Aṅguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
III: Gahapati-Vagga

Sutta 29

Akkhaṇa Suttaṃ

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

 

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[1][pts][bodh] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

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. Khaṇakicco loko khaṇakicco loko ti bhikkhave,||
a-s-sutavā puthujjano bhāsati,||
no ca kho so jānāti khaṇaṃ vā akkhaṇaṃ vā.|| ||

Aṭṭh'ime bhikkhave, akkhaṇā asamayā Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

Katame aṭṭha?|| ||

3. Idha, bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||

dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayaṃ ca puggalo Nirayaṃ upapanno hoti.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave, paṭhamo akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

[226] 4. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayaṃ ca puggalo Nirayaṃ upapanno hoti.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave, dutiyo akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

5. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayañ ca puggalo petti-visayaṃ upapanno hoti.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave, tatiyo akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

6. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayañ ca puggalo aññataraṃ dīghāyukaṃ deva-nikāyaṃ upapanno hoti.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave catuttho akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

7. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayañ ca puggalo paccantimesu jana-padesu paccājāto hoti aviññātāresu milakkhesu.|| ||

Yattha n'atthi gati bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ upāsakānaṃ upāsikānaṃ.

Ayaṃ bhikkhave pañcamo akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

8. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayaṃñ ca puggalo majjhimesu jana-padesu paccājāto hoti||
micchā-diṭṭhiko viparīta-dassano||
n'atthi dinnaṃ||
n'atthi yiṭṭhaṃ||
n'atthi hutaṃ||
n'atthi sukaṭa-dukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko,
n'atthi ayaṃ loko n'atthi paro loko||
n'atthi mātā||
n'atthi pitā||
n'atthi sattā opapātikā||
n'atthi loke samaṇa-brāhmaṇā samm'aggatā sammā-paṭipannā ye imañ ca lokaṃ parañ ca lokaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchi-katvā pavedentī ti.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave chaṭṭho akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

9. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
dhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayaṃñ ca puggalo majjhimesu jana-padesu paccājāto hoti so ca hoti duppañño jaḷo ela-mūgo.|| ||

Na paṭibalo su-bhāsita du-b-bhāsitassa attha-maññātuṃ.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave sattamo akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya. 10. Puna ca paraṃ bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavā,||
Dhammo ca na desīyati [227] opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayaṃñ ca puggalo majjhimesu jana-padesu paccājāto hoti||
so ca hoti paññavā ajaḷo anela-mūgo paṭibalo su-bhāsita du-b-bhāsitassa attha-maññātuṃ.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave, aṭṭhamo akkhaṇo asamayo Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave, aṭṭha akkhaṇā asamayā Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

11. Eko va bhikkhave, khaṇo ca samayo ca Brahma-cariya-vāsāya.|| ||

Katamo eko?|| ||

12. Idha bhikkhave, Tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti||
arahaṃ||
Sammā Sambuddho||
vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno||
Sugato||
loka-vidū anuttaro purisa-damma sārathī||
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ||
Buddho||
Bhagavādhammo ca desīyati opasamiko parinibbāyiko sambodha-gāmī Sugatappavedito,||
ayañ ca puggalo majjhimesu jana-padesu paccājāto hoti.|| ||

So ca hoti paññavā ajaḷo anela-mūgo paṭibalo su-bhāsita du-b-bhāsitassa atthamaññatuṃ.|| ||

Ayaṃ bhikkhave, eko va khaṇo ca samayo ca Brahma-cariya-vāsāyā ti.

Manussalābhaṃ laddhāna Sad'Dhamme su-p-pavedite,||
Ye khaṇaṃ nādhigacchanti atināmenti te khaṇaṃ.

Bahūhi akkhaṇā vuttā puggalass'antarāyikā,||
Kadāci karahaci loke uppajjanti Tathāgatā.

Tayidaṃ sammūkhī-bhutaṃ yaṃ lokasmiṃ sudullabhaṃ,||
Manussapaṭilābho ca Sad'Dhammassa ca desanā,||
Alaṃ vāyamituṃ tattha attha-kāmena jantunā.

[228] Kathaṃ vijaññā Sad'Dhammaṃ khaṇo ve mā upaccagā?||
Khaṇātītā hi socanti Nirayamhi samappitā.

Idha-m'eva naṃ virādheti Sad'Dhammassa niyāmataṃ,||
Vāṇijo va atītattho cirattaṃ anutapessati.

Avijjānivuto poso Sad'Dhammaṃ aparādhiko,||
Jātimaraṇasaṃsāraṃ ciraṃ pacc'anubhossati.

Ye ca laddhā manussattaṃ Sad'Dhamme su-p-pavedite,||
Akaṃsu Satthu vacanaṃ karissanti karonti vā.

Khaṇaṃ paccaviduṃ loke Brahma-cariyaṃ anuttaraṃ,||
Ye Maggaṃ paṭipajjiṃsu Tathāgata-p-paveditaṃ.

Ye saṃvarā cakkhu-matā desitādiccabandhunā,||
Tesu gutto sadā sato viharetha anavassuto.

Sabbe anusaye chetvā Māradheyya sarānuge,||
Te ve pāragatā loke ye pattā āsava-k-khayan ti.