Vitakkasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
vuttañhetaṁ → (sya-all, pts) | vuttañhetaṁ → vuttaṁ hetaṁ (bjt) | vuttamarahatāti → vuttamarahatā-ti (pts)This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Tathāgataṁ, bhikkhave, arahantaṁ sammāsambuddhaṁ dve vitakkā bahulaṁ samudācaranti—
arahantaṁ → arahataṁ, B.; arahantaṁ taṁ, C. (pts note) | bahulaṁ → vitakkabahulā, C. (pts note)“Monks, two trains of thought often occur to the Tathāgata, worthy & rightly self-awakened:
khemo ca vitakko, paviveko ca.
vitakko, paviveko ca → viveko ca (sya-all) | paviveko → viveko (sya-all) | ca → viveko ca (cck: syā.) | ca → paviveko ca vitakko, D. E. (pts note)the thought of safety & that of seclusion.
Abyāpajjhārāmo, bhikkhave, tathāgato abyāpajjharato.
Abyāpajjhārāmo → avyāpajjharato (pts-vp-pli1); abyāpajjārāmo (mr); abyābajjhārāmo (?) | abyāpajjhārāmo → abyāpajjarāmo (bj: sīmu) | abyāpajjharato → abyāpajjarato (bj: sīmu) | Abyāpajjhārāmo → abyāpajjārāmo (cck: ka.); abyābajjhārāmo (cck: ?) | Avyāpajjhārāmo → Only M. has always abyābajjh-; the other MSS. have always abyāpajjh-. (pts note) | avyāpajjharato → -ārato, B. C. P. (pts note)“The Tathāgata enjoys non-ill will, delights in non-ill will.
Tamenaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abyāpajjhārāmaṁ abyāpajjharataṁ eseva vitakko bahulaṁ samudācarati:
eseva → esova (bj) | avyāpajjharataṁ → -ārataṁ, B. P.; om., C. (pts note) | eseva → eso, P. (Pa. omits Tam-enaṁ . . . samudācarati). (pts note) | abyāpajjhārāmaṁ abyāpajjharataṁ → avyāpajjhārāmaṁ avyāpajjharataṁ (pts)To him–enjoying non-ill will, delighting in non-ill will–this thought often occurs:
‘imāyāhaṁ iriyāya na kañci byābādhemi tasaṁ vā thāvaraṁ vā’ti.
kañci → kiñci (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1, csp1ed) | kañci byābādhemi → kiñci vyābādhemi (bj) | kañci → kiñci (cck) | vyābādhemi → vyāpādemi (bj: sīmu) | byābādhemi → byapādhemi, Pa.; byāpā . . . (corrupt) P.; byāpādema, B. (pts note) | tasaṁ → tapaṁ, B. C. (pts note) | vāti → vā ti (pts)‘By this activity I harm no one at all, whether weak or firm.’
Pavivekārāmo, bhikkhave, tathāgato pavivekarato.
Pavivekārāmo → -arāmo, C. P. (pts note) | pavivekarato → -ārate, P. (I do not mention all corruptions of Pa. and also of P. in this passage). (pts note)“The Tathāgata enjoys seclusion, delights in seclusion.
Tamenaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ pavivekārāmaṁ pavivekarataṁ eseva vitakko bahulaṁ samudācarati:
pavivekarataṁ → -ārataṁ, B. (pts note) | eseva → eso, Pa. (pts note) | tamenaṁ → tam-enaṁ (pts)To him–enjoying seclusion, delighting in seclusion–this thought often occurs:
‘yaṁ akusalaṁ taṁ pahīnan’ti.
pahīnanti → pahīnan-ti (pts)‘Whatever is unskillful is abandoned.’
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, tumhepi abyāpajjhārāmā viharatha abyāpajjharatā.
ha → tīhi, D. E. Pa. (pts note) | pi → pi, D. E. M. Pa.; hi, B. C. (pts note) | avyāpajjharatā → -āratā, B. P. Pa. (pts note) | tasmātiha → tasmā tiha (th) | tasmātiha → tasmā ti ha (pts) | tumhepi abyāpajjhārāmā → tumhe pi avyāpajjhārāmā (pts)“Thus, monks, you too should live enjoying non-ill will, delighting in non-ill will.
Tesaṁ vo, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ abyāpajjhārāmānaṁ viharataṁ abyāpajjharatānaṁ eseva vitakko bahulaṁ samudācarissati:
vo → A. has: tattha vo ti nipātamattaṁ; kho, B. (pts note) | avyāpajjhārāmānaṁ → -arām-, C. (pts note) | viharataṁ → viharati, D. E. (pts note) | avyāpajjharatānaṁ → -ārat-, B. P. Pa. (pts note) | samudācarissati → -caratīti, B. Pa.; -cariyeti, P. (pts note)To you–enjoying non-ill will, delighting in non-ill will–this thought will often occur:
‘imāya mayaṁ iriyāya na kañci byābādhema tasaṁ vā thāvaraṁ vā’ti.
kañci → kiñci (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1, csp1ed) | kañci byābādhema → kiñci vyābādhema (bj) | kañci → kiñci (cck) | mayaṁ → imāyāhaṁ, D. E., om. Pa. (pts note) | byābādhema → byābādhemi, D. E.; byāpādema, B. C. P. (Pa. corrupt). (pts note) | tasaṁ → tapaṁ, B.; taṁ, C. (pts note) | vāti → vā ti (pts)‘By this activity we harm no one at all, whether weak or firm.’
Pavivekārāmā, bhikkhave, viharatha pavivekaratā.
pavivekārāmā → pavivekārāmo (bj) | Pavivekārāmā → -arāmā, C. E. (pts note) | viharatha → Om. B. (pts note) | pavivekaratā → -āratā, P. Pa. (pts note)“You too should live enjoying seclusion, delighting in seclusion.
Tesaṁ vo, bhikkhave, tumhākaṁ pavivekārāmānaṁ viharataṁ pavivekaratānaṁ eseva vitakko bahulaṁ samudācarissati:
vo → kho, B. (pts note) | viharataṁ → Om. C. M. (pts note) | eseva → evameva, C. (pts note) | samudācarissati → -carissatīti, C. Pa.; -caratiti, B. (pts note)To you–enjoying seclusion, delighting in seclusion–this thought will often occur:
‘kiṁ akusalaṁ, kiṁ appahīnaṁ, kiṁ pajahāmā’”ti.
kiṁ → kiṁ, om. B. C. D. E. (pts note) | kiṁ → kiṁ, om. B. C. (pts note) | pajahāmāti → pajahāmā-ti (pts)‘What is unskillful?
What is not yet abandoned?
What are we abandoning?’”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
etamatthaṁ → etam-atthaṁ (pts)
Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Tathāgataṁ buddhamasayhasāhinaṁ, duve vitakkā samudācaranti naṁ;
buddhamasayhasāhinaṁ duve → buddhaṁ asayhasāhinaṁ dve (sya-all) | buddham-asayhasāhinaṁ → buddhasayhaṁ sāhinaṁ, D. E.; buddhasayhasāhinaṁ, P.; C. is corrupt here. (pts note) duve → dve (th)To the Tathāgata, awakened, who endured what is hard to endure, two thoughts occur: Khemo vitakko paṭhamo udīrito, tato viveko dutiyo pakāsito.
tato → tathā, P.; om. B. Pa. (pts note)safety the first thought mentioned; seclusion the second declared.Tamonudaṁ pāragataṁ mahesiṁ, taṁ pattipattaṁ vasimaṁ anāsavaṁ;
pāragataṁ → pāraṅg-, B. (pts note) | mahesiṁ → mahesiṁ, M.; mahesi, the other MSS. (pts note) taṁ → naṁ, D. E. (pts note) | vasimaṁ → vasīmaṁ, D. E. (pts note)The dispeller of darkness, free of effluent, the great seer who has gone beyond, reached attainment, gained mastery, Visantaraṁ taṇhakkhaye vimuttaṁ, taṁ ve muniṁ antimadehadhāriṁ;
Visantaraṁ → vessantaraṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1, mr) | visantaraṁ → vessantaraṁ (bj, pts) | Visantaraṁ → vesantaraṁ (cck: sī. ka.); vissantaraṁ (cck: pī.) | Vessantaraṁ → visant-, C.; vessant-, B. M. Aa.; vesant-, P. Pa. (pts note) muniṁ → muniṁ, M.; muni, D. Pa.; mūni, B.; munī, C.; muṇī, E.; puni, P. (pts note) | antimadehadhāriṁ → -dhāriṁ, D. E. M.; -dhāri, B. C. P. Pa. (pts note)crossed over the poisons; who’s released in the ending of craving: that sage bears his last body, Mārañjahaṁ brūmi jarāya pāraguṁ.
Mārañjahaṁ → mānajahaṁ (si, mr); mārajahaṁ (sya-all); mānaṁjahaṁ (pts-vp-pli1) | mārañjahaṁ → mārajahaṁ (sya-all); mānaṁjahaṁ (pts) | māraṁjahaṁ → mānajahaṁ (bj: sīmu); mārajahaṁ (bj: syā) | Mārañjahaṁ → mārajahaṁ (cck: syā.); mānajahaṁ (cck: sī. ka.); mānaṁ jahaṁ (cck: pī.) | mānaṁjahaṁ → māra-, P. Pa.; mārañca (sic !) Aa.; mājahaṁ, D. E. (pts note) | brūmi → brūha, D. E. (pts note) | pāraguṁ → pāraguṁ, C. M.; -gu, B.; -gaṁ, D. E.; pāraṅguti, P.; pāraṅgati, Pa. The same two pādas occur also in sutta 46. (pts note)has shaken off Māra, I tell you, has gone beyond aging.Sele yathā pabbatamuddhaniṭṭhito, yathāpi passe janataṁ samantato;
sele → sale (sya-all) | Sele → selo, C. D. E. (pts note) | pabbatamuddhani-ṭṭhito → -ṭhito, B. P. Pa. (pts note) yathāpi → yathā pi (pts)As one standing on a rocky crag would see the people all around below, Tathūpamaṁ dhammamayaṁ sumedho, pāsādamāruyha samantacakkhu;
sumedho → sumedha (bj: sīmu) | dhammamayaṁ → dhammavaraṁ, C. (pts note) | sumedho → sumedha, B. M. P. (pts note) pāsādamāruyha → pāsādamāruyaha (sya-all) | pāsādam-āruyha → ārūyha, B. (pts note) | samantacakkhu → -cakkhū, B. E. M.; cakkhuṁ, C. (pts note)so the wise one, with the all-around eye, having scaled the tower made of Dhamma, Sokāvatiṇṇaṁ janatamapetasoko, avekkhati jātijarābhibhūtan”ti.
janatammapetasoko → janataṁ apetasokotipi (sya-all note) | sokāvatiṇṇaṁ → -kiṇṇaṁ, D. E. (pts note) | janataṁ → janatam-ap-, D. E. M. P. Pa.; janataṁ mapetaṁ soko, C. (pts note) | janatamapetasoko → janataṁ apetasoko (pts) avekkhati → apekkhati, D. E. The third gāthā (Sele yathā, etc.) occurs also Brahma-Saṁyutta I. 9. (pts note) | jātijarābhibhūtanti → jātijarābhibhūtan-ti (pts)having crossed over sorrow, gazes on those overwhelmed with sorrow, conquered by aging & death.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
ayampi → ayam-pi (pts) | sutanti → sutan-ti duk (pts)
