Aṅguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
X: Upāsaka-Vagga

Sutta 94

Vajjiyamāhita Suttaṁ

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

 

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[1][pts][than] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Campāyaṁ viharati Gaggārāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre.|| ||

Atha kho Vajjiyamāhito gahapati divā divassa Campāyā ni-k-khami Bhagavantaṁ dassanāya.|| ||

Atha kho Vajjiyamāhitassa gahapatissa etad ahosi:|| ||

"Akālo kho tāva Bhagavantaṁ dassanāya,||
patisallīno Bhagavā,||
mano-bhāvanīyānam pi bhikkhūnaṁ akālo dassanāya,||
patisallānā mano-bhāvanīyā bhikkhu.|| ||

Yan nū n-ā-haṁ yena añña-titthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ ārāmo ten'upasaṅkameyyan" ti?|| ||

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Atha kho Vajjiyamāhito gahapati yena añña-titthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ ārāmo ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

2. Tena kho pana samayena añña-titthiyā paribbājakā saṅgamma samāgamma unnādino uccā-saddā mahā-saddā aneka-vihitaṁ tiracchāna-kathaṁ kathentā nisinnā honti.|| ||

Addasaṁsu kho te añña-titthiyā paribbājakā Vajjiyamāhitaṁ gahapatiṁ durato va āga-c-chantaṁ.|| ||

Disvā aññam-aññaṁ saṇṭhapesuṁ:|| ||

"Appa-saddā bhonto hontu,||
mā bhonto saddam akattha.|| ||

Ayaṁ Vajjiyamāhito gahapati āgacchati,||
samaṇassa Gotamassa sāvako.|| ||

Yāvatā kho [190] pana samaṇassa Gotamassa sāvakā gihī odāta-vasanā Campāyaṁ paṭivasanti,||
ayaṁ tesaṁ aññataro Vajjiyamāhito gahapati.|| ||

AAppa-sadda-kāmā kho pana te ayasmanto appa-saddavinītā appa-saddassa vaṇṇavādino.|| ||

App eva nāma appa-saddaṁ parisaṁ viditvā upasaṅkamitabbaṁ maññeyyā" ti.|| ||

Atha kho te añña-titthiyā paribbājakā tuṇhī ahesuṁ.|| ||

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3. Atha kho Vajjiyamāhito gahapati yena te paribbājakā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā tehi añña-titthiyehi paribbājakehi saddhiṁ sammodi.|| ||

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārāṇīyaṁ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaṁ nisīdi.|| ||

 

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Eka-m-antaṁ nisinnaṁ kho Vajjiyamāhitaṁ gahapatiṁ te paribbājakā etad avocuṁ:|| ||

"Saccaṁ kira gahapati,||
Samaṇo Gotamo sabbaṁ tapaṁ garahati,||
sabbaṁ tapassiṁ lūkh-ā-jīviṁ ekaṁ-sena upakkosati upavadatī" ti?|| ||

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"Na kho bhante Bhagavā sabbaṁ tapaṁ garahati,||
na pi sabbaṁ tapassiṁ lūkh-ā-jīviṁ ekaṁ-sena upakkosati upavadati.|| ||

Gārayhaṁ kho pana bhante Bhagavā garahati,||
pāsaṁsiyaṁ pasaṁsati,||
gārayhaṁ kho pana bhante Bhagavā gArahanto,||
pāsaṁsīyaṁ pasaṁsanto vibhajjavādo Bhagavā||
na so Bhagavā ettha ekaṁ savādo" ti.|| ||

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4. Evaṁ vutte aññataro paribbājako Vajjiyamāhitaṁ gahapatiṁ etad avoca:|| ||

"Āgamehi tvaṁ gahapati,||
yassa tvaṁ samaṇassa Gotamassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsasi,||
so samaṇo Gotamo venayiko appa-ñ-ñattiko" ti?|| ||

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"Ettha p'āhaṁ bhante āyasmante vakkhāmi saha dhammena:|| ||

'Idaṁ kusalan' ti bhante Bhagavatā paññattaṁ||
'Idaṁ akusalan' ti bhante Bhagavatā paññattaṁ.|| ||

Iti kusal-ā-kusalaṁ Bhagavā paññā-payamāno sappa-ñ-ñattiko Bhagavā,||
na so Bhagavā venayiko appa-ñ-ñattiko" ti.|| ||

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Evaṁ vutte te paribbājakā [191] tuṇhī-bhūtā maṅku-bhūtā patta-k-khandhā adho-mukhā pajjhāyante appaṭibhānā nisīdiṁsu.|| ||

5. Atha kho Vajjiyamāhito gahapati te paribbājake tuṇhī-bhūte maṅku-bhūte patta-k-khandhe adho-mukhe pajjhāyante appaṭibhāne viditvā uṭṭhāy āsanā yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṁ nisīdi.|| ||

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Eka-m-antaṁ nisinno kho Vajjiyamāhito gahapati yāvatako ahosi tehi añña-titthiyehi paribbājakehi saddhiṁ kathā-sallāpo taṁ sabbaṁ Bhagavato ārocesi.|| ||

6. "Sādhu sādhu gahapati.|| ||

Evaṁ kho te gahapati mogha-purisā kālena kālaṁ saha dhammena su-niggahitaṁ niggahetabbā.|| ||

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'Nāhaṁ gahapati sabbaṁ tapaṁ tapitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Na panāhaṁ gahapati sabbaṁ tapaṁ na tapitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Nāhaṁ gahapati sabbaṁ samādānaṁ samādātabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Na panāhaṁ gahapati sabbaṁ samādānaṁ na samādātabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Nāhaṁ gahapati sabbaṁ padhānaṁ padahitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Na panāhaṁ gahapati sabbaṁ padhānaṁ na padahitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Nāhaṁ gahapati sabbo paṭinissaggo paṭinissajitabbo' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Na panāhaṁ gahapati sabbo paṭinissaggo na paṭinissajitabbo' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Nāhaṁ gahapati sabbā vimutti vimuccitabbā' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Na panāhaṁ gahapati sabbā vimutti na vimuccitabbā' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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7. 'Yaṁ hi gahapati tapaṁ tapato||
akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti||
kusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
eva-rūpaṁ tapaṁ na tapitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yañ ca khvāssa gahapati tapaṁ tapato||
akusalā dhammā parihāyanti||
kusalā [192] dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
eva-rūpaṁ tapaṁ tapitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yaṁ hi gahapati samādānaṁ samādiyato||
akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
eva-rūpaṁ samādānaṁ na samāditabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yañ ca khvāssa gahapati samādānaṁ samādiyato||
akusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
eva-rūpaṁ samādānaṁ samāditabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yaṁ hi gahapati padhānaṁ padahato||
akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
eva-rūpaṁ padhānaṁ na padahitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yañ ca khvāssa gahapati padhānaṁ padahato||
akusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
eva-rūpaṁ padhānaṁ padahitabban' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yaṁ gahapati paṭinissaggaṁ paṭinissajjayato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
eva-rūpo paṭinissaggo paṭinissajitabbo' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yañ ca khvāssa gahapati paṭinisaggaṁ paṭinisajjayato||
akusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
eva-rūpo paṭinissaggo na paṭinissajitabbo' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yaṁ hi gahapati vimuttiṁ vimuccayato||
akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
kusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
eva-rūpā vimutti na vimuccitabba' ti vadāmi.|| ||

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'Yañ ca khvāssa gahapati vimuttiṁ vimuccayato||
akusalā dhammā parihāyanti,||
kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti,||
eva-rūpā vimutti vimuccitabbā' ti vadāmī" ti.|| ||

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Atha kho Vajjiyamāhito gahapati Bhagavatā dhammiyā kathāya sanda-s-sito samāda-pito samutte-jito sampahaṁ-sito uṭṭhāy āsanā Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.|| ||

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8. Atha kho Bhagavā acira-pakkante Vajjiyamāhite gahapatimhi bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Yo pi so bhikkhave bhikkhu dīgha-rattaṁ apparajakkho imasmiṁ Dhamma-Vinaye,||
so pi evam eva añña-titthiye paribbājake saha dhammena suniggatahiṁ niggaṇheyya,||
yathā taṁ Vajjiyamāhitena gahapatinā niggahītā" ti.|| ||