Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “bhikkhavo”ti. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca: “sap­purisa­dhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asap­purisa­dhammañca. Taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca: 

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo? Idha, bhikkhave, asappuriso uccākulā pabbajito hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi uccākulā pabbajito, ime panaññe bhikkhū na uccākulā pabbajitā’ti. So tāya uccākulīnatāya attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho uccākulīnatāya lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi uccākulā pabbajito hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya uccākulīnatāya nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti na paraṃ vambheti. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (1)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso mahākulā pabbajito hoti … pe … mahābhogakulā pabbajito hoti … pe … uḷārabhogakulā pabbajito hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi uḷārabhogakulā pabbajito, ime panaññe bhikkhū na uḷārabhogakulā pabbajitā’ti. So tāya uḷārabhogatāya attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho uḷārabhogatāya lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi uḷārabhogakulā pabbajito hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya uḷārabhogatāya nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (2–4.)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso ñāto hoti yasassī. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi ñāto yasassī, ime panaññe bhikkhū appaññātā appesakkhā’ti. So tena ñattena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho ñattena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi ñāto hoti yasassī; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena ñattena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (5)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso lābhī hoti cīvara­piṇḍa­pāta­se­nāsa­na­gilā­nappac­caya­bhesaj­ja­parik­khā­rā­naṃ. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi lābhī cīvara­piṇḍa­pāta­se­nāsa­na­gilā­nappac­caya­bhesaj­ja­parik­khā­rā­naṃ, ime panaññe bhikkhū na lābhino cīvara­piṇḍa­pāta­se­nāsa­na­gilā­nappac­caya­bhesaj­ja­parik­khā­rā­nan’ti. So tena lābhena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho lābhena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi lābhī hoti cīvara­piṇḍa­pāta­se­nāsa­na­gilā­nappac­caya­bhesaj­ja­parik­khā­rā­naṃ; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena lābhena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (6)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso bahussuto hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi bahussuto, ime panaññe bhikkhū na bahussutā’ti. So tena bāhusaccena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho bāhusaccena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi bahussuto hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena bāhusaccena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (7)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso vinayadharo hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi vinayadharo, ime panaññe bhikkhū na vinayadharā’ti. So tena vinaya­dharat­tena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho vinaya­dharat­tena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi vinayadharo hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena vinaya­dharat­tena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (8)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso dhammakathiko hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi dhammakathiko, ime panaññe bhikkhū na dhammakathikā’ti. So tena dhamma­ka­thi­kat­tena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho dhamma­ka­thi­kat­tena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi dhammakathiko hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena dhamma­ka­thi­kat­tena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (9)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso āraññiko hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi āraññiko ime panaññe bhikkhū na āraññikā’ti. So tena āraññikattena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho āraññikattena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi āraññiko hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena āraññikattena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (10)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso paṃsukūliko hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi paṃsukūliko, ime panaññe bhikkhū na paṃsukūlikā’ti. So tena paṃsu­kūlikat­tena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho paṃsu­kūlikat­tena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi paṃsukūliko hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena paṃsu­kūlikat­tena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (11)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso piṇḍapātiko hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi piṇḍapātiko, ime panaññe bhikkhū na piṇḍapātikā’ti. So tena piṇ­ḍapāti­kat­tena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho piṇ­ḍapāti­kat­tena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi piṇḍapātiko hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena piṇ­ḍapāti­kat­tena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (12)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso rukkhamūliko hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi rukkhamūliko, ime panaññe bhikkhū na rukkhamūlikā’ti. So tena rukkha­mūlikat­tena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho rukkha­mūlikat­tena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi rukkhamūliko hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena rukkha­mūlikat­tena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (13)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso sosāniko hoti … pe … abbhokāsiko hoti … nesajjiko hoti … pe … yathā­san­tha­tiko hoti … pe … ekāsaniko hoti. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi ekāsaniko, ime panaññe bhikkhū na ekāsanikā’ti. So tena ekāsanikattena attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘na kho ekāsanikattena lobhadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, dosadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, mohadhammā vā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti. No cepi ekāsaniko hoti; so ca hoti dhammā­nu­dhammap­paṭi­panno sāmīcip­paṭi­panno anudhammacārī, so tattha pujjo, so tattha pāsaṃso’ti. So paṭipadaṃyeva antaraṃ karitvā tena ekāsanikattena nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (14–18.)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ pītisukhaṃ paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi paṭha­maj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā lābhī, ime panaññe bhikkhū paṭha­maj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā na lābhino’ti. So tāya paṭha­maj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘paṭha­maj­jhāna­samā­patti­yāpi kho atammayatā vuttā bhagavatā. Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā’ti. So atam­mayatañ­ñeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya paṭha­maj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (19)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso vitak­ka­vicārā­naṃ vūpasamā ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ cetaso ekodibhāvaṃ avitakkaṃ avicāraṃ samādhijaṃ pītisukhaṃ dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ … pe … tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ … catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi catut­thaj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā lābhī, ime panaññe bhikkhū catut­thaj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā na lābhino’ti. So tāya catut­thaj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘catut­thaj­jhāna­samā­patti­yāpi kho atammayatā vuttā bhagavatā. Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā’ti. So atam­mayatañ­ñeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya catut­thaj­jhāna­samā­pattiyā nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (20–22.)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso sabbaso rūpasaññānaṃ samatikkamā paṭi­gha­saññā­naṃ atthaṅgamā nānat­ta­saññā­naṃ amanasikārā ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañ­cāyata­naṃ upasampajja viharati. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi ākāsānañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā lābhī, ime panaññe bhikkhū ākāsānañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā na lābhino’ti. So tāya ākāsānañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ākāsānañ­cāyata­na­samā­patti­yāpi kho atammayatā vuttā bhagavatā. Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā’ti. So atam­mayatañ­ñeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya ākāsānañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (23)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso sabbaso ākāsānañ­cāyata­naṃ samatikkamma ‘anantaṃ viññāṇan’ti viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­naṃ upasampajja viharati. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā lābhī, ime panaññe bhikkhū viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā na lābhino’ti. So tāya viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­na­samā­patti­yāpi kho atammayatā vuttā bhagavatā. Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā’ti. So atam­mayatañ­ñeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­na­samā­pattiyā nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (24)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso sabbaso viñ­ñā­ṇañ­cāyata­naṃ samatikkamma ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatanaṃ upasampajja viharati. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatana­samā­pattiyā lābhī, ime panaññe bhikkhū ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatana­samā­pattiyā na lābhino’ti. So tāya ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatana­samā­pattiyā attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatana­samā­patti­yāpi kho atammayatā vuttā bhagavatā. Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā’ti. So atam­mayatañ­ñeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatana­samā­pattiyā nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (25)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, asappuriso sabbaso ākiñ­cañ­ñā­yatanaṃ samatikkamma neva­saññā­nā­sañ­ñāyata­naṃ upasampajja viharati. So iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘ahaṃ khomhi neva­saññā­nā­saññāya­tana­samā­pattiyā lābhī, ime panaññe bhikkhū neva­saññā­nā­saññāya­tana­samā­pattiyā na lābhino’ti. So tāya neva­saññā­nā­saññāya­tana­samā­pattiyā attānukkaṃseti, paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, asap­purisa­dhammo. Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭi­sañcik­khati: ‘neva­saññā­nā­saññāya­tana­samā­patti­yāpi kho atammayatā vuttā bhagavatā. Yena yena hi maññanti tato taṃ hoti aññathā’ti. So atam­mayatañ­ñeva antaraṃ karitvā tāya neva­saññā­nā­saññāya­tana­samā­pattiyā nevattā­nukkaṃ­seti, na paraṃ vambheti. Ayampi, bhikkhave, sap­purisa­dhammo. (26)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, sappuriso sabbaso neva­saññā­nā­sañ­ñāyata­naṃ samatikkamma saññā­ve­dayi­ta­nirodhaṃ upasampajja viharati. Paññāya cassa disvā āsavā parikkhīṇā honti. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na kiñci maññati, na kuhiñci maññati, na kenaci maññatī”ti. (27)

Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandunti.

Sap­purisa­suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ tatiyaṃ.