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:

“Adhi­citta­manu­yuttena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā pañca nimittāni kālena kālaṃ manasi kātabbāni. Katamāni pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yaṃ nimittaṃ āgamma yaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tamhā nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasi kātabbaṃ kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ. Tassa tamhā nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dakkho palagaṇḍo vā pala­gaṇḍan­tevāsī vā sukhumāya āṇiyā oḷārikaṃ āṇiṃ abhinihaneyya abhinīhareyya abhinivatteyya; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yaṃ nimittaṃ āgamma yaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tamhā nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasi kātabbaṃ kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ. Tassa tamhā nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. (1)

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tamhā nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ ādīnavo upapa­rikkhi­tabbo: ‘itipime vitakkā akusalā, itipime vitakkā sāvajjā, itipime vitakkā dukkhavipākā’ti. Tassa tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ ādīnavaṃ upaparikkhato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, itthī vā puriso vā daharo yuvā maṇḍa­na­kajā­tiko ahikuṇapena vā kukku­ra­kuṇa­pena vā ­manus­sa­kuṇa­pena vā kaṇṭhe āsattena aṭṭiyeyya harāyeyya jiguccheyya; evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tamhāpi nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ ādīnavo upapa­rikkhi­tabbo: ‘itipime vitakkā akusalā, itipime vitakkā sāvajjā, itipime vitakkā dukkhavipākā’ti. Tassa tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ ādīnavaṃ upaparikkhato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. (2)

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṃ ādīnavaṃ upaparikkhato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ asati­ama­nasikāro āpajjitabbo. Tassa tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ asatia­ma­nasikā­raṃ āpajjato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, cakkhumā puriso āpāthagatānaṃ rūpānaṃ adassanakāmo assa; so nimīleyya vā aññena vā apalokeyya; evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṃ ādīnavaṃ upaparikkhato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. (3)

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṃ asatia­ma­nasikā­raṃ āpajjato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ vitak­ka­saṅ­khā­ra­saṇ­ṭhānaṃ manasikātabbaṃ. Tassa tesaṃ vitakkānaṃ vitak­ka­saṅ­khā­ra­saṇ­ṭhānaṃ manasikaroto ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso sīghaṃ gaccheyya. Tassa evamassa: ‘kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ sīghaṃ gacchāmi? Yannūnāhaṃ saṇikaṃ gaccheyyan’ti. So saṇikaṃ gaccheyya. Tassa evamassa: ‘kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ saṇikaṃ gacchāmi? Yannūnāhaṃ tiṭṭheyyan’ti. So tiṭṭheyya. Tassa evamassa: ‘kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ ṭhito? Yannūnāhaṃ nisīdeyyan’ti. So nisīdeyya. Tassa evamassa: ‘kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ nisinno? Yannūnāhaṃ nipajjeyyan’ti. So nipajjeyya. Evañhi so, bhikkhave, puriso oḷārikaṃ oḷārikaṃ iriyāpathaṃ abhinivajjetvā sukhumaṃ sukhumaṃ iriyāpathaṃ kappeyya. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṃ asatia­ma­nasikā­raṃ āpajjato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. (4)

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṃ vitak­ka­saṅ­khā­ra­saṇ­ṭhānaṃ manasikaroto uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi. Tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā ­dan­tebhi­danta­mā­dhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhi­nig­gaṇ­hi­tabbaṃ abhi­nip­pī­ḷetab­baṃ abhisan­tāpetab­baṃ. Tassa ­dan­tebhi­danta­mā­dhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇhato abhi­nip­pīḷa­yato abhi­santā­pa­yato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, balavā puriso dubbalataraṃ purisaṃ sīse vā gale vā khandhe vā gahetvā abhi­niggaṇ­heyya abhinippīḷeyya abhisantāpeyya; evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṃ vitak­ka­saṅ­khā­ra­saṇ­ṭhānaṃ manasikaroto uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi. Tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā ­dan­tebhi­danta­mā­dhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhi­nig­gaṇ­hi­tabbaṃ abhi­nip­pī­ḷetab­baṃ abhisan­tāpetab­baṃ. Tassa ­dan­tebhi­danta­mā­dhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇhato abhi­nip­pīḷa­yato abhi­santā­pa­yato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. (5)

Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yaṃ nimittaṃ āgamma yaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi, tassa tamhā nimittā aññaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto kusa­lūpa­saṃhi­taṃ ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Tesampi vitakkānaṃ ādīnavaṃ upaparikkhato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Tesampi vitakkānaṃ asatia­ma­nasikā­raṃ āpajjato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Tesampi vitakkānaṃ vitak­ka­saṅ­khā­ra­saṇ­ṭhānaṃ manasikaroto ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. ­Dan­tebhi­danta­mā­dhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇhato abhi­nip­pīḷa­yato abhi­santā­pa­yato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā ­chandū­pa­saṃhi­tāpi dosūpa­saṃhi­tāpi mohūpa­saṃhi­tāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṃ gacchanti. Tesaṃ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṃ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vasī vitak­ka­pariyā­ya­pa­thesu. Yaṃ vitakkaṃ ākaṅkhissati taṃ vitakkaṃ vitakkessati, yaṃ vitakkaṃ nākaṅkhissati na taṃ vitakkaṃ vitakkessati. Acchecchi taṇhaṃ, vivattayi saṃyojanaṃ, sammā mānābhisamayā antamakāsi dukkhassā”ti.

Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandunti.

Vitak­ka­saṇ­ṭhā­na­suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dasamaṃ.

Sīhanādavaggo niṭṭhito dutiyo.

Cūḷasī­hanāda­loma­haṃsa­varo,
Mahā­cūḷa­duk­khak­khan­dha­anu­mānika­suttaṃ;
Khila­pattha­madhu­piṇḍi­kad­vi­dhāvi­takka,
Pañca­nimitta­kathā puna vaggo.