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Majjhima Nikāya 9

Sammādiṭṭhisutta

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta’s Grovejetavane Anāthapiṇḍika’sanāthapiṇḍikassa in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the venerableāyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto the monksbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
“reverends“āvuso monks!” (quote)bhikkhave”ti.
“reverend!” (quote)“Āvuso”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū of the venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the venerableĀyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto said thisetadavoca:

‘right view“‘Sammādiṭṭhi right view’ (quote)sammādiṭṭhī’ti, reverendsāvuso, is saidvuccati.
in what wayKittāvatā nownu indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako of right viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti, correct is hisujugatāssa viewdiṭṭhi, in the teachingdhamme with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena endowedsamannāgato, comeāgato to thisimaṁ true teaching? (quote)saddhamman”ti?
even from afar“Dūratopi indeedkho wemayaṁ, reverendāvuso, would comeāgaccheyyāma of the venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa in the presencesantike of thisetassa statementbhāsitassa to learn the meaningatthamaññātuṁ.
it would be goodSādhu indeed to the venerable himselfvatāyasmantaṁyeva Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ may it occurpaṭibhātu of thisetassa statementbhāsitassa the meaningattho.
from the venerableĀyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa having heardsutvā the monksbhikkhū will remember (quote)dhāressantī”ti.
in that case“Tena thenhi, reverendsāvuso, listensuṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ in mindmanasi applykarotha, I will speak (quote)bhāsissāmī”ti.
“yes, reverend” (quote)“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū of the venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the venerableĀyasmā Sāriputtasāriputto said thisetadavoca:

when“Yato indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako the unskillful andakusalañca understandspajānāti, the root of the unskillful andakusalamūlañca understandspajānāti, the skillful andkusalañca understandspajānāti, the root of the skillful andkusalamūlañca understandspajānāti—
to this extentettāvatāpi indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako of right viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti, correct is hisujugatāssa viewdiṭṭhi, in the teachingdhamme with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena endowedsamannāgato, comeāgato to thisimaṁ true teachingsaddhammaṁ.

whatKatamaṁ then, reverendpanāvuso, is the unskillfulakusalaṁ, whatkatamaṁ the root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ, whatkatamaṁ the skillfulkusalaṁ, whatkatamaṁ the root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ?
killing living creaturesPāṇātipāto indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, is unskillfulakusalaṁ, stealingadinnādānaṁ is unskillfulakusalaṁ, sexual misconductkāmesumicchācāro is unskillfulakusalaṁ, false speechmusāvādo is unskillfulakusalaṁ, divisivepisuṇā speechvācā is unskillfulakusalaṁ, harshpharusā speechvācā is unskillfulakusalaṁ, nonsensical speechsamphappalāpo is unskillfulakusalaṁ, covetousnessabhijjhā is unskillfulakusalaṁ, ill willbyāpādo is unskillfulakusalaṁ, wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhi is unskillfulakusalaṁ—
thisidaṁ is called, reverendsvuccatāvuso the unskillfulakusalaṁ.

and what, reverendsKatamañcāvuso, is the root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ?
greedLobho is a root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ, hatedoso is a root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ, delusionmoho is a root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ—
thisidaṁ is called, reverendsvuccatāvuso, the root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ.

and what, reverendsKatamañcāvuso, is the skillfulkusalaṁ?
from killing living creaturesPāṇātipātā refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, from stealingadinnādānā refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, from sexual misconductkāmesumicchācārā refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, from false speechmusāvādā refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, from divisivepisuṇāya speechvācāya refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, from harshpharusāya speechvācāya refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, from nonsensical speechsamphappalāpā refrainingveramaṇī is skillfulkusalaṁ, non-covetousnessanabhijjhā is skillfulkusalaṁ, good willabyāpādo is skillfulkusalaṁ, right viewsammādiṭṭhi is skillfulkusalaṁ—
thisidaṁ is called, reverendsvuccatāvuso, the skillfulkusalaṁ.

and what, reverendsKatamañcāvuso, is the root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ?
non-greedAlobho is a root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ, non-hateadoso is a root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ, non-delusionamoho is a root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ—
thisidaṁ is called, reverendsvuccatāvuso, the root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ.

whenYato indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako thusevaṁ the unskillfulakusalaṁ understandspajānāti, thusevaṁ the root of the unskillfulakusalamūlaṁ understandspajānāti, thusevaṁ the skillfulkusalaṁ understandspajānāti, thusevaṁ the root of the skillfulkusalamūlaṁ understandspajānāti, heso completelysabbaso the underlying tendency to greedrāgānusayaṁ having given uppahāya, the underlying tendency to aversionpaṭighānusayaṁ having dispelledpaṭivinodetvā, ‘I am’ (quote)‘asmī’ti the underlying tendency to view and conceitdiṭṭhimānānusayaṁ having eradicatedsamūhanitvā, ignoranceavijjaṁ having given uppahāya knowledgevijjaṁ having arouseduppādetvā, in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme an end-maker of sufferingdukkhassantakaro ishoti—
to this extentettāvatāpi indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako of right viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti, correct is hisujugatāssa viewdiṭṭhi, in the teachingdhamme with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena endowedsamannāgato, comeāgato to thisimaṁ true teaching (quote)saddhamman”ti.

“good, reverend!” (quote)“Sādhāvuso”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū of the venerableāyasmato Sāriputtasāriputtassa the statementbhāsitaṁ having approvedabhinanditvā having agreedanumoditvā the venerableāyasmantaṁ Sāriputtasāriputtaṁ a furtheruttari questionpañhaṁ they askedapucchuṁ:
“might there be“siyā then, reverendpanāvuso, anotheraññopi waypariyāyo in whichyathā a noble discipleariyasāvako of right viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti, correct is hisujugatāssa viewdiṭṭhi, in the teachingdhamme with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena endowedsamannāgato, comeāgato to thisimaṁ true teaching? (quote)saddhamman”ti?

there might be“Siyā, reverendsāvuso.
whenYato indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako fuel andāhārañca understandspajānāti, its origin andāhārasamudayañca understandspajānāti, its cessation andāhāranirodhañca understandspajānāti, leading to its cessationāhāranirodhagāminiṁ the practice andpaṭipadañca understandspajānāti—
to this extentettāvatāpi indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako of right viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti, correct is hisujugatāssa viewdiṭṭhi, in the teachingdhamme with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena endowedsamannāgato, comeāgato to thisimaṁ true teachingsaddhammaṁ.

whatKatamo then, reverendpanāvuso, is fuelāhāro, whatkatamo the origin of fuelāhārasamudayo, whatkatamo the cessation of fuelāhāranirodho, whatkatamā leading to the cessation of fuelāhāranirodhagāminī the practicepaṭipadā?
these fourCattārome, reverendsāvuso, fuelsāhārā of those bornbhūtānaṁ orvā of beingssattānaṁ for the maintenanceṭhitiyā, of those seeking birthsambhavesīnaṁ orvā for the assistanceanuggahāya.
whichKatame fourcattāro?
edibleKabaḷīkāro foodāhāro solidoḷāriko orvā subtlesukhumo orvā, contactphasso the seconddutiyo, mental intentionmanosañcetanā the thirdtatiyā, consciousnessviññāṇaṁ the fourthcatutthaṁ.
from the origin of cravingTaṇhāsamudayā the origin of fuelāhārasamudayo, with the cessation of cravingtaṇhānirodhā the cessation of fuelāhāranirodho, just thisayameva nobleariyo eightfoldaṭṭhaṅgiko pathmaggo leading to the cessation of fuelāhāranirodhagāminī is the practicepaṭipadā, namelyseyyathidaṁ—
right viewsammādiṭṭhi right purposesammāsaṅkappo right speechsammāvācā right actionsammākammanto, right livelihoodsammāājīvo right effortsammāvāyāmo right mindfulnesssammāsati right immersionsammāsamādhi.

whenYato indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako thusevaṁ fuelāhāraṁ understandspajānāti, thusevaṁ its origināhārasamudayaṁ understandspajānāti, thusevaṁ its cessationāhāranirodhaṁ understandspajānāti, thusevaṁ leading to its cessationāhāranirodhagāminiṁ the practicepaṭipadaṁ understandspajānāti, heso completelysabbaso the underlying tendency to greedrāgānusayaṁ having given uppahāya, the underlying tendency to aversionpaṭighānusayaṁ having dispelledpaṭivinodetvā, ‘I am’ (quote)‘asmī’ti the underlying tendency to view and conceitdiṭṭhimānānusayaṁ having eradicatedsamūhanitvā, ignoranceavijjaṁ having given uppahāya knowledgevijjaṁ having arouseduppādetvā, in this verydiṭṭheva lifedhamme an end-maker of sufferingdukkhassantakaro ishoti—
to this extentettāvatāpi indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, a noble discipleariyasāvako of right viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti, correct is hisujugatāssa viewdiṭṭhi, in the teachingdhamme with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena endowedsamannāgato, comeāgato to thisimaṁ true teaching (quote)saddhamman”ti.

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