Vitakka Suttaṁ

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

[1][pts] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Tayo me bhikkhave dhammā.|| ||

Katame tayo?|| ||

Kāma-vitakko,||
vyāpāda-vitakko,||
vihiṁsā-vitakko.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave tayo dhammā.|| ||

Imesaṁ kho bhikkhave tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā.|| ||

Katame tayo?|| ||

Kāma-vitakkassa pahānāya nekkhamma-vitakko bhāvetabbo.|| ||

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Vyāpāda-vitakkassa pahānāya avyāpāda-vitakko bhāvetabbo.|| ||

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Vihiṁsā-vitakkassa pahānāya avihiṁsā-vitakko bhāvetabbo.|| ||

Imesaṁ kho bhikkhave tiṇṇaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya||
ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā" ti.|| ||