Aṅguttara Nikāya
Chakka-Nipāta
III: Anuttariya-Vagga
Sutta 23
Bhaya Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||
"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||
"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||
Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
2. Bhayan ti bhikkhave kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ,||
dukkhan ti bhikkhave kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ,||
rogo ti bhikkhave kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ,||
gaṇḍo ti bhik- [311] khave kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ,||
saṃgo ti bhikkhave kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ||
paṅko ti bhikkhave kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.|| ||
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3. Kasmā ca bhikkhave bhayan ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ?|| ||
Kāma-rāga-rattāyaṃ bhikkhave chanda-rāga-vinibaddho diṭṭha-dhammikā pi bhayā na parimuccati,||
samparāyikā pi bhayā na parimuccati.|| ||
Tasmā bhayan ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.|| ||
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4. Kasmā ca bhikkhave dukkhan ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ?|| ||
Kāma-rāga-rattāyaṃ bhikkhave chanda-rāga-vinibaddho diṭṭha-dhammikā pi dukkhā na parimuccati,||
samparāyikā pi dukkhā na parimuccati.|| ||
Tasmā dukkhan ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.|| ||
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5. Kasmā ca bhikkhave rogo ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ?|| ||
Kāma-rāga-rattāyaṃ bhikkhave chanda-rāga-vinibaddho diṭṭha-dhammikā pi rogā na parimuccati,||
samparāyikā pi rogā na parimuccati.|| ||
Tasmā bhayan ti rogo etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.|| ||
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6. Kasmā ca bhikkhave gaṇḍo ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ?|| ||
Kāma-rāga-rattāyaṃ bhikkhave chanda-rāga-vinibaddho diṭṭha-dhammikā pi gaṇḍā na parimuccati,||
samparāyikā pi gaṇḍā na parimuccati.|| ||
Tasmā bhayan ti gaṇḍo etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.|| ||
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7. Kasmā ca bhikkhave saṃgo ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ?|| ||
Kāma-rāga-rattāyaṃ bhikkhave chanda-rāga-vinibaddho diṭṭha-dhammikā pi saṅgā na parimuccati,||
samparāyikā pi saṅgā na parimuccati.|| ||
Tasmā saṃgo ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.|| ||
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8. Kasmā ca bhikkhave paṅko ti kāmānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ?|| ||
Kāma-rāga-rattāyaṃ bhikkhave chanda-rāga-vinibaddho diṭṭha-dhammikā pi paṅkā na parimuccati,||
samparāyikā pi paṅkā na parimuccati.|| ||
Tasmā paṅko ti kāmā-name taṃ adhivacananti.|| ||
Bhayaṃ dukkhaṃ rogo gaṇḍo saṃgo paṅko ubhayaṃ||
Ete kāmā pavuccanti, yattha satto puthujjano.|| ||
Upādāne bhayaṃ disvā jāti-maraṇa-sambhave||
Anupādā vimuccanti jāti-maraṇa saṅkhaye.|| ||
Te khema-p-pattā sukhino diṭṭha-dhamm-ā-bhinibbutā||
Sabba-vera-bhayātītā sabba-dukkhaṃ upaccagun ti.|| ||
