Aṅguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
V. Dhammika Vagga
Sutta 44
Migasālā 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.|| ||
Atha kho āyasmā Ānando pubbaṇha-samayaṃ nivāsetvā patta-cīvaram ādāya yena Migasālāya upāsikāya nivesanaṃ ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.|| ||
Atha kho Migasālā upāsikā yen'āyasmā Ānando ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ Ānandaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnā kho Migasālā upāsikā āyasmantaṃ Ānandaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
2. Kathaṃ-kathaṃ nāmo ayaṃ bhante Ānanda Bhagavatā dhammo desito aññeyyo,||
yatra hi nāma brahma-cārī ca abrahma-cārī ca ubho sama-sama-gatikā bhavissanti abhi- [348] samparāyaṃ?|| ||
Pitā me bhante Purāṇo brahma-cārī ahosi ārā-cārī virato methunā gāma-dhammā.|| ||
So kāla-kato Bhagavatā vyākato||
'Sakad'āgāmī satto Tusitaṃ kāyaṃ upapanno' ti.|| ||
Pettā piyo me bhante Isidatto abrahma-cārī ahosi sadāra-santuṭṭho,||
so pi kāla-kato Bhagavatā vyākato||
'Sakad'āgāmī satto Tusitaṃ kāyaṃ upapanno' ti.|| ||
Kathaṃ-kathaṃ nāmo ayaṃ bhante Ānanda Bhagavatā dhammo desito aññeyyo,||
yatra hi nāma brahma-cārī ca abrahma-cārī ca ubho sama-sama-gatikā bhavissanti abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
'Evaṃ kho pan'etaṃ bhagini Bhagavatā vyākatan' ti.|| ||
3. Atha kho āyasmā Ānando Migasālāya upāsikāya nivesane piṇḍa-pātaṃ gahetvā uṭṭhāy āsanā pakkāmi.|| ||
Atha kho āyasmā Ānando pacchā-bhattaṃ piṇḍa-pāta-paṭikkanto yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā Ānando Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
Idh'āhaṃ bhante pubbaṇha-samayaṃ nivāsetvā patta-cīvaram ādāya yena Migasālāya upāsikāya nivesanaṃ ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdiṃ.|| ||
Atha kho bhante Migasālā upāsikā yenāhaṃ ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisidi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnā kho bhante Migasālā upāsikā maṃ etad avoca:|| ||
'Kathaṃ-kathaṃ nāmo ayaṃ bhante Ānanda Bhagavatā dhammo desito aññeyyo,||
yatra hi nāma brahma-cārī ca abrahma-cārī ca ubho sama-sama-gatikā bhavissanti abhisamparāyaṃ?|| ||
Pitā me bhante Purāṇo brahma-cārī ahosi ārā-cārī virato methunā gāma-dhammā.|| ||
So kāla-kato Bhagavatā vyākato||
'Sakad'āgāmī satto Tusitaṃ kāyaṃ upapanno' ti.|| ||
Pettā piyo me bhante Isidatto abrahma-cārī ahosi sadāra-santuṭṭho,||
so pi kāla-kato Bhagavatā vyākato||
'Sakad'āgāmī [349] satto Tusitaṃ kāyaṃ upapanno' ti.|| ||
Kathaṃ kathaṃ nāmo ayaṃ bhante Ānanda Bhagavatā dhammo desito aññeyyo,||
yatra hi nāma brahma-cārī ca abrahma-cārī ca ubho sama-sama-gatikā bhavissanti abhisamparāyan ti?|| ||
Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ bhante Migasālaṃ upāsikaṃ etad avocaṃ:|| ||
'Evaṃ kho pan'etaṃ bhagini Bhagavatā vyākatan' ti.|| ||
Kā c'Ānanda Migasālā upāsikā bālā avyattā ambhakā ambhaka-saññā?|| ||
Ke ca purisa-puggala-paro-pariye ñāṇe!|| ||
Cha yime Ānanda puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmiṃ.|| ||
Katame cha?|| ||
4. Idh'Ānanda ekacco puggalo sorato hoti sukha-saṅvāso||
abhinandanti sabrahma-cārī ekatta-vāsena.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi akataṃ hoti,||
bāhu-saccena pi akataṃ hoti,||
diṭṭhiyā pi appaṭi-viddhaṃ hoti,||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ na labhati.|| ||
So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā hānāya pareti||
no visesāya,||
hāna-gāmī yeva hoti||
no visesa-gāmi.|| ||
5. Idha pan'Ānanda ekacco puggalo sorato hoti sukha-saṅvāso||
abhinandanti sabrahma-cārī ekatta-vāsena.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi kataṃ hoti||
bāhu-saccena pi kataṃ hoti||
diṭṭhiyā pi paṭividdhaṃ hoti||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ labhati.|| ||
So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā visesāya pareti||
no hānāya||
visesa-gāmī yeva hoti||
no hānagāmi.|| ||
Tatr'Ānanda pamāṇakā pamiṇanti:|| ||
'Imassa pi te'va dhammā,||
aparassa pi te'va dhammā||
kasmā tesaṃ eko hīno,||
eko paṇīto' ti?|| ||
Taṃ hi tesaṃ Ānanda hoti dīgha-rattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāya.|| ||
Tatr'Ānanda yvāyaṃ puggalo sorato hoti sukha-saṅvāso||
abhinandanti sabrahma-cāri ekatta-vāsena.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi kataṃ hoti||
bāhu-saccena pi kataṃ hoti||
diṭṭhiyā pi su-p-paṭividdhaṃ hoti,||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ labhati.|| ||
Ayam [350] Ānanda puggalo amunā purimena puggalena abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Imaṃ Ānanda puggalaṃ Dhamma-soto nibbahati.|| ||
Tad antaraṃ ko jāneyya aññatra Tathāgatena?|| ||
Tasmā 'ti h'Ānanda mā puggalesu pamāṇakā ahuvattha||
mā puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇhittha.|| ||
Khaññati h'Ānanda puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇhanto.|| ||
Ahaṃ vā Ānanda puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇheyyaṃ yo vā pan'assa mādiso.|| ||
6. Idha pan'Ānanda ekaccassa puggalassa ko'dhamāno adhigato hoti,||
samayena samayañ c'assa lobha-dhammā uppajjanti.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi akataṃ hoti,||
bāhu-saccena pi akataṃ hoti,||
diṭṭhiyā pi appaṭi-viddhaṃ hoti,||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ na labhati.|| ||
So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā hānāya pareti||
no visesāya,||
hāna-gāmī yeva hoti||
no visesa-gāmi.|| ||
7. Idha pan'Ānanda ekaccassa puggalassa ko'dhamāno adhigato hoti,||
samayena samayañ c'assa lobha-dhammā uppajjanti.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi kataṃ hoti||
bāhu-saccena pi kataṃ hoti||
diṭṭhiyā pi paṭividdhaṃ hoti||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ labhati.|| ||
So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā visesāya pareti||
no hānāya||
visesa-gāmī yeva hoti||
no hānagāmi.|| ||
Tatr'Ānanda pamāṇakā pamiṇanti:|| ||
'Imassa pi te'va dhammā,||
aparassa pi te'va dhammā||
kasmā tesaṃ eko hīno,||
eko paṇīto' ti?|| ||
Taṃ hi tesaṃ Ānanda hoti dīgha-rattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāya.|| ||
Tatr'Ānanda yvāyaṃ puggalo ko'dhamāno adhigato hoti,||
samayena samayañ c'assa lobha-dhammā uppajjanti.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi kataṃ hoti||
bāhu-saccena pi kataṃ hoti||
diṭṭhiyā pi su-p-paṭividdhaṃ hoti,||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ labhati||
ayam pi Ānanda puggalo amunā purimena puggalena abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Imaṃ Ānanda puggalaṃ Dhamma-soto nibbahati.|| ||
Tad antaraṃ ko jāneyya aññatra Tathāgatena?|| ||
Tasmā 'ti h'Ānanda mā puggalesu pamāṇakā ahuvattha||
mā puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇhittha.|| ||
Khaññati h'Ānanda puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇhanto.|| ||
Ahaṃ vā Ānanda puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇheyyaṃ yo vā pan'assa mādiso.|| ||
8. Idha pan'Ānanda ekaccassa puggalassa ko'dhamāno adhigato hoti||
samayena samayañ c'assa vacī-saṅkhārā uppajjanti.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi akataṃ hoti,||
bāhu-saccena pi akataṃ hoti,||
diṭṭhiyā pi appaṭi-viddhaṃ hoti,||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ na labhati.|| ||
So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā hānāya pareti||
no visesāya,||
hāna-gāmī yeva hoti||
no visesa-gāmi.|| ||
9. Idha pan'Ānanda ekacssa puggalassa ko'dhamāno adhigato hoti||
samayena samayañc'assa vacī-saṅkhārā uppajjanti.
Tassa savaṇena pi kataṃ hoti||
bāhu-saccena pi kataṃ hoti||
diṭṭhiyā pi paṭividdhaṃ hoti||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ labhati.|| ||
So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā vise- [351] sāya pareti||
no hānāya||
visesa-gāmī yeva hoti||
no hānagāmi.|| ||
Tatr'Ānanda pamāṇakā pamiṇanti:|| ||
'Imassa pi te'va dhammā,||
aparassa pi te'va dhammā||
kasmā tesaṃ eko hīno,||
eko paṇīto' ti?|| ||
Taṃ hi tesaṃ Ānanda hoti dīgha-rattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāya.|| ||
Tatr'Ānanda yvāyaṃ puggalo ko'dhamāno adhigato hoti||
samayena samayañ c'assa vacī-saṅkhārā uppajjanti.|| ||
Tassa savaṇena pi kataṃ hoti||
bāhu-saccena pi kataṃ hoti||
diṭṭhiyā pi su-p-paṭividdhaṃ hoti,||
sāmayikam pi vimuttiṃ labhati||
ayam pi Ānanda puggalo amunā purimena puggalena abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro ca.|| ||
Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||
Imaṃ Ānanda puggalaṃ Dhamma-soto nibbahati.|| ||
Tad antaraṃ ko jāneyya aññatra Tathāgatena?|| ||
Tasmā 'ti h'Ānanda mā puggalesu pamāṇakā ahuvattha||
mā puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇhittha.|| ||
Khaññati h'Ānanda puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇhanto.|| ||
Ahaṃ vā Ānanda puggalesu pamāṇaṃ gaṇheyyaṃ yo vā pan'assa mādiso.|| ||
Kā c'Ānanda Migasālā upāsikā bālā avyattā ambhakā ambaka-paññā,||
ke ca purisa-puggala-paro-pariye ñāṇe?|| ||
Ime kho Ānanda dasa puggalā santo saṃvijj'amānā lokasmi.|| ||
Yathā-rūpena Ānanda sīlena Purāṇo samannāgato ahosi,||
tathā-rūpena sīlena Isidatto samannāgato abhavissa||
na yidha Purāṇo Isidattassa gatim pi aññassa.|| ||
Yathā-rūpāya ca Ānanda paññāya Isidatto samannāgato ahosi,||
tathā-rūpāya paññāya Purāṇo samannāgate abhavissa,||
na yidha Isidatto Purāṇassa gatim pi aññassa.|| ||
Iti kho Ānanda ime puggalā ubho ek'aṅga-hīnā ti.|| ||
