Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga

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

Mahābyūhasutta

895 "Ye kecime diṭṭhiparibbasānā,
Idameva saccanti vivādayanti;
Sabbeva te nindamanvānayanti,
Atho pasaṃsampi labhanti tattha".

896 "Appañhi etaṃ na alaṃ samāya,
Duve vivādassa phalāni brūmi;
Etampi disvā na vivādayetha,
Khemābhipassaṃ avivādabhūmiṃ".

897 "Yā kācimā sammutiyo puthujjā,
Sabbāva etā na upeti vidvā;
Anūpayo so upayaṃ kimeyya,
Diṭṭhe sute khantimakubbamāno".

898 "Sīluttamā saññamenāhu suddhiṃ,
Vataṃ samādāya upaṭṭhitāse;
Idheva sikkhema athassa suddhiṃ,
Bhavūpanītā kusalāvadānā.


899 Sace cuto sīlavatato hoti,
Pavedhatī kamma virādhayitvā;
Pajappatī patthayatī ca suddhiṃ,
Satthāva hīno pavasaṃ gharamhā.

900 Sīlabbataṃ vāpi pahāya sabbaṃ,
Kammañca sāvajjanavajjametaṃ;
Suddhiṃ asuddhinti apatthayāno,
Virato care santimanuggahāya.

901 Tamūpanissāya jigucchitaṃ vā,
Atha vāpi diṭṭhaṃ va sutaṃ mutaṃ vā;
Uddhaṃsarā suddhimanutthunanti,
Avītataṇhāse bhavābhavesu.

902 Patthayamānassa hi jappitāni,
Pavedhitaṃ vāpi pakappitesu;
Cutūpapāto idha yassa natthi,
Sa kena vedheyya kuhiṃ va jappe".

903 "Yamāhu dhammaṃ paramanti eke,
Tameva hīnanti panāhu aññe;
Sacco nu vādo katamo imesaṃ,
Sabbeva hīme kusalāvadānā".


904 "Sakañhi dhammaṃ paripuṇṇamāhu,
Aññassa dhammaṃ pana hīnamāhu;
Evampi viggayha vivādayanti,
Sakaṃ sakaṃ sammutimāhu saccaṃ.

905 Parassa ce vambhayitena hīno,
Na koci dhammesu visesi assa;
Puthū hi aññassa vadanti dhammaṃ,
Nihīnato samhi daḷhaṃ vadānā.

906 Saddhammapūjāpi nesaṃ tatheva,
Yathā pasaṃsanti sakāyanāni;
Sabbeva vādā tathiyā bhaveyyuṃ,
Suddhī hi nesaṃ paccattameva.

907 Na brāhmaṇassa paraneyyamatthi,
Dhammesu niccheyya samuggahītaṃ;
Tasmā vivādāni upātivatto,
Na hi seṭṭhato passati dhammamaññaṃ.

908 Jānāmi passāmi tatheva etaṃ,
Diṭṭhiyā eke paccenti suddhiṃ;
Addakkhi ce kiñhi tumassa tena,
Atisitvā aññena vadanti suddhiṃ.

909 Passaṃ naro dakkhati nāmarūpaṃ,
Disvāna vā ñassati tānimeva;
Kāmaṃ bahuṃ passatu appakaṃ vā,
Na hi tena suddhiṃ kusalā vadanti.

910 Nivissavādī na hi subbināyo,
Pakappitaṃ diṭṭhi purakkharāno;
Yaṃ nissito tattha subhaṃ vadāno,
Suddhiṃ vado tattha tathaddasā so.

911 Na brāhmaṇo kappamupeti sankhā,
Na diṭṭhisārī napi ñāṇabandhu;
Ñatvā ca so sammutiyo puthujjā,
Upekkhatī uggahaṇanti maññe.

912 Vissajja ganthāni munīdha loke,
Vivādajātesu na vaggasārī;
Santo asantesu upekkhako so,
Anuggaho uggahaṇanti maññe.

913 Pubbāsave hitvā nave akubbaṃ,
Na chandagū nopi nivissavādī;
Sa vippamutto diṭṭhigatehi dhīro,
Na lippati loke anattagarahī.

914 Sa sabbadhammesu visenibhūto,
Yaṃ kiñci diṭṭhaṃ va sutaṃ mutaṃ vā;
Sa pannabhāro muni vippamutto,
Na kappiyo nūparato na patthiyo"ti.

Mahābyūhasuttaṃ terasamaṃ.