The Shorter Simile of the Heartwood · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Katame ca, brāhmaṇa, dhammā ñāṇadassanena uttaritarā ca paṇītatarā ca?
Idha,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
vivicceva
kāmehi
vivicca
akusalehi
dhammehi
savitakkaṁ
savicāraṁ
vivekajaṁ
pītisukhaṁ
paṭhamaṁ
jhānaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
vitakkavicārānaṁ
vūpasamā
ajjhattaṁ
sampasādanaṁ
cetaso
ekodibhāvaṁ
avitakkaṁ
avicāraṁ
samādhijaṁ
pītisukhaṁ
dutiyaṁ
jhānaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
pītiyā
ca
virāgā
upekkhako
ca
viharati,
sato
ca
sampajāno
sukhañca
kāyena
paṭisaṁvedeti,
yaṁ
taṁ
ariyā
ācikkhanti:
‘upekkhako
satimā
sukhavihārī’ti
tatiyaṁ
jhānaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
sukhassa
ca
pahānā
dukkhassa
ca
pahānā
pubbeva
somanassadomanassānaṁ
atthaṅgamā
adukkhamasukhaṁ
upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṁ
catutthaṁ
jhānaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
sabbaso
rūpasaññānaṁ
samatikkamā
paṭighasaññānaṁ
atthaṅgamā
nānattasaññānaṁ
amanasikārā
‘ananto
ākāso’ti
ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
sabbaso
ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ
samatikkamma
‘anantaṁ
viññāṇan’ti
viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
sabbaso
viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ
samatikkamma
‘natthi
kiñcī’ti
ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
sabbaso
ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ
samatikkamma
nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ
upasampajja
viharati.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Puna
caparaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
bhikkhu
sabbaso
nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ
samatikkamma
saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ
upasampajja
viharati,
paññāya
cassa
disvā
āsavā
parikkhīṇā
honti.
Ayampi
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammo
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritaro
ca
paṇītataro
ca.
Ime
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
dhammā
ñāṇadassanena
uttaritarā
ca
paṇītatarā
ca.
Seyyathāpi
so,
brāhmaṇa,
puriso
sāratthiko
sāragavesī
sārapariyesanaṁ
caramāno
mahato
rukkhassa
tiṭṭhato
sāravato
sāraṁyeva
chetvā
ādāya
pakkanto
‘sāran’ti
jānamāno.
Yañcassa
sārena
sārakaraṇīyaṁ
tañcassa
atthaṁ
anubhavissati.
Tathūpamāhaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
imaṁ
puggalaṁ
vadāmi.
Iti
kho,
brāhmaṇa,
nayidaṁ
brahmacariyaṁ
lābhasakkārasilokānisaṁsaṁ,
na
sīlasampadānisaṁsaṁ,
na
samādhisampadānisaṁsaṁ,
na
ñāṇadassanānisaṁsaṁ.
Yā
ca
kho
ayaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
akuppā
cetovimutti—
etadatthamidaṁ,
brāhmaṇa,
brahmacariyaṁ,
etaṁ
sāraṁ
etaṁ
pariyosānan”ti.
Evaṁ
vutte,
piṅgalakoccho
brāhmaṇo
bhagavantaṁ
etadavoca:
“abhikkantaṁ,
bho
gotama,
abhikkantaṁ,
bho
gotama
…pe…
upāsakaṁ
maṁ
bhavaṁ
gotamo
dhāretu
ajjatagge
pāṇupetaṁ
saraṇaṁ
gatan”ti.
Cūḷasāropamasuttaṁ
niṭṭhitaṁ
dasamaṁ.
Opammavaggo
niṭṭhito
tatiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Moḷiyaphaggunariṭṭhañca
nāmo,
Andhavane
kathipuṇṇaṁ
nivāpo;
Rāsikaṇerumahāgajanāmo,
Sārūpamo
puna
piṅgalakoccho.
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