madhyamanikāyaḥ 40 - kṣudrāśvapurasūtram

evaṃ mayā śrutam — ekasmin samaye bhagavān aṅgeṣu viharati sma aśvapure nāma aṅgānāṃ nigame . tatra khalu bhagavān bhikṣūn āmantrayata — bhikṣavaḥ iti .

bhadanta iti te bhikṣavaḥ bhagavataḥ pratyaśrauṣuḥ . bhagavān etad avocat —

śramaṇāḥ śramaṇāḥ iti vaḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, janaḥ saṃjānīte . yūyaṃ ca punaḥ ke yūyam iti pṛṣṭāḥ samānāḥ śramaṇāḥ smaḥ iti pratijānītha .

teṣāṃ vaḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, evaṃsamājñānāṃ satām evaṃpratijñānāṃ satām — yā śramaṇasāmīcīpratipat tāṃ pratipatsyāmahe ; evaṃ naḥ iyam asmākaṃ samājñā ca satyā bhaviṣyati pratijñā ca bhūtā ; yeṣāṃ ca vayaṃ cīvarapiṇḍapātaśayanāsanaglānapratyayabhaiṣajyapariṣkāraṃ paribhuñjmahe, teṣāṃ te kārāḥ asmāsu mahāphalāḥ bhaviṣyanti mahānuśaṃsāḥ, asmākaṃ ca eva iyaṃ pravrajyā avandhyā bhaviṣyati saphalā sodarkā iti . evaṃ hi vaḥ, bhikṣavaḥ, śikṣitavyam .

katham ca, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ na śramaṇasāmīcīpratipadaṃ pratipannaḥ bhavati ?

yasya kasyacit, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣoḥ abhidhyāloḥ abhidhyā aprahīṇā bhavati, vyāpannacittasya vyāpādaḥ aprahīṇaḥ bhavati, krodhanasya krodhaḥ aprahīṇaḥ bhavati, upanāhinaḥ upanāhaḥ aprahīṇaḥ bhavati, mrakṣinaḥ mrakṣaḥ aprahīṇaḥ bhavati, pradāśinaḥ pradāśaḥ aprahīṇaḥ bhavati, īrṣyoḥ īrṣyā aprahīṇā bhavati, matsariṇaḥ mātsaryam aprahīṇaṃ bhavati, śaṭhasya śāṭhyam aprahīṇaṃ bhavati, māyāvinaḥ māyā aprahīṇā bhavati, pāpecchasya pāpikā icchā aprahīṇā bhavati, mithyādṛṣṭikasya mithyādṛṣṭiḥ aprahīṇā bhavati — eṣāṃ khalu aham, bhikṣavaḥ, śramaṇamalānāṃ śramaṇadoṣāṇāṃ śramaṇakaṣaṭānām āpāyikānāṃ sthānānāṃ durgativedanīyānām aprahāṇāt na śramaṇasāmīcīpratipadaṃ pratipannaḥ iti vadāmi . tadyathā api, bhikṣavaḥ, mṛtajaṃ nāma āyudhajātam ubhayatodhāraṃ pītanisitam . tad asya saṃghāṭyā saṃprāvṛtaṃ sampariṣveṣṭhitam . tathopamām aham, bhikṣavaḥ, asya bhikṣoḥ pravrajyāṃ vadāmi .

na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, saṃghāṭikasya saṃghāṭīdhāraṇamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, acelasya acelamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, rajojallikasya rajojallikamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, udakāvarohakasya udakāvarohaṇamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, vṛkṣamūlikasya vṛkṣamūlikamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, abhyavakāśikasya abhyavakāśikamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, ūrdhvasthākasya ūrdhvasthākamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, paryāyabhaktikasya paryāyabhaktikamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, mantrādhyāyakasya mantrādhyāyakamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi . na aham, bhikṣavaḥ, jaṭilakasya jaṭādhāraṇamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi .

saṃghāṭikasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ, saṃghāṭīdhāraṇamātreṇa abhidhyāloḥ abhidhyā prahīyeta, vyāpannacittasya vyāpādaḥ prahīyeta, krodhanasya krodhaḥ prahīyeta, upanāhinaḥ upanāhaḥ prahīyeta, mrakṣinaḥ mrakṣaḥ prahīyeta, pradāśinaḥ pradāśaḥ prahīyeta, īrṣyoḥ īrṣyā prahīyeta, matsariṇaḥ mātsaryaṃ prahīyeta, śaṭhasya śāṭhyaṃ prahīyeta, māyāvinaḥ māyā prahīyeta, pāpecchasya pāpikā icchā prahīyeta, mithyādṛṣṭikasya mithyādṛṣṭiḥ prahīyeta, tam enaṃ mitrāmātyāḥ jñātisālohitāḥ jātam eva enaṃ saṃghāṭikaṃ kuryuḥ, saṃghāṭikatvam eva samādāpayeyuḥ — ehi tvam, bhadramukha, saṃghāṭikaḥ bhava, saṃghāṭikasya te sataḥ saṃghāṭīdhāraṇamātreṇa abhidhyāloḥ abhidhyā prahāsyate, vyāpannacittasya vyāpādaḥ prahāsyate, krodhanasya krodhaḥ prahāsyate, upanāhinaḥ upanāhaḥ prahāsyate, mrakṣinaḥ mrakṣaḥ prahāsyate, pradāśinaḥ pradāśaḥ prahāsyate, īrṣyoḥ īrṣyā prahāsyate, matsariṇaḥ mātsaryaṃ prahāsyate, śaṭhasya śāṭhyaṃ prahāsyate, māyāvinaḥ māyā prahāsyate, pāpecchasya pāpikā icchā prahāsyate, mithyādṛṣṭikasya mithyādṛṣṭiḥ prahāsyate iti . yasmāt ca khalu aham, bhikṣavaḥ, saṃghāṭikam api iha kañcit paśyāmi abhidhyāluṃ vyāpannacittaṃ krodhanam upanāhiṃ mrakṣiṃ pradāśim īrṣyuṃ matsariṇaṃ śaṭhaṃ māyāviṇaṃ pāpecchaṃ mithyādṛṣṭikam, tasmāt na saṃghāṭikasya saṃghāṭīdhāraṇamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi .

acelakasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … rajojallikasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … udakāvarohakasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … vṛkṣamūlikasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … abhyavakāśikasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … ūrdhvasthākasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … paryāyabhaktikasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … mantrādhyāyakasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ … jaṭilakasya cet, bhikṣavaḥ, jaṭādhāraṇamātreṇa abhidhyāloḥ abhidhyā prahīyeta, vyāpannacittasya vyāpādaḥ prahīyeta, krodhanasya krodhaḥ prahīyeta, upanāhinaḥ upanāhaḥ prahīyeta, mrakṣinaḥ mrakṣaḥ prahīyeta, pradāśinaḥ pradāśaḥ prahīyeta, īrṣyoḥ īrṣyā prahīyeta, matsariṇaḥ mātsaryaṃ prahīyeta, śaṭhasya śāṭhyaṃ prahīyeta, māyāvinaḥ māyā prahīyeta, pāpecchasya pāpikā icchā prahīyeta, mithyādṛṣṭikasya mithyādṛṣṭiḥ prahīyeta, tam enaṃ mitrāmātyāḥ jñātisālohitāḥ jātam eva enaṃ jaṭilakaṃ kuryuḥ, jaṭilakatvam eva samādāpayeyuḥ — ehi tvam, bhadramukha, jaṭilakaḥ bhava, jaṭilakasya te sataḥ jaṭādhāraṇamātreṇa abhidhyāloḥ abhidhyā prahāsyate, vyāpannacittasya vyāpādaḥ prahāsyate, krodhanasya krodhaḥ prahāsyate … pāpecchasya pāpikā icchā prahāsyate, mithyādṛṣṭikasya mithyādṛṣṭiḥ prahāsyate iti . yasmāt ca khalu aham, bhikṣavaḥ, jaṭilakam api iha kañcit paśyāmi abhidhyāluṃ vyāpannacittaṃ krodhanam upanāhiṃ mrakṣiṃ pradāśim īrṣyuṃ matsariṇaṃ śaṭhaṃ māyāviṇaṃ pāpecchaṃ mithyādṛṣṭikam, tasmāt na jaṭilakasya jaṭādhāraṇamātreṇa śrāmaṇyaṃ vadāmi .

katham ca, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣuḥ śramaṇasāmīcīpratipadaṃ pratipannaḥ bhavati ?

yasya kasyacit, bhikṣavaḥ, bhikṣoḥ abhidhyāloḥ abhidhyā prahīṇā bhavati, vyāpannacittasya vyāpādaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, krodhanasya krodhaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, upanāhinaḥ upanāhaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, mrakṣinaḥ mrakṣaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, pradāśinaḥ pradāśaḥ prahīṇaḥ bhavati, īrṣyoḥ īrṣyā prahīṇā bhavati, matsariṇaḥ mātsaryaṃ prahīṇaṃ bhavati, śaṭhasya śāṭhyaṃ prahīṇaṃ bhavati, māyāvinaḥ māyā prahīṇā bhavati, pāpecchasya pāpikā icchā prahīṇā bhavati, mithyādṛṣṭikasya mithyādṛṣṭiḥ prahīṇā bhavati — eṣāṃ khalu aham, bhikṣavaḥ, śramaṇamalānāṃ śramaṇadoṣāṇāṃ śramaṇakaṣaṭānām āpāyikānāṃ sthānānāṃ durgativedanīyānāṃ prahāṇāt śramaṇasāmīcīpratipadaṃ pratipannaḥ iti vadāmi .

saḥ sarvaiḥ ebhiḥ pāpakaiḥ akuśalaiḥ dharmaiḥ viśuddham ātmānaṃ samanupaśyati … tasya sarvaiḥ ebhiḥ pāpakaiḥ akuśalaiḥ dharmaiḥ viśuddham ātmānaṃ samanupaśyataḥ … prāmodyaṃ jāyate, pramuditasya prītiḥ jāyate, prītimanasaḥ kāyaḥ praśrabhyate, praśrabdhakāyaḥ sukhaṃ vedayate, sukhinaḥ cittaṃ samādhīyate .

saḥ 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 .

tadyathā api, bhikṣavaḥ, puṣkariṇī acchodakā śātodakā śītodakā śvetakā supratīrthā ramaṇīyā . paurastyāyāḥ cet api diśaḥ puruṣaḥ āgacchet gharmābhitaptaḥ gharmaparetaḥ klāntaḥ tṛṣitaḥ pipāsitaḥ . saḥ tāṃ puṣkariṇīm āgamya vineyāt udakapipāsām vineyāt gharmaparidāham … paścimāyāḥ cet api diśaḥ puruṣaḥ āgacchet … uttarāyāḥ cet api diśaḥ puruṣaḥ āgacchet … dakṣiṇāyāḥ cet api diśaḥ puruṣaḥ āgacchet . yataḥ kutaḥ cet api enaṃ puruṣaḥ āgacchet gharmābhitaptaḥ gharmaparetaḥ, klāntaḥ tṛṣitaḥ pipāsitaḥ . saḥ tāṃ puṣkariṇīm āgamya vineyāt udakapipāsām, vineyāt gharmaparidāham .

evam eva khalu, bhikṣavaḥ, kṣatriyakulāt cet api agārāt anagārikāṃ pravrajitaḥ bhavati, saḥ ca tathāgatapraveditaṃ dharmavinayam āgamya, evaṃ maitrīṃ karuṇāṃ muditām upekṣāṃ bhāvayitvā labhate adhyātmaṃ vyupaśamam . adhyātmaṃ vyupaśamāt śramaṇasāmīcīpratipadaṃ pratipannaḥ iti vadāmi . brāhmaṇakulāt cet api … vaiśyakulāt cet api … śūdrakulāt cet api … yasmāt kasmāt cet api kulāt agārāt anagārikāṃ pravrajitaḥ bhavati, saḥ ca tathāgatapraveditaṃ dharmavinayam āgamya, evaṃ maitrīṃ karuṇāṃ muditām upekṣāṃ bhāvayitvā labhate adhyātmaṃ vyupaśamam . adhyātmaṃ vyupaśamāt śramaṇasāmīcīpratipadaṃ pratipannaḥ iti vadāmi .

kṣatriyakulāt cet api agārāt anagārikāṃ pravrajitaḥ bhavati . saḥ ca āsravāṇāṃ kṣayāt anāsravāṃ cetovimuktiṃ prajñāvimuktiṃ dṛṣṭe eva dharme svayam abhijñāya sākṣātkṛtya upasaṃpadya viharati . āsravāṇāṃ kṣayāt śramaṇaḥ bhavati . brāhmaṇakulāt cet api … vaiśyakulāt cet api … śūdrakulāt cet api … yasmāt kasmāt cet api kulāt agārāt anagārikāṃ pravrajitaḥ bhavati, saḥ ca āsravāṇāṃ kṣayāt anāsravāṃ cetovimuktiṃ prajñāvimuktiṃ dṛṣṭe eva dharme svayam abhijñāya sākṣātkṛtya upasaṃpadya viharati . āsravāṇāṃ kṣayāt śramaṇaḥ bhavati iti .

idam avocat bhagavān . āttamanasaḥ te bhikṣavaḥ bhagavataḥ bhāṣitam abhyanandiṣuḥ .

kṣudrāśvapurasūtraṃ niṣṭhitaṃ daśamam .

mahāyamakavargaḥ niṣṭhitaḥ caturthaḥ .