evaṃ mayā śrutam—ekasmin samaye bhagavān śrāvastyāṃ vyahārṣīj jetavane 'nāthapiṇḍadasyārāme. tatra khalu bhagavān bhikṣūn āmamantrata —“bhikṣava” iti.

“bhadanteti” te bhikṣavo bhagavataḥ pratyaśrauṣuḥ. bhagavān etad avocat—

“sampannaśīlāḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, viharata sampannaprātimokṣāḥ; prātimokṣasaṃvarasaṃvṛtā viharatācāragocarasampannā aṇumātreṣu vadyeṣu bhayadarśinaḥ; samādāya śikṣadhvaṃ śikṣāpadeṣu.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'sabrahmacāriṇāṃ priyaśca syāṃ manāpaśca guruśca bhāvanīyaśceti', śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī adhyātmaṃ cetaḥśamathamanuyukto 'nirākṛtadhyāno vipaśyanayā samanvāgato bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'lābhī syāṃ cīvarapiṇḍapātaśayanāsanaglānapratyayabhaiṣajyapariṣkārāṇām' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī adhyātmaṃ cetaḥśamathamanuyukto 'nirākṛtadhyāno vipaśyanayā samanvāgato bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'yeṣāmahaṃ cīvarapiṇḍapātaśayanāsanaglānapratyayabhaiṣajyapariṣkāraṃ paribhuñje teṣāṃ te kārā mahāphalāḥ syurmahānuśaṃsā' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī adhyātmaṃ cetaḥśamathamanuyukto 'nirākṛtadhyāno vipaśyanayā samanvāgato bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'ye māṃ jñātayaḥ sālohitāḥ pretāḥ kālakṛtāḥ prasannacittā anusmaranti teṣāṃ tanmahāphalaṃ syānmahānuśaṃsam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī adhyātmaṃ cetaḥśamathamanuyukto 'nirākṛtadhyāno vipaśyanayā samanvāgato bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'aratiratisahaḥ syām, na ca mām aratiḥ saheta, utpannāmaratimabhibhūyābhibhūya vihareyam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'bhayabhairavasahaḥ syām, na ca māṃ bhayabhairavaṃ saheta, utpannaṃ bhayabhairavamabhibhūyābhibhūya vihareyam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'caturṇāṃ dhyānānāmābhicetasikānāṃ dṛṣṭadharmasukhavihārāṇāṃ nikāmalābhī syāmakṛcchralābhī akṛśralābhīti', śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'ye te śāntā vimokṣā atikramya rūpāṇyārūpyāḥ, tān kāyena spṛṣṭvā vihareyam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'trayāṇāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ parikṣayāt srotaāpannaḥ syāmavinipātadharmā niyataḥ saṃbodhiparāyaṇa' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'trayāṇāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ parikṣayād rāgadveṣamohānāṃ tanutvāt sakṛdāgāmī syāṃ sakṛdevimaṃ lokamāgatya duḥkhasyāntaṃ kuryām' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'pañcānāmavarabhāgīyānāṃ saṃyojanānāṃ parikṣayād aupapātikaḥ syāṃ tatra parinirvāyī anāvṛttidharmā tasmāllokāt' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'anekavihitāmṛddhividhāṃ pratyanubhaveyam—eko 'pi bhūtvā bahudhā syām, bahudhāpi bhūtvā ekaḥ syām; āvirbhāvaṃ tirobhāvam; tiraḥkuḍyaṃ tiraḥprākāraṃ tiraḥparvatamasajjamāno gaccheyam, tadyathāpyākāśe; pṛthivyāmapyunmajjannimajjanaṃ kuryām, tadyathāpyudake; udakepyabhidyamāne gaccheyam, tadyathāpi pṛthivyām; ākāśepi paryaṅkena krāmeyam, tadyathāpi pakṣī śakunaḥ; imāvapi candramasūryāvevammaharddhikāvevammahānubhāvau pāṇinā parāmṛśeyaṃ parimārjeyam; yāvad brahmalokāmapi kāyena vaśaṃ vartayeyam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'divyayā śrotadhātvā viśuddhayātikrāntamānuṣikayā ubhau śabdau śṛṇuyām—divyāṃśca mānuṣāṃśca ye dūre santike ceti', śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'parasattvānāṃ parapudgalānāṃ cetasā cetaḥ parītya prajānīyām—sarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ “sarāgaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, vītarāgaṃ vā cittaṃ “vītarāgaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; sadveṣaṃ vā cittaṃ “sadveṣaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, vītadveṣaṃ vā cittaṃ “vītadveṣaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; samohaṃ vā cittaṃ “samohaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, vītamohaṃ vā cittaṃ “vītamohaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; saṃkṣiptaṃ vā cittaṃ “saṃkṣiptaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, vikṣiptaṃ vā cittaṃ “vikṣiptaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; mahadgataṃ vā cittaṃ “mahadgataṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, amahadgataṃ vā cittaṃ “amahadgataṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; sottaraṃ vā cittaṃ “sottaraṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, anuttaraṃ vā cittaṃ “anuttaraṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; samāhitaṃ vā cittaṃ “samāhitaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, asamāhitaṃ vā cittaṃ “asamāhitaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām; vimuktaṃ vā cittaṃ “vimuktaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām, avimuktaṃ vā cittaṃ “avimuktaṃ cittam” iti prajānīyām' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'anekavihitaṃ pūrvanivāsamanusmareyam, tadyathā—ekāmapi jātim, dve api jātī, tisro 'pi jātīḥ, catasro 'pi jātīḥ, pañcāpi jātīḥ, daśāpi jātīḥ, viṃśatimapi jātīḥ, triṃśatamapi jātīḥ, catvāriṃśatamapi jātīḥ, pañcāśatamapi jātīḥ, jātiśatamapi, jātisahasramapi, jātiśatasahasramapi, anekānapi saṃvartakalpān, anekānapi vivartakalpān, anekānapi saṃvartavivartakalpān—amutrāsam, evaṃnāmā evaṃgotra evaṃvarṇa evamāhāra evaṃsukhaduḥkhapratisaṃvedyevamāyuparyantaḥ, sa tataścyuto 'mutrodapatsi; tatrāpyāsam, evaṃnāmā evaṃgotra evaṃvarṇa evamāhāra evaṃsukhaduḥkhapratisaṃvedyevamāyuparyantaḥ, sa tataścyuta ihopapanna' iti. iti sākāraṃ soddeśamanekavihitaṃ pūrvanivāsamanusmareyam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī … pūrvavat … bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'divyena cakṣuṣā viśuddhenātikrāntamānuṣakeṇa sattvān paśyeyaṃ cyavamānān upapadyamānān, hīnān praṇītān, suvarṇān durvarṇān, sugatān durgatān yathākarmopagān sattvān prajānīyām—”ime bata bhavantaḥ sattvāḥ kāyaduścaritena samanvāgatā vāgduścaritena samanvāgatā manoduścaritena samanvāgatā āryāṇāmupavādakā mithyādṛṣṭikā mithyādṛṣṭikarmasamādānāḥ, te kāyasya bhedāt paraṃ maraṇād apāyaṃ durgatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayam upapannāḥ; ime vā punarbhavantaḥ sattvāḥ kāyasucaritena samanvāgatā vākśucaritena samanvāgatā manaḥśucaritena samanvāgatā āryāṇāmanupavādakāḥ samyagdṛṣṭikāḥ samyagdṛṣṭikarmasamādānāḥ, te kāyasya bhedāt paraṃ maraṇāt sugatiṃ svargaṃ lokam upapannā“ iti, iti divyena cakṣuṣā viśuddhenātikrāntamānuṣakeṇa sattvān paśyeyaṃ cyavamānān upapadyamānān, hīnān praṇītān, suvarṇān durvarṇān, sugatān durgatān yathākarmopagān sattvān prajānīyām' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī adhyātmaṃ cetaḥśamathamanuyukto 'nirākṛtadhyāno vipaśyanayā samanvāgato bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

ākāṅkṣeta ced, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ—'āsravāṇāṃ kṣayādanāsravāṃ cetovimuktiṃ prajñāvimuktiṃ dṛṣṭeva dharme svayamabhijñāya sākṣātkṛtyopasampadya vihareyam' iti, śīleṣveva syāt paripūrakārī adhyātmaṃ cetaḥśamathamanuyukto 'nirākṛtadhyāno vipaśyanayā samanvāgato bṛṃhayitā śūnyāgārāṇām.

'sampannaśīlāḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, viharata sampannaprātimokṣāḥ; prātimokṣasaṃvarasaṃvṛtā viharatācāragocarasampannā aṇumātreṣu vadyeṣu bhayadarśinaḥ; samādāya śikṣadhvaṃ śikṣāpadeṣu' iti—iti yattaduktamidametat pratītyoktam” iti.

idamavocad bhagavān. āttamanasaste bhikṣavo bhagavato bhāṣitam abhyanandiṣuḥ.

ākāṅkṣeyyasūktaṃ niṣṭhitaṃ ṣaṣṭham.