8. Sallekhasuttavaººan±

81. Eva½ me sutanti sallekhasutta½. Tattha mah±cundoti tassa therassa n±ma½. S±yanhasamayanti s±yanhak±le. Paµisall±n± vuµµhitoti ettha paµisall±nanti tehi tehi sattasaªkh±rehi paµinivattitv± sall±na½ nil²yana½, ek²bh±vo pavivekoti vutta½ hoti. Yo tato vuµµhito, so paµisall±n± vuµµhito n±ma hoti. Aya½ pana yasm± paµisall±n±na½ uttamato phalasam±pattito vuµµh±si, tasm± “paµisall±n± vuµµhito”ti vutto. Bhagavanta½ abhiv±detv±ti samadasanakhujjalavibh³sitena siras± bhagavanta½ sakkacca½ vanditv±, abhiv±d±petv± v± “sukh² bhava, cund±”ti eva½ vac²bheda½ k±r±petv±, bhagav± pana kira vandito sam±no suvaººadundubhisadisa½ g²va½ paggayha kaººasukha½ pemaniya½ amat±bhisekasadisa½ brahmaghosa½ nicch±rento “sukh² hoh²”ti tassa tassa n±ma½ gahetv± vadati, eta½ ±ciººa½ tath±gat±na½. Tatrida½ s±dhakasutta½, “sakko, bhante, dev±namindo s±macco saparijano bhagavato p±de siras± vandat²ti, sukh² hotu pañcasikha sakko dev±namindo s±macco saparijano, sukhak±m± hi dev± manuss± asur± n±g± gandhabb±, ye caññe santi puthuk±y±”ti. Evañca pana tath±gat± evar³pe mahesakkhe yakkhe abhivadant²ti.

Y± im±ti id±ni vattabb±bhimukha½ karonto viya ±ha. Anekavihit±ti n±nappak±r±. Diµµhiyoti micch±diµµhiyo Loke uppajjant²ti sattesu p±tubhavanti. Attav±dappaµisa½yutt±ti “r³pa½ attato samanupassat²”ti-±dinayappavattena attav±dena paµisa½yutt±, t± v²sati bhavanti. Lokav±dappaµisa½yutt±ti “sassato att± ca loko c±”ti-±dinayappavattena lokav±dena paµisa½yutt±, t± aµµha honti sassato, asassato, sassato ca asassato ca, neva sassato n±sassato, antav±, anantav±, antav± ca anantav± ca, nevantav± n±nantav± att± ca loko c±ti eva½ pavattatt±.

¾dimev±ti-±d²su ayamattho ki½ nu kho bhante ±dimeva manasikarontassa appatv±pi sot±pattimagga½ vipassan±missakapaµhamamanasik±rameva manasikarontassa bhikkhuno evamet±sa½ ettakeneva up±yena et±sa½ diµµh²na½ pah±nañca paµinissaggo ca hot²ti. Idañca thero attan± anadhim±nikopi sam±no adhim±nik±na½ adhim±nappah±nattha½ adhim±niko viya hutv± pucchat²ti veditabbo. Apare pan±hu “therassa antev±sik± ±dimanasik±reneva diµµh²na½ samucchedappah±na½ hot²ti eva½saññinopi, sam±pattivih±r± sallekhavih±r±ti eva½saññinopi atthi. So tesa½ atth±ya bhagavanta½ pucchat²”ti.

82. Athassa bhagav± t±sa½ diµµh²na½ pah±n³p±ya½ dassento y± im±ti-±dim±ha. Tattha yattha cet± diµµhiyo uppajjant²ti-±di pañcakkhandhe sandh±ya vutta½. Etesu hi et± diµµhiyo uppajjanti. Yath±ha “r³pe kho, bhikkhave, sati r³pa½ abhinivissa eva½ diµµhi uppajjati, so att± so loko so pecca bhaviss±mi nicco dhuvo sassato avipariº±madhammo”ti (sa½. ni. 3.152) vitth±ro. ¾rammaºavasena pana ekavacana½ katv± yattha c±ti ±ha, yasmi½ ±rammaºe uppajjant²ti vutta½ hoti. Ettha ca uppajjanti anusenti samud±carant²ti imesa½ eva½ n±n±karaºa½ veditabba½. J±tivasena hi aj±t± j±yam±n± uppajjant²ti vuccanti. Punappuna½ ±sevit± th±magat± appaµivin²t± anusent²ti. K±yavac²dv±ra½ sampatt± samud±carant²ti, idametesa½ n±n±karaºa½. Ta½ neta½ mam±ti-±d²su ta½ pañcakkhandhappabheda½ ±rammaºameta½ mayha½ na hoti, ahampi eso na asmi, eso me att±pi na hot²ti evameta½ yath±bh³ta½ sammappaññ±ya passatoti eva½ t±va padattho veditabbo.

Yasm± pana ettha eta½ mam±ti taºh±g±ho, tañca gaºhanto aµµhasatataºh±vicaritappabheda½ taºh±papañca½ gaºh±ti. Esohamasm²ti m±nag±ho, tañca gaºhanto navappabheda½ m±napapañca½ gaºh±ti. Eso me att±ti diµµhig±ho, tañca gaºhanto dv±saµµhidiµµhigatappabheda½ diµµhipapañca½ gaºh±ti. Tasm± neta½ mam±ti vadanto bhagav± yath±vuttappabheda½ taºh±papañca½ paµikkhipati. Nesohamasm²ti m±napapañca½. Na meso att±ti diµµhipapañca½. Diµµhekaµµh±yeva cettha taºh±m±n± veditabb±. Evametanti eva½ “neta½ mam±”ti-±din± ±k±rena eta½ khandhapañcaka½. Yath±bh³tanti yath± sabh±va½, yath± atth²ti vutta½ hoti. Khandhapañcakañhi eteneva ±k±rena atthi. Mamanti-±din± pana gayham±nampi ten±k±rena nevatth²ti adhipp±yo. Sammappaññ±ya passatoti sot±pattimaggapaññ±pariyos±n±ya vipassan±paññ±ya suµµhu passantassa. Evamet±santi etena up±yena et±sa½. Pah±na½ paµinissaggoti ubhayampeta½ samucchedappah±nassev±dhivacana½.

Eva½ bhagav± ±dimanasik±reneva diµµh²na½ pah±na½ hoti nu kho noti ±yasmat± mah±cundena adhim±nik±na½ vasena pañha½ puµµho sot±pattimaggena diµµhippah±na½ dassetv± id±ni sayameva adhim±nik±na½ jh±na½ vibhajanto µh±na½ kho panetanti-±dim±ha. Tattha adhim±nik± n±ma yesa½ appatte pattasaññ±ya adhim±no uppajjati, sv±ya½ uppajjam±no neva lokavaµµ±nus±r²na½ b±laputhujjan±na½ uppajjati, na ariyas±vak±na½. Na hi sot±pannassa “sakad±g±m² ahan”ti adhim±no uppajjati, na sakad±g±missa “an±g±m² ahan”ti, na an±g±mino “arah± ahan”ti, k±rakasseva pana samathavasena v± vipassan±vasena v± vikkhambhitakilesassa nicca½ yuttapayuttassa ±raddhavipassakassa uppajjati. Tassa hi samathavikkhambhit±na½ v± vipassan±vikkhambhit±na½ v± kiles±na½ samud±c±ra½ apassato “sot±panno ahanti v±, sakad±g±m², an±g±m² arah± ahan”ti v± adhim±no uppajjati, talaªgaratissapabbatav±sidhammadinnattherena ov±diyam±natther±na½ viya.

Therassa kira acir³pasampannasseva ov±de µhatv± bah³ bhikkh³ visesa½ adhigacchi½su. Ta½ pavatti½ sutv± tissamah±vih±rav±s² bhikkhusaªgho “na aµµh±naniyojako theroti thera½ ±neth±”ti sambahule bhikkh³ p±hesi. Te gantv±, “±vuso, dhammadinna bhikkhusaªgho ta½ pakkos±pet²”ti ±ha½su. So ±ha “ki½ pana tumhe, bhante, att±na½ gavesatha paran”ti? Att±na½ sappuris±ti, so tesa½ kammaµµh±namad±si, sabbeva arahatta½ p±puºi½su. Bhikkhusaªgho puna aññe bhikkh³ p±hesi, eva½ y±vatatiya½ pahit± sabbepi tattheva arahatta½ patv± vihari½su.

Tato saªgho gatagat± n±gacchant²ti aññatara½ vu¹¹hapabbajita½ p±hesi. So gantv± ca, “bhante, dhammadinna tikkhattu½ tissamah±vih±rav±s² bhikkhusaªgho tuyha½ santike pesesi, tva½ n±ma saªghassa ±ºa½ garu½ na karosi, n±gacchas²”ti ±ha. Thero kimetanti paººas±la½ appavisitv±va pattac²vara½ g±h±petv± t±vadeva nikkhami, so antar±magge haªkanavih±ra½ p±visi. Tattha ceko mah±thero saµµhivass±t²to adhim±nena arahatta½ paµij±n±ti. Thero ta½ upasaªkamitv± vanditv± paµisanth±ra½ katv± adhigama½ pucchi. Thero ±ha “±ma dhammadinna, ya½ pabbajitena k±tabba½, cirakata½ ta½ may±, at²tasaµµhivassomhi etarah²”ti. Ki½, bhante, iddhimpi va¼añjeth±ti. ¾ma dhammadinn±ti. S±dhu vata, bhante, hatthi½ tumh±ka½ paµimukha½ ±gacchanta½ m±peth±ti. S±dh±vusoti thero sabbaseta½ sattappatiµµha½ tidh±pabhinna½ naªguµµha½ b²jayam±na½ soº¹a½ mukhe pakkhipitv± dv²hi dantehi vijjhituk±ma½ viya paµimukha½ ±gacchanta½ mah±hatthi½ m±pesi. So ta½ attan±yeva m±pita½ hatthi½ disv± bh²to pal±yitu½ ±rabhi. Tad±va att±na½ “n±ha½ arah±”ti ñatv± dhammadinnassa p±dam³le ukkuµika½ nis²ditv± “patiµµh± me hohi, ±vuso”ti ±ha. Dhammadinno “m±, bhante, soci, m± anattamano ahosi, k±rak±na½yeva adhim±no uppajjat²”ti thera½ samass±setv± kammaµµh±namad±si. Thero tassov±de µhatv± arahatta½ p±puºi.

Cittalapabbatepi t±disova thero vasati. Dhammadinno tampi upasaªkamitv± tatheva pucchi. Sopi tatheva by±k±si. Tato na½ dhammadinno ki½, bhante, iddhimpi va¼añjeth±ti ±ha. ¾m±vusoti. S±dhu vata, bhante, eka½ pokkharaºi½ m±peth±ti. Thero m±pesi. Ettha, bhante, padumagumba½ m±peth±ti. Tampi m±pesi. Padumagumbe mah±paduma½ m±peth±ti. Tampi m±pesi. Etasmi½ padumagumbe µhatv± madhurassarena g±yanta½ naccantañca eka½ itthiviggaha½ m±peth±ti. Tampi m±pesi. So eta½, bhante, punappuna½ upanijjh±yath±ti vatv± saya½ p±s±da½ p±visi. Therassa ta½ upanijjh±yato saµµhivass±ni vikkhambhitakiles± cali½su, so tad± att±na½ ñatv± purimatthero viya dhammadinnattherassa santike kammaµµh±na½ gahetv± arahatta½ p±puºi.

Dhammadinnopi anupubbena tissamah±vih±ra½ agam±si. Tasmiñca samaye ther± cetiyaªgaºa½ sammajjitv± buddh±rammaºa½ p²ti½ upp±detv± nisinn± honti, eta½ kira tesa½ vatta½. Tena nesa½ ekopi “idha pattac²vara½ µhapeh²”ti dhammadinna½ vatt± pucchit±pi n±hosi. Dhammadinno eso bhaveyy±ti ñatv± pana pañha½ pucchi½su. So pucchitapañhe tiºhena asin± kumudan±¼akal±pa½ viya chinditv± p±daªguliy± mah±pathavi½ pahari. Bhante aya½ acetan± mah±pathav²pi dhammadinnassa guºa½ j±n±ti. Tumhe pana na j±nitth±ti ca vatv± ima½ g±tham±ha–

“Acetan±ya½ pathav², vij±n±ti guº±guºa½;
sacetan±tha kho bhante, na j±n±tha guº±guºan”ti.

T±vadeva ca ±k±se abbhuggantv± talaªgaratissapabbatameva agam±si. Eva½ k±rakasseva adhim±no uppajjati. Tasm± bhagav± t±dis±na½ bhikkh³na½ vasena jh±na½ vibhajanto µh±na½ kho panetanti-±dim±ha.

Tassattho, attheta½ k±raºa½, no natthi. Yena idhekacco bhikkhu b±hiraparibb±jakehi s±dh±raºa½ vivicceva k±mehi…pe… paµhama½ jh±na½ upasampajja vihareyya, ya½ pana tassa evamassa sallekhena vihar±m²ti, ya½ paµipattividh±na½ kilese sa½likhati, ten±ha½ vihar±m²ti, ta½ na yujjati, na hi adhim±nikassa bhikkhuno jh±na½ sallekho v± sallekhapaµipad± v± hoti. Kasm±? Avipassan±p±dakatt±. Na hi so jh±na½ sam±pajjitv± tato vuµµh±ya saªkh±re sammasati, jh±na½ panassa cittekaggamatta½ karoti, diµµhadhammasukhavih±ro hoti. Tasm± tamattha½ dassento bhagav± “na kho panete, cunda, ariyassa vinaye sallekh± vuccanti, diµµhadhammasukhavih±r± ete ariyassa vinaye vuccant²”ti ±ha.

Tattha eteti jh±nadhammavasena bahuvacana½ veditabba½, ete paµhamajjh±nadhamm±ti vutta½ hoti. Sam±pattivasena v±, ekampi hi paµhamajjh±na½ punappuna½ sam±pattivasena pavattatt± bahutta½ gacchati. ¾rammaºavasena v±, ekampi hi paµhamajjh±na½ pathav²kasiº±d²su pavattivasena bahutta½ gacchat²ti. Esa nayo dutiyatatiyacatutthajjh±nesu. ¾ruppajh±nesu pana ±rammaºabhed±bh±vato purimak±raºadvayavaseneva bahuvacana½ veditabba½.

Yasm± cetesa½ aªg±nipi sant±ni ±rammaº±nipi, nibbut±ni ceva sukhum±ni c±ti vutta½ hoti, tasm± t±ni sant± ete vih±r±ti eva½ vutt±n²ti veditabb±ni. Aya½ t±va tesa½ catunnampi s±dh±raº± vaººan±. Visesavaººan± pana “sabbaso r³pasaññ±nan”ti-±dipad±nus±rato vattabb± siy±. S± visuddhimagge sabb±k±rena vutt±yeva.