Paṭhavī Suttaṃ

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

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[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkh Bhagavato paccassosuṃ|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

[136] "Seyyathā pi bhikkhave, puriso mahā-paṭhaviyā sattakolaṭṭhi-mattiyo guḷikā upanikkhipeyya.|| ||

Taṃ kim maññatha bhikkhave?|| ||

Katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ yā vā satta-kolaṭṭhi-mattiyo guḷikā upanikkhittā||
yā vā mahā-paṭhavī" ti?|| ||

"Etad eva bhante, bahutaraṃ yad idaṃ mahā-paṭhavi.|| ||

Appamattikā satta-kolaṭṭhi-mattiyo guḷikā upanikkhittā.|| ||

N'eva satiyaṃ kalaṃ upenti,||
na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti,||
na sata-sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti,||
mahā-paṭhaviṃ upanidhāya satta-kolaṭṭhi-mattiyo guḷikā upanikkhittā" ti.|| ||

"Evam eva kho bhikkhave,||
ariya-sāvakassa diṭṭhi-sampannassa puggalassa abhisametāvino etad eva bahutaraṃ dukkhaṃ||
yad idaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ,||
appa-mattakaṃ avasiṭṭhaṃ.|| ||

N'eva satimaṃ kalaṃ upeti,||
na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti,||
na sata-sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti,||
purimaṃ dukkha-k-khandhaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ upanidhāya||
yad idaṃ satta-k-khattūṃ paramatā.|| ||

Evaṃ maha-t-thiyo kho bhikkhave Dhamm-ā-bhisamayo,||
evaṃ maha-t-thiyo Dhamma-cakkhu paṭilābho" ti.|| ||