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Chattha Sanghayana CD Cariy±piµaka-aµµhakath± : 1 - 328 Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samm±sambuddhassa Khuddakanik±ye Cariy±piµaka-aµµhakath± Ganth±rambhakath± Cariy± (..0001) sabbalokassa, hit± yassa mahesino; acinteyy±nubh±va½ ta½, vande lokaggan±yaka½. Vijj±caraºasampann±, yena n²yanti lokato; vande tamuttama½ dhamma½, samm±sambuddhap³jita½. S²l±diguºasampanno, µhito maggaphalesu yo; vande ariyasaªgha½ ta½, puññakkhetta½ anuttara½. Vandan±janita½ puñña½, iti ya½ ratanattaye; hatantar±yo sabbattha, hutv±ha½ tassa tejas±. Imasmi½ bhaddakappasmi½, sambhat± y± sudukkar±; ukka½sap±ramippatt±, d±nap±ramit±dayo. T±sa½ sambodhicariy±na½, ±nubh±vavibh±vana½; sakkesu nigrodh±r±me, vasantena mahesin±. Ya½ dhammasen±patino, sabbas±vakaketuno; lokan±thena cariy±-piµaka½ n±ma desita½. Ya½ khuddakanik±yasmi½, saªg±yi½su mahesayo; dhammasaªg±hak± satthu, hetusampattid²pana½. Tassa (..0002) sambodhisambh±ra-vibh±ganayayogato; kiñc±pi dukkar± k±tu½, atthasa½vaººan± may±. Saha sa½vaººana½ yasm±, dharate satthu s±sana½; pubb±cariyas²h±na½, tiµµhateva vinicchayo. Tasm± ta½ avalambitv±, og±hitv± ca sabbaso; j±tak±nupaniss±ya, por±ºaµµhakath±naya½. Nissita½ v±can±magga½, suvisuddhaman±kula½; Mah±vih±rav±s²na½, nipuºatthavinicchaya½. N²taneyyatthabhed± ca, p±ram² parid²paya½; kariss±mi ta½ cariy±-piµakassatthavaººana½. Iti ±kaªkham±nassa, saddhammassa ciraµµhiti½; vibhajantassa tassattha½, nis±mayatha s±dhavoti. Tattha cariy±piµakanti kenaµµhena cariy±piµaka½? At²t±su j±t²su satthu cariy±nu- bh±vappak±sin² pariyatt²ti katv±, pariyatti-attho hi aya½ piµakasaddo, “m± piµakasa- mpad±nen±”ti-±d²su (a. ni. 3.66) viya. Atha v± yasm± s± pariyatti tasseva satthu purimaj±t²su cariy±na½ ±nubh±vappak±sanena bh±janabh³t±, tasm±pi “cariy±pi- µakan”ti vuccati, bh±janatthopi hi piµakasaddo niddiµµho “atha puriso ±gaccheyya, kud±lapiµaka½ ±d±y±”ti-±d²su (ma. ni. 1.228; a. ni. 3.70) viya. Ta½ paneta½ cariy±- piµaka½ vinayapiµaka½, suttantapiµaka½, abhidhammapiµakanti t²su piµakesu sutta- ntapiµakapariy±panna½. D²ghanik±yo, majjhimanik±yo, sa½yuttanik±yo, aªguttara- nik±yo, khuddakanik±yoti pañcasu nik±yesu khuddakanik±yapariy±panna½. Sutta½, geyya½, veyy±karaºa½, g±th±, ud±na½, itivuttaka½, j±taka½, abbhuta- dhamma½, vedallanti navasu s±sanaªgesu g±th±saªgaha½. “Dv±s²ti buddhato gaºhi½, dvesahass±ni bhikkhuto; catur±s²ti sahass±ni, ye me dhamm± pavattino”ti. (therag±. 1027)– Eva½ (..0003) dhammabhaº¹±g±rikena paµiññ±tesu catur±s²tiy± dhammakkha- ndhasahassesu katipayadhammakkhandhasaªgaha½. Vaggato akittivaggo, hatthin±gavaggo, yudhañjayavaggoti vaggattayasaªgaha½. Cariyato akittivagge dasa, hatthin±gavagge dasa, yudhañjayavagge pañcadas±ti pañcati½sacariy±sa- ªgaha½. T²su vaggesu akittivaggo ±di, cariy±su akitticariy±. Tass±pi– “Kappe ca satasahasse, caturo ca asaªkhiye; etthantare ya½ carita½, sabba½ ta½ bodhip±canan”ti.– Aya½ g±th± ±di. Tassa ito pabhuti anukkamena atthasa½vaººan± hoti. Ganth±rambhakath± niµµhit±. Nid±nakath± S± pan±ya½ atthasa½vaººan± yasm± d³renid±na½, avid³renid±na½, santike- nid±nanti im±ni t²ºi nid±n±ni dassetv± vuccam±n± suºantehi samud±gamato paµµh±ya suµµhu viññ±t± n±ma hoti. Tasm± tesa½ nid±n±na½ aya½ vibh±go vedi- tabbo. D²paªkaradasabalassa p±dam³lasmiñhi kat±bhin²h±rassa mah±bodhisattassa y±va tusitabhavane nibbatti, t±va pavatto kath±maggo d³renid±na½ n±ma. Tusita- bhavanato paµµh±ya y±va bodhimaº¹e sabbaññutaññ±ºappatti, t±va pavatto kath±maggo avid³renid±na½ n±ma. Mah±bodhimaº¹ato pana paµµh±ya y±va paccuppannavatthu, t±va pavatto kath±maggo santikenid±na½ n±ma. Imesu t²su nid±nesu yasm± d³renid±na-avid³renid±n±ni sabbas±dh±raº±ni, tasm± t±ni j±taka- µµhakath±ya½ (j±. aµµha. 1.d³renid±nakath±) vitth±ritanayeneva vitth±rato vedita- bb±ni. Santikenid±ne pana atthi visesoti tiººampi nid±n±na½ ayam±dito paµµh±ya saªkhepakath±. D²paªkarassa (..0004) bhagavato p±dam³le kat±bhin²h±ro bodhisattabh³to loka- n±tho attano abhin²h±r±nur³pa½ samatti½sap±ramiyo p³retv±, sabbaññutaññ±ºa- sambh±ra½ matthaka½ p±petv±, tusitabhavane nibbatto buddhabh±v±ya uppatti- k±la½ ±gamayam±no, tattha y±vat±yuka½ µhatv± tato cuto sakyar±jakule paµi- sandhi½ gahetv± anantena parih±rena mahantena sirisobhaggena va¹¹ham±no anukkamena yobbana½ patv± ek³nati½se vayasmi½ katamah±bhinikkhamano, chabbass±ni mah±padh±na½ padahitv±, ves±khapuººam±ya½ bodhirukkham³le nisinno s³riye anatthaªgamiteyeva m±rabala½ vidhamitv± purimay±me pubbeni- v±sa½ anussaritv±, majjhimay±me dibbacakkhu½ visodhetv±, pacchimay±me diya¹¹hakilesasahassa½ khepetv±, anuttara½ samm±sambodhimabhisambujjhi. Tato tattheva sattasatt±he v²tin±metv±, ±s±¼hipuººam±ya½ b±r±ºasi½ gantv± isipatane migad±ye aññ±sikoº¹aññappamukh± aµµh±rasa brahmakoµiyo dhamm±- mata½ p±yento, dhammacakka½ (sa½. ni. 5.1081; mah±va. 13 ±dayo; paµi. ma. 2. 30) pavattetv±, yas±dike veneyye arahatte patiµµh±petv±, te sabbeva saµµhi ara- hante lok±nuggah±ya vissajjetv±, uruvela½ gacchanto kapp±sikavanasaº¹e ti½sa bhaddavaggiye sot±pattiphal±d²su patiµµh±petv±, uruvela½ gantv± a¹¹hu- ¹¹h±ni p±µih±riyasahass±ni dassetv± uruvelakassap±dayo sahassajaµilapariv±re tebh±tikajaµile vinetv±, tehi parivuto r±jagahanagar³pac±re laµµhivanuyy±ne nisinno bimbis±rappamukhe dv±dasanahute br±hmaºagahapatike s±sane ot±- retv±, magadhar±jena k±rite ve¼uvanavih±re viharati. Atheva½ bhagavati ve¼uvane viharante s±riputtamoggall±nesu aggas±vaka- µµh±ne µhapitesu s±vakasannip±te j±te, suddhodanamah±r±j± “putto kira me chabbass±ni dukkarak±rika½ caritv± param±bhisambodhi½ patv± pavattitavara- dhammacakko r±jagaha½ niss±ya ve¼uvane viharat²”ti sutv± dasapurisasahassa- pariv±re, anukkamena dasa amacce pesesi “putta½ me idh±netv± dasseth±”ti. Tesu r±jagaha½ gantv± satthu dhammadesan±ya arahatte patiµµhitesu k±¼ud±yi- ttherena rañño adhipp±ye ±rocite bhagav± v²satisahassakh²º±savaparivuto r±jaga- hato nikkhamitv± saµµhiyojana½ (..0005) kapilavatthu½ dv²hi m±sehi samp±puºi. Sakyar±j±no “amh±ka½ ñ±tiseµµha½ passiss±m±”ti sannipatitv± nigrodh±r±ma½ bhagavato ca bhikkhusaªghassa ca vasanayogga½ k±retv±, gandhapupph±di- hatth± paccuggamana½ katv±, satth±ra½ nigrodh±r±ma½ pavesesu½. Tatra bhagav± v²satisahassakh²º±savaparivuto paññattavarabuddh±sane nis²di. S±kiy± m±natthaddh± satthu paºip±ta½ n±ka½su. Bhagav± tesa½ ajjh±saya½ oloketv± m±na½ bhañjitv± te dhammadesan±ya bh±jane k±tu½ abhiññ±p±daka½ catuttha- jjh±na½ sam±pajjitv± vuµµh±ya ±k±sa½ abbhuggantv± tesa½ s²se p±dapa½su½ okiram±no viya, kaº¹ambarukkham³le katap±µih±riyasadisa½ yamakap±µih±riya½ ak±si. R±j± ta½ acchariya½ disv± “aya½ loke aggapuggalo”ti vandi. Raññ± pana vandite te µh±tu½ n±ma na sakkonti, sabbepi s±kiy± vandi½su. Tad± kira bhagav± yamakap±µih±riya½ karonto lokavivaraºap±µih±riyampi ak±si– yasmi½ vattam±ne manuss± manussaloke yath±µhit± yath±nisinn±va c±tu- mah±r±jikato paµµh±ya y±va akaniµµhabhavan± sabbe deve tattha tattha attano bhavane k²¼ante dibb±nubh±vena jotante mahati½ dibbasampatti½ anubhavante sant±ni sam±pattisukh±ni anubhavante aññamañña½ dhamma½ s±kacchante ca buddh±nubh±vena attano ma½sacakkhun±va passanti. Tath± heµµh±pathaviya½ aµµhasu mah±nirayesu, so¼asasu ca ussadanirayesu, lokantaraniraye c±ti tattha tattha mah±dukkha½ anubhavam±ne satte passanti. Dasasahassilokadh±tuya½ dev± mahaccadev±nubh±vena tath±gata½ upasaªkamitv± acchariyabbhutacitta- j±t± pañjalik± namassam±n± payirup±santi, buddhaguºapaµisa½yutt± g±th±yo ud±harant± thomenti apphoµenti hasanti p²tisomanassa½ pavedenti. Ya½ sandh±ya vutta½– “Bhumm± mah±r±jik± t±vati½s±, y±m± ca dev± tusit± ca nimmit±; paranimmit± yepi ca brahmak±yik±, ±nandit± vipulamaka½su ghosan”ti. (bu. va½. 1.6) Tad± (..0006) hi dasabalo “atula½ attano buddhabala½ dassess±m²”ti mah±ka- ruº±ya samuss±hito ±k±se dasasahassacakkav±¼asam±game caªkama½ m±petv±, dv±dasayojanavitthate sabbaratanamaye caªkame µhito yath±vutta½ devamanussanayanavihaªg±na½ ekanip±tabh³tamacchariya½ anaññas±dh±- raºa½ buddh±na½ sam±dhiñ±º±nubh±vad²pana½ p±µih±riya½ dassetv±, puna tasmi½ caªkame caªkamanto veneyy±na½ ajjh±say±nur³pa½ acinteyy±nubh±- v±ya anopam±ya buddhal²¼±ya dhamma½ desesi. Tena vutta½– “Na hete j±nanti sadevam±nus±, buddho aya½ k²disako naruttamo; iddhibala½ paññ±balañca k²disa½, buddhabala½ lokahitassa k²disa½. “Na hete j±nanti sadevam±nus±, buddho aya½ edisako naruttamo; iddhibala½ paññ±balañca edisa½, buddhabala½ lokahitassa edisa½. “Hand±ha½ dassayiss±mi, buddhabalamanuttara½; caªkama½ m±payiss±mi, nabhe ratanamaº¹itan”ti. (bu. va½. 1.3-5); Eva½ tath±gate attano buddh±nubh±vad²pana½ p±µih±riya½ dassetv± dhamma½ desente ±yasm± dhammasen±pati s±riputto r±jagahe gijjhak³µapa- bbate µhito dibbacakkhun± passitv±, tena buddh±nubh±vasandassanena acchari- yabbhutacittaj±to “hand±ha½ bhiyyosomatt±ya buddh±nubh±va½ lokassa p±kaµa½ kariss±m²”ti sañj±taparivitakko attano pariv±rabh³t±na½ pañcanna½ bhikkhusat±na½ tamattha½ ±rocetv± iddhiy± ±k±sena t±vadeva ±gantv± sapari- v±ro bhagavanta½ upasaªkamitv± pañcapatiµµhitena vanditv± dasanakhasamo- dh±nasamujjalamañjali½ sirasi paggayha tath±gatassa mah±bhin²h±ra½ p±rami- parip³raºañca pucchi. Bhagav± ta½ k±yasakkhi½ katv± tattha sannipatitamanu- ss±nañceva dasasahassacakkav±¼adevabrahm±nañca attano buddh±nubh±va½ parid²payanto buddhava½sa½ desesi. Tena vutta½– “S±riputto (..0007) mah±pañño, sam±dhijjh±nakovido; paññ±ya p±ramippatto, pucchati lokan±yaka½. “K²diso te mah±v²ra, abhin²h±ro naruttama; kamhi k±le tay± dh²ra, patthit± bodhimuttam±. “D±na½ s²lañca nekkhamma½, paññ± v²riyañca k²disa½; khanti saccamadhiµµh±na½, mettupekkh± ca k²dis±. “Dasa p±ram² tay± dh²ra, k²dis² lokan±yaka; katha½ upap±ram² puºº±, paramatthap±ram² katha½. “Tassa puµµho viy±k±si, karav²kamadhuragiro; nibb±payanto hadaya½, h±sayanto sadevakan”ti. (bu.
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