“Cakkh³ni h±yantu mam±yit±ni,
sot±ni h±yantu tatheva k±yo;
sabbampida½ h±yatu dehanissita½,
ki½ k±raº± p±lita tva½ pamajjasi.
“Cakkh³ni j²rantu mam±yit±ni,
sot±ni j²rantu tatheva k±yo;
sabbampida½ j²ratu dehanissita½,
ki½ k±raº± p±lita tva½ pamajjasi.
“Cakkh³ni bhijjantu mam±yit±ni,
sot±ni bhijjantu tatheva k±yo;
sabbampida½ bhijjatu dehanissita½,
ki½ k±raº± p±lita tva½ pamajjas²”ti.

Eva½ t²hi g±th±hi attano ov±da½ datv± nisinnakova natthukamma½ katv± g±ma½ piº¹±ya p±visi. Vejjo ta½ disv± “ki½, bhante, natthukamma½ katan”ti pucchi. “¾ma, up±sak±”ti. “K²disa½, bhante”ti? “Rujjateva up±sak±”ti. “Nis²ditv± vo, bhante, natthukamma½ kata½, nipajjitv±”ti. Thero tuºh² ahosi, punappuna½ pucchiyam±nopi na kiñci kathesi. Atha na½ vejjo, “bhante, tumhe sapp±ya½ na karotha, ajjato paµµh±ya ‘asukena me tela½ pakkan’ti m± vadittha, ahampi ‘may± vo tela½ pakkan’ti na vakkh±m²”ti ±ha. So vejjena paccakkh±to vih±ra½ gantv± tva½ vejjen±pi paccakkh±tosi, iriy±patha½ m± vissajji samaº±ti.

“Paµikkhitto tikicch±ya, vejjen±pi vivajjito;
niyato maccur±jassa, ki½ p±lita pamajjas²”ti.–

Im±ya g±th±ya att±na½ ovaditv± samaºadhamma½ ak±si. Athassa majjhimay±me atikkante apubba½ acarima½ akkh²ni ceva kiles± ca bhijji½su. So sukkhavipassako arah± hutv± gabbha½ pavisitv± nis²di.

Bhikkh³ bhikkh±c±ravel±ya ±gantv± “bhikkh±c±rak±lo, bhante”ti ±ha½su. “K±lo, ±vuso”ti? “¾ma, bhante”ti. “Tena hi gacchath±”ti. “Ki½ tumhe pana, bhante”ti? “Akkh²ni me, ±vuso, parih²n±n²”ti. Te tassa akkh²ni oloketv± assupuººanett± hutv±, “bhante, m± cintayittha, maya½ vo paµijaggiss±m±”ti thera½ samass±setv± kattabbayuttaka½ vattapaµivatta½ katv± g±ma½ piº¹±ya pavisi½su. Manuss± thera½ adisv±, “bhante, amh±ka½ ayyo kuhin”ti pucchitv± ta½ pavatti½ sutv± y±gu½ pesetv± saya½ piº¹ap±tam±d±ya gantv± thera½ vanditv± p±dam³le parivattam±n± roditv±, “bhante, maya½ vo paµijaggiss±ma, tumhe m± cintayitth±”ti samass±setv± pakkami½su.

Tato paµµh±ya nibaddha½ y±gubhatta½ vih±rameva pesenti. Theropi itare saµµhi bhikkh³ nirantara½ ovadati. Te tassov±de µhatv± upakaµµh±ya pav±raº±ya sabbeva saha paµisambhid±hi arahatta½ p±puºi½su Te vuµµhavass± ca pana satth±ra½ daµµhuk±m± hutv± theram±ha½su, “bhante, satth±ra½ daµµhuk±mamh±”ti Thero tesa½ vacana½ sutv± cintesi– “aha½ dubbalo, antar±magge ca amanussapariggahit± aµav² atthi, mayi etehi saddhi½ gacchante sabbe kilamissanti, bhikkhampi labhitu½ na sakkhissanti, ime puretarameva pesess±m²”ti. Atha ne ±ha– “±vuso, tumhe purato gacchath±”ti. “Tumhe pana bhante”ti? “Aha½ dubbalo, antar±magge ca amanussapariggahit± aµav² atthi, mayi tumhehi saddhi½ gacchante sabbe kilamissatha, tumhe purato gacchath±”ti. “M±, bhante, eva½ karittha, maya½ tumhehi saddhi½yeva gamiss±m±”ti. “M± vo, ±vuso, eva½ ruccittha, eva½ sante mayha½ aph±suka½ bhavissati, mayha½ kaniµµho pana tumhe disv± pucchissati, athassa mama cakkh³na½ parih²nabh±va½ ±roceyy±tha, so mayha½ santika½ kañcideva pahiºissati, tena saddhi½ ±gacchiss±mi, tumhe mama vacanena dasabalañca as²timah±there ca vandath±”ti te uyyojesi.

Te thera½ kham±petv± antog±ma½ pavisi½su. Manuss± te disv± nis²d±petv± bhikkha½ datv± “ki½, bhante, ayy±na½ gaman±k±ro paññ±yat²”ti? “¾ma, up±sak±, satth±ra½ daµµhuk±mamh±”ti. Te punappuna½ y±citv± tesa½ gamanachandameva ñatv± anugantv± paridevitv± nivatti½su. Tepi anupubbena jetavana½ gantv± satth±rañca as²timah±there ca therassa vacanena vanditv± punadivase yattha therassa kaniµµho vasati, ta½ v²thi½ piº¹±ya pavisi½su. Kuµumbiko te sañj±nitv± nis²d±petv± katapaµisanth±ro “bh±tikatthero me, bhante, kuhin”ti pucchi. Athassa te ta½ pavatti½ ±rocesu½. So ta½ sutv±va tesa½ p±dam³le parivattento roditv± pucchi– “id±ni, bhante, ki½ k±tabban”ti? “Thero ito kassaci ±gamana½ pacc±s²sati, tassa gatak±le tena saddhi½ ±gamissat²”ti. “Aya½ me, bhante, bh±gineyyo p±lito n±ma, eta½ peseth±”ti. “Eva½ pesetu½ na sakk±, magge paripantho atthi, ta½ pabb±jetv± pesetu½ vaµµat²”ti. “Eva½ katv± pesetha, bhante”ti. Atha na½ pabb±jetv± a¹¹ham±samatta½ pattac²varaggahaº±d²ni sikkh±petv± magga½ ±cikkhitv± pahiºi½su.

So anupubbena ta½ g±ma½ patv± g±madv±re eka½ mahallaka½ disv±, “ima½ g±ma½ niss±ya koci ±raññako vih±ro atth²”ti pucchi. “Atthi, bhante”ti. “Ko n±ma tattha vasat²”ti? “P±litatthero n±ma, bhante”ti. “Magga½ me ±cikkhath±”ti. “Kosi tva½, bhante”ti? “Therassa bh±gineyyomh²”ti. Atha na½ gahetv± vih±ra½ nesi. So thera½ vanditv± a¹¹ham±samatta½ vattapaµivatta½ katv± thera½ samm± paµijaggitv±, “bhante, m±tulakuµumbiko me tumh±ka½ ±gamana½ pacc±s²sati, etha, gacch±m±”ti ±ha. “Tena hi ima½ me yaµµhikoµi½ gaºh±h²”ti. So yaµµhikoµi½ gahetv± therena saddhi½ antog±ma½ p±visi. Manuss± thera½ nis²d±petv± “ki½, bhante, gaman±k±ro vo paññ±yat²”ti pucchi½su. “¾ma, up±sak±, gantv± satth±ra½ vandiss±m²”ti. Te n±nappak±rena y±citv± alabhant± thera½ uyyojetv± upa¹¹hapatha½ gantv± roditv± nivatti½su. S±maºero thera½ yaµµhikoµiy± ±d±ya gacchanto antar±magge aµaviya½ kaµµhanagara½ n±ma therena upaniss±ya vuµµhapubba½ g±ma½ samp±puºi, so g±mato nikkhamitv± araññe g²ta½ g±yitv± d±r³ni uddharantiy± ekiss± itthiy± g²tasadda½ sutv± sare nimitta½ gaºhi. Itthisaddo viya hi añño saddo puris±na½ sakalasar²ra½ pharitv± µh±tu½ samattho n±ma natthi. Ten±ha bhagav±–

“N±ha½, bhikkhave, añña½ ekasaddampi samanupass±mi, ya½ eva½ purisassa citta½ pariy±d±ya tiµµhati, yathayida½, bhikkhave, itthisaddo”ti (a. ni. 1.2).

S±maºero tattha nimitta½ gahetv± yaµµhikoµi½ vissajjetv± “tiµµhatha t±va, bhante, kicca½ me atth²”ti tass± santika½ gato. S± ta½ disv± tuºh² ahosi. So t±ya saddhi½ s²lavipatti½ p±puºi. Thero cintesi– “id±neva eko g²tasaddo suyyittha. So ca kho itthiy± saddo chijji, s±maºeropi cir±yati, so t±ya saddhi½ s²lavipatti½ patto bhavissat²”ti. Sopi attano kicca½ niµµh±petv± ±gantv± “gacch±ma, bhante”ti ±ha. Atha na½ thero pucchi– “p±poj±tosi s±maºer±”ti. So tuºh² hutv± therena punappuna½ puµµhopi na kiñci kathesi. Atha na½ thero ±ha– “t±disena p±pena mama yaµµhikoµiggahaºakicca½ natth²”ti. So sa½vegappatto k±s±y±ni apanetv± gihiniy±mena paridahitv±, “bhante, aha½ pubbe s±maºero, id±ni panamhi gih² j±to, pabbajantopi ca sv±ha½ na saddh±ya pabbajito, maggaparipanthabhayena pabbajito, etha gacch±m±”ti ±ha. “¾vuso, gihip±popi samaºap±popi p±poyeva, tva½ samaºabh±ve µhatv±pi s²lamatta½ p³retu½ n±sakkhi, gih² hutv± ki½ n±ma kaly±ºa½ karissasi, t±disena p±pena mama yaµµhikoµiggahaºakicca½ natth²”ti ±ha. “Bhante, amanussupaddavo maggo, tumhe ca andh± apariº±yak±, katha½ idha vasissath±”ti? Atha na½ thero, “±vuso, tva½ m± eva½ cintayi, idheva me nipajjitv± marantass±pi apar±para½ parivattantass±pi tay± saddhi½ gamana½ n±ma natth²”ti vatv± im± g±th± abh±si–

“Hand±ha½ hatacakkhusmi, kant±raddh±nam±gato;
seyyam±no na gacch±mi, natthi b±le sah±yat±.
“Hand±ha½ hatacakkhusmi, kant±raddh±nam±gato;
mariss±mi no gamiss±mi, natthi b±le sah±yat±”ti.

Ta½ sutv± itaro sa½vegaj±to “bh±riya½ vata me s±hasika½ ananucchavika½ kamma½ katan”ti b±h± paggayha kandanto vanasaº¹a½ pakkhanditv± tath± pakkantova ahosi. Therass±pi s²latejena saµµhiyojan±y±ma½ paññ±sayojanavitthata½ pannarasayojanabahala½ jayasumanapupphavaººa½ nis²danuµµhahanak±lesu onamanunnamanapakatika½ sakkassa devarañño paº¹ukambalasil±sana½ uºh±k±ra½ dassesi. Sakko “ko nu kho ma½ µh±n± c±vetuk±mo”ti olokento dibbena cakkhun± thera½ addasa. Ten±hu por±º±–

“Sahassanetto devindo, dibbacakkhu½ visodhayi;
p±pagarah² aya½ p±lo, ±j²va½ parisodhayi.
“Sahassanetto devindo, dibbacakkhu½ visodhayi;
dhammagaruko aya½ p±lo, nisinno s±sane rato”ti.

Athassa etadahosi– “sac±ha½ evar³passa p±pagarahino dhammagarukassa ayyassa santika½ na gamiss±mi, muddh± me sattadh± phaleyya, gamiss±mi tassa santikan”ti. Tato–

“Sahassanetto devindo, devarajjasirindharo;
taªkhaºena ±gantv±na, cakkhup±lamup±gami”.–

Upagantv± ca pana therassa avid³re padasaddamak±si. Atha na½ thero pucchi– “ko eso”ti? “Aha½, bhante, addhiko”ti. “Kuhi½ y±si up±sak±”ti “S±vatthiya½, bhante”ti. “Y±hi, ±vuso”ti. “Ayyo pana, bhante, kuhi½ gamissat²”ti? “Ahampi tattheva gamiss±m²”ti. “Tena hi ekatova gacch±ma, bhante”ti. “Aha½, ±vuso, dubbalo, may± saddhi½ gacchantassa tava papañco bhavissat²”ti. “Mayha½ acc±yika½ natthi, ahampi ayyena saddhi½ gacchanto dasasu puññakiriyavatth³su eka½ labhiss±mi, ekatova gacch±ma, bhante”ti. Thero “eso sappuriso bhavissat²”ti cintetv±– “tena hi saddhi½ gamiss±mi, yaµµhikoµi½ gaºha up±sak±”ti ±ha. Sakko tath± katv± pathavi½ saªkhipanto s±yanhasamaye jetavana½ samp±pesi. Thero saªkhapaºav±disadda½ sutv± “kattheso saddo”ti pucchi. “S±vatthiya½, bhante”ti? “Pubbe maya½ gamanak±le cirena gamimh±”ti. “Aha½ ujumagga½ j±n±mi, bhante”ti. Tasmi½ khaºe thero “n±ya½ manusso, devat± bhavissat²”ti sallakkhesi.

“Sahassanetto devindo, devarajjasirindharo;
saªkhipitv±na ta½ magga½, khippa½ s±vatthim±gam²”ti.

So thera½ netv± therassevatth±ya kaniµµhakuµumbikena k±rita½ paººas±la½ netv± phalake nis²d±petv± piyasah±yakavaººena tassa santika½ gantv±, “samma, c³¼ap±l±”ti pakkosi. “Ki½, samm±”ti? “Therass±gatabh±va½ j±n±s²”ti? “Na j±n±mi, ki½ pana thero ±gato”ti? “¾ma, samma, id±ni aha½ vih±ra½ gantv± thera½ tay± k±ritapaººas±l±ya nisinnaka½ disv± ±gatomh²”ti vatv± pakk±mi. Kuµumbikopi vih±ra½ gantv± thera½ disv± p±dam³le parivattanto roditv± “ida½ disv± aha½, bhante, tumh±ka½ pabbajitu½ n±d±sin”ti-±d²ni vatv± dve d±sad±rake bhujisse katv± therassa santike pabb±jetv± “antog±mato y±gubhatt±d²ni ±haritv± thera½ upaµµhahath±”ti paµiy±desi. S±maºer± vattapaµivatta½ katv± thera½ upaµµhahi½su.

Athekadivasa½ dis±v±sino bhikkh³ “satth±ra½ passiss±m±”ti jetavana½ ±gantv± tath±gata½ vanditv± as²timah±there ca, vanditv± vih±rac±rika½ carant± cakkhup±lattherassa vasanaµµh±na½ patv± “idampi passiss±m±”ti s±ya½ tadabhimukh± ahesu½. Tasmi½ khaºe mah±megho uµµhahi. Te “id±ni atis±yanho, megho ca uµµhito, p±tova gantv± passiss±m±”ti nivatti½su. Devo paµhamay±ma½ vassitv± majjhimay±me vigato. Thero ±raddhav²riyo ±ciººacaªkamano, tasm± pacchimay±me caªkamana½ otari. Tad± ca pana navavuµµh±ya bh³miy± bah³ indagopak± uµµhahi½su. Te there caªkamante yebhuyyena vipajji½su. Antev±sik± therassa caªkamanaµµh±na½ k±lasseva na sammajji½su. Itare bhikkh³ “therassa vasanaµµh±na½ passiss±m±”ti ±gantv± caªkamane matap±ºake disv± “ko imasmi½ caªkamat²”ti pucchi½su. “Amh±ka½ upajjh±yo, bhante”ti. Te ujjh±yi½su “passath±vuso, samaºassa kamma½, sacakkhukak±le nipajjitv± nidd±yanto kiñci akatv± id±ni cakkhuvikalak±le ‘caªkam±m²’ti ettake p±ºake m±resi ‘attha½ kariss±m²’ti anattha½ karot²”ti.

Atha kho te gantv± tath±gatassa ±rocesu½, “bhante, cakkhup±latthero ‘caªkam±m²’ti bah³ p±ºake m±res²”ti. “Ki½ pana so tumhehi m±rento diµµho”ti? “Na diµµho, bhante”ti. “Yatheva tumhe ta½ na passatha, tatheva sopi te p±ºe na passati. Kh²º±sav±na½ maraºacetan± n±ma natthi, bhikkhave”ti. “Bhante, arahattassa upanissaye sati kasm± andho j±to”ti? “Attano katakammavasena, bhikkhave”ti. “Ki½ pana, bhante, tena katan”ti? Tena hi, bhikkhave, suº±tha–

At²te b±r±ºasiya½ k±siraññe rajja½ k±rente eko vejjo g±manigamesu caritv± vejjakamma½ karonto eka½ cakkhudubbala½ itthi½ disv± pucchi– “ki½ te aph±sukan”ti? “Akkh²hi na pass±m²”ti. “Bhesajja½ te kariss±m²”ti? “Karohi, s±m²”ti. “Ki½ me dassas²”ti? “Sace me akkh²ni p±katik±ni k±tu½ sakkhissasi, aha½ te saddhi½ puttadh²t±hi d±s² bhaviss±m²”ti. So “s±dh³”ti bhesajja½ sa½vidahi, ekabhesajjeneva akkh²ni p±katik±ni ahesu½. S± cintesi– “ahametassa saputtadh²t± d±s² bhaviss±m²”ti paµij±ni½, “na kho pana ma½ saºhena samm±c±rena samud±carissati, vañcess±mi nan”ti. S± vejjen±gantv± “k²disa½, bhadde”ti puµµh± “pubbe me akkh²ni thoka½ rujji½su, id±ni pana atirekatara½ rujjant²”ti ±ha. Vejjo “aya½ ma½ vañcetv± kiñci ad±tuk±m±, na me et±ya dinn±ya bhatiy± attho, id±neva na½ andha½ kariss±m²”ti cintetv± geha½ gantv± bhariy±ya etamattha½ ±cikkhi. S± tuºh² ahosi. So eka½ bhesajja½ yojetv± tass± santika½ gantv± “bhadde, ima½ bhesajja½ añjeh²”ti añj±pesi. Athass± dve akkh²ni d²pasikh± viya vijjh±yi½su. So vejjo cakkhup±lo ahosi.

Bhikkhave, tad± mama puttena katakamma½ pacchato pacchato anubandhi. P±pakammañhi n±meta½ dhura½ vahato balibaddassa pada½ cakka½ viya anugacchat²ti ida½ vatthu½ kathetv± anusandhi½ ghaµetv± patiµµh±pitamattika½ s±sana½ r±jamudd±ya lañchanto viya dhammar±j± ima½ g±tham±ha–

1. “Manopubbaªgam± dhamm±, manoseµµh± manomay±;

manas± ce paduµµhena, bh±sati v± karoti v±;
tato na½ dukkhamanveti, cakka½va vahato padan”ti.

Tattha manoti k±m±vacarakusal±dibheda½ sabbampi catubh³mikacitta½. Imasmi½ pana pade tad± tassa vejjassa uppannacittavasena niyamiyam±na½ vavatth±piyam±na½ paricchijjiyam±na½ domanassasahagata½ paµighasampayuttacittameva labbhati. Pubbaªgam±ti tena paµhamag±min± hutv± samann±gat±. Dhamm±ti guºadesan±pariyattinissattanijj²vavasena catt±ro dhamm± n±ma. Tesu–

“Na hi dhammo adhammo ca, ubho samavip±kino;
adhammo niraya½ neti, dhammo p±peti suggatin”ti. (Therag±. 304; j±. 1.15.386)–

Aya½ guºadhammo n±ma. “Dhamma½ vo, bhikkhave, desess±mi ±dikaly±ºan”ti (ma. ni. 3.420) aya½ desan±dhammo n±ma. “Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacce kulaputt± dhamma½ pariy±puºanti sutta½ geyyan”ti (ma. ni. 1.239) aya½ pariyattidhammo n±ma. “Tasmi½ kho pana samaye dhamm± honti, khandh± hont²”ti (dha. sa. 121) aya½ nissattadhammo n±ma, nijj²vadhammotipi eso eva. Tesu imasmi½ µh±ne nissattanijj²vadhammo adhippeto. So atthato tayo ar³pino khandh± vedan±kkhandho saññ±kkhandho saªkh±rakkhandhoti. Ete hi mano pubbaªgamo etesanti manopubbaªgam± n±ma.

Katha½ panetehi saddhi½ ekavatthuko ek±rammaºo apubba½ acarima½ ekakkhaºe uppajjam±no mano pubbaªgamo n±ma hot²ti? Upp±dapaccayaµµhena. Yath± hi bah³su ekato g±magh±t±d²ni kamm±ni karontesu “ko etesa½ pubbaªgamo”ti vutte yo nesa½ paccayo hoti, ya½ niss±ya te ta½ kamma½ karonti, so datto v± mitto v± tesa½ pubbaªgamoti vuccati, eva½sampadamida½ veditabba½. Iti upp±dapaccayaµµhena mano pubbaªgamo etesanti manopubbaªgam±. Na hi te mane anuppajjante uppajjitu½ sakkonti, mano pana ekaccesu cetasikesu anupajjantesupi uppajjatiyeva. Adhipativasena pana mano seµµho etesanti manoseµµho. Yath± hi cor±d²na½ corajeµµhak±dayo adhipatino seµµh±. Tath± tesampi mano adhipati manova seµµh±. Yath± pana d±ru-±d²hi nipphann±ni t±ni t±ni bhaº¹±ni d±rumay±d²ni n±ma honti, tath± tepi manato nipphannatt± manomay± n±ma.

Paduµµhen±ti ±gantukehi abhijjh±d²hi dosehi paduµµhena. Pakatimano hi bhavaªgacitta½, ta½ apaduµµha½. Yath± hi pasanna½ udaka½ ±gantukehi n²l±d²hi upakkiliµµha½ n²lodak±dibheda½ hoti, na ca nava½ udaka½, n±pi purima½ pasanna-udakameva, tath± tampi ±gantukehi abhijjh±d²hi dosehi paduµµha½ hoti, na ca nava½ citta½, n±pi purima½ bhavaªgacittameva, ten±ha bhagav±– “pabhassaramida½, bhikkhave, citta½, tañca kho ±gantukehi upakkilesehi upakkiliµµhan”ti (a. ni. 1.49). Eva½ manas± ce paduµµhena, bh±sati v± karoti v± so bh±sam±no catubbidha½ vac²duccaritameva bh±sati, karonto tividha½ k±yaduccaritameva karoti, abh±santo akaronto t±ya abhijjh±d²hi paduµµham±nasat±ya tividha½ manoduccarita½ p³reti. Evamassa dasa akusalakammapath± p±rip³ri½ gacchanti.

Tato na½ dukkhamanvet²ti tato tividhaduccaritato ta½ puggala½ dukkha½ anveti, duccarit±nubh±vena cat³su ap±yesu, manussesu v± tamattabh±va½ gacchanta½ k±yavatthukampi itaramp²ti imin± pariy±yena k±yikacetasika½ vip±kadukkha½ anugacchati. Yath± ki½? Cakka½va vahato padanti dhure yuttassa dhura½ vahato balibaddassa pada½ cakka½ viya. Yath± hi so ekampi divasa½ dvepi pañcapi dasapi a¹¹ham±sampi m±sampi vahanto cakka½ nivattetu½ jahitu½ na sakkoti atha khvassa purato abhikkamantassa yuga½ g²va½ b±dhati, pacchato paµikkamantassa cakka½ ³ruma½sa½ paµihanati. Imehi dv²hi ±k±rehi b±dhanta½ cakka½ tassa pad±nupadika½ hoti; tatheva manas± paduµµhena t²ºi duccarit±ni p³retv± µhita½ puggala½ niray±d²su tattha tattha gatagataµµh±ne duccaritam³laka½ k±yikampi cetasikampi dukkhamanubandhat²ti.

G±th±pariyos±ne ti½sasahass± bhikkh³ saha paµisambhid±hi arahatta½ p±puºi½su. Sampattaparibh±yapi desan± s±tthik± saphal± ahos²ti.

Cakkhup±lattheravatthu paµhama½