Aṅguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
VIII. Yamaka-Vagga
Sutta 73
Paṭhama Maraṇa-Sati Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Nādike viharati Giñjakāvasathe.|| ||
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||
[317] "Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||
"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhu Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||
Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
2. "Maraṇa-sati bhikkhave bhāvitā bahulī-katā maha-p-phalā hoti||
mahā-nisaṃsā amato-gadhā amata-pariyosānā.|| ||
Bhāvetha no tumhe bhikkhave maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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3. Evaṃ vutte aññataro bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Ahaṃ kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu, bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ rattin-divaṃ jīveyyaṃ,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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4. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ divasaṃ jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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5. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ upaḍḍhadivasaṃ jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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6. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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7. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha [318] mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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8. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ, jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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9. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ, jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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10. Aññataro pi kho bhikkhu Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Aham pi kho bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
"Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhāvesi maraṇa-satin" ti?|| ||
"Idha mayhaṃ bhante, evaṃ hoti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ, jīveyyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahu vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhante, bhāvemi maraṇa-satin" ti.|| ||
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11. Evaṃ vutte Bhagavā te bhikkhu etad avoca:|| ||
"Yvāyaṃ bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-sati bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ rattin-divaṃ jīveyaṃ||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Yo pāyaṃ bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho [319] vatāhaṃ divasaṃ jīveyyaṃ,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Yo pāyaṃ bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ upaḍḍhadivasaṃ jīveyyaṃ,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Yo pāyaṃ bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ||
yad'antaraṃ eka piṇḍa-pātaṃ bhuñjāmi,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Yo pāyaṃ bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ,||
yad'antaraṃ upaḍḍhaḍapiṇḍa-pātaṃ bhuñjāmi,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Yo pāyaṃ bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyaṃ||
yad'antaraṃ cattāro vā pañca ālope saṅkh-ā-ditvā ajejhāharāmi,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kata assā' ti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave bhikkhū pamattā viharanti,||
dandhaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāventi āsavānaṃ khayāya.|| ||
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12. Yo ca khvāyaṃ bhikkhave bhikkhu evaṃ maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ yad'antaraṃ ekaṃ ālopaṃ saṅkh-ā-ditvā ajejhāharāmi,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assāti' ti.|| ||
Yo pāyaṃ bhikkhave bhikkhu maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveti:|| ||
'Aho vatāhaṃ tad'antaraṃ jīveyyaṃ,||
yad'antaraṃ assasitvā passasāmī ca passasitvā vā assasāmi,||
Bhagavato sāsanaṃ mana-sikareyyaṃ,||
bahuṃ vata me kataṃ assā' ti.|| ||
Ime vuccanti bhikkhave bhikkhu appamattā viharanti,||
tikkhaṃ maraṇa-sati bhāventi āsavānaṃ khayāya.|| ||
Tasmā 'tiha bhikkhave evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ:|| ||
'Appamattā viharissāma, tikkhaṃ-maraṇa-satiṃ bhāveyyāma āsavānaṃ khayāyā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ hi vo bhikkhave sikkhitabban" ti.|| ||
