Aṅguttara Nikāya
Chakka-Nipāta
II: Sārāṇīya-Vagga
Sutta 18
Macchika Suttaṁ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Kosalesu cārikaṁ carati mahatā bhikkhu saṅghena saddhiṁ.|| ||
Addasā kho Bhagavā addhāna-Magga-paṭipanno aññatarasmiṁ padese macchikaṁ maccha-bandhaṁ macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇa-mānaṁ,||
disvā maggā ukkamma aññatarasmiṁ rukkha-mūle paññatte āsane nisīdi.|| ||
Nisajja kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||
2. "Passatha, no tumhe bhikkhave amuṁ macchikaṁ maccha-bandhaṁ macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇa-mānan" ti?|| ||
"Evaṁ bhante."|| ||
"Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave||
api nu tumhehi||
diṭṭhaṁ vā||
sutaṁ vā:|| ||
'Macchiko macchabandho macche vadhitvā [302] vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyīvā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
boga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti?|| ||
No h'etaṁ bhante.|| ||
Sādhu bhikkhave, mayā pi kho etaṁ bhikkhave||
n'eva diṭṭhaṁ,||
na sutaṁ:|| ||
'Macchiko macchabandho macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti.|| ||
Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||
Te hi so bhikkhave macche vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhati,||
tasmā so n'eva hatthiyāyī hoti,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhā-vasati.|| ||
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Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave api nu tumhehi||
diṭṭhaṁ vā||
sutaṁ vā:|| ||
'Goghātako gāvo vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti|| ||
"No h'etaṁ bhante"|| ||
"Sādhu bhikkhave, mayā pi kho etaṁ bhikkhave||
n'eva diṭṭhaṁ,||
na sutaṁ:|| ||
'Goghātako gāvo vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti|| ||
Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||
Te hi so bhikkhave gāvo vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhati,||
tasmā so n'eva hatthiyāyī hoti,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhā-vasati.|| ||
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Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave api nu tumhehi||
diṭṭhaṁ [303] vā||
sutaṁ vā:|| ||
'Orabbhiko orambhe vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti?|| ||
"No h'etaṁ bhante"|| ||
Sādhu bhikkhave, mayā pi kho etaṁ bhikkhave n'eva diṭṭhaṁ, na sutaṁ:|| ||
'Orabbhiko orambhe vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti.|| ||
Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||
Te hi so bhikkhave orambhe vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhati,||
tasmā so n'eva hatthiyāyī hoti,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhā-vasati.|| ||
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Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave api nu tumhehi||
diṭṭhaṁ vā||
sutaṁ vā:|| ||
'Sūkariko sūkare vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti?|| ||
"No h'etaṁ bhante"|| ||
Sādhu bhikkhave, mayā pi kho etaṁ bhikkhave n'eva diṭṭhaṁ, na sutaṁ:|| ||
'Sūkariko sūkare vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti|| ||
Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||
Te hi so bhikkhave sūkare vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhati,||
tasmā so n'eva hatthiyāyī hoti,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhā-vasati.|| ||
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Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave api nu tumhehi||
diṭṭhaṁ vā||
sutaṁ vā:|| ||
'Sākuntiko sākunte vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti?|| ||
"No h'etaṁ bhante"|| ||
Sādhu bhikkhave, mayā pi kho etaṁ bhikkhave||
n'eva diṭṭhaṁ,||
na sutaṁ:|| ||
'Sākuntiko sākunte vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti.|| ||
Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||
Te hi so bhikkhave sākunte vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhati,||
tasmā so n'eva hatthiyāyī hoti,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhā-vasati.|| ||
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Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave api nu tumhehi||
diṭṭhaṁ vā||
sutaṁ vā:|| ||
'Māgaviko mage vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti?|| ||
"No h'etaṁ bhante"|| ||
Sādhu bhikkhave, mayā pi kho etaṁ bhikkhave||
n'eva diṭṭhaṁ,||
na sutaṁ:|| ||
'Māgaviko mage vadhitvā vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājivena||
hatthiyāyī vā||
assayāyī vā||
rathayāyī vā||
yānayāyī vā||
bhoga-bhogī vā||
mahantaṁ vā||
bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto' ti.|| ||
Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||
Te hi so bhikkhave mage vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhati,||
tasmā so n'eva hatthiyāyī hoti,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhā-vasati.|| ||
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Te hi so bhikkhave tiracchānagate pāṇe vajjhe vadhāy'upanīte pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkha-māno||
n'eva hatthiyāyī bhavissati,||
na assayāyī,||
na rathayāyī,||
na yānayāyī,||
na bhoga-bhogī,||
na mahantaṁ bhoga-k-khandhaṁ ajjhāvasissati.|| ||
Ko pana vādo yaṁ manussa-bhutaṁ vajjhaṁ vadhāy'upanītaṁ pāpakena manas-ā-nupekkhatī,||
taṁ hi'ssa bhikkhave hoti dīgha-rattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya,||
kāyassa bhedā param maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ Nirayaṁ upapajjatī" ti.|| ||