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Majjhima Nikāya 22

Alagaddūpamasutta

The Simile of the Snake · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Aṭṭhikaṅkalūpamā kāmā vuttā mayā …pe…
sappasirūpamā kāmā vuttā mayā, bahudukkhā bahupāyāsā, ādīnavo ettha bhiyyo.
Atha ca panāyaṁ ariṭṭho bhikkhu gaddhabādhipubbo attanā duggahitena amhe ceva abbhācikkhati, attānañca khanati, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.
Tañhi tassa moghapurisassa bhavissati dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya.

So vata, bhikkhave, aññatreva kāmehi aññatra kāmasaññāya aññatra kāmavitakkehi kāme paṭisevissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacce moghapurisā dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti—
suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthaṁ, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ.
Te taṁ dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇitvā tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paññāya atthaṁ na upaparikkhanti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā paññāya atthaṁ anupaparikkhataṁ na nijjhānaṁ khamanti.
Te upārambhānisaṁsā ceva dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti itivādappamokkhānisaṁsā ca.
Yassa catthāya dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti tañcassa atthaṁ nānubhonti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā duggahitā dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattanti.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Duggahitattā, bhikkhave, dhammānaṁ.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso alagaddatthiko alagaddagavesī alagaddapariyesanaṁ caramāno.
So passeyya mahantaṁ alagaddaṁ.
Tamenaṁ bhoge vā naṅguṭṭhe vā gaṇheyya.
Tassa so alagaddo paṭiparivattitvā hatthe vā bāhāya vā aññatarasmiṁ vā aṅgapaccaṅge ḍaṁseyya.
So tatonidānaṁ maraṇaṁ vā nigaccheyya maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ.

Taṁ kissa hetu?
Duggahitattā, bhikkhave, alagaddassa.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, idhekacce moghapurisā dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti—
suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthaṁ, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ.
Te taṁ dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇitvā tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paññāya atthaṁ na upaparikkhanti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā paññāya atthaṁ anupaparikkhataṁ na nijjhānaṁ khamanti.
Te upārambhānisaṁsā ceva dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti itivādappamokkhānisaṁsā ca.
Yassa catthāya dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti tañcassa atthaṁ nānubhonti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā duggahitā dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattanti.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Duggahitattā, bhikkhave, dhammānaṁ.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacce kulaputtā dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti—
suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthaṁ, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ.
Te taṁ dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇitvā tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paññāya atthaṁ upaparikkhanti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā paññāya atthaṁ upaparikkhataṁ nijjhānaṁ khamanti.
Te na ceva upārambhānisaṁsā dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti na itivādappamokkhānisaṁsā ca.
Yassa catthāya dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti tañcassa atthaṁ anubhonti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā suggahitā dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya saṁvattanti.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Suggahitattā bhikkhave dhammānaṁ.
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso alagaddatthiko alagaddagavesī alagaddapariyesanaṁ caramāno.
So passeyya mahantaṁ alagaddaṁ.
Tamenaṁ ajapadena daṇḍena suniggahitaṁ niggaṇheyya.
Ajapadena daṇḍena suniggahitaṁ niggahitvā, gīvāya suggahitaṁ gaṇheyya.

Kiñcāpi so, bhikkhave, alagaddo tassa purisassa hatthaṁ vā bāhaṁ vā aññataraṁ vā aṅgapaccaṅgaṁ bhogehi paliveṭheyya, atha kho so neva tatonidānaṁ maraṇaṁ vā nigaccheyya maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Suggahitattā, bhikkhave, alagaddassa.
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, idhekacce kulaputtā dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti—
suttaṁ, geyyaṁ, veyyākaraṇaṁ, gāthaṁ, udānaṁ, itivuttakaṁ, jātakaṁ, abbhutadhammaṁ, vedallaṁ.
Te taṁ dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇitvā tesaṁ dhammānaṁ paññāya atthaṁ upaparikkhanti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā paññāya atthaṁ upaparikkhataṁ nijjhānaṁ khamanti.
Te na ceva upārambhānisaṁsā dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti, na itivādappamokkhānisaṁsā ca.
Yassa catthāya dhammaṁ pariyāpuṇanti, tañcassa atthaṁ anubhonti.
Tesaṁ te dhammā suggahitā dīgharattaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya saṁvattanti.
Taṁ kissa hetu?
Suggahitattā, bhikkhave, dhammānaṁ.

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