Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā ānando upaṭṭhā­na­sālā­yaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṃseti, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca bhāsati.

Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenu­paṭṭhā­na­sālā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “ko nu kho, bhikkhave, upaṭṭhā­na­sālā­yaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsī”ti? “Āyasmā, bhante, ānando upaṭṭhā­na­sālā­yaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsī”ti.

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi: “yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ, ānanda, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsī”ti? “Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṃ samādapesiṃ samuttejesiṃ sampahaṃsesiṃ, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsiṃ—

Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorat­ta­matandi­taṃ;
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate muni.

‘Kathañca, āvuso, atītaṃ anvāgameti? Evaṃrūpo ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃvedano ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃsañño ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃsaṅkhāro ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃviññāṇo ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, atītaṃ anvāgameti.

Kathañca, āvuso, atītaṃ nānvāgameti? Evaṃrūpo ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃvedano ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃsañño ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃsaṅkhāro ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃviññāṇo ahosiṃ atīta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, atītaṃ nānvāgameti.

Kathañca, āvuso, anāgataṃ paṭikaṅkhati? Evaṃrūpo siyaṃ anāga­ta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti, evaṃvedano siyaṃ … pe … evaṃsañño siyaṃ … evaṃsaṅkhāro siyaṃ … evaṃviññāṇo siyaṃ anāga­ta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, anāgataṃ paṭikaṅkhati.

Kathañca, āvuso, anāgataṃ nap­paṭikaṅ­khati? Evaṃrūpo siyaṃ anāga­ta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti, evaṃvedano siyaṃ … pe … evaṃsañño siyaṃ … evaṃsaṅkhāro siyaṃ … evaṃviññāṇo siyaṃ anāga­ta­maddhā­nanti tattha nandiṃ na samanvāneti—evaṃ kho, āvuso, anāgataṃ nap­paṭikaṅ­khati.

Kathañca, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati? Idha, āvuso, assutavā puthujjano ariyānaṃ adassāvī ariyadhammassa akovido ariyadhamme avinīto sappurisānaṃ adassāvī sap­purisa­dhammassa akovido sap­purisa­dhamme avinīto rūpaṃ attato samanupassati, rūpavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, attani vā rūpaṃ, rūpasmiṃ vā attānaṃ; vedanaṃ … saññaṃ … saṅkhāre … viññāṇaṃ attato samanupassati, viññāṇavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, attani vā viññāṇaṃ, viññāṇasmiṃ vā attānaṃ—evaṃ kho, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati.

Kathañca, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati? Idha, āvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako ariyānaṃ dassāvī ariyadhammassa kovido ariyadhamme suvinīto sappurisānaṃ dassāvī sap­purisa­dhammassa kovido sap­purisa­dhamme suvinīto na rūpaṃ attato samanupassati, na rūpavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, na attani vā rūpaṃ, na rūpasmiṃ vā attānaṃ; na vedanaṃ … na saññaṃ … na saṅkhāre … na viññāṇaṃ attato samanupassati, na viññāṇavantaṃ vā attānaṃ, na attani vā viññāṇaṃ, na viññāṇasmiṃ vā attānaṃ—evaṃ kho, āvuso, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati.

Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorat­ta­matandi­taṃ;
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti.

Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesiṃ samādapesiṃ samuttejesiṃ sampahaṃsesiṃ, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsin”ti.

“Sādhu sādhu, ānanda. Sādhu kho tvaṃ, ānanda, bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsi: 

‘Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
… pe …
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti.

Kathañca, ānanda, atītaṃ anvāgameti … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, atītaṃ anvāgameti. Kathañca, ānanda, atītaṃ nānvāgameti … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, atītaṃ nānvāgameti. Kathañca, ānanda, anāgataṃ paṭikaṅkhati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, anāgataṃ paṭikaṅkhati. Kathañca, ānanda, anāgataṃ nap­paṭikaṅ­khati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, anāgataṃ nap­paṭikaṅ­khati. Kathañca, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati. Kathañca, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati … pe … evaṃ kho, ānanda, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati.

‘Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
… pe …
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate munī’”ti.

Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti.

Ānanda­bhadde­karat­ta­suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dutiyaṃ.