Pariyesanā Suttaṁ

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

[1][pts][than] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

Catasso imā bhikkhave anariya-pariyesanā.|| ||

Katamā catasso?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā jarā-dhammo samāno jarā-dhammaṁ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā vyādhi-dhammo samāno vyādhi-dhammaṁ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā maraṇa-dhammo samāno maraṇa-dhammaṁ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā saṅkilesa-dhammo samāno saṅkilesa-dhammaṁ yeva pariyesati.|| ||

Imā kho bhikkhave catasso anariya-pariyesanā.|| ||

2. Catasso imā bhikkhave ariya-pariyesanā.|| ||

Katamā catasso?|| ||

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā jarā-dhammo samāno jarā-dhamme ādīnavaṁ viditvā ajaraṁ anuttaraṁ yoga-k-khemaṁ Nibbānaṁ pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā vyādhi-dhammo samāno vyādhi-dhamme ādīnavaṁ viditvā avyādhiṁ anuttaraṁ yoga-k-khemaṁ Nibbānaṁ pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā maraṇa-dhammo samāno maraṇa-dhamme ādīnavaṁ viditvā amataṁ anuttaraṁ yoga-k-khemaṁ Nibbānaṁ pariyesati.|| ||

Attanā saṅkilesa-dhammo samāno saṅkilesa-dhamme ādīnavaṁ [248] viditvā asaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ anuttaraṁ yoga-k-khemaṁ Nibbānaṁ pariyesati.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave catasso ariya-pariyesanā ti.|| ||