SN55:27 Anathapiṇḍika (2)
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1At Sāvatthī. Now on that occasion the householder Anāthapiṇḍika was sick, afflicted, gravely ill. Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika addressed a man thus:
"Come, good man, approach the Venerable Ānanda, pay homage to him in my name with your head at his feet, and say: ‘Venerable sir, the householder Anāthapiṇḍika is sick, afflicted, gravely ill; he pays homage to the Venerable Ānanda with his head at his feet.’ Then say: ‘It would be good, venerable sir, if the Venerable Ānanda would come to the residence of the householder Anāthapiṇḍika out of compassion.’" sn.v.381
2"Yes, master," that man replied, and he approached the Venerable Ānanda, paid homage to him, sat down to one side,
and delivered his message.
The Venerable Ānanda consented by silence.
3Then, in the morning, the Venerable Ānanda dressed and, taking bowl and robe, went to the residence of the householder Anāthapiṇḍika. He then sat down in the appointed seat and said to the householder Anāthapiṇḍika: "I hope you are bearing up, householder, I hope you are getting better. I hope your painful feelings are subsiding and not increasing, and that their subsiding, not their increase, is to be discerned."
"I am not bearing up, venerable sir, I am not getting better. Strong painful feelings are increasing in me, not subsiding, and their increase, not their subsiding, is to be discerned." sn.v.386
4"Householder, for the uninstructed worldling who possesses four things there is fright, there is trepidation, there is fear of imminent death.[n.352] Samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. Spk: samparāyahetukaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ, which might mean "fear of death caused (by expectations for) the next life." What four?
"Here, householder, the uninstructed worldling has distrust towards the Buddha, and when he considers within himself that distrust towards the Buddha, there is fright, trepidation, and fear of imminent death.
5"Again, householder, the uninstructed worldling has distrust towards the Dhamma, and when he considers within himself that distrust towards the Dhamma, there is fright, trepidation, and fear of imminent death.
6"Again, householder, the uninstructed worldling has distrust towards the Saṅgha, and when he considers within himself that distrust towards the Saṅgha, there is fright, trepidation, and fear of imminent death.
7"Again, householder, the uninstructed worldling is immoral, and when he considers within himself that immorality, there is fright, trepidation, and fear of imminent death.
"For the uninstructed worldling who possesses these four things there is fright, trepidation, and fear of imminent death.
8"Householder, for the instructed noble disciple who possesses four things there is no fright, no trepidation, no fear of imminent death. What four?
"Here, householder, the instructed noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence in the Buddha thus: ‘The Blessed One is an arahant, perfectly enlightened, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, fortunate, knower of the world, unsurpassed leader of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, the Enlightened One, the Blessed One.’
When he considers within himself that confirmed confidence in the Buddha, there is no fright, trepidation, or fear of imminent death.
9"Again, householder, the instructed noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence in the Dhamma thus: ‘The Dhamma is well expounded by the Blessed One, directly visible, immediate, inviting one to come and see, applicable, to be personally experienced by the wise.’
When he considers within himself that confirmed confidence in the Dhamma, there is no fright, trepidation, or fear of imminent death.
10"Again, householder, the instructed noble disciple possesses confirmed confidence in the Saṅgha thus: ‘The Saṅgha of the Blessed One's disciples is practising the good way, practising the straight way, practising the true way, practising the proper way; that is, the four pairs of persons, the eight types of individuals— this Saṅgha of the Blessed One's disciples is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, the unsurpassed field of merit for the world.’
When he considers within himself that confirmed confidence in the Saṅgha, there is no fright, trepidation, or fear of imminent death.
11"Again, householder, the instructed noble disciple possesses the virtues dear to the noble ones, — unbroken, untorn, unblemished, unmottled, freeing, praised by the wise, ungrasped, leading to concentration.[n.320] The terms describing the noble one's virtue are explicated at Vism 221–22 (Ppn 7:101–6). Spk says that noble ones do not violate (na kopenti) the Five Precepts even when they pass on to a new existence; hence these virtues are dear to them.
When he considers within himself those virtues dear to the noble ones, sn.v.387 there is no fright, trepidation, or fear of imminent death.
"For the instructed noble disciple who possesses these four things there is no fright, trepidation, or fear of imminent death."
12"I am not afraid, Venerable Ānanda. Why should I be afraid?
For, venerable sir, I possess confirmed confidence in the Buddha … in the Dhamma … in the Saṅgha.
And as to these training rules for the laity taught by the Blessed One, I do not see within myself any that has been broken."
"It is a gain for you, householder! It is well gained by you, householder! You have declared, householder, the fruit of stream-entry."
1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Tena kho pana samayena anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi:
"ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vanda: ‘anāthapiṇḍiko, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandatī’ti. Evañca vadehi: ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampāṁ upādāyā’"ti.
2"Evaṁ, bhante"ti kho so puriso anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa paṭissutvā yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ Ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ Ānandaṁ etadavoca:
"anāthapiṇḍiko, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandati. Evañca vadati: ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampāṁ upādāyā’"ti.
Adhivāsesi kho āyasmā ānando tuṇhībhāvena.
3Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho āyasmā ānando anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca: "Kacci te, gahapati, khamanīyaṁ, kacci yāpanīyaṁ? Kacci dukkhā vedanā paṭikkamanti, no abhikkamanti; paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati, no abhikkamo"ti?
"Na me, bhante, khamanīyaṁ na yāpanīyaṁ. Bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā abhikkamanti, no paṭikkamanti; abhikkamosānaṁ paññāyati, no paṭikkamo"ti.
4"Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgatassa assutavato puthujjanassa hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. Katamehi catūhi?
Idha, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano buddhe appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa buddhe appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
5Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano dhamme appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa dhamme appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
6Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano saṅghe appasādena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa saṅghe appasādaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
7Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, assutavā puthujjano dussīlyena samannāgato hoti. Tañca panassa dussīlyaṁ attani samanupassato hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
Imehi kho, gahapati, catūhi dhammehi samannāgatassa assutavato puthujjanassa hoti uttāso, hoti chambhitattaṁ, hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
8Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgatassa sutavato ariyasāvakassa na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ. Katamehi catūhi?
Idha, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti – itipi so bhagavā … pe … satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.
Tañca panassa buddhe aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
9Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti – svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo … pe … paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhīti.
Tañca panassa dhamme aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
10Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti – suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho … pe … anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti.
Tañca panassa saṅghe aveccappasādaṁ attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
11Puna caparaṁ, gahapati, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi … pe … samādhisaṁvattanikehi.
Tāni ca panassa ariyakantāni sīlāni attani samanupassato na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayaṁ.
Imehi kho, gahapati, catūhi dhammehi samannāgatassa sutavato ariyasāvakassa na hoti uttāso, na hoti chambhitattaṁ, na hoti samparāyikaṁ maraṇabhayan"ti.
12"Nāhaṁ, bhante Ānanda, bhāyāmi. Kyāhaṁ bhāyissāmi?
Ahañhi, bhante, buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato homi – itipi so bhagavā … pe … satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti. Dhamme … pe … saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato homi – suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho … pe … anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti.
Yāni cimāni, bhante, bhagavatā gihisāmīcikāni sikkhāpadāni desitāni, nāhaṁ tesaṁ kiñci attani khaṇḍaṁ samanupassāmī"ti.
"Lābhā te, gahapati, suladdhaṁ te, gahapati. Sotāpattiphalaṁ tayā, gahapati, byākatan"ti.
Sattamaṁ.