evam mayā śrutam—ekasmin samaye bhagavān śrāvastyāṃ vyahārṣīj jetavane 'nāthapiṇḍadasyārāme. tatra khalv āyuṣmān śāriputro bhikṣūn āmantrayata: “āyuṣmanto bhikṣava” iti.

“āyuṣmann” iti khalu te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya pratyaśrauṣuḥ. āyuṣmān śāriputra etad avocat:

“'samyagdṛṣṭiḥ samyagdṛṣṭir' ity āyuṣmanta ucyate. kiyatā nu khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti?

“dūrato 'pi khalu vayam āyuṣmanta āgacchemāyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasyāntike 'tasya bhāṣitasyārtham ājñātum. sādhu vatāyuṣmantam eva śāriputraṃ pratibhātv etasya bhāṣitasyārthaḥ. āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya śrutvā bhikṣavo dhārayiṣyantī”ti.

“tena hy āyuṣmantaḥ śṛṇuta, sādhu manasi kuruta, bhāṣiṣya” iti.

“evam āyuṣmann” iti khalu te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya pratyaśrauṣuḥ. āyuṣmān śāriputra etad avocat:

“yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako 'kuśalañ ca prajānāti, akuśalamūlañ ca prajānāti, kuśalañ ca prajānāti, kuśalamūlañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam.

katamat punar āyuṣmanto 'kuśalam, katamad akuśalamūlam, katamat kuśalam, katamat kuśalamūlam? prāṇātipātaḥ khalv āyuṣmanto 'kuśalam, adattādānam akuśalam, kāmeṣu mithyācāro 'kuśalam, mṛṣāvādo 'kuśalam, piśunā vāg akuśalam, paruṣā vāg akuśalam, śamphapralāpo 'kuśalam, abhidhyākuśalam, vyāpādo 'kuśalam, mithyādṛṣṭir akuśalam—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto 'kuśalam.

katamac cāyuṣmanto 'kuśalamūlam? lobho 'kuśalamūlam, dveṣo 'kuśalamūlam, moho 'kuśalamūlam—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto 'kuśalamūlam.

katamac cāyuṣmantaḥ kuśalam? prāṇātipātād vairamaṇī kuśalam, adattādānād vairamaṇī kuśalam, kāmeṣu mithyācārād vairamaṇī kuśalam, mṛṣāvādād vairamaṇī kuśalam, piśunāyā vāco vairamaṇī kuśalam, paruṣāyā vāco vairamaṇī kuśalam, śamphapralāpād vairamaṇī kuśalam, anabhidhyā kuśalam, avyāpādaḥ kuśalam, samyagdṛṣṭiḥ kuśalam—idam ucyata āyuṣmantaḥ kuśalam.

katamac cāyuṣmantaḥ kuśalamūlam? alobhaḥ kuśalamūlam, adveṣaḥ kuśalamūlam, amohaḥ kuśalamūlam—idam ucyata āyuṣmantaḥ kuśalamūlam.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evam akuśalaṃ prajānāti, evam akuśalamūlaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ kuśalaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ kuśalamūlaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya, pratighānuśayaṃ prativinodya, 'asmī'ti dṛṣṭimānānuśayaṃ samuddhatya, avidyāṃ prahāya vidyām utpādya, dṛṣṭa eva dharme duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhinandyānumodyāyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram uttaram praśnam aprākṣuḥ: “syāt punar āyuṣmanto 'nyo 'pi paryāyo yathā āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti?

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka āhārañ ca prajānāti, āhārasamudayañ ca prajānāti, āhāranirodhañ ca prajānāti, āhāranirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam.

katamaḥ punar āyuṣmanto āhāraḥ, katama āhārasamudayaḥ, katama āhāranirodhaḥ, katamā āhāranirodhagāminī pratipat? catvāra ime 'yuṣmanto āhārā bhūtānāṃ vā sattvānāṃ sthitaye, sambhaveṣiṇāṃ vānugrahāya. katame catvāraḥ? kavaḍīkāra āhāra udāro vā sūkṣmo vā, sparśo dvitīyaḥ, manaḥsañcetanā tṛtīyā, vijñānaṃ caturtham. tṛṣṇāsamudayād āhārasamudayaḥ, tṛṣṇānirodhād āhāranirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārga āhāranirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ samyaksaṅkalpaḥ samyagvāk samyakkarmāntaḥ, samyagājīvaḥ samyagvyāyāmaḥ samyaksmṛtiḥ samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evam āhāraṃ prajānāti, evam āhārasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evam āhāranirodhaṃ prajānāti, evam āhāranirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya, pratighānuśayaṃ prativinodya, 'asmī'ti dṛṣṭimānānuśayaṃ samuddhatya, avidyāṃ prahāya vidyām utpādya, dṛṣṭa eva dharme duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhinandyānumodyāyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram uttaram praśnam aprākṣuḥ: “syāt punar āyuṣmanto 'nyo 'pi paryāyo yathā āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti?

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako duḥkhañ ca prajānāti, duḥkhasamudayañ ca prajānāti, duḥkhanirodhañ ca prajānāti, duḥkhanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamat punar āyuṣmanto duḥkham, katamo duḥkhasamudayaḥ, katamo duḥkhanirodhaḥ, katamā duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipat? jātir api duḥkhā, jarāpi duḥkhā, maraṇam api duḥkham, śokaparidevaduḥkhadaurmanasyopāyāsā api duḥkhāḥ, apriyaiḥ samprayogo 'pi duḥkhaḥ, priyair viprayogo 'pi duḥkhaḥ, yad apīcchan na labhate tad api duḥkham, saṅkṣiptena pañcopādānaskandhā duḥkhāḥ—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto duḥkham. katamaś cāyuṣmanto duḥkhasamudayaḥ? yāyaṃ tṛṣṇā paunarbhavikā nandīrāgasahagatā tatratatrābhinandinī, tadyathā—kāmatṛṣṇā bhavatṛṣṇā vibhavatṛṣṇā—ayam ucyata āyuṣmanto duḥkhasamudayaḥ. katamaś cāyuṣmanto duḥkhanirodhaḥ? yas tasyā eva tṛṣṇāyā aśeṣavirāganirodhas tyāgaḥ pratinisargo muktir anālayaḥ—ayam ucyata āyuṣmanto duḥkhanirodhaḥ. katamā cāyuṣmanto duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipat? ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgaḥ, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ—iyam ucyata āyuṣmanto duḥkhanirodhagāminī pratipat.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ duḥkhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ duḥkhasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ duḥkhanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ duḥkhanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya, pratighānuśayaṃ prativinodya, 'asmī'ti dṛṣṭimānānuśayaṃ samuddhatya, avidyāṃ prahāya vidyām utpādya, dṛṣṭa eva dharme duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhinandyānumodyāyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram uttaram praśnam aprākṣuḥ: “syāt punar āyuṣmanto 'nyo 'pi paryāyo yathā āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti?

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako jarāmaraṇañ ca prajānāti, jarāmaraṇasamudayañ ca prajānāti, jarāmaraṇanirodhañ ca prajānāti, jarāmaraṇanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamat punar āyuṣmanto jarāmaraṇam, katamo jarāmaraṇasamudayaḥ, katamo jarāmaraṇanirodhaḥ, katamā jarāmaraṇanirodhagāminī pratipat? yā teṣāṃ teṣāṃ sattvānāṃ tasmiṃs tasmin sattvanikāye jarā jīrṇatā khāṇḍityaṃ pālityaṃ valitvacatā āyuṣaḥ saṃhānir indriyāṇāṃ paripākaḥ—iyam ucyata āyuṣmanto jarā. katamac cāyuṣmanto maraṇam? yā teṣāṃ teṣāṃ sattvānāṃ tasmāt tasmāt sattvanikāyāc cyutiś cavanatā bhedo 'ntardhānaṃ mṛtyur maraṇaṃ kālakriyā skandhānāṃ bhedaḥ, kalevarasya nikṣepaḥ, jīvitendriyasyopacchedaḥ—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto maraṇam. itīyañ ca jarā idañ ca maraṇam—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto jarāmaraṇam. jātisamudayāj jarāmaraṇasamudayaḥ, jātinirodhāj jarāmaraṇanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo jarāmaraṇanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ jarāmaraṇaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ jarāmaraṇasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ jarāmaraṇanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ jarāmaraṇanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako jātiñ ca prajānāti, jātisamudayañ ca prajānāti, jātinirodhañ ca prajānāti, jātinirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamā punar āyuṣmanto jātiḥ, katamo jātisamudayaḥ, katamo jātinirodhaḥ, katamā jātinirodhagāminī pratipat? yā teṣāṃ teṣāṃ sattvānāṃ tasmiṃs tasmin sattvanikāye jātiḥ sañjātir avakrāntir abhinirvṛttiḥ skandhānāṃ prādurbhāvaḥ, āyatanānāṃ pratilābhaḥ—iyam ucyata āyuṣmanto jātiḥ. bhavasamudayāj jātisamudayaḥ, bhavanirodhāj jātinirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo jātinirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ jātiṃ prajānāti, evaṃ jātisamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ jātinirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ jātinirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako bhavañ ca prajānāti, bhavasamudayañ ca prajānāti, bhavanirodhañ ca prajānāti, bhavanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamaḥ punar āyuṣmanto bhavaḥ, katamo bhavasamudayaḥ, katamo bhavanirodhaḥ, katamā bhavanirodhagāminī pratipat? traya ime 'yuṣmanto bhavāḥ—kāmabhavaḥ, rūpabhavaḥ, arūpabhavaḥ. upādānasamudayād bhavasamudayaḥ, upādānanirodhād bhavanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo bhavanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ bhavaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ bhavasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ bhavanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ bhavanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati. etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka upādānañ ca prajānāti, upādānasamudayañ ca prajānāti, upādānanirodhañ ca prajānāti, upādānanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamat punar āyuṣmanta upādānam, katama upādānasamudayaḥ, katama upādānanirodhaḥ, katamā upādānanirodhagāminī pratipat? catvārimāny āyuṣmanta upādānāni—kāmopādānaṃ, dṛṣṭyupādānaṃ, śīlavratopādānam, ātmavādopādānam. tṛṣṇāsamudayād upādānasamudayaḥ, tṛṣṇānirodhād upādānanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārga upādānanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evam upādānaṃ prajānāti, evam upādānasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evam upādānanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evam upādānanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakas tṛṣṇāñ ca prajānāti, tṛṣṇāsamudayañ ca prajānāti, tṛṣṇānirodhañ ca prajānāti, tṛṣṇānirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamā punar āyuṣmantas tṛṣṇā, katamas tṛṣṇāsamudayaḥ, katamas tṛṣṇānirodhaḥ, katamā tṛṣṇānirodhagāminī pratipat? ṣaḍ ime 'yuṣmantas tṛṣṇākāyāḥ—rūpatṛṣṇā, śabdatṛṣṇā, gandhatṛṣṇā, rasatṛṣṇā, spraṣṭavyatṛṣṇā, dharmatṛṣṇā. vedanāsamudayāt tṛṣṇāsamudayaḥ, vedanānirodhāt tṛṣṇānirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgas tṛṣṇānirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ tṛṣṇāṃ prajānāti, evaṃ tṛṣṇāsamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ tṛṣṇānirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ tṛṣṇānirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako vedanāñ ca prajānāti, vedanāsamudayañ ca prajānāti, vedanānirodhañ ca prajānāti, vedanānirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamā punar āyuṣmanto vedanā, katamo vedanāsamudayaḥ, katamo vedanānirodhaḥ, katamā vedanānirodhagāminī pratipat? ṣaḍ ime 'yuṣmanto vedanākāyāḥ—cakṣuḥsamsparśajā vedanā, śrotrasamsparśajā vedanā, ghrāṇasamsparśajā vedanā, jihvāsamsparśajā vedanā, kāyasamsparśajā vedanā, manaḥsamsparśajā vedanā. samsparśasamudayād vedanāsamudayaḥ, samsparśanirodhād vedanānirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo vedanānirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ vedanāṃ prajānāti, evaṃ vedanāsamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ vedanānirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ vedanānirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samsparśañ ca prajānāti, samsparśasamudayañ ca prajānāti, samsparśanirodhañ ca prajānāti, samsparśanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamaḥ punar āyuṣmantaḥ samsparśaḥ, katamaḥ samsparśasamudayaḥ, katamaḥ samsparśanirodhaḥ, katamā samsparśanirodhagāminī pratipat? ṣaḍ ime 'yuṣmantaḥ samsparśakāyāḥ—cakṣuḥsamsparśaḥ, śrotrasamsparśaḥ, ghrāṇasamsparśaḥ, jihvāsamsparśaḥ, kāyasamsparśaḥ, manaḥsamsparśaḥ. ṣaḍāyatanasamudayāt samsparśasamudayaḥ, ṣaḍāyatananirodhāt samsparśanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgaḥ samsparśanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ samsparśaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ samsparśasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ samsparśanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ samsparśanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ ṣaḍāyatanañ ca prajānāti, ṣaḍāyatanasamudayañ ca prajānāti, ṣaḍāyatananirodhañ ca prajānāti, ṣaḍāyatananirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamat punar āyuṣmantaḥ ṣaḍāyatanam, katamaḥ ṣaḍāyatanasamudayaḥ, katamaḥ ṣaḍāyatananirodhaḥ, katamā ṣaḍāyatananirodhagāminī pratipat? ṣaḍ imāny āyuṣmanta āyatanāni—cakṣurāyatanaṃ, śrotrāyatanaṃ, ghrāṇāyatanaṃ, jihvāyatanaṃ, kāyāyatanaṃ, manaāyatanam. nāmarūpasamudayāt ṣaḍāyatanasamudayaḥ, nāmarūpanirodhāt ṣaḍāyatananirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgaḥ ṣaḍāyatananirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ ṣaḍāyatanaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ ṣaḍāyatanasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ ṣaḍāyatananirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ ṣaḍāyatananirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako nāmarūpañ ca prajānāti, nāmarūpasamudayañ ca prajānāti, nāmarūpanirodhañ ca prajānāti, nāmarūpanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamat punar āyuṣmanto nāmarūpam, katamo nāmarūpasamudayaḥ, katamo nāmarūpanirodhaḥ, katamā nāmarūpanirodhagāminī pratipat? vedanā, sañjñā, cetanā, samsparśaḥ, manasikāraḥ—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto nāma; catvāri ca mahābhūtāni, caturṇāñ ca mahābhūtānām upādāyarūpam—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto rūpam. itīdañ ca nāmīdañ ca rūpam—idam ucyata āyuṣmanto nāmarūpam. vijñānasamudayān nāmarūpasamudayaḥ, vijñānanirodhān nāmarūpanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo nāmarūpanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ nāmarūpaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ nāmarūpasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ nāmarūpanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ nāmarūpanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako vijñānañ ca prajānāti, vijñānasamudayañ ca prajānāti, vijñānanirodhañ ca prajānāti, vijñānanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamat punar āyuṣmanto vijñānam, katamo vijñānasamudayaḥ, katamo vijñānanirodhaḥ, katamā vijñānanirodhagāminī pratipat? ṣaḍ ime 'yuṣmanto vijñānakāyāḥ—cakṣurvijñānaṃ, śrotravijñānaṃ, ghrāṇavijñānaṃ, jihvāvijñānaṃ, kāyavijñānaṃ, manovijñānam. saṃskārasamudayād vijñānasamudayaḥ, saṃskāranirodhād vijñānanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo vijñānanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ vijñānaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ vijñānasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ vijñānanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ vijñānanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya … pūrvavat … duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—

etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti. “sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ saṃskārāñ ca prajānāti, saṃskārasamudayañ ca prajānāti, saṃskāranirodhañ ca prajānāti, saṃskāranirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katame punar āyuṣmantaḥ saṃskārāḥ, katamaḥ saṃskārasamudayaḥ, katamaḥ saṃskāranirodhaḥ, katamā saṃskāranirodhagāminī pratipat? traya ime 'yuṣmantaḥ saṃskārāḥ—kāyasaṃskāraḥ, vākṣaṃskāraḥ, cittasaṃskāraḥ. avidyāsamudayāt saṃskārasamudayaḥ, avidyānirodhāt saṃskāranirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgaḥ saṃskāranirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evaṃ saṃskārān prajānāti, evaṃ saṃskārasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ saṃskāranirodhaṃ prajānāti, evaṃ saṃskāranirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya, pratighānuśayaṃ prativinodya, 'asmī'ti dṛṣṭimānānuśayaṃ samuddhatya, avidyāṃ prahāya vidyām utpādya, dṛṣṭa eva dharme duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu … pūrvavat … aprākṣuḥ—syāt punar āyuṣmanto … pūrvavat …

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvako 'vidyāñ ca prajānāti, avidyāsamudayañ ca prajānāti, avidyānirodhañ ca prajānāti, avidyānirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam. katamā punar āyuṣmanto 'vidyā, katamo 'vidyāsamudayaḥ, katamo 'vidyānirodhaḥ, katamā 'vidyānirodhagāminī pratipat? yat khalv āyuṣmanto duḥkhe 'jñānam, duḥkhasamudaye 'jñānam, duḥkhanirodhe 'jñānam, duḥkhanirodhagāminyāṃ pratipady ajñānam—iyam ucyata āyuṣmanto 'vidyā. āsravasamudayād avidyāsamudayaḥ, āsravanirodhād avidyānirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārgo 'vidyānirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evam avidyāṃ prajānāti, evam avidyāsamudayaṃ prajānāti, evam avidyānirodhaṃ prajānāti, evam avidyānirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya, pratighānuśayaṃ prativinodya, 'asmī'ti dṛṣṭimānānuśayaṃ samuddhatya, avidyāṃ prahāya vidyām utpādya, dṛṣṭa eva dharme duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

“sādhv āyuṣmann” iti khalu te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhinandyānumodyāyuṣmantaṃ śāriputram uttaram praśnam aprākṣuḥ: “syāt punar āyuṣmanto 'nyo 'pi paryāyo yathā āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti?

“syād āyuṣmantaḥ. yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka āsravañ ca prajānāti, āsravasamudayañ ca prajānāti, āsravanirodhañ ca prajānāti, āsravanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadañ ca prajānāti—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam.

katamaḥ punar āyuṣmanta āsravaḥ, katama āsravasamudayaḥ, katama āsravanirodhaḥ, katamā āsravanirodhagāminī pratipad iti? traya ime 'yuṣmanta āsravāḥ—kāmāsravo, bhavāsravo, 'vidyāsravaḥ. avidyāsamudayād āsravasamudayaḥ, avidyānirodhād āsravanirodhaḥ, ayam evāryo 'ṣṭāṅgiko mārga āsravanirodhagāminī pratipat, tadyathā—samyagdṛṣṭiḥ … pūrvavat … samyaksamādhiḥ.

yataḥ khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvaka evam āsravaṃ prajānāti, evam āsravasamudayaṃ prajānāti, evam āsravanirodhaṃ prajānāti, evam āsravanirodhagāminīṃ pratipadaṃ prajānāti, sa sarvaśo rāgānuśayaṃ prahāya, pratighānuśayaṃ prativinodya, 'asmī'ti dṛṣṭimānānuśayaṃ samuddhatya, avidyāṃ prahāya vidyām utpādya, dṛṣṭa eva dharme duḥkhasyāntakaro bhavati—etāvatāpi khalv āyuṣmanta āryaśrāvakaḥ samyagdṛṣṭir bhavati, ṛjugatāsya dṛṣṭiḥ, dharme 'vetyaprasādena samanvāgataḥ, āgata imaṃ saddharmam” iti.

idam avocād āyuṣmān śāriputraḥ. āttamanasas te bhikṣava āyuṣmataḥ śāriputrasya bhāṣitam abhyanandan.

samyagdṛṣṭisūktaṃ niṣṭhitaṃ navamam.