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Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

10: The Book of the Tens

108. Physicians

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

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1 "Tikicchakā, bhikkhave, virecanaṃ denti pittasamuṭṭhānānampi ābādhānaṃ paṭighātāya, semhasamuṭṭhānānampi ābādhānaṃ paṭighātāya, vātasamuṭṭhānānampi ābādhānaṃ paṭighātāya. Atthetaṃ, bhikkhave, virecanaṃ; ‘netaṃ natthī’ti vadāmi. Tañca kho etaṃ, bhikkhave, virecanaṃ sampajjatipi vipajjatipi.

2 Ahañca kho, bhikkhave, ariyaṃ virecanaṃ desessāmi, yaṃ virecanaṃ sampajjatiyeva no vipajjati, yaṃ virecanaṃ āgamma jātidhammā sattā jātiyā parimuccanti, jarādhammā sattā jarāya parimuccanti, maraṇadhammā sattā maraṇena parimuccanti, soka­parideva­dukkha­domanassupāyā­sadhammā sattā sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsehi parimuccanti. Taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī"ti. "Evaṃ, bhante"ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca: 

3 "Katamañca taṃ, bhikkhave, ariyaṃ virecanaṃ, yaṃ virecanaṃ sampajjatiyeva no vipajjati, yaṃ virecanaṃ āgamma jātidhammā sattā jātiyā parimuccanti, jarādhammā sattā jarāya parimuccanti, maraṇadhammā sattā maraṇena parimuccanti, soka­parideva­dukkha­domanassupāyā­sadhammā sattā sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsehi parimuccanti?

4 Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, micchādiṭṭhi virittā hoti; ye ca micchādiṭṭhipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti te cassa virittā honti; sammādiṭṭhipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gacchanti.

5 Sammāsankappassa, bhikkhave, micchāsankappo viritto hoti … pe … sammāvācassa, bhikkhave, micchāvācā virittā hoti … sammākammantassa, bhikkhave, micchākammanto viritto hoti … sammāājīvassa, bhikkhave, micchāājīvo viritto hoti … sammāvāyāmassa, bhikkhave, micchāvāyāmo viritto hoti … sammāsatissa, bhikkhave, micchāsati virittā hoti … sammāsamādhissa, bhikkhave, micchāsamādhi viritto hoti … sammāñāṇissa, bhikkhave, micchāñāṇaṃ virittaṃ hoti … pe … .

6 Sammāvimuttissa, bhikkhave, micchāvimutti virittā hoti; ye ca micchāvimuttipaccayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti te cassa virittā honti; sammāvimuttipaccayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gacchanti. Idaṃ kho taṃ, bhikkhave, ariyaṃ virecanaṃ yaṃ virecanaṃ sampajjatiyeva no vipajjati, yaṃ virecanaṃ āgamma jātidhammā sattā jātiyā parimuccanti … pe … sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsehi parimuccantī"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.