Saṁyutta Nikāya
4. Saḷāyatana Vagga
42. Gāmani Saṁyutta

Sutta 7

Desanā (aka Khett'Ūpama) Suttaṁ

 

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[1][pts][than] Evaṁ me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Nāḷandāyaṁ viharati||
Pāvarikambavane.|| ||

Atha kho Asibandhaka putto gāmaṇī yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||

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

Eka-m-antaṁ nisinno kho Asibandhaka putto gāmaṇī Bhagavantaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

"Nanu bhante Bhagavā sabba-pāṇa-bhuta-hit-ā-nukampī viharatī" ti?|| ||

"Evaṁ gāmaṇī Tathāgato sabba-pāṇa-bhuta-hit-ā-nukampī viharatī" ti.|| ||

"Atha kiñ carahi bhante Bhagavā eka-c-cānaṁ sakkaccaṁ dhammaṁ deseti,||
eka-c-cānaṁ no tathā sakkaccaṁ Dhammaṁ desetī" ti?|| ||

[315] "Tena hi gāmaṇī,||
taṁ yevettha paṭipucchissāmi,||
yathā te khameyya||
tathā naṁ vyākareyyāsi.|| ||

Taṁ kim maññasi gāmaṇī?|| ||

Idha kassa-kassa gahapatino tīni khettāni:||
ekaṁ khettaṁ aggaṁ,||
ekaṁ khettaṁ majjhimaṁ,||
ekaṁ khettaṁ hīnaṁ||
jaṅgalaṁ||
ūsaraṁ||
pāpa-bhumi.|| ||

Taṁ kim maññasi gāmaṇi?|| ||

Asu kassako gahapati bījāni patiṭṭhāpetukāmo kattha paṭhamaṁ patiṭṭhāpeyya,||
yaṁ vā aduṁ khettaṁ aggaṁ yaṁ vā||
aduṁ khettaṁ majjhimaṁ yaṁ vā||
aduṁ khettaṁ hīnaṁ||
jaṅgalaṁ||
ūsaraṁ||
pāpa-bhumin" ti?|| ||

"Asu bhante kassako gahapati bījāni patiṭṭhāpetukāmo||
yaṁ aduṁ khettaṁ aggaṁ tattha patiṭṭhāpeyya,||
tattha patiṭṭhāpetvā yaṁ aduṁ khettaṁ majjhimaṁ tattha patiṭṭhāpeyya,||
tattha patiṭṭhāpetvā yaṁ aduṁ khettaṁ hīnaṁ||
jaṅgalaṁ||
ūsaraṁ||
pāpa-bhumi||
tattha patiṭṭhāpeyya pi no pi patiṭṭhāpeyya.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

Antamaso go-bhattam pi bhavissatī" ti.|| ||

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"Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi yaṁ aduṁ khettaṁ aggaṁ,||
evam eva mayhaṁ bhikkhu-bhikkhuniyo.|| ||

Tes'āhaṁ Dhammaṁ desemi||
ādi-kalyāṇaṁ||
majjhe-kalyāṇaṁ||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṁ||
sātthaṁ savyañ janaṁ kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ pakāsemi.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

Ete hi gāmaṇi,||
maṁ dīpā||
maṁ-leṇā||
maṁ-tāṇā||
maṁ-saraṇā viharanti.|| ||

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Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi, yaṁ aduṁ khettaṁ majjhimaṁ,||
evam eva mayhaṁ upāsaka-upāsikāyo.|| ||

Tasem pahaṁ Dhammaṁ desemi||
ādi-kalyāṇaṁ||
majjhe-kalyāṇaṁ||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṁ||
sātthaṁ savyañ janaṁ kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ pakāsemi.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

Ete hi gāmaṇi,||
maṁ dīpā||
maṁ-leṇā||
maṁ-tāṇā||
maṁ-saraṇā viharanti.|| ||

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Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi, yaṁ aduṁ khettaṁ hīnaṁ||
jaṅga- [316] laṁ||
ūsaraṁ||
pāpa-bhumi.|| ||

Evam eva mayhaṁ añña-titthiyā samaṇa-brāhmaṇā paribbājakā.|| ||

Tesam pahaṁ Dhammaṁ desemi||
ādi-kalyāṇaṁ||
majjhe-kalyāṇaṁ||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṁ||
sātthaṁ savyañ janaṁ kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ pakāsemi.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

App'eva nāma eka-padam pi ājāneyyuṁ,||
taṁ n'esaṁ assa dīgha-rattaṁ hitāya sukhāyāti.|| ||

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Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi, purisassa tayo udaka-maṇikā,||
eko udaka-maṇiko acchiddo ahārī aparihārī,||
eko udaka-maṇiko acchiddo hārī parihārī,||
eko udaka-maṇiko chiddo hārī parihārī.|| ||

Taṁ kim maññasi gāmaṇi?|| ||

Asu pariso udakaṁ nikkhipitukāmo kattha paṭhamaṁ nikkhipeyya||
yo vā so udaka-maṇiko acchiddo ahārī parihārī,||
yo vā so udaka-maṇiko acchiddo hārī parihārī,||
yo vā so udaka-maṇiko chiddo hārī parihārī" ti?|| ||

"Asu bhante puriso udakaṁ nikkhipitukāmo||
yo so udaka-maṇiko acchiddo ahārī aparihārī tattha nikkhipeyya,||
tattha nikkhi-pitvā||
yo so udaka-maṇiko acchiddo hārī parihārī tattha nikkhipeyya,||
tattha nikkhi-pitvā||
yo so udaka-maṇiko chiddo hārī parihārī tattha nikkhipeyyā pi no pi nikkhipeyya.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

Antamaso bhaṇḍa-dhovanam pi bhavissati" ti.|| ||

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Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi yo so udaka-maṇiko acchiddo ahārī aparihārī,||
evam eva mayhaṁ bhikkhu-bhikkhuniyo.|| ||

Tes'āhaṁ Dhammaṁ desemi||
ādi-kalyāṇaṁ||
majjhe-kalyāṇaṁ||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṁ||
sātthaṁ savyañ janaṁ kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ pakāsemi.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

Ete hi gāmaṇi,||
maṁ dīpā||
maṁ-leṇā||
maṁ-tāṇā||
maṁ-saraṇā viharanti.|| ||

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Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi,||
yo so udaka-maṇiko acchiddo hārī parihārī,||
evam eva mayhaṁ upāsaka-upāsikāyo.|| ||

Tes'āhaṁ pahaṁ [317] Dhammaṁ desemi||
ādi-kalyāṇaṁ||
majjhe-kalyāṇaṁ||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṁ||
sātthaṁ savyañ janaṁ kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ pakāsemi.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

Ete hi gāmaṇi,||
maṁ dīpā||
maṁ-leṇā||
maṁ-tāṇā||
maṁ-saraṇā viharanti.|| ||

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Seyyathā pi gāmaṇi,||
yo so udaka-maṇiko jiddo hārī parihārī,||
evam eva mayhaṁ añña-titthiyā samaṇa-brāhmaṇa paribbājakā.|| ||

Tes'āhaṁ pahaṁ Dhammaṁ desemi||
ādi-kalyāṇaṁ||
majjhe-kalyāṇaṁ||
pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṁ||
sātthaṁ savyañ janaṁ kevala-paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ Brahma-cariyaṁ pakāsemi.|| ||

Taṁ kissa hetu?|| ||

App'eva nāma eka padam pi ājāneyyuṁ,||
taṁ n'esaṁ assa dīgha-rattaṁ hitāya sukhāyā" ti.|| ||

Evaṁ vutte Asibandhaka-putto gāmaṇī Bhagavantaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

"Abhikkantaṁ bhante,||
abhikkantaṁ bhante,||
seyyathā pi bhante nikkujjitaṁ vā ukkujjeyya,||
paṭi-c-channaṁ vā vivareyya||
mūḷahassa vā Maggaṁ ācikkheyya,||
andha-kāre vā tela-pajjotaṁ dhāreyya||
'cakkhu-manto rūpāni dakkhinti' ti.|| ||

Evam evaṁ Bhagavatā aneka-pariyāyena Dhammo pakāsito.|| ||

Es'āhaṁ bhante Bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi||
Dhammañ ca||
bhikkhu-saṅghañ ca,||
upāsakaṁ maṁ Bhagavā dhāretu ajja-t-agge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan" ti.|| ||