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Majjhima Nikāya 85

Bodhirājakumārasutta

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Yathānusiṭṭhaṁ tathā paṭipajjamānā nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissathā’ti.
Tatiyampi kho, rājakumāra, pañcavaggiyā bhikkhū maṁ etadavocuṁ:
‘tāyapi kho tvaṁ, āvuso gotama, iriyāya tāya paṭipadāya tāya dukkarakārikāya nājjhagamā uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ; kiṁ pana tvaṁ etarahi bāhulliko padhānavibbhanto āvatto bāhullāya adhigamissasi uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesan’ti?

Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, rājakumāra, pañcavaggiye bhikkhū etadavocaṁ:
‘abhijānātha me no tumhe, bhikkhave, ito pubbe evarūpaṁ pabhāvitametan’ti?
‘No hetaṁ, bhante’.
‘Arahaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato sammāsambuddho.
Odahatha, bhikkhave, sotaṁ. Amatamadhigataṁ ahamanusāsāmi, ahaṁ dhammaṁ desemi.
Yathānusiṭṭhaṁ tathā paṭipajjamānā nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissathā’ti.

Asakkhiṁ kho ahaṁ, rājakumāra, pañcavaggiye bhikkhū saññāpetuṁ.
Dvepi sudaṁ, rājakumāra, bhikkhū ovadāmi. Tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caranti.
Yaṁ tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caritvā āharanti, tena chabbaggiyā yāpema.
Tayopi sudaṁ, rājakumāra, bhikkhū ovadāmi, dve bhikkhū piṇḍāya caranti.
Yaṁ dve bhikkhū piṇḍāya caritvā āharanti tena chabbaggiyā yāpema.

Atha kho, rājakumāra, pañcavaggiyā bhikkhū mayā evaṁ ovadiyamānā evaṁ anusāsiyamānā nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihariṁsū”ti.

Evaṁ vutte, bodhi rājakumāro bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“kīva cirena nu kho, bhante, bhikkhu tathāgataṁ vināyakaṁ labhamāno—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti, tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihareyyā”ti?
“Tena hi, rājakumāra, taṁyevettha paṭipucchissāmi. Yathā te khameyya, tathā naṁ byākareyyāsi.
Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rājakumāra,
kusalo tvaṁ hatthārūḷhe aṅkusagayhe sippe”ti?
“Evaṁ, bhante, kusalo ahaṁ hatthārūḷhe aṅkusagayhe sippe”ti.

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rājakumāra,
idha puriso āgaccheyya:
‘bodhi rājakumāro hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ jānāti;
tassāhaṁ santike hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ sikkhissāmī’ti.
So cassa assaddho;
yāvatakaṁ saddhena pattabbaṁ taṁ na sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa bahvābādho;
yāvatakaṁ appābādhena pattabbaṁ taṁ na sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa saṭho māyāvī;
yāvatakaṁ asaṭhena amāyāvinā pattabbaṁ taṁ na sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa kusīto;
yāvatakaṁ āraddhavīriyena pattabbaṁ taṁ na sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa duppañño;
yāvatakaṁ paññavatā pattabbaṁ taṁ na sampāpuṇeyya.
Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rājakumāra,
api nu so puriso tava santike hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ sikkheyyā”ti?
“Ekamekenāpi, bhante, aṅgena samannāgato so puriso na mama santike hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ sikkheyya, ko pana vādo pañcahaṅgehī”ti.

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rājakumāra,
idha puriso āgaccheyya:
‘bodhi rājakumāro hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ jānāti;
tassāhaṁ santike hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ sikkhissāmī’ti.
So cassa saddho;
yāvatakaṁ saddhena pattabbaṁ taṁ sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa appābādho;
yāvatakaṁ appābādhena pattabbaṁ taṁ sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa asaṭho amāyāvī;
yāvatakaṁ asaṭhena amāyāvinā pattabbaṁ taṁ sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa āraddhavīriyo;
yāvatakaṁ āraddhavīriyena pattabbaṁ taṁ sampāpuṇeyya.
So cassa paññavā;
yāvatakaṁ paññavatā pattabbaṁ taṁ sampāpuṇeyya.
Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rājakumāra,
api nu so puriso tava santike hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ sikkheyyā”ti?
“Ekamekenāpi, bhante, aṅgena samannāgato so puriso mama santike hatthārūḷhaṁ aṅkusagayhaṁ sippaṁ sikkheyya, ko pana vādo pañcahaṅgehī”ti.

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