Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
II. Nātha Vagga

Sutta 18

Dutiya Nātha-Karaṇa Suttaṁ

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

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[1][pts][bodh][than] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

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

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

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

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

2. "Sanāthā bhikkhave viharatha,||
mā anāthā, dukkhaṁ bhikkhave anātho viharati.|| ||

Dasa ime gakkhave nātha-karaṇā dhammā.|| ||

Katame dasa?|| ||

3. Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti||
Pātimokkha-saṁvara-saṁvuto viharati ācāra-gocara-sampanno,||
aṇumattesu vajjesu bhaya-dassāvī samādāya sikkhati sikkhā-padesu.|| ||

'Sīlavā vatāyaṁ bhikkhu hoti||
Pātimokkha saṁvara-saṁvuto viharati ācāra-gocara-sampanno,||
aṇumattesu vajjse bhaya-dassāvī samādāya sikkhati sikkhā-padesū' ti,||

therā pi naṁ bhikkhu [26] vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
majjhamā pi bhikkhu naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
navā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti.|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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4. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu bahu-s-suto hoti suta-dharo suta-sannī-cayo,||
ye te dhammā ādi-kalyāṇā majjhe-kalyāṇā pariyosāna-kalyāṇā sātthā,||
savyañjanā kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ abhivadanti,||
tathā-rūpassa dhammā bahu-s-sutā honti dhatā vacasā parivitā manas-ā-nupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭi-viddhā.|| ||

'Bahu-s-suto vatāyaṁ bhikkhu suta-dharo suta-sannī-cayo,||
ye te dhammā ādi-kalyāṇā majjhe-kalyāṇā pariyosāna-kalyāṇā sātthā,||
savyañjanā kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ abhivadanti,||
tathā-rūpassa dhammā bahu-s-sutā honti dhatā vacasā parivitā manas-ā-nupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭi-viddhā' ti,|| ||

therā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
majjhamā pi bhikkhu naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
navā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti.|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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5. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu kalyāṇa-mitto hoti kalyāṇa-sahāyo kalyāṇa-sampavaṅko.|| ||

'Kalyāṇa-mitto vatāyaṁ bhikkhu kalyāṇa-sahāyo kalyāṇa-sampavaṅko, ti|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni,||
ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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6. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu suvaco hoti sovacassa-karaṇehi dhammehi samannāgato khamo padakakkhiṇaggāhī anusāsaniṁ.|| ||

'Suvaco vatāyaṁ bhikkhu sovacassa-karaṇehi dhammehi samannāgato khamo padakkhiṇaggāhī anusāsanin' ti,|| ||

therā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ [27] anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
majjhamā pi bhikkhu naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
navā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti.|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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7. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu yāni tāni sabrahma-cārīnaṁ uccāvacāni kiṁ-karaṇīyāni,||
tattha dakkho hoti analaso,||
tatrūpāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgato alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ.|| ||

'Yāni tāni sabrahma-cārīnaṁ uccāvacāni kiṁ-karaṇīyāni,||
tattha dakkho vatāyaṁ bhikkhu analaso||
tatrūpāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgato alaṅkātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātun' ti,|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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8. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu dhammakāmo hoti piya-samudāhāro,||
abhidhamme abhivinaye uḷārapāmojjo.|| ||

'Dhamma-kāmo vatāyaṁ bhikkhu piya-samudāhāro abhidhamme abhivinaye uḷārapāmojjo' ti,|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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9. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu āraddha-viriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya,||
kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya thāmavā daḷha-parakkamo anikkhitta-dhuro kusalesu dhammesu.|| ||

'Āraddha-viriyo vatāyaṁ bhikkhu viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya||
[28] kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya thāmavā daḷha-parakkamo anikkhitta-dhuro kusalesu dhammesu' ti,|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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10. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu santuṭṭho hoti||
itarītara-cīvara-piṇḍa-pāta-sen'āsana-gilāna-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārena.|| ||

'Santuṭṭho vatāyaṁ bhikkhu itar'ītara-cīvara-piṇḍa-pātasen'āsana-gilāna-paccaya-bhesajja-parikkhārenā' ti,|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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11. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu satimā hoti paramena sati-nepakkena samannāgato cira-katam pi||
cira-bhāsitam pi saritā anussaritā.|| ||

'Satimā vatāyaṁ bhikkhu paramena sati-nepakkena samannāgato cira-katam pi||
cira-bhāsitam pi saritā anussaritā' ti,|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

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12. Puna ca paraṁ bhikkhave bhikkhu paññavā hoti uday'attha-gāminiyā||
paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhi-kāya sammā dukkha-k-khaya-gāminiyā.|| ||

'Paññavā vatāyaṁ bhikkhu uday'attha-gāminiyā,||
paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhi-kāya sammā dukkha-k-khaya-gāminiyā' ti,|| ||

therā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
majjhamā pi bhikkhu naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti||
navā pi naṁ bhikkhu vattabbaṁ [29] anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti.|| ||

Tassa ther-ā-nukampitassa majjham-ā-nukampitassa nav-ā-nukampitassa vuddhi yeva pāṭikaṅkā kusalesu dhammesu,||
no parihāni.|| ||

Ayam pi dhammo nātha-karaṇo.|| ||

Sanāthā bhikkhave viharatha,||
mā anāthā, dukkhaṁ bhikkhave anātho viharati.|| ||

Ime kho bhikkhave dasa-nātha-karaṇā dhammā" ti.|| ||

Aṅguttara Nikāya X. Dasaka-Nipāta II. Nātha Vagga

Sutta 18

Dutiya Nātha-Karaṇa Suttaṁ

Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
II. Nātha Vagga