Paṭhama Pabbat'Ūpama Suttaṁ

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

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[1][pts] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

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

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkh Bhagavato paccassosuṁ|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Seyyathā pi bhikkhave, puriso Himavato pabba-tarājassa satta sāsapa-mattiyo pāsāṇa-sakkharā upanikkhipeyya.|| ||

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha bhikkhave?|| ||

Katamannukho bahutaraṁ yā vā satta sāsapa-mattiyo pāsāṇa-sakkharā upanikkhittā,||
yo vā himavā pabba-tarājā" ti.|| ||

"Etad eva bhante, bahutaraṁ yad idaṁ himavā pabba-tarājā.|| ||

Appamattikā satta sāsapa-mattiyo pāsāṇa-sakkharā [138] upanikkhittā.|| ||

N'eva satimaṁ kalaṁ upenti,||
na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti,||
na sata-sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti,||
himavantaṁ pabba-tarājaṁ upanidhāya satta sāsapa-mattiyo pāsāṇa-sakkharā upanikkhittā" ti.|| ||

"Evam eva kho bhikkhave,||
ariya-sāvakassa diṭṭhi-sampannassa puggalassa abhisametāvino etad eva bahutaraṁ dukkhaṁ||
yad idaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ,||
appa-mattakaṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ.|| ||

N'eva satimaṁ kalaṁ upeti,||
na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upeti,||
na sata-sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upeti,||
purimaṁ dukkha-k-khandhaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādinnaṁ upanidhāya||
yad idaṁ satta-k-khattūṁ paramatā.|| ||

Evaṁ mahatthiyo kho bhikkhave dhammābhisamayo,||
evaṁ mahatthiyo Dhamma-cakkhu paṭilābho" ti.|| ||