Majjhima Nikāya
II. Majjhima-Paṇṇāsa
3. Paribbājaka Vagga
Sutta 80
Vekhanassa Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
[1][chlm][pts][upal] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthīyaṃ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Atha kho Vekhanasso paribbājako yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṇkami.|| ||
Upasaṇkamitvā Bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.|| ||
Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vīti-sāretvā eka-m-antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ ṭhito kho Vekhanasso paribbājako Bhagavato santike udānaṃ udānesi:|| ||
'Ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo,||
ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo' ti.|| ||
'Kiṃ pana tvaṃ Kaccāna, evaṃ vadesi:|| ||
"Ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo,||
ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo" ti.|| ||
Katamo Kaccāna, so paramo vaṇṇo' ti?|| ||
"Yasmā, bho Gotama, vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā n'atthi,||
so paramo vaṇṇo" ti.|| ||
"Katamo pana so, Kaccāna,||
vaṇṇo yasmā vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttarītaro vā paṇītataro vā n'atthi" ti?|| ||
"Yasmā, bho Gotama, vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttarītaro vā paṇītataro vā n'atthi,||
so paramo vaṇṇo" ti.|| ||
"Dīghā pi kho te esā, Kaccāna, phareyya.|| ||
'Yasmā, bho Gotama, vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttarītaro vā paṇitataro vā n'atthi||
so paramo vaṇṇo' ti vadesi;||
tañ ca vaṇṇaṃ na paññāpesi.|| ||
Seyyathā pi Kaccāna,||
puriso evaṃ vadeyya:|| ||
'Ahaṃ yā imasmiṃ jana-pade jana-pada-kalyāṇī,||
taṃ icchāmi taṃ kāmemī' ti.|| ||
Tam enaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:|| ||
'Ambho purisa,||
yaṃ tvaṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi,||
jānāsi taṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇī:||
khattiyi vā||
brāhmaṇī vā||
vessī vā||
suddi vā' ti?|| ||
Iti puṭṭho 'no' ti vadeyya.|| ||
Tam enaṃ vadeyyuṃ:|| ||
'Ambho purisa,||
yaṃ tvaṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi,||
janāsi taṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ:||
evannāmā evaṃ-gottā iti vā' ti?|| ||
Iti puṭṭho 'no' ti vadeyya.|| ||
Tam enaṃ vadeyyuṃ:|| ||
'Ambho purisa,||
yaṃ tvaṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi,||
janāsi taṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ:||
dīghā vā||
rassā vā||
majjhamā vā||
kāḷi vā||
sāmā vā||
maṇguracchavī vā' ti?|| ||
Iti puṭṭho 'no' ti vadeyya.|| ||
Tam enaṃ vadeyyuṃ:|| ||
'Ambho purisa,||
yaṃ tvaṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi,||
janāsi taṃ jana-pada-kalyāṇiṃ:||
amukasmiṃ gāme vā||
nigame vā||
nagare vā' ti?|| ||
Iti pūṭṭho 'no' ti vadeyya.|| ||
Tam enaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:|| ||
'Ambho purisa,||
yaṃ tvaṃ na jānāsi na passasi,||
taṃ tvaṃ icchasi kāmesī ti?|| ||
Iti puṭṭho 'Āmā' ti vadeyya.|| ||
Taṃ [41] kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Nanu evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī" ti?|| ||
"Addhā kho, bho Gotama,||
evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī" ti.|| ||
"Evam eva kho tvaṃ Kaccāna:|| ||
'Yasmā bhante, vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttarītaro vā paṇītataro vā n'atthi,||
so paramo vaṇṇo' ti vadesi,||
tañ ca vaṇṇaṃ na paññāpesī" ti.|| ||
"Seyyathā pi bho Gotama,||
maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭhaṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsati ca tapati ca virocati ca;||
evaṃ vaṇṇo attā hoti arogo param maraṇā" ti.|| ||
'Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Yo vā maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭhaṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsati ca tapati ca virocati ca,||
yo vā ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ kimi khajjopaṇako, —||
imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti?|| ||
'Yvāyaṃ, bho Gotama, ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ kimi khajjopaṇako,||
ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti.|| ||
'Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Yo vā ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ kimi khajjopaṇako,||
yo vā ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ telappadipo,||
imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti?|| ||
'Yvāyaṃ, bho Gotama,||
ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ tela-p-padīpo,||
ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti.|| ||
'Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Yo vā ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ telappadipo,||
yo vā ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ mahā aggi-k-khandho,||
imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti?|| ||
'Yvāyaṃ, bho Gotama,||
ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ mahā aggi-k-khandho,||
ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti.|| ||
'Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Yo vā ratt'andhakāra'timisāyaṃ mahā aggi-k-khandho,||
yā vā rattiyā paccūsa-samayaṃ [42] viddhe vigata-valāhake deve osadhitārakā,||
imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti?|| ||
'Yvāyaṃ bho Gotama,||
rattiyā paccūsa-samayaṃ viddhe vigata-valāhake deve osadhītārakā,||
ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti.|| ||
'Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Yo vā rattiyā paccūsa-samayaṃ viddhe vigata-valāhake deve osaditārakā,||
yo vā tadahu'posathe paṇṇarase viddhe vigata-valāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattisamayaṃ cando,||
imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti?|| ||
'Yvāyaṃ bho Gotamo,||
tadahu'posathe paṇṇarase viddhe vigata-valāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattisamayaṃ cando,||
ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti.|| ||
'Taṃ kiṃ maññasi Kaccāna?|| ||
Yo vā tadahu'posathe paṇṇarase viddhe vigata-valāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattisamayaṃ cando,||
yo vā vassānaṃ pacchime māse sarada-samaye viddhe vigata-valāhake deve abhido majjhantikasamayaṃ suriyo,||
imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti?|| ||
'Yvāyaṃ, bho Gotama,||
vassānaṃ pacchime māse sarada-samaye viddhe vigata-valāhake deve abhido majjhantikasamayaṃ suriyo,||
ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā' ti.|| ||
'Ato kho te, Kaccāna,||
bahūhi bahutarā devā,||
ye imesaṃ candima-suriyānaṃ ābhā nānubhonti,||
tyāhaṃ pajānāmi.|| ||
Atha ca panāhaṃ na vadāmi:|| ||
"Yasmā vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro cā n'atthi" ti.|| ||
Atha ca pana tvaṃ, Kaccāna:||
"Yvāyaṃ vaṇṇo kiminā khajjopaṇakena hīnataro ca patikiṭṭhataro ca,||
so paramo vaṇṇo ti vadesi;||
tañ ca vaṇṇaṃ na paññāpesī ti.|| ||
Pañca kho ime Kaccāna, kāma-guṇā.|| ||
Katame pañca?|| ||
Cakkhu-viññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piya-rūpā kām'ūpasaṃ-hitā rajanīyā.|| ||
Sota-viññeyyā saddā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piya-rūpā kām'ūpasaṃ-hitā rajanīyā.|| ||
Ghāna-viññeyyā gandhā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piya-rūpā kām'ūpasaṃ-hitā rajanīyā.|| ||
Jivhā-viññeyyā rasā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piya-rūpā kām'ūpasaṃ-hitā rajanīyā.|| ||
Kāya-viññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā [43] iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piya-rūpā kām'ūpasaṃ-hitā rajanīyā.|| ||
Ime kho kacchāna, pañca kāma-guṇā.|| ||
Yaṃ kho, Kaccāna,||
ime pañca kāma-guṇe paṭicca uppajjati sukhaṃ somanassaṃ,||
idaṃ vuccati kāma-sukhaṃ.|| ||
Iti kāmehi kāma-sukhaṃ,||
kāma-sukhā kāMaggasukhaṃ tattha aggam akkhāyatī' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ vutte Vekhanasso paribbājako Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
'Acchariyaṃ bho Gotama,||
abbhutaṃ bho Gotama,||
yāva su-bhāsitaṃ c'idaṃ bhotā Gotamena: —|| ||
"Kāmehi kāma-sukhaṃ,||
kāma-sukhā kāMaggasukhaṃ tattha aggam akkhāyatī" ti.|| ||
'Dujjānaṃ kho etaṃ, Kaccāna,||
tayā aññadiṭṭhikena aññakhantikena aññarucikena aññatrayogena aññathācariyakena kāmaṃ vā kāma-sukhaṃ vā kāMaggasukhaṃ vā.|| ||
Ye kho te Kaccāna,||
bhikkhū Arahanto khīṇ'āsavā vusitavanto kata-karaṇiyā ohita-bhārā anuppatta-sadatthā parikkhīṇa-bhava-saṃyojanā samma-d-aññā-vimuttā,||
te kho etaṃ jāneyyuṃ:
Kāmā vā kāma-sukhaṃ vā kāMaggasukhaṃ vā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ vutte Vekhanasso paribbājako kupito anatta-mano Bhagavantaṃ yeva khuṃsento Bhagavantaṃ yeva vamhento Bhagavantaṃ yeva vadamāno:|| ||
'Samaṇo ca Gotamo pāpito bhavissa' ti pi Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
'Evam eva pan'idh eke samaṇa-brāhmaṇā ajānantā pubbantaṃ,||
apassantā aparantaṃ,||
atha ca pana:|| ||
"Khiṇā jāti,||
vusitaṃ Brahma-cariyaṃ,||
kataṃ karaṇiyaṃ||
nāparaṃ itthattāyā ti paṭijānan ti;
tesam idaṃ bhāsitaṃ hassakaṃ yeva sampajjati,||
nāmakaṃ yeva sampajjati,||
rittakaṃ yeva sampajjati,||
tucchakaṃ yeva sampajjatī' ti.|| ||
Yo kho te Kaccāna,||
samaṇa-brāhmaṇā ajānantā pubban- [44] taṃ apassantā aparantaṃ:|| ||
Khīṇā jāti,||
vusitaṃ Brahma-cariyaṃ,||
kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ||
nāparaṃ itthattāyāni pajānāmā ti paṭijānanti,||
tesaṃ so yeva saha-dhammiko niggaho hoti.|| ||
Api ca Kaccāna,||
tiṭṭhatu pubbanto,||
tiṭṭhatu aparanto.|| ||
Etu viññū puriso asaṭho amāyāvī ujujātiko:||
aham anusāsāmi,||
ahaṃ Dhammaṃ desemi;||
yath'ānusiṭṭhaṃ tathā paṭipajjamāno na cirass'eva sāmaṃ ñeva ñassati sāmaṃ dakkhiti.|| ||
Evaṃ kira sammā bandhanā vippamokkho hoti yad idaṃ avijjābandhanā.|| ||
Seyyathā pi Kaccāna, daharo kumāro mando uttāna-seyyako kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi baddho assa sutta-bandhanehi;||
tassa vuddhim anvāya indriyānaṃ paripākam anvāya tāni bandhanāni mucceyyuṃ;||
so mokkho'mhī ti kho jāneyya no ca bandhanaṃ; —|| ||
Evam eva kho Kaccāna,||
etu viññū puriso asaṭho amāyāvi ujujātiko:|| ||
Aham anusāsāmi,||
ahaṃ Dhammaṃ desemi.|| ||
Yath'ānusiṭṭhaṃ tathā paṭipajjamāno na cirass'eva sāmaṃ ñeva ñassati sāmaṃ dakkhiti.|| ||
Evaṃ kira sammā bandhanā vippamokkho hotī yad idaṃ avijjābandhanā' ti.|| ||
Evaṃ vutte Vekhanasso paribbājako Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
'Abhikkantaṃ bho Gotama,||
abhikkantaṃ bho Gotama.|| ||
Seyyathā pi bho Gotama nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya,||
paṭi-c-channaṃ vā vīvareyya,||
mūḷhassa vā Maggaṃ ācikkheyya||
'andha-kāre vā tela-pajjotaṃ dhāreyya,'||
cakkhu-manto rūpāni dakkhintī' ti,||
evam evaṃ bhotā Gotamena aneka-pariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.|| ||
Es'āhaṃ bhavantaṃ Gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi Dhammañ ca bhikkhu-saṇghañ ca.|| ||
Upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ Gotamo dhāretu ajja-t-agge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṇgatanti.
Vekhanassa Suttaṃ
