Saṁyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
47. Sati-Paṭṭhāna Saṁyutta
2. Nālandā Vagga

Sutta 18

Brahmā Suttaṁ

 

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[1][pts][bodh] Evam me sutaṁ:|| ||

Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā Nerañjarāya tīre Ajapālanigrodhe paṭham-ā-bhisambuddho.|| ||

Atha kho Bhagavato raho-gatassa patisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:|| ||

"Ekāyano'yaṁ Maggo sattāṇaṁ visuddhiyā||
soka-pari-d-davānaṁ||
samatikkamāya||
dukkha-domanassānaṁ attha-gamāya||
ñāyassa adhigamāya||
Nibbānassa sacchi-kiriyāya||
yad idaṁ cattāro sati-paṭṭhānā.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Kāye vā bhikkhu kāye kāy'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Vedanāsu vā bhikkhu vedan'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Citte vā bhikkhu citt'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Dhammesu vā bhikkhu Dhamm'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

"Ekāyano'yaṁ Maggo sattāṇaṁ visuddhiyā||
soka-pari-d-davānaṁ||
samatikkamāya||
dukkha-domanassānaṁ attha-gamāya||
ñāyassa adhigamāya||
Nibbānassa sacchi-kiriyāya||
yad idaṁ cattāro sati-paṭṭhānā" ti.|| ||

 

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Atha kho Brahmā Sahampati Bhagavato cetasā ceto parivitakkam aññāya seyyathā pi nāma balavā puriso sammiñjitaṁ vā bāhaṁ pasāreyya pasāritaṁ vā bāhaṁ sammiñjeyya,||
evam eva kho Brahma-loke antara-hito Bhagavato purato pātur ahosi.|| ||

Atha kho Brahmā Sahampati ekaṁsaṇ uttarā-saṅgaṁ karitvā yena Bhagavā ten añjaliṁ paṇāmetvā Bhagavantaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

"Evam etaṁ Bhagavā!|| ||

Evam etaṁ Sugata!|| ||

Ekāyano'yaṁ bhante, Maggo sattāṇaṁ visuddhiyā||
soka-pari-d-davānaṁ||
samatikkamāya||
dukkha-domanassānaṁ attha-gamāya||
ñāyassa adhigamāya||
Nibbānassa sacchi-kiriyāya||
yad idaṁ cattāro [168] sati-paṭṭhānā.|| ||

Katame cattāro?|| ||

Kāye vā bhikkhu kāye kāy'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Vedanāsu vā bhikkhu vedan'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Citte vā bhikkhu citt'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

Dhammesu vā bhikkhu Dhamm'ānupassī vihareyya||
ātāpī||
sampajāno||
satimā||
vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṁ.|| ||

"Ekāyano'yaṁ Maggo sattāṇaṁ visuddhiyā||
soka-pari-d-davānaṁ||
samatikkamāya||
dukkha-domanassānaṁ attha-gamāya||
ñāyassa adhigamāya||
Nibbānassa sacchi-kiriyāya||
yad idaṁ cattāro sati-paṭṭhānā" ti.|| ||

Idam avoca Brahmā Sahampati,||
idaṁ vatvā Brahmā Sahampati athāparaṁ etad avoca:|| ||

"Ekāyanaṁ jātikhayantadassī||
Maggaṁ pajānāti hit-ā-nukampī||
Etena maggena atariṁsu pubbe||
tarissanti ye ca taranti ca oghan" ti.|| ||