Yath± rukkho same bh³mibh±ge nikkhitto; eva½ upanibandhananimitta½. Yath± kakacadant±; eva½ ass±sapass±s±. Yath± rukkhe phuµµhakakacadant±na½ vasena purisassa sati upaµµhit± hoti, na ±gate v± gate v± kakacadante manasi karoti, na ±gat± v± gat± v± kakacadant± avidit± honti, padh±nañca paññ±yati, payogañca s±dheti, evameva bhikkhu n±sikagge v± mukhanimitte v± sati½ upaµµhapetv± nisinno hoti, na ±gate v± gate v± ass±sapass±se manasi karoti, na ±gat± v± gat± v± ass±sapass±s± avidit± honti, padh±nañca paññ±yati, payogañca s±dheti, visesamadhigacchati.

Padh±nanti katama½ padh±na½? ¾raddhav²riyassa k±yopi cittampi kammaniya½ hoti– ida½ padh±na½. Katamo payogo? ¾raddhav²riyassa upakkiles± pah²yanti, vitakk± v³pasammanti– aya½ payogo. Katamo viseso? ¾raddhav²riyassa sa½yojan± pah²yanti, anusay± byant² honti– aya½ viseso. Eva½ ime tayo dhamm± ekacittassa ±rammaº± na honti, na cime tayo dhamm± avidit± honti, na ca citta½ vikkhepa½ gacchati, padh±nañca paññ±yati, payogañca s±dheti, visesamadhigacchati.

“¾n±p±nassat² yassa, paripuºº± subh±vit±;
anupubba½ paricit±, yath± buddhena desit±;
so ima½ loka½ pabh±seti, abbh± muttova candim±”ti. (Paµi. ma. 1.160).

Aya½ kakacopam±. Idha panassa ±gat±gatavasena amanasik±ramattameva payojananti veditabba½. Ida½ kammaµµh±na½ manasikaroto kassaci nacireneva nimittañca uppajjati, avasesajjh±naªgapaµimaº¹it± appan±saªkh±t± µhapan± ca sampajjati. Kassaci pana gaºan±vaseneva manasik±rak±latopabhuti anukkamato o¼±rika-ass±sapass±sanirodhavasena k±yadarathe v³pasante k±yopi cittampi lahuka½ hoti, sar²ra½ ±k±se laªghan±k±rappatta½ viya hoti. Yath± s±raddhak±yassa mañce v± p²µhe v± nis²dato mañcap²µha½ onamati, vik³jati, paccattharaºa½ vali½ gaºh±ti. As±raddhak±yassa pana nis²dato neva mañcap²µha½ onamati, na vik³jati, na paccattharaºa½ vali½ gaºh±ti, t³lapicup³rita½ viya mañcap²µha½ hoti. Kasm±? Yasm± as±raddho k±yo lahuko hoti; evameva gaºan±vasena manasik±rak±latopabhuti anukkamato o¼±rika-ass±sapass±sanirodhavasena k±yadarathe v³pasante k±yopi cittampi lahuka½ hoti, sar²ra½ ±k±se laªghan±k±rappatta½ viya hoti.

Tassa o¼±rike ass±sapass±se niruddhe sukhuma-ass±sapass±sanimitt±rammaºa½ citta½ pavattati, tasmimpi niruddhe apar±para½ tato sukhumatarasukhumatamanimitt±rammaºa½ pavattatiyeva. Katha½? Yath± puriso mahatiy± lohasal±k±ya ka½sat±¼a½ ±koµeyya, ekappah±rena mah±saddo uppajjeyya, tassa o¼±rikasadd±rammaºa½ citta½ pavatteyya, niruddhe o¼±rike sadde atha pacch± sukhumasaddanimitt±rammaºa½, tasmimpi niruddhe apar±para½ tato sukhumatarasukhumatamasaddanimitt±rammaºa½ citta½ pavattateva; evanti veditabba½. Vuttampi ceta½– “seyyath±pi ka½se ±koµite”ti (paµi. ma. 1.171) vitth±ro.

Yath± hi aññ±ni kammaµµh±n±ni upar³pari vibh³t±ni honti, na tath± ida½. Ida½ pana upar³pari bh±ventassa bh±ventassa sukhumatta½ gacchati, upaµµh±nampi na upagacchati. Eva½ anupaµµhahante pana tasmi½ na tena bhikkhun± uµµh±y±san± cammakhaº¹a½ papphoµetv± gantabba½. Ki½ k±tabba½? “¾cariya½ pucchiss±m²”ti v± “naµµha½ d±ni me kammaµµh±nan”ti v± na vuµµh±tabba½, iriy±patha½ vikopetv± gacchato hi kammaµµh±na½ navanavameva hoti. Tasm± yath±nisinneneva desato ±haritabba½.

Tatr±ya½ ±haraº³p±yo. Tena hi bhikkhun± kammaµµh±nassa anupaµµhahanabh±va½ ñatv± iti paµisañcikkhitabba½– “ime ass±sapass±s± n±ma kattha atthi, kattha natthi, kassa v± atthi, kassa v± natth²”ti. Atheva½ paµisañcikkhat± “ime antom±tukucchiya½ natthi, udake nimugg±na½ natthi, tath± asaññ²bh³t±na½ mat±na½ catutthajjh±nasam±pann±na½ r³p±r³pabhavasamaªg²na½ nirodhasam±pann±nan”ti ñatv± eva½ attan±va att± paµicodetabbo– “nanu tva½, paº¹ita, neva m±tukucchigato, na udake nimuggo, na asaññ²bh³to, na mato, na catutthajjh±nasama-±panno, na r³p±r³pabhavasamaªg², na nirodhasam±panno, atthiyeva te ass±sapass±s±, mandapaññat±ya pana pariggahetu½ na sakkos²”ti. Ath±nena pakatiphuµµhavaseneva citta½ µhapetv± manasik±ro pavattetabbo. Ime hi d²ghan±sikassa n±s± puµa½ ghaµµent± pavattanti, rassan±sikassa uttaroµµha½. Tasm±nena ima½ n±ma µh±na½ ghaµµent²ti nimitta½ paµµhapetabba½. Imameva hi atthavasa½ paµicca vutta½ bhagavat±– “n±ha½, bhikkhave, muµµhassatissa asampaj±nassa ±n±p±nassatibh±vana½ vad±m²”ti (ma. ni. 3.149; sa½. ni. 5.992). Kiñc±pi hi ya½kiñci kammaµµh±na½ satassa sampaj±nasseva sampajjati, ito añña½ pana manasikarontassa p±kaµa½ hoti. Ida½ pana ±n±p±nassatikammaµµh±na½ garuka½ garukabh±vana½ buddhapaccekabuddhabuddhaputt±na½ mah±puris±nameva manasik±rabh³mibh³ta½, na ceva ittara½, na ca ittarasattasam±sevita½. Yath± yath± manasi kar²yati, tath± tath± santañceva hoti sukhumañca. Tasm± ettha balavat² sati ca paññ± ca icchitabb±.

Yath± hi maµµhas±µakassa tunnakaraºak±le s³cipi sukhum± icchitabb±, s³cip±savedhanampi tato sukhumatara½; evameva maµµhas±µakasadisassa imassa kammaµµh±nassa bh±van±k±le s³cipaµibh±g± satipi s³cip±savedhanapaµibh±g± ta½sampayutt± paññ±pi balavat² icchitabb±. T±hi ca pana satipaññ±hi samann±gatena bhikkhun± na te ass±sapass±s± aññatra pakatiphuµµhok±s± pariyesitabb±.

Yath± pana kassako kasi½ kasitv± balibadde muñcitv± gocar±bhimukhe katv± ch±y±ya nisinno vissameyya, athassa te balibadd± vegena aµavi½ paviseyyu½. Yo hoti cheko kassako so puna te gahetv± yojetuk±mo na tesa½ anupada½ gantv± aµavi½ ±hiº¹ati. Atha kho rasmiñca patodañca gahetv± ujukameva tesa½ nip±tatittha½ gantv± nis²dati v± nipajjati v±. Atha te goºe divasabh±ga½ caritv± nip±tatittha½ otaritv± nhatv± ca pivitv± ca paccuttaritv± µhite disv± rasmiy± bandhitv± patodena vijjhanto ±netv± yojetv± puna kamma½ karoti; evameva tena bhikkhun± na te ass±sapass±s± aññatra pakatiphuµµhok±s± pariyesitabb±. Satirasmi½ pana paññ±patodañca gahetv± pakatiphuµµhok±se citta½ µhapetv± manasik±ro pavattetabbo. Evañhissa manasikaroto nacirasseva te upaµµhahanti, nip±tatitthe viya goº±. Tato tena satirasmiy± bandhitv± tasmi½yeva µh±ne yojetv± paññ±patodena vijjhantena puna kammaµµh±na½ anuyuñjitabba½; tassevamanuyuñjato nacirasseva nimitta½ upaµµh±ti. Ta½ paneta½ na sabbesa½ ekasadisa½ hoti apica kho kassaci sukhasamphassa½ upp±dayam±no t³lapicu viya, kapp±sapicu viya, v±tadh±r± viya ca upaµµh±t²ti ekacce ±hu.

Aya½ pana aµµhakath±vinicchayo– idañhi kassaci t±rakar³pa½ viya, maºigu¼ik± viya, mutt±gu¼ik± viya ca kassaci kharasamphassa½ hutv± kapp±saµµhi viya, s±rad±rus³ci viya ca kassaci d²ghap±maªgasutta½ viya, kusumad±ma½ viya, dh³masikh± viya ca kassaci vitthata makkaµakasutta½ viya, val±hakapaµala½ viya, padumapuppha½ viya, rathacakka½ viya, candamaº¹ala½ viya, s³riyamaº¹ala½ viya ca upaµµh±ti. Tañca paneta½ yath± sambahulesu bhikkh³su suttanta½ sajjh±yitv± nisinnesu ekena bhikkhun± “tumh±ka½ k²disa½ hutv± ida½ sutta½ upaµµh±t²”ti vutte eko “mayha½ mahat² pabbateyy± nad² viya hutv± upaµµh±t²”ti ±ha. Aparo “mayha½ ek± vanar±ji viya”. Añño “mayha½ s²tacch±yo s±kh±sampanno phalabh±rabharitarukkho viy±”ti. Tesañhi ta½ ekameva sutta½ saññ±n±nat±ya n±nato upaµµh±ti. Eva½ ekameva kammaµµh±na½ saññ±n±nat±ya n±nato upaµµh±ti. Saññajañhi eta½ saññ±nid±na½ saññ±ppabhava½ tasm± saññ±n±nat±ya n±nato upaµµh±t²ti veditabba½.

Ettha ca aññameva ass±s±rammaºa½ citta½, añña½ pass±s±rammaºa½, añña½ nimitt±rammaºa½ yassa hi ime tayo dhamm± natthi, tassa kammaµµh±na½ neva appana½ na upac±ra½ p±puº±ti. Yassa panime tayo dhamm± atthi, tasseva kammaµµh±na½ appanañca upac±rañca p±puº±ti. Vuttañheta½–

“Nimitta½ ass±sapass±s±, an±rammaºamekacittassa;
aj±nato ca tayo dhamme, bh±van±nupalabbhati.
“Nimitta½ ass±sapass±s±, an±rammaºamekacittassa;
j±nato ca tayo dhamme, bh±van± upalabbhat²”ti. (Visuddhi. 1.231).

Eva½ upaµµhite pana nimitte tena bhikkhun± ±cariyasantika½ gantv± ±rocetabba½– “mayha½, bhante, evar³pa½ n±ma upaµµh±t²”ti. ¾cariyena pana “eta½ nimittan”ti v± “na nimittan”ti v± na vattabba½. “Eva½ hoti, ±vuso”ti vatv± pana “punappuna½ manasi karoh²”ti vattabbo. “Nimittan”ti hi vutte vos±na½ ±pajjeyya; “na nimittan”ti vutte nir±so vis²deyya. Tasm± tadubhayampi avatv± manasik±reyeva niyojetabboti. Eva½ t±va d²ghabh±ºak±. Majjhimabh±ºak± pan±hu– “nimittamida½, ±vuso, kammaµµh±na½ punappuna½ manasi karohi sappuris±ti vattabbo”ti. Ath±nena nimitteyeva citta½ µhapetabba½. Evamass±ya½ ito pabhuti µhapan±vasena bh±van± hoti. Vuttañheta½ por±ºehi–

“Nimitte µhapaya½ citta½, n±n±k±ra½ vibh±vaya½;
dh²ro ass±sapass±se, saka½ citta½ nibandhat²”ti. (Visuddhi. 1.232; paµi. ma. aµµha. 2.1.163).

Tasseva½ nimittupaµµh±nato pabhuti n²varaº±ni vikkhambhit±neva honti kiles± sannisinn±va sati upaµµhit±yeva, citta½ sam±hitameva. Idañhi dv²h±k±rehi citta½ sam±hita½ n±ma hohi– upac±rabh³miya½ v± n²varaºappah±nena, paµil±bhabh³miya½ v± aªgap±tubh±vena. Tattha “upac±rabh³m²”ti upac±rasam±dhi; “paµil±bhabh³m²”ti appan±sam±dhi. Tesa½ ki½ n±n±karaºa½? Upac±rasam±dhi kusalav²thiya½ javitv± bhavaªga½ otarati, appan±sam±dhi divasabh±ge appetv± nisinnassa divasabh±gampi kusalav²thiya½ javati, na bhavaªga½ otarati. Imesu dv²su sam±dh²su nimittap±tubh±vena upac±rasam±dhin± sam±hita½ citta½ hoti Ath±nena ta½ nimitta½ neva vaººato manasik±tabba½, na lakkhaºato paccavekkhitabba½. Apica kho khattiyamahesiy± cakkavattigabbho viya kassakena s±liyavagabbho viya ca appamattena rakkhitabba½; rakkhita½ hissa phalada½ hoti.

“Nimitta½ rakkhato laddha, parih±ni na vijjati;
±rakkhamhi asantamhi, laddha½ laddha½ vinassat²”ti.

Tatr±ya½ rakkhaº³p±yo– tena bhikkhun± ±v±so, gocaro, bhassa½, puggalo, bhojana½, utu, iriy±pathoti im±ni satta asapp±y±ni vajjetv± t±neva satta sapp±y±ni sevantena punappuna½ ta½ nimitta½ manasik±tabba½.

Eva½ sapp±yasevanena nimitta½ thira½ katv± vu¹¹hi½ vir³¼hi½ gamayitv± vatthuvisadakiriy±, indriyasamattapaµip±danat±, nimittakusalat±, yasmi½ samaye citta½ sapaggahetabba tasmi½ samaye cittapaggaºhan±, yasmi½ samaye citta½ niggahetabba½ tasmi½ samaye cittaniggaºhan±, yasmi½ samaye citta½ sampaha½setabba½ tasmi½ samaye sampaha½setabba½ tasmi½ samaye cittasampaha½san±, yasmi½ samaye citta½ ajjhupekkhitabba½ tasmi½ samaye citta-ajjhupekkhan±, asam±hitapuggalaparivajjan±, sam±hitapuggalasevan±, tadadhimuttat±ti im±ni dasa appan±kosall±ni avijahantena yogo karaº²yo.