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Majjhima Nikāya 146

Nandakovādasutta

Advice from Nandaka · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ nandakaṁ āmantesi:
“tena hi tvaṁ, nandaka, svepi tā bhikkhuniyo tenevovādena ovadeyyāsī”ti.
“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā nandako bhagavato paccassosi.
Atha kho āyasmā nandako tassā rattiyā accayena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.
Sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto attadutiyo yena rājakārāmo tenupasaṅkami.
Addasaṁsu kho tā bhikkhuniyo āyasmantaṁ nandakaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.
Disvāna āsanaṁ paññāpesuṁ, udakañca pādānaṁ upaṭṭhapesuṁ.
Nisīdi kho āyasmā nandako paññatte āsane.
Nisajja pāde pakkhālesi.
Tāpi kho bhikkhuniyo āyasmantaṁ nandakaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu.
Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho tā bhikkhuniyo āyasmā nandako etadavoca:
“paṭipucchakathā kho, bhaginiyo, bhavissati.
Tattha ājānantīhi ‘ājānāmā’ tissa vacanīyaṁ, na ājānantīhi ‘na ājānāmā’ tissa vacanīyaṁ.

Yassā vā panassa kaṅkhā vā vimati vā, ahameva tattha paṭipucchitabbo:
‘idaṁ, bhante, kathaṁ; imassa kvattho’”ti.
“Ettakenapi mayaṁ, bhante, ayyassa nandakassa attamanā abhiraddhā yaṁ no ayyo nandako pavāretī”ti.

“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhaginiyo, cakkhu niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhaginiyo, sotaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…
ghānaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …
jivhā …
kāyo …
mano nicco vā anicco vā”ti?
“Anicco, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Taṁ kissa hetu”?

“Pubbeva no etaṁ, bhante, yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṁ:
‘itipime cha ajjhattikā āyatanā aniccā’”ti.
“Sādhu sādhu, bhaginiyo.
Evañhetaṁ, bhaginiyo, hoti ariyasāvakassa yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya passato.

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhaginiyo, rūpā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhaginiyo, saddā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante …pe…
gandhā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante …
rasā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante …
phoṭṭhabbā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante …
dhammā niccā vā aniccā vā”ti?
“Aniccā, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:

‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Taṁ kissa hetu”?
“Pubbeva no etaṁ, bhante, yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṁ:
‘itipime cha bāhirā āyatanā aniccā’”ti.
“Sādhu sādhu, bhaginiyo.
Evañhetaṁ, bhaginiyo, hoti ariyasāvakassa yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya passato.

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhaginiyo, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …pe…
sotaviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …
ghānaviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …
jivhāviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …
kāyaviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante …
manoviññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
“Aniccaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“Dukkhaṁ, bhante”.
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
‘etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’”ti?
“No hetaṁ, bhante”.
“Taṁ kissa hetu”?
“Pubbeva no etaṁ, bhante, yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṁ:
‘itipime cha viññāṇakāyā aniccā’”ti.
“Sādhu sādhu, bhaginiyo.

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