Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭā­gāra­sālāyaṃ. Atha kho bhaddiyo licchavi yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho bhaddiyo licchavi bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: 

“Sutaṃ metaṃ, bhante: ‘māyāvī samaṇo gotamo āvaṭṭaniṃ māyaṃ jānāti yāya añña­titthi­yā­naṃ sāvake āvaṭṭetī’ti. Ye te, bhante, evamāhaṃsu: ‘māyāvī samaṇo gotamo āvaṭṭaniṃ māyaṃ jānāti yāya añña­titthi­yā­naṃ sāvake āvaṭṭetī’ti, kacci te, bhante, bhagavato vuttavādino, na ca bhagavantaṃ abhūtena abbhācikkhanti, dhammassa ca anudhammaṃ byākaronti, na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānupāto gārayhaṃ ṭhānaṃ āgacchati, anab­bhak­khā­tukāmā hi mayaṃ, bhante, bhagavantan”ti?

“Etha tumhe, bhaddiya, mā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭaka­sam­padā­nena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāra­pari­vitak­kena, mā diṭṭhi­nij­jhā­nak­khan­tiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā ‘samaṇo no garū’ti. Yadā tumhe, bhaddiya, attanāva jāneyyātha: ‘ime dhammā akusalā, ime dhammā sāvajjā, ime dhammā viññugarahitā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattantī’ti, atha tumhe, bhaddiya, pajaheyyātha.

Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhaddiya, lobho purisassa ajjhattaṃ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti? “Ahitāya, bhante”. “Luddho panāyaṃ, bhaddiya, purisapuggalo lobhena abhibhūto ­pariyā­dinna­citto pāṇampi hanati, adinnampi ādiyati, paradārampi gacchati, musāpi bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya samādapeti yaṃsa hoti dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”.

“Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhaddiya, doso purisassa … pe … moho purisassa … pe … sārambho purisassa ajjhattaṃ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti? “Ahitāya, bhante”. “Sāraddho panāyaṃ, bhaddiya, purisapuggalo sārambhena abhibhūto ­pariyā­dinna­citto pāṇampi hanati, adinnampi ādiyati, paradārampi gacchati, musāpi bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya samādapeti yaṃsa hoti dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”.

“Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhaddiya, ime dhammā kusalā vā akusalā vā”ti? “Akusalā, bhante”. “Sāvajjā vā anavajjā vā”ti? “Sāvajjā, bhante”. “Viññugarahitā vā viññuppasatthā vā”ti? “Viññugarahitā, bhante”. “Samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattanti, no vā? Kathaṃ vā ettha hotī”ti? “Samattā, bhante, samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattanti. Evaṃ no ettha hotī”ti.

“Iti kho, bhaddiya, yaṃ taṃ te avocumhā—etha tumhe, bhaddiya, mā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭaka­sam­padā­nena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāra­pari­vitak­kena, mā diṭṭhi­nij­jhā­nak­khan­tiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā ‘samaṇo no garū’ti. Yadā tumhe, bhaddiya, attanāva jāneyyātha: ‘ime dhammā akusalā, ime dhammā sāvajjā, ime dhammā viññugarahitā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattantīti, atha tumhe, bhaddiya, pajaheyyāthā’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

Etha tumhe, bhaddiya, mā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭaka­sam­padā­nena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāra­pari­vitak­kena, mā diṭṭhi­nij­jhā­nak­khan­tiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā ‘samaṇo no garū’ti. Yadā tumhe, bhaddiya, attanāva jāneyyātha: ‘ime dhammā kusalā, ime dhammā anavajjā, ime dhammā viññuppasatthā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṃvattantī’ti, atha tumhe, bhaddiya, upasampajja vihareyyāthāti.

Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhaddiya, alobho purisassa ajjhattaṃ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti? “Hitāya, bhante”. “Aluddho panāyaṃ, bhaddiya, purisapuggalo lobhena anabhibhūto apariyā­dinna­citto neva pāṇaṃ hanati, na adinnaṃ ādiyati, na paradāraṃ gacchati, na musā bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya na samādapeti yaṃsa hoti dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyā”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”.

“Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhaddiya, adoso purisassa … pe … amoho purisassa … pe … asārambho purisassa ajjhattaṃ uppajjamāno uppajjati hitāya vā ahitāya vā”ti? “Hitāya, bhante”. “Asāraddho panāyaṃ, bhaddiya, purisapuggalo sārambhena anabhibhūto apariyā­dinna­citto neva pāṇaṃ hanati, na adinnaṃ ādiyati, na paradāraṃ gacchati, na musā bhaṇati, parampi tathattāya na samādapeti yaṃsa hoti dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyā”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”.

“Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhaddiya, ime dhammā kusalā vā akusalā vā”ti? “Kusalā, bhante”. “Sāvajjā vā anavajjā vā”ti? “Anavajjā, bhante”. “Viññugarahitā vā viññuppasatthā vā”ti? “Viññuppasatthā, bhante”. “Samattā samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṃvattanti no vā? Kathaṃ vā ettha hotī”ti? “Samattā, bhante, samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṃvattanti. Evaṃ no ettha hotī”ti.

“Iti kho, bhaddiya, yaṃ taṃ te avocumhā—etha tumhe, bhaddiya, mā anussavena, mā paramparāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭaka­sam­padā­nena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāra­pari­vitak­kena, mā diṭṭhi­nij­jhā­nak­khan­tiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā ‘samaṇo no garū’ti. Yadā tumhe, bhaddiya, attanāva jāneyyātha: ‘ime dhammā kusalā, ime dhammā anavajjā, ime dhammā viññuppasatthā, ime dhammā samattā samādinnā hitāya sukhāya saṃvattantīti, atha tumhe, bhaddiya, upasampajja vihareyyāthā’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

Ye kho te, bhaddiya, loke santo sappurisā te sāvakaṃ evaṃ samādapenti: ‘ehi tvaṃ, ambho purisa, lobhaṃ vineyya viharāhi. Lobhaṃ vineyya viharanto na lobhajaṃ kammaṃ karissasi kāyena vācāya manasā. Dosaṃ vineyya viharāhi. Dosaṃ vineyya viharanto na dosajaṃ kammaṃ karissasi kāyena vācāya manasā. Mohaṃ vineyya viharāhi. Mohaṃ vineyya viharanto na mohajaṃ kammaṃ karissasi kāyena vācāya manasā. Sārambhaṃ vineyya viharāhi. Sārambhaṃ vineyya viharanto na sārambhajaṃ kammaṃ karissasi kāyena vācāya manasā’”ti.

Evaṃ vutte, bhaddiyo licchavi bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “abhikkantaṃ, bhante … pe … upāsakaṃ maṃ, bhante, bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan”ti.

“Api nu tāhaṃ, bhaddiya, evaṃ avacaṃ: ‘ehi me tvaṃ, bhaddiya, sāvako hohi; ahaṃ satthā bhavissāmī’”ti? “No hetaṃ, bhante”. “Evaṃvādiṃ kho maṃ, bhaddiya, evamakkhāyiṃ eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā asatā tucchā musā abhūtena abbhācikkhanti: ‘māyāvī samaṇo gotamo āvaṭṭaniṃ māyaṃ jānāti yāya añña­titthi­yā­naṃ sāvake āvaṭṭetī’”ti. “Bhaddikā, bhante, āvaṭṭanī māyā. Kalyāṇī, bhante, āvaṭṭanī māyā. Piyā me, bhante, ñātisālohitā imāya āvaṭṭaniyā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ, piyānampi me assa ñāti­sālo­hi­tā­naṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya. Sabbe cepi, bhante, khattiyā imāya āvaṭṭaniyā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ, sabbesampissa khattiyānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya. Sabbe cepi, bhante, brāhmaṇā … vessā … suddā imāya āvaṭṭaniyā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ, sabbesampissa suddānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyā”ti.

“Evametaṃ, bhaddiya, evametaṃ, bhaddiya. Sabbe cepi, bhaddiya, khattiyā imāya āvaṭṭaniyā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ akusala­dhammap­pahānāya kusala­dham­mū­pasam­padāya, sabbesampissa khattiyānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya. Sabbe cepi, bhaddiya, brāhmaṇā … vessā … suddā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ akusala­dhammap­pahānāya kusala­dham­mū­pasam­padāya, sabbesampissa suddānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya. Sadevako cepi, bhaddiya, loko samārako sabrahmako ­sassama­ṇab­rāhmaṇī pajā sadevamanussā imāya āvaṭṭaniyā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ akusala­dhammap­pahānāya kusala­dham­mū­pasam­padāya, ­sadeva­kas­sapissa lokassa samārakassa sabrahmakassa ­sassama­ṇab­rāhma­ṇiyā pajāya sade­va­manus­sāya dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya. Ime cepi, bhaddiya, mahāsālā imāya āvaṭṭaniyā āvaṭṭeyyuṃ akusala­dhammap­pahānāya kusala­dham­mū­pasam­padāya, imesampissa mahāsālānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya (). Ko pana vādo ­manus­sa­bhūtassā”ti.

Tatiyaṃ.