Majjhima Nikaya

MN132: Ānandabhaddekarattasutta - Ānanda and A Single Excellent Night

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1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā ānando upaṭṭhānasālāyaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṃseti, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca bhāsati.

2 Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenupaṭṭhānasālā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: "ko nu kho, bhikkhave, upaṭṭhānasālāyaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca abhāsī"ti? "Āyasmā, bhante, ānando upaṭṭhānasālāyaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca abhāsī"ti.


3 Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi: "yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ, ānanda, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca abhāsī"ti? "Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṃ samādapesiṃ samuttejesiṃ sampahaṃsesiṃ, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca abhāsiṃ – 

4 Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikankhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

5 Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asankuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

6 Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no sangaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

7 Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorattamatanditaṃ;
Taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti,
santo ācikkhate muni.

8 ‘Kathañca, āvuso, atītaṃ anvāgameti? Evaṃrūpo ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃvedano ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃsañño ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃsankhāro ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃviññāṇo ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, atītaṃ anvāgameti.

9 Kathañca, āvuso, atītaṃ nānvāgameti? Evaṃrūpo ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃvedano ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃsañño ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃsankhāro ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃviññāṇo ahosiṃ atītamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, atītaṃ nānvāgameti.

10 Kathañca, āvuso, anāgataṃ paṭikankhati? Evaṃrūpo siyaṃ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃvedano siyaṃ … pe … evaṃsañño siyaṃ … evaṃsankhāro siyaṃ … evaṃviññāṇo siyaṃ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, anāgataṃ paṭikankhati.

11 Kathañca, āvuso, anāgataṃ nappaṭikankhati? Evaṃrūpo siyaṃ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃvedano siyaṃ … pe … evaṃsañño siyaṃ … evaṃsankhāro siyaṃ … evaṃviññāṇo siyaṃ anāgatamaddhānanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, anāgataṃ nappaṭikankhati.

12 Kathañca, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati? Idha, āvuso, assutavā puthujjano ariyānaṃ adassāvī ariyadhammassa akovido ariyadhamme avinīto sappurisānaṃ adassāvī sappurisadhammassa akovido sappurisadhamme avinīto rūpaṃ attato samanupassati, rūpavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, attani vā rūpaṃ, rūpasmiṃ vā attānaṃ; vedanaṃ … saññaṃ … sankhāre … viññāṇaṃ attato samanupassati, viññāṇavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, attani vā viññāṇaṃ, viññāṇasmiṃ vā attānaṃ—evaṃ kho, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati.

13 Kathañca, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati? Idha, āvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyānaṃ dassāvī ariyadhammassa kovido ariyadhamme suvinīto sappurisānaṃ dassāvī sappurisadhammassa kovido sappurisadhamme suvinīto na rūpaṃ attato samanupassati, na rūpavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, na attani vā rūpaṃ, na rūpasmiṃ vā attānaṃ; na vedanaṃ … na saññaṃ … na sankhāre … na viññāṇaṃ attato samanupassati, na viññāṇavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, na attani vā viññāṇaṃ, na viññāṇasmiṃ vā attānaṃ—evaṃ kho, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati.

14 Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikankhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

15 Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asankuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

16 Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no sangaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

17 Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorattamatanditaṃ;
Taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti.

18 Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṃ samādapesiṃ samuttejesiṃ sampahaṃsesiṃ, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca abhāsin"ti.


19 "Sādhu sādhu, ānanda. Sādhu kho tvaṃ, ānanda, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhangañca abhāsi: 

20 ‘Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
… pe …
Taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti.

21 Kathañca, ānanda, atītaṃ anvāgameti … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, atītaṃ anvāgameti. Kathañca, ānanda, atītaṃ nānvāgameti … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, atītaṃ nānvāgameti. Kathañca, ānanda, anāgataṃ paṭikankhati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, anāgataṃ paṭikankhati. Kathañca, ānanda, anāgataṃ nappaṭikankhati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, anāgataṃ nappaṭikankhati. Kathañca, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati. Kathañca, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati.

22 ‘Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
… pe …
Taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti,
santo ācikkhate munī’"ti.


23 Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti.

Ānandabhaddekarattasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dutiyaṃ.