Ekaṃ samayaṃ sambahulā therā bhikkhū bārāṇasiyaṃ viharanti isipatane migadāye. Atha kho tesaṃ therānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍa­pāta­paṭik­kantā­naṃ maṇḍalamāḷe sannisinnānaṃ sannipatitānaṃ aya­manta­rākathā udapādi: “ko nu kho, āvuso, samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamitun”ti?

Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu there bhikkhū etadavoca: “yasmiṃ, āvuso, samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍa­pāta­paṭik­kanto pāde pakkhāletvā nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā, so samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamitun”ti.

Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca: “na kho, āvuso, so samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. Yasmiṃ, āvuso, samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍa­pāta­paṭik­kanto pāde pakkhāletvā nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā, cārit­ta­kila­matho­pissa tasmiṃ samaye appa­ṭippas­sad­dho hoti, bhatta­kila­matho­pissa tasmiṃ samaye appa­ṭippas­sad­dho hoti. Tasmā so asamayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. Yasmiṃ, āvuso, samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito vihāra­pacchā­yā­yaṃ nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā, so samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamitun”ti.

Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca: “na kho, āvuso, so samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. Yasmiṃ, āvuso, samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito vihāra­pacchā­yā­yaṃ nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā, yadevassa divā samā­dhi­nimittaṃ manasikataṃ hoti tadevassa tasmiṃ samaye samudācarati. Tasmā so asamayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. Yasmiṃ, āvuso, samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā, so samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamitun”ti.

Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca: “na kho, āvuso, so samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. Yasmiṃ, āvuso, samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā, ojaṭṭhāyissa tasmiṃ samaye kāyo hoti phāsussa hoti buddhānaṃ sāsanaṃ manasi kātuṃ. Tasmā so asamayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamitun”ti.

Evaṃ vutte āyasmā mahākaccāno there bhikkhū etadavoca: “sammukhā metaṃ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ: ‘chayime, bhikkhu, samayā mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ.

Katame cha? Idha, bhikkhu, yasmiṃ samaye bhikkhu ­kāmarā­ga­pari­yuṭ­ṭhi­tena cetasā viharati ­kāmarā­ga­pare­tena, uppannassa ca kāmarāgassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti, tasmiṃ samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu upasaṅkamitvā evamassa vacanīyo: “ahaṃ kho, āvuso, ­kāmarā­ga­pari­yuṭ­ṭhi­tena cetasā viharāmi ­kāmarā­ga­pare­tena, uppannassa ca kāmarāgassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāmi. Sādhu vata me āyasmā kāmarāgassa pahānāya dhammaṃ desetū”ti. Tassa manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu kāmarāgassa pahānāya dhammaṃ deseti. Ayaṃ, bhikkhu, paṭhamo samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. (1)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhu, yasmiṃ samaye bhikkhu ­byāpā­da­pari­yuṭ­ṭhi­tena cetasā viharati … pe …. (2)

Thina­middha­pari­yuṭ­ṭhi­tena cetasā viharati …. (3)

Uddhac­ca­kukkuc­ca­pari­yuṭ­ṭhi­tena cetasā viharati …. (4)

Vici­kicchā­pari­yuṭ­ṭhi­tena cetasā viharati …. (5)

Yaṃ nimittaṃ āgamma yaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto anantarā āsavānaṃ khayo hoti, taṃ nimittaṃ na jānāti na passati, tasmiṃ samaye manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu upasaṅkamitvā evamassa vacanīyo: “ahaṃ kho, āvuso, yaṃ nimittaṃ āgamma yaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto anantarā āsavānaṃ khayo hoti taṃ nimittaṃ na jānāmi na passāmi. Sādhu vata me āyasmā āsavānaṃ khayāya dhammaṃ desetū”ti. Tassa manobhāvanīyo bhikkhu āsavānaṃ khayāya dhammaṃ deseti. Ayaṃ, bhikkhu, chaṭṭho samayo mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ’. (6)

Sammukhā metaṃ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṃ sammukhā paṭiggahitaṃ: ‘ime kho, bhikkhu, cha samayā mano­bhāva­nīyassa bhikkhuno dassanāya upasaṅkamitun’”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.