Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati ambapālivane. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “bhikkhavo”ti. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; adhuvā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; anassāsikā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā. Yāvañcidaṃ, bhikkhave, alameva sabba­saṅ­khā­resu nibbindituṃ alaṃ virajjituṃ alaṃ vimuccituṃ.

Sineru, bhikkhave, pabbatarājā caturā­sīti­yojana­sahas­sāni āyāmena, caturā­sīti­yojana­sahas­sāni vitthārena, caturā­sīti­yojana­sahas­sāni mahāsamudde ajjhogāḷho, caturā­sīti­yojana­sahas­sāni mahāsamuddā accuggato. Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena bahūni vassāni bahūni vassasatāni bahūni vassasahassāni bahūni vassa­sata­sahas­sāni devo na vassati. Deve kho pana, bhikkhave, avassante ye kecime bīja­gāma­bhūta­gāmā osadhi­ti­ṇava­nap­patayo te ussussanti visussanti, na bhavanti. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; evaṃ adhuvā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā … pe … alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (1)

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena dutiyo sūriyo pātubhavati. Dutiyassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā yā kāci kunnadiyo kusobbhā tā ussussanti visussanti, na bhavanti. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā … pe … alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (2)

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena tatiyo sūriyo pātubhavati. Tatiyassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā yā kāci mahānadiyo, seyyathidaṃ—gaṅgā, yamunā, aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, tā ussussanti visussanti, na bhavanti. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā … pe … alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (3)

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena catuttho sūriyo pātubhavati. Catutthassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā ye te mahāsarā yato imā mahānadiyo pavattanti, seyyathidaṃ—anotattā, sīhapapātā, rathakārā, kaṇṇamuṇḍā, kuṇālā, chaddantā, mandākiniyā, tā ussussanti visussanti, na bhavanti. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā … pe … alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (4)

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena pañcamo sūriyo pātubhavati. Pañcamassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā yoja­nasati­kā­nipi mahāsamudde udakāni ogacchanti, dvi­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi mahāsamudde udakāni ogacchanti, tiyoja­na­satikā­nipi, catu­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi, pañca­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi, cha­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi, satta­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi mahāsamudde udakāni ogacchanti; sattatālampi mahāsamudde udakaṃ saṇṭhāti, chatālampi, pañcatālampi, catutālampi, titālampi, dvitālampi, tālamattampi mahāsamudde udakaṃ saṇṭhāti; sattaporisampi mahāsamudde udakaṃ saṇṭhāti, chaporisampi, pañcaporisampi, catuporisampi, tiporisampi, dviporisampi, porisampi, aḍḍhaporisampi, kaṭimattampi, jaṇṇu­kā­mattampi, gop­phaka­mattampi mahāsamudde udakaṃ saṇṭhāti. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, saradasamaye thulla­phusi­take deve vassante tattha tattha gopadesu udakāni ṭhitāni honti; evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, tattha tattha gop­phaka­mattāni mahāsamudde udakāni ṭhitāni honti. Pañcamassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā aṅguli­pabba­mattampi mahāsamudde udakaṃ na hoti. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā … pe … alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (5)

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena chaṭṭho sūriyo pātubhavati. Chaṭṭhassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā ayañca mahāpathavī sineru ca pabbatarājā dhūmāyanti sandhūmāyanti sampa­dhūmā­yanti. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kumbhakārapāko ālepito paṭhamaṃ dhūmeti sandhūmeti sampadhūmeti; evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, chaṭṭhassa sūriyassa pātubhāvā ayañca mahāpathavī sineru ca pabbatarājā dhūmāyanti sandhūmāyanti sampa­dhūmā­yanti. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā … pe … alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (6)

Hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena sattamo sūriyo pātubhavati. Sattamassa, bhikkhave, sūriyassa pātubhāvā ayañca mahāpathavī sineru ca pabbatarājā ādippanti pajjalanti ekajālā bhavanti. Imissā ca, bhikkhave, mahāpathaviyā sinerussa ca pabbatarājassa jhāyamānānaṃ dayhamānānaṃ acci vātena khittā yāva brahmalokāpi gacchati. Sinerussa, bhikkhave, pabbatarājassa jhāyamānassa dayhamānassa vinassamānassa mahatā tejokhandhena abhibhūtassa yoja­nasati­kā­nipi kūṭāni palujjanti dvi­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi, tiyoja­na­satikā­nipi, catu­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi, pañca­yoja­nasati­kā­nipi kūṭāni palujjanti. Imissā ca, bhikkhave, mahāpathaviyā sinerussa ca pabbatarājassa jhāyamānānaṃ dayhamānānaṃ neva chārikā paññāyati na masi. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sappissa vā telassa vā jhāyamānassa dayhamānassa neva chārikā paññāyati na masi; evamevaṃ kho, bhikkhave, imissā ca mahāpathaviyā sinerussa ca pabbatarājassa jhāyamānānaṃ dayhamānānaṃ neva chārikā paññāyati na masi. Evaṃ aniccā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; evaṃ adhuvā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā; evaṃ anassāsikā, bhikkhave, saṅkhārā. Yāvañcidaṃ, bhikkhave, alameva sabba­saṅ­khā­resu nibbindituṃ alaṃ virajjituṃ alaṃ vimuccituṃ. (7)

Tatra, bhikkhave, ko mantā ko saddhātā: ‘ayañca pathavī sineru ca pabbatarājā dayhissanti vinassissanti, na bhavissantī’ti aññatra diṭṭhapadehi?

Bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, sunetto nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo. Sunettassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṃ. Sunetto, bhikkhave, satthā sāvakānaṃ brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desesi. Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desentassa sabbena sabbaṃ sāsanaṃ ājāniṃsu te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ brahmalokaṃ upapajjiṃsu. Ye na sabbena sabbaṃ sāsanaṃ ājāniṃsu te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā appekacce ­paranim­mita­vasavat­tī­naṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce nimmānaratīnaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce tusitānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce yāmānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce tāvatiṃsānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce ­cātuma­hārāji­kānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce khat­tiya­ma­hāsā­lā­naṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce brāhma­ṇa­ma­hāsā­lā­naṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu, appekacce gaha­pati­ma­hāsā­lā­naṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjiṃsu.

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno etadahosi: ‘na kho metaṃ patirūpaṃ yohaṃ sāvakānaṃ samasamagatiyo assaṃ abhisamparāyaṃ, yannūnāhaṃ uttari mettaṃ bhāveyyan’ti.

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sunetto satthā satta vassāni mettaṃ cittaṃ bhāvesi. Satta vassāni mettaṃ cittaṃ bhāvetvā satta saṃ­vaṭṭa­vi­vaṭṭa­kappe nayimaṃ lokaṃ punarāgamāsi. Saṃvaṭṭamāne sudaṃ, bhikkhave, loke ābhassarūpago hoti. Vivaṭṭamāne loke suññaṃ brahmavimānaṃ upapajjati. Tatra sudaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmā hoti mahābrahmā abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthudaso vasavattī. Chat­tiṃsak­khat­tuṃ kho pana, bhikkhave, sakko ahosi devānamindo. Ane­kasatak­khat­tuṃ rājā ahosi cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī jana­padat­thāva­riyap­patto satta­ratana­saman­nā­gato. Parosahassaṃ kho panassa puttā ahesuṃ sūrā vīraṅgarūpā para­se­nappa­maddanā. So imaṃ pathaviṃ sāgara­pariyan­taṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dhammena abhivijiya ajjhāvasi. So hi nāma, bhikkhave, sunetto satthā evaṃ dīghāyuko samāno evaṃ ciraṭṭhitiko aparimutto ahosi: ‘jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, aparimutto dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.

Taṃ kissa hetu? Catunnaṃ dhammānaṃ ananubodhā appaṭivedhā. Katamesaṃ catunnaṃ? Ariyassa, bhikkhave, sīlassa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā, ariyassa samādhissa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā, ariyāya paññāya ananubodhā appaṭivedhā, ariyāya vimuttiyā ananubodhā appaṭivedhā. Tayidaṃ, bhikkhave, ariyaṃ sīlaṃ anubuddhaṃ paṭividdhaṃ, ariyo samādhi anubodho paṭividdho, ariyā paññā anubodhā paṭividdhā, ariyā vimutti anubodhā paṭividdhā, ucchinnā bhavataṇhā, khīṇā bhavanetti, natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā: 

“Sīlaṃ samādhi paññā ca,
vimutti ca anuttarā;
Anubuddhā ime dhammā,
gotamena yasassinā.

Iti buddho abhiññāya,
dhammamakkhāsi bhikkhunaṃ;
Duk­khas­santa­karo satthā,
cakkhumā parinibbuto”ti.

Dutiyaṃ.