoti,||
na dummano upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
Kāyena poṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā manasā dhammaṃ viññāya n'eva sumano hoti na dummano,
upekkhako viharati sato sampajāno.|| ||
So kāya-parayantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāno kāya-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyāmīti pajānāti.|| ||
Jīvi-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāno jīvita-pariyantikaṃ vedanaṃ vediyāmīti pajānāti.|| ||
Kāyassa bhedā uddhaṃ jīvita-pariyādānā idh'eva sabba-vedayitāni anahinanditāni sitībhavissantī ti pajānāti.|| ||
10. Evaṃ vutte Vappo Sakko Nigaṇṭha-sāvako Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
Seyyathā pi bhante puriso udayatthiko assa paṇiyaṃ poseyya,||
so udayañ c'eva na labheyya,||
uttarīṃ ca kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assa.|| ||
Evam eva kho ahaṃ bhante udayatthiko bāle Nigaṇṭhe payirupāsiṃ.|| ||
Svāhaṃ udayañ c'eva nādhigacchiṃ uttariñ ca kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī ahosiṃ.|| ||
Esahaṃ bhante ajja-t-agge yo me bālesu Nigaṇṭhesu sampasādo,||
taṃ mahāvāte vā opunāmi,||
nadiyā vā sīgha-sotāya pavāhemi.|| ||
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 evaṃ bhotā Gotamena aneka-pariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.|| ||
Es'āhaṃ bhavantaṃ Gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi||
Dhammañ ca||
bhikkhu-saṅghañ ca.|| ||
Upāsakaṃ maṃ [200] bhante Bhagavā dhāretu ajja-t-agge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatanti.|| ||
