madhyamanikāyaḥ 43 - mahāvaidalyasūtram

evaṃ mayā śrutam — ekasmin samaye bhagavān śrāvastyāṃ viharati sma jetavane anāthapiṇḍadasya ārāme .

atha khalu āyuṣmān mahākauṣṭhikaḥ sāyāhnasamaye pratisaṃlayanāt utthitaḥ āyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram upasaṃcakrāma ; upasaṃkramya āyuṣmatā śāriputreṇa sārdhaṃ samamodata . saṃmodanīyāṃ kathāṃ smāraṇīyāṃ vyatisārya ekānte nyaṣīdat . ekānte niṣaṇṇaḥ khalu āyuṣmān mahākauṣṭhikaḥ āyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram etad avocat —

duṣprajñaḥ duṣprajñaḥ iti, āyuṣman, ucyate . kiyatā nu khalu, āyuṣman, duṣprajñaḥ iti ucyate iti ?

na prajānāti na prajānāti iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt duṣprajñaḥ iti ucyate . kiṃ ca na prajānāti ? idaṃ duḥkham iti na prajānāti, ayaṃ duḥkhasamudayaḥ iti na prajānāti, ayaṃ duḥkhanirodhaḥ iti na prajānāti, iyaṃ duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad iti na prajānāti . na prajānāti na prajānāti iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt duṣprajñaḥ iti ucyate iti .

sādhu āyuṣman iti khalu āyuṣmān mahākauṣṭhikaḥ āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhinandya anumudya āyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram uttari praśnam apṛcchat —

prajñāvān prajñāvān iti, āyuṣman, ucyate . kiyatā nu khalu, āyuṣman, prajñāvān iti ucyate iti ?

prajānāti prajānāti iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt prajñāvān iti ucyate . kiṃ ca prajānāti ? idaṃ duḥkham iti prajānāti, ayaṃ duḥkhasamudayaḥ iti prajānāti, ayaṃ duḥkhanirodhaḥ iti prajānāti, iyaṃ duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipad iti prajānāti . prajānāti prajānāti iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt prajñāvān iti ucyate iti .

vijñānaṃ vijñānam iti, āyuṣman, ucyate . kiyatā nu khalu, āyuṣman, vijñānam iti ucyate iti ?

vijānāti vijānāti iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt vijñānam iti ucyate . kiṃ ca vijānāti ? sukham iti api vijānāti, duḥkham iti api vijānāti, aduḥkhamasukham iti api vijānāti . vijānāti vijānāti iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt vijñānam iti ucyate iti .

yā ca, āyuṣman, prajñā yat ca vijñānam — ime dharmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭāḥ utāho visaṃsṛṣṭāḥ ? labhyaṃ ca punar imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ vinirbhujya vinirbhujya nānākaraṇaṃ prajñāpayitum iti ?

yā ca, āyuṣman, prajñā yat ca vijñānam — ime dharmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭāḥ, no visaṃsṛṣṭāḥ . na ca labhyam imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ vinirbhujya vinirbhujya nānākaraṇaṃ prajñāpayitum . yat hi, āyuṣman, prajānāti tad vijānāti, yad vijānāti tat prajānāti . tasmāt ime dharmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭāḥ, no visaṃsṛṣṭāḥ . na ca labhyam imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ vinirbhujya vinirbhujya nānākaraṇaṃ prajñāpayitum iti .

yā ca, āyuṣman, prajñā yat ca vijñānam — imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ saṃsṛṣṭānāṃ no visaṃsṛṣṭānāṃ kiṃ nānākaraṇam iti ?

yā ca, āyuṣman, prajñā yat ca vijñānam — imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ saṃsṛṣṭānāṃ no visaṃsṛṣṭānāṃ prajñā bhāvayitavyā, vijñānaṃ parijñeyam . idaṃ teṣāṃ nānākaraṇam iti .

vedanā vedanā iti, āyuṣman, ucyate . kiyatā nu khalu, āyuṣman, vedanā iti ucyate iti ?

vedayati vedayati iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt vedanā iti ucyate . kiṃ ca vedayati ? sukham api vedayati, duḥkham api vedayati, aduḥkhamasukham api vedayati . vedayati vedayati iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt vedanā iti ucyate iti .

saṃjñā saṃjñā iti, āyuṣman, ucyate . kiyatā nu khalu, āyuṣman, saṃjñā iti ucyate iti ?

saṃjānīte saṃjānīte iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt saṃjñā iti ucyate . kiṃ ca saṃjānīte ? nīlam api saṃjānīte, pītam api saṃjānīte, lohitakam api saṃjānīte, avadātam api saṃjānīte . saṃjānīte saṃjānīte iti khalu, āyuṣman, tasmāt saṃjñā iti ucyate iti .

yā ca, āyuṣman, vedanā yā ca saṃjñā yat ca vijñānam — ime dharmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭāḥ utāho visaṃsṛṣṭāḥ ? labhyaṃ ca punar imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ vinirbhujya vinirbhujya nānākaraṇaṃ prajñāpayitum iti ?

yā ca, āyuṣman, vedanā yā ca saṃjñā yat ca vijñānam — ime dharmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭāḥ, no visaṃsṛṣṭāḥ . na ca labhyam imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ vinirbhujya vinirbhujya nānākaraṇaṃ prajñāpayitum . yat hi, āyuṣman, vedayati tat saṃjānīte, yat saṃjānīte tad vijānāti . tasmāt ime dharmāḥ saṃsṛṣṭāḥ no visaṃsṛṣṭāḥ . na ca labhyam imeṣāṃ dharmāṇāṃ vinirbhujya vinirbhujya nānākaraṇaṃ prajñāpayitum iti .

niḥsṛṣṭena hi, āyuṣman, pañcabhiḥ indriyaiḥ pariśuddhena manovijñānena kiṃ jñeyam iti ?

niḥsṛṣṭena, āyuṣman, pañcabhiḥ indriyaiḥ pariśuddhena manovijñānena anantaḥ ākāśaḥ iti ākāśānantyāyatanaṃ jñeyam, anantaṃ vijñānam iti vijñānānantyāyatanaṃ jñeyam, na asti kiṃcit iti ākiṃcanyāyatanaṃ jñeyam iti .

jñeyaṃ punar, āyuṣman, dharmaṃ kena prajānāti iti ?

jñeyaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, dharmaṃ prajñācakṣuṣā prajānāti iti .

prajñā punar, āyuṣman, kimarthiyā iti ?

prajñā khalu, āyuṣman, abhijñārthā parijñārthā prahāṇārthā iti .

kati punar, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ samyagdṛṣṭyāḥ utpādāya iti ?

dvau khalu, āyuṣman, pratyayau samyagdṛṣṭyāḥ utpādāya — parataḥ ca ghoṣaḥ, yoniśaḥ ca manasikāraḥ . imau khalu, āyuṣman, dvau pratyayau samyagdṛṣṭyāḥ utpādāya iti .

katibhiḥ punar, āyuṣman, aṅgaiḥ anugṛhītā samyagdṛṣṭiḥ cetovimuktiphalā ca bhavati cetovimuktiphalānṛśaṃsā ca, prajñāvimuktiphalā ca bhavati prajñāvimuktiphalānṛśaṃsā ca iti ?

pañcabhiḥ khalu, āyuṣman, aṅgaiḥ anugṛhītā samyagdṛṣṭiḥ cetovimuktiphalā ca bhavati cetovimuktiphalānṛśaṃsā ca, prajñāvimuktiphalā ca bhavati prajñāvimuktiphalānṛśaṃsā ca . iha, āyuṣman, samyagdṛṣṭiḥ śīlānugṛhītā ca bhavati, śrutānugṛhītā ca bhavati, sākathyānugṛhītā ca bhavati, śamathānugṛhītā ca bhavati, vipaśyanānugṛhītā ca bhavati . ebhiḥ khalu, āyuṣman, pañcabhiḥ aṅgaiḥ anugṛhītā samyagdṛṣṭiḥ cetovimuktiphalā ca bhavati cetovimuktiphalānṛśaṃsā ca, prajñāvimuktiphalā ca bhavati prajñāvimuktiphalānṛśaṃsā ca iti .

kati punar, āyuṣman, bhavāḥ iti ?

trayaḥ ime, āyuṣman, bhavāḥ — kāmabhavaḥ, rūpabhavaḥ, ārūpyabhavaḥ iti .

kathaṃ punar, āyuṣman, āyatiṃ punarbhavābhinirvṛttiḥ bhavati iti ?

avidyānīvaraṇānāṃ khalu, āyuṣman, sattvānāṃ tṛṣṇāsaṃyojanānāṃ tatratatrābhinandanā — evam āyatiṃ punarbhavābhinirvṛttiḥ bhavati iti .

kathaṃ punar, āyuṣman, āyatiṃ punarbhavābhinirvṛttiḥ na bhavati iti ?

avidyāvirāgāt khalu, āyuṣman, vidyotpādāt tṛṣṇānirodhāt — evam āyatiṃ punarbhavābhinirvṛttiḥ na bhavati iti .

katamat punar, āyuṣman, prathamaṃ dhyānam iti ?

iha, āyuṣman, bhikṣuḥ vivicya eva kāmebhyaḥ vivicya akuśalebhyaḥ dharmebhyaḥ savitarkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ prītisukhaṃ prathamaṃ dhyānam upasaṃpadya viharati — idam ucyate, āyuṣman, prathamaṃ dhyānam iti .

prathamaṃ punar, āyuṣman, dhyānaṃ katyaṅgikam iti ?

prathamaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, dhyānaṃ pañcāṅgikam . iha, āyuṣman, prathamaṃ dhyānaṃ samāpannasya bhikṣoḥ vitarkaḥ ca vartate, vicāraḥ ca prītiḥ ca sukhaṃ ca cittaikāgratā ca . prathamaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, dhyānam evaṃ pañcāṅgikam iti .

prathamaṃ punar, āyuṣman, dhyānaṃ katyaṅgaviprahīṇaṃ katyaṅgasamanvitam iti ?

prathamaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, dhyānaṃ pañcāṅgaviprahīṇam, pañcāṅgasamanvitam . iha, āyuṣman, prathamaṃ dhyānaṃ samāpannasya bhikṣoḥ kāmacchandaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, vyāpādaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, styānamiddhaṃ prahīṇaṃ bhavati, auddhatyakaukṛtyaṃ prahīṇaṃ bhavati, vicikitsā prahīṇā bhavati ; vitarkaḥ ca vartate, vicāraḥ ca prītiḥ ca sukhaṃ ca cittaikāgratā ca . prathamaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, dhyānam evaṃ pañcāṅgaviprahīṇaṃ pañcāṅgasamanvitam iti .

pañca imāni, āyuṣman, indriyāṇi nānāviṣayāṇi nānāgocarāṇi, na anyonyasya gocaraviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavanti, tadyathā — cakṣurindriyam, śrotrendriyam, ghrāṇendriyam, jihvendriyam, kāyendriyam . imeṣāṃ khalu, āyuṣman, pañcānām indriyāṇāṃ nānāviṣayāṇāṃ nānāgocarāṇām, na anyonyasya gocaraviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavatām, kiṃ pratisaraṇam, kaḥ ca teṣāṃ gocaraviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavati iti ?

pañca imāni, āyuṣman, indriyāṇi nānāviṣayāṇi nānāgocarāṇi, na anyonyasya gocaraviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavanti, tadyathā — cakṣurindriyam, śrotrendriyam, ghrāṇendriyam, jihvendriyam, kāyendriyam . imeṣāṃ khalu, āyuṣman, pañcānām indriyāṇāṃ nānāviṣayāṇāṃ nānāgocarāṇām, na anyonyasya gocaraviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavatām, manaḥ pratisaraṇam, manaḥ ca teṣāṃ gocaraviṣayaṃ pratyanubhavati iti .

pañca imāni, āyuṣman, indriyāṇi, tadyathā — cakṣurindriyam, śrotrendriyam, ghrāṇendriyam, jihvendriyam, kāyendriyam . imāni khalu, āyuṣman, pañcendriyāṇi kiṃ pratītya tiṣṭhanti iti ?

pañca imāni, āyuṣman, indriyāṇi, tadyathā — cakṣurindriyam, śrotrendriyam, ghrāṇendriyam, jihvendriyam, kāyendriyam . imāni khalu, āyuṣman, pañcendriyāṇi āyuḥ pratītya tiṣṭhanti iti .

āyuḥ punar, āyuṣman, kiṃ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti ?

āyuḥ ūṣmāṇaṃ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti .

ūṣmā punar, āyuṣman, kiṃ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti ?

ūṣmā āyuḥ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti .

idānīm eva khalu vayam, āyuṣman, āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam evam ājānīmaḥ — āyuḥ ūṣmāṇaṃ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti . idānīṃ eva punaḥ vayam, āyuṣman, āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam evam ājānīmaḥ — ūṣmā āyuḥ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti . yathākathaṃ punar, āyuṣman, asya bhāṣitasya arthaḥ draṣṭavyaḥ iti ?

tena hi, āyuṣman, upamāṃ te kariṣyāmi ; upamayā api iha ekake vijñāḥ puruṣāḥ bhāṣitasya artham ājānanti . tadyathā api, āyuṣman, tailapradīpasya kṣāyataḥ arciḥ pratītya ābhā prajñāyate, ābhāṃ pratītya arciḥ prajñāyate ; evam eva khalu, āyuṣman, āyuḥ ūṣmāṇaṃ pratītya tiṣṭhati, ūṣmā āyuḥ pratītya tiṣṭhati iti .

te eva nu khalu, āyuṣman, āyuḥsaṃskārāḥ, te vedanīyāḥ dharmāḥ utāho anye āyuḥsaṃskārāḥ anye vedanīyāḥ dharmāḥ iti ?

na khalu, āyuṣman, te eva āyuḥsaṃskārāḥ te vedanīyāḥ dharmāḥ . te ca hi, āyuṣman, āyuḥsaṃskārāḥ abhaviṣyan te vedanīyāḥ dharmāḥ, na idaṃ saṃjñāveditanirodhaṃ samāpannasya bhikṣoḥ utthānaṃ prajñāyeta . yasmāt ca khalu, āyuṣman, anye āyuḥsaṃskārāḥ anye vedanīyāḥ dharmāḥ, tasmāt saṃjñāveditanirodhaṃ samāpannasya bhikṣoḥ utthānaṃ prajñāyate iti .

yadā nu khalu, āyuṣman, imaṃ kāyaṃ kati dharmāḥ jahati ; atha ayaṃ kāyaḥ ujjhitaḥ apakṣiptaḥ śete, yathā kāṣṭham acetanam iti ?

yadā khalu, āyuṣman, imaṃ kāyaṃ trayaḥ dharmāḥ jahati — āyuḥ ūṣmā ca vijñānam ; atha ayaṃ kāyaḥ ujjhitaḥ apakṣiptaḥ śete, yathā kāṣṭham acetanam iti .

yaḥ cāyaṃ, āyuṣman, mṛtaḥ kālaṃkṛtaḥ, yaḥ cāyaṃ bhikṣuḥ saṃjñāveditanirodhaṃ samāpannaḥ — anayoḥ kiṃ nānākaraṇam iti ?

yaḥ ayaṃ, āyuṣman, mṛtaḥ kālaṃkṛtaḥ tasya kāyasaṃskārāḥ niruddhāḥ pratipraśrabdhāḥ, vākṣaṃskārāḥ niruddhāḥ pratipraśrabdhāḥ, cittasaṃskārāḥ niruddhāḥ pratipraśrabdhāḥ, āyuḥ parikṣīṇam, ūṣmā vyupaśāntā, indriyāṇi paribhinnāni . yaḥ cāyaṃ bhikṣuḥ saṃjñāveditanirodhaṃ samāpannaḥ tasyāpi kāyasaṃskārāḥ niruddhāḥ pratipraśrabdhāḥ, vākṣaṃskārāḥ niruddhāḥ pratipraśrabdhāḥ, cittasaṃskārāḥ niruddhāḥ pratipraśrabdhāḥ, āyuḥ na parikṣīṇam, ūṣmā avyupaśāntā, indriyāṇi viprasannāni . yaḥ cāyaṃ, āyuṣman, mṛtaḥ kālaṃkṛtaḥ, yaḥ cāyaṃ bhikṣuḥ saṃjñāveditanirodhaṃ samāpannaḥ — idam anayoḥ nānākaraṇam iti .

kati punar, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ aduḥkhamasukhāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ samāpattyai iti ?

catvāraḥ khalu, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ aduḥkhamasukhāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ samāpattyai . iha, āyuṣman, bhikṣuḥ sukhasya ca prahāṇāt duḥkhasya ca prahāṇāt pūrvaṃ eva saumanasyadaurmanasyānām astaṃgamāt aduḥkhamasukham upekṣāsmṛtipāriśuddhiṃ caturthaṃ dhyānam upasaṃpadya viharati . ime khalu, āyuṣman, catvāraḥ pratyayāḥ aduḥkhamasukhāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ samāpattyai iti .

kati punar, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ samāpattyai iti ?

dvau khalu, āyuṣman, pratyayau animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ samāpattyai — sarvanimittānāṃ ca amanasikāraḥ, animittāyāḥ ca dhātoḥ manasikāraḥ . imau khalu, āyuṣman, dvau pratyayau animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ samāpattyai iti .

kati punar, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ sthitayi iti ?

trayaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ sthitayi — sarvanimittānāṃ ca amanasikāraḥ, animittāyāḥ ca dhātoḥ manasikāraḥ, pūrvaṃ ca abhisaṃskāraḥ . ime khalu, āyuṣman, trayaḥ pratyayāḥ animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ sthitayi iti .

kati punar, āyuṣman, pratyayāḥ animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ utthānāyaiti ?

dvau khalu, āyuṣman, pratyayau animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ utthānāya — sarvanimittānāṃ ca manasikāraḥ, animittāyāḥ ca dhātoḥ amanasikāraḥ . imau khalu, āyuṣman, dvau pratyayau animittāyāḥ cetovimukteḥ utthānāya iti .

yā cāyaṃ, āyuṣman, apramāṇā cetovimuktiḥ, yā ca ākiṃcanyā cetovimuktiḥ, yā ca śūnyatā cetovimuktiḥ, yā ca animittā cetovimuktiḥ — ime dharmāḥ nānārthāḥ ca eva nānāvyañjanāḥ ca utāho ekārthāḥ vyañjanameva nānā iti ?

yā cāyaṃ, āyuṣman, apramāṇā cetovimuktiḥ, yā ca ākiṃcanyā cetovimuktiḥ, yā ca śūnyatā cetovimuktiḥ, yā ca animittā cetovimuktiḥ — asti khalu, āyuṣman, paryāyaḥ yaṃ paryāyam āgamya ime dharmāḥ nānārthāḥ ca eva nānāvyañjanāḥ ca ; asti ca khalu, āyuṣman, paryāyaḥ yaṃ paryāyam āgamya ime dharmāḥ ekārthāḥ, vyañjanameva nānā .

katamaḥ ca, āyuṣman, paryāyaḥ yaṃ paryāyam āgamya ime dharmāḥ nānārthāḥ ca eva nānāvyañjanāḥ ca ?

iha, āyuṣman, bhikṣuḥ maitrīsahagatena cetasā ekāṃ diśaṃ sphārayitvā viharati, tathā dvitīyām, tathā tṛtīyām, tathā caturthīm . iti ūrdhvam adhaḥ tiryak sarvatra sarvātmatayā sarvāvantaṃ lokaṃ maitrīsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahāgatena apramāṇena avaireṇa avyābādhena sphārayitvā viharati . karuṇāsahagatena cetasā … muditāsahagatena cetasā … upekṣāsahagatena cetasā ekāṃ diśaṃ sphārayitvā viharati, tathā dvitīyām, tathā tṛtīyām, tathā caturthīm . iti ūrdhvam adhaḥ tiryak sarvatra sarvātmatayā sarvāvantaṃ lokaṃ upekṣāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahāgatena apramāṇena avaireṇa avyābādhena sphārayitvā viharati . iyam ucyate, āyuṣman, apramāṇā cetovimuktiḥ .

katamā ca, āyuṣman, ākiṃcanyā cetovimuktiḥ ? iha, āyuṣman, bhikṣuḥ sarvaśaḥ vijñānānantyāyatanaṃ samatikramya na asti kiṃcit iti ākiṃcanyāyatanam upasaṃpadya viharati . iyam ucyate, āyuṣman, ākiṃcanyā cetovimuktiḥ .

katamā ca, āyuṣman, śūnyatā cetovimuktiḥ ? iha, āyuṣman, bhikṣuḥ araṇyagataḥ vā vṛkṣamūlagataḥ vā śūnyāgāragataḥ vā iti pratisaṃcakṣīta — śūnyam idam ātmanā vā ātmīyena vā iti . iyam ucyate, āyuṣman, śūnyatā cetovimuktiḥ .

katamā ca, āyuṣman, animittā cetovimuktiḥ ? iha, āyuṣman, bhikṣuḥ sarvanimittānām amanasikārāt animittaṃ cetasamādhim upasaṃpadya viharati . iyam ucyate, āyuṣman, animittā cetovimuktiḥ .

ayaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, paryāyaḥ yaṃ paryāyam āgamya ime dharmāḥ nānārthāḥ ca eva nānāvyañjanāḥ ca .

katamaḥ ca, āyuṣman, paryāyaḥ yaṃ paryāyam āgamya ime dharmāḥ ekārthāḥ vyañjanameva nānā ?

rāgaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, pramāṇakaraṇaḥ, dveṣaḥ pramāṇakaraṇaḥ, mohaḥ pramāṇakaraṇaḥ . te kṣīṇāsravasya bhikṣoḥ prahīṇāḥ ucchinnamūlāḥ tālāvatthukṛtāḥ anabhāvaṃkṛtāḥ āyatim anutpādadharmāḥ . yāvatyaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, apramāṇāḥ cetovimuktayaḥ, akopyā tāsāṃ cetovimuktiḥ agram ākhyāyate . sā khalu punar akopyā cetovimuktiḥ śūnyā rāgeṇa, śūnyā dveṣeṇa, śūnyā mohena .

rāgaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, kiṃcanaḥ, dveṣaḥ kiṃcanaḥ, mohaḥ kiṃcanaḥ . te kṣīṇāsravasya bhikṣoḥ prahīṇāḥ ucchinnamūlāḥ tālāvatthukṛtāḥ anabhāvaṃkṛtāḥ āyatim anutpādadharmāḥ . yāvatyaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, ākiṃcanyāḥ cetovimuktayaḥ, akopyā tāsāṃ cetovimuktiḥ agram ākhyāyate . sā khalu punar akopyā cetovimuktiḥ śūnyā rāgeṇa, śūnyā dveṣeṇa, śūnyā mohena .

rāgaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, nimittakaraṇaḥ, dveṣaḥ nimittakaraṇaḥ, mohaḥ nimittakaraṇaḥ . te kṣīṇāsravasya bhikṣoḥ prahīṇāḥ ucchinnamūlāḥ tālāvatthukṛtāḥ anabhāvaṃkṛtāḥ āyatim anutpādadharmāḥ . yāvatyaḥ khalu, āyuṣman, animittāḥ cetovimuktayaḥ, akopyā tāsāṃ cetovimuktiḥ agram ākhyāyate . sā khalu punar akopyā cetovimuktiḥ śūnyā rāgeṇa, śūnyā dveṣeṇa, śūnyā mohena .

ayaṃ khalu, āyuṣman, paryāyaḥ yaṃ paryāyam āgamya ime dharmāḥ ekārthāḥ vyañjanameva nānā iti .

idam avocat āyuṣmān śāriputraḥ . āttamanāḥ āyuṣmān mahākauṣṭhikaḥ āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhyanandat .

mahāvaidalyasūtraṃ niṣṭhitaṃ tṛtīyam .