Aṅguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
V. Uposatha Vagga

Sutta 45

Bojjh'Uposatha 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.|| ||

Atha kho Bojjhā upāsakā yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ nisīdi.|| ||

Eka-m-antaṃ nisinnaṃ kho Bojjhāṃ upāsakaṃ Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. Aṭṭh'aṅga-samannāgato Bojjhe||
uposatho upavuttho maha-p-phalo hoti mahā-nisaṃso mahā-jutiko mahā-vipphāro.|| ||

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Kathaṃ upavuttho ca Bojjhā||
aṭṭh'aṅga-samannāgato uposatho maha-p-phalo hoti mahā-nisaṃso maha-jutiko maha-vipphāro?|| ||

3. Idha Bojjhā ariya-sāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:|| ||

'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto pāṇ-ā-tipātaṃ pahāya||
pāṇ-ā-tipātā paṭiviratā nihita-daṇḍā nihita-satthā lajjī dayā-pannā sabba-pāṇa-bhūta-hit-ā-nukampī viharanti.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ pāṇ-ā-tipātaṃ pahāya pāṇ-ā-tipātā paṭivirato nihita-daṇḍo nihita-sattho lajjī dayā-panno sabba-pāṇa-bhuta-hit-ā-nukampī viharāmī.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.|| ||

Iminā paṭhamena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

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4. 'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto adinn'ādānaṃ pahāya adinn'ādānā paṭiviratā dinn'ādāyī dinn'āpāṭikaṅkhī athenena suci-bhutena attanā viharanti.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ adinn'ādānaṃ pahāya adinn'ādānā paṭivirato dinn'ādāyī dinna-pāṭikaṅkhī athenena suci-bhutena attanā viharāmi.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.|| ||

Iminā dutiyena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

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5. 'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto abrahma-cariyaṃ pahāya brahma-cārino ārā-cārī viratā methunā gāma-dhammā.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ abrahma-cariyaṃ pahāya brahma-cārī ārā-cārī virato methunā gāma-dhammā viharāmi.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.|| ||

Iminā tatiyena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

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6. 'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto musā-vādaṃ pahāya musā-vādā paṭiviratā sacca-vādī sacca-sandhā thetā paccayikā avisaṃvādakā lokassa.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ musā-vādaṃ pahāya musā-vādā paṭivirato sacca-vādī sacca-sandho theto paccayiko avisaṃvādako lokassa.|| ||

Iminā pahaṃ aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.

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Iminā catutthena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

7. 'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto surā-mera-yamajja-pamā-daṭṭhānaṃ pahāya surā-mera-yamajja-pamā-daṭṭhānā paṭiviratā.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ surā-mera-yamajja-pamā-daṭṭhānaṃ pahāya surā-mera-yamajja-pamā-daṭṭhānā paṭivirato.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.|| ||

Iminā pañcamena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

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8. 'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto eka-bhattikā ratt'ūparatā viratā vikāla-bhojanā.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ eka-bhattiko ratt'ūparato virato vikāla-bhojanā.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.|| ||

Iminā chaṭṭhena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

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9. 'Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto nacca-gīta-vādita-visūka-dassana-mālā-gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūsana-ṭ-ṭhānā paṭiviratā.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ nacca-gīta-vādita-visūka-dassana-mālā-gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūsana-ṭ-ṭhānā paṭivirato.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī ti.|| ||

Iminā sattamena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

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10. Yāva-jīvaṃ Arahanto uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanaṃ pahāya uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanā paṭiviratā nīcaseyyaṃ kappenti mañcake vā tiṇa-santhārake vā.|| ||

Aham p'ajja imañ ca rattiṃ imañ ca divasaṃ uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanaṃ pahāya uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanā paṭivirato nīcaseyyaṃ kappemi mañcake vā tiṇa-santhārake vā.|| ||

Iminā pi aṅgena arahataṃ anukaromi||
uposatho ca me upavuttho bhavissatī' ti.|| ||

Iminā aṭṭhamena aṅgena samannāgato hoti.|| ||

Evaṃ upavuttho kho Bojjhā||
aṭṭh'aṅga-samannāgato uposatho maha-p-phalo hoti||
mahā-nisaṃso||
mahā-jutiko||
mahā-vipphāro.|| ||

11. Kīva maha-p-phalo hoti||
kīva mahā-nisaṃso||
kīva mahā-jutiko||
kīva mahā-vipphāro?|| ||

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Seyyathā pi, Bojjhā, yo imesaṃ soḷasannaṃ mahājanapadānaṃ pahūtasattaratanānaṃ issariyādhipaccaṃ rajjaṃ kāreyya,||
seyyath'īdaṃ:|| ||

Aṅgānaṃ||
Magadhānaṃ||
Kāsīnaṃ||
Kosalānaṃ||
Vajjīnaṃ||
Mallānaṃ||
Cetīnaṃ||
Vaṅgānaṃ||
Kurūnaṃ||
Pañcālānaṃ||
Macchānaṃ||
Surasenānaṃ||
Assakā- [261] naṃ||
Avantīnaṃ||
Gandhārānaṃ||
Kambojānaṃ,||
aṭṭh'aṅga-samant-ā-gatassa uposathassa etaṃ kalaṃ nāgghati soḷasiṃ.|| ||

Taṃ kissa hetu?|| ||

Kapaṇaṃ Bojjhā, mānusakaṃ rajjaṃ dibbaṃ sukhaṃ upanidhāya.|| ||

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12. Yāni Bojjhā, mānusakāni paññāsa vassāni,||
Cātu-m-mahā-rājikānaṃ devānaṃ eso eko rattin-divo,||
tāya rattiyā tiṃsa rattiyo māso,||
tena māsena dvādasa māsiyo saṃvaccharo,||
tena saṃvaccharena dibbāni pañca vassa-satāni Cātu-m-mahā-rājikānaṃ devānaṃ āyu-p-pamāṇaṃ.|| ||

Ṭhānaṃ kho pan'etaṃ Bojjhā, vijjati,||
yaṃ idh'ekacco itthi vā puriso vā aṭṭh'aṅga-samannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavasitvā kāyassa bhedā param maraṇā Cātu-m-mahā-rājikānaṃ devānaṃ saha-vyataṃ upapajjye.|| ||