10. Vekhanasasuttaṃ

278. EvaṃT2.367M2.231V2.242P2.40 me sutaṃ – ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme .

Atha kho vekhanaso [ vekhanasso ( sī . pī .)] paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami ;

upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi .

Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi .

Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho vekhanaso paribbājako bhagavato santike udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘ ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo , ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo ’’ ti .

‘‘ Kiṃ pana tvaṃ , kaccāna , evaṃ vadesi –

‘ ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo , ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo ’ ti ?

Katamo , kaccāna , so paramo vaṇṇo ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yasmā , bho gotama , vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā natthi so paramo vaṇṇo ’’ ti .

‘‘ Katamo pana so , kaccāna , vaṇṇo yasmā vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā natthī ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yasmā , bho gotama , vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā natthi so paramo vaṇṇo ’’ ti .

‘‘ Dīghāpi kho te esā , kaccāna , phareyya –

‘ yasmā , bho gotama , vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā natthi so paramo vaṇṇo ’ ti vadesi , tañca vaṇṇaṃ na paññapesi .

Seyyathāpi , kaccāna , puriso evaṃ vadeyya –

‘ ahaṃ yā imasmiṃ janapadeT2.368 janapadakalyāṇī , taṃ icchāmi taṃ kāmemī ’ ti .

Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ –

‘ ambho purisa , yaṃ tvaṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi , jānāsi taṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ – khattiyī vā brāhmaṇī vā vessīV2.243 vā suddī vā ’ ti ?

Iti puṭṭho ‘ no ’ ti vadeyya .

Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ –

‘ ambho purisa , yaṃ tvaṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi , jānāsi taṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ ‘ evaṃnāmā evaṃgottāti vāti … pe … dīghā vā rassā vā majjhimā vā kāḷī vā sāmā vā maṅguracchavī vāti … amukasmiṃ gāme vā nigame vā nagare vā ’ ti ?

Iti puṭṭho ‘ no ’ ti vadeyya .

Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ –

‘ ambho purisa , yaṃ tvaṃ na jānāsi na passasi , taṃ tvaṃ icchasi kāmesī ’’’ ti ?

Iti puṭṭho ‘ āmā ’ ti vadeyya .

‘‘ Taṃ kiṃP2.41 maññasi , kaccāna , nanu evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Addhā kho , bho gotama , evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃM2.232 bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī ’’ ti .

‘‘ Evameva kho tvaṃ , kaccāna ,‘ yasmā , bho gotama , vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā natthi so paramo vaṇṇo ’ ti vadesi ;

tañca vaṇṇaṃ na paññapesī ’’ ti .

‘‘ Seyyathāpi , bho gotama , maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭhaṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca , evaṃ vaṇṇo attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā ’’ ti .

279.‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññasi , kaccāna , yo vā maṇi veḷuriyo subhoT2.369 jātimā aṭṭhaṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca , yo vā rattandhakāratimisāya kimi khajjopanako imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yvāyaṃ , bho gotama , rattandhakāratimisāya kimi khajjopanako , ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti .

‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññasi , kaccāna , yo vā rattandhakāratimisāya kimi khajjopanako , yo vā rattandhakāratimisāya telappadīpo , imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yvāyaṃ , bho gotama , rattandhakāratimisāya telappadīpo , ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti .

‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññasi , kaccāna , yo vā rattandhakāratimisāya telappadīpo , yo vā rattandhakāratimisāyaV2.244 mahāaggikkhandho , imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yvāyaṃ , bho gotama , rattandhakāratimisāya mahāaggikkhandho , ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti .

‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññasi , kaccāna , yo vā rattandhakāratimisāya mahāaggikkhandho , yā vā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ viddheP2.42 vigatavalāhake deve osadhitārakā , imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yvāyaṃ , bho gotama , rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃT2.370 viddhe vigatavalāhake deve osadhitārakā , ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti .

‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññasi , kaccāna , yā vā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ viddhe vigatavalāhake deve osadhitārakā , yo vā tadahuposathe pannarase viddhe vigatavalāhakeM2.233 deve abhido aḍḍharattasamayaṃ cando , imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yvāyaṃ , bho gotama , tadahuposathe pannarase viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattasamayaṃ cando , ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti .

‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññasi , kaccāna , yo vā tadahuposathe pannarase viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattasamayaṃ cando , yo vā vassānaṃ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido majjhanhikasamayaṃ sūriyo , imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti ?

‘‘ Yvāyaṃ , bho gotama , vassānaṃ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido majjhanhikasamayaṃ sūriyo – ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cā ’’ ti .

‘‘ Ato kho te , kaccāna , bahū hi bahutarā devā ye imesaṃ candimasūriyānaṃ ābhā nānubhonti , tyāhaṃ pajānāmi .

Atha ca panāhaṃ na vadāmi –

‘ yasmā vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro ca paṇītataroT2.371 ca natthī ’ ti .

Atha ca pana tvaṃ , kaccāna ,‘ yvāyaṃ vaṇṇo kiminā khajjopanakena nihīnataro ca patikiṭṭhataro ca so paramo vaṇṇo ’ ti vadesi ;

tañca vaṇṇaṃ na paññapesi ’’.

280.‘‘ Pañca kho ime , kaccāna , kāmaguṇā .

Katame pañca ?

Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṃhitā rajanīyā , sotaviññeyyā saddā … pe … ghānaviññeyyā gandhā … jivhāviññeyyā rasā … kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhāP2.43 kantā manāpāV2.245 piyarūpā kāmūpasaṃhitā rajanīyā – ime kho , kaccāna , pañca kāmaguṇā .

Yaṃ kho , kaccāna , ime pañca kāmaguṇe paṭicca uppajjati sukhaṃ somanassaṃ idaṃ vuccati kāmasukhaṃ .

Iti kāmehi kāmasukhaṃ , kāmasukhā kāmaggasukhaṃ tattha aggamakkhāyatī ’’ ti .

Evaṃ vutte , vekhanaso paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –

‘‘ acchariyaṃ , bho gotama , abbhutaṃ , bho gotama !

Yāva subhāsitaṃ cidaṃ bhotā gotamena –

‘ kāmehi kāmasukhaṃ , kāmasukhā kāmaggasukhaṃ tattha aggamakkhāyatī ’ ti .(‘ Kāmehi , bho gotama , kāmasukhaṃ , kāmasukhā kāmaggasukhaṃ , tattha aggamakkhāyatī ’ ti )[() sī . syā . kaṃ . pī . potthakesu natthi ]–

‘‘ dujjānaṃ kho etaṃ , kaccāna , tayāM2.234 aññadiṭṭhikena aññakhantikena aññarucikena aññatrayogena aññatrācariyakena – kāmā [ kāmaṃ ( sī . syā . kaṃ . pī .)] vā kāmasukhaṃ vā kāmaggasukhaṃ vā .

Ye kho te , kaccāna , bhikkhū arahanto khīṇāsavā vusitavanto katakaraṇīyā ohitabhārā anuppattasadatthā parikkhīṇabhavasaṃyojanā sammadaññā vimuttā te khoT2.372 etaṃ jāneyyuṃ – kāmā vā kāmasukhaṃ vā kāmaggasukhaṃ vā ’’ ti .

281. Evaṃ vutte , vekhanaso paribbājako kupito anattamano bhagavantaṃyeva khuṃsento bhagavantaṃyeva vambhento bhagavantaṃyeva vadamāno ‘‘ samaṇo [ samaṇo ca ( sī . pī .)] gotamo pāpito bhavissatī ’’ ti bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –

‘‘ evameva panidhekacce [ panidheke ( sī . pī .), panimeke ( uparisubhasutte )] samaṇabrāhmaṇā ajānantā pubbantaṃ , apassantā aparantaṃ atha ca pana ‘ khīṇā jāti , vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ , kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ , nāparaṃ itthattāyāti – pajānāmā ’ ti – paṭijānanti [ itthattāyāti paṭijānanti ( pī .)].

Tesamidaṃ bhāsitaṃ hassakaṃyeva sampajjati , nāmakaṃyeva sampajjati , rittakaṃyeva sampajjati , tucchakaṃyeva sampajjatī ’’ ti .

‘‘ Ye kho te , kaccāna , samaṇabrāhmaṇā ajānantā pubbantaṃP2.44 , apassantā aparantaṃ ,‘ khīṇā jāti , vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ , kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ , nāparaṃ itthattāyāti – pajānāmā ’ ti – paṭijānanti ;

tesaṃ soyeva [ tesaṃ tesāyaṃ ( sī .), tesaṃyeva so (?)] sahadhammiko niggaho hoti .

Api ca , kaccāna , tiṭṭhatu pubbanto , tiṭṭhatu aparanto .

Etu viññū puriso asaṭho amāyāvī ujujātiko , ahamanusāsāmi ahaṃ dhammaṃ desemi .

Yathānusiṭṭhaṃ tathā paṭipajjamāno [ yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipajjamāno (?)] nacirasseva sāmaññeva ñassati sāmaṃ dakkhiti – evaṃ kira sammā [ evaṃ kirāyasmā ( syā . ka .)] bandhanā vippamokkho hoti , yadidaṃ avijjā bandhanā .

Seyyathāpi , kaccāna , daharo kumāro mando uttānaseyyako kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi baddho assa suttabandhanehi ;

tassa vuddhimanvāya indriyānaṃ paripākamanvāyaT2.373 tāni bandhanāni mucceyyuṃ ;

so mokkhomhīti kho jāneyya no ca bandhanaṃV2.246 .

Evameva kho , kaccāna , etu viññū puriso asaṭho amāyāvī ujujātiko , ahamanusāsāmi , ahaṃ dhammaṃ desemi ;

yathānusiṭṭhaṃ tathā paṭipajjamāno nacirasseva sāmaññe ñassatiM2.235 , sāmaṃ dakkhiti –

‘ evaṃ kira sammā bandhanā vippamokkho hoti , yadidaṃ avijjā bandhanā ’’’ ti .

Evaṃ vutte , vekhanaso paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –

‘‘ abhikkantaṃ , bho gotama … pe … upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan ’’ ti .

Vekhanasasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dasamaṃ .

Paribbājakavaggo niṭṭhito tatiyo .

Tassuddānaṃ –

Puṇḍarī-aggisaha-kathināmo , dīghanakho puna bhāradvājagotto ;

Sandakaudāyimuṇḍikaputto , maṇiko tathākaccāno varavaggo .

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