Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses on the Path: SN45:139 The Tathagata

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1 Sāvatthinidānaṃ. "Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattā apadā vā dvipadā vā catuppadā vā bahuppadā vā rūpino vā arūpino vā saññino vā asaññino vā nevasaññīnāsaññino vā, tathāgato tesaṃ aggamakkhāyati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho; evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci kusalā dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā; appamādo tesaṃ dhammānaṃ aggamakkhāyati. Appamattassetaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikankhaṃ – ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvessati ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaroti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ virāganissitaṃ nirodhanissitaṃ vossaggapariṇāmiṃ … pe … sammāsamādhiṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ virāganissitaṃ nirodhanissitaṃ vossaggapariṇāmiṃ. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarotīti.

2 Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattā apadā vā dvipadā vā catuppadā vā bahuppadā vā rūpino vā arūpino vā saññino vā asaññino vā nevasaññīnāsaññino vā, tathāgato tesaṃ aggamakkhāyati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho; evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci kusalā dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā; appamādo tesaṃ dhammānaṃ aggamakkhāyati. Appamattassetaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikankhaṃ – ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvessati, ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaroti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṃ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṃ dosavinayapariyosānaṃ mohavinayapariyosānaṃ … pe … sammāsamādhiṃ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṃ dosavinayapariyosānaṃ mohavinayapariyosānaṃ. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarotīti.

3 Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattā apadā vā dvipadā vā catuppadā vā bahuppadā vā rūpino vā arūpino vā saññino vā asaññino vā nevasaññīnāsaññino vā, tathāgato tesaṃ aggamakkhāyati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho; evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci kusalā dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā; appamādo tesaṃ dhammānaṃ aggamakkhāyati. Appamattassetaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikankhaṃ – ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvessati ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaroti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṃ bhāveti amatogadhaṃ amataparāyanaṃ amatapariyosānaṃ … pe … sammāsamādhiṃ bhāveti amatogadhaṃ amataparāyanaṃ amatapariyosānaṃ. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarotīti.

4 Yāvatā, bhikkhave, sattā apadā vā dvipadā vā catuppadā vā bahuppadā vā rūpino vā arūpino vā saññino vā asaññino vā nevasaññīnāsaññino vā, tathāgato tesaṃ aggamakkhāyati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho; evameva kho, bhikkhave, ye keci kusalā dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā; appamādo tesaṃ dhammānaṃ aggamakkhāyati. Appamattassetaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikankhaṃ – ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvessati ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaroti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṃ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṃ nibbānapoṇaṃ nibbānapabbhāraṃ … pe … sammāsamādhiṃ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṃ nibbānapoṇaṃ nibbānapabbhāraṃ. Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarotī"ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.