Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā aṅgesu viharati assapuraṃ nāma aṅgānaṃ nigamo. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “bhikkhavo”ti. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca: 

“Samaṇā samaṇāti vo, bhikkhave, jano sañjānāti. Tumhe ca pana ‘ke tumhe’ti puṭṭhā samānā ‘samaṇāmhā’ti paṭijānātha. Tesaṃ vo, bhikkhave, evaṃsamaññānaṃ sataṃ evaṃpaṭiññānaṃ sataṃ: ‘yā samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padā taṃ paṭipajjissāma; evaṃ no ayaṃ amhākaṃ samaññā ca saccā bhavissati paṭiññā ca bhūtā; yesañca mayaṃ cīvara­piṇḍa­pāta­se­nāsa­na­gilā­nappac­caya­bhesaj­ja­parik­khā­raṃ paribhuñjāma, tesaṃ te kārā amhesu mahapphalā bhavissanti mahānisaṃsā, amhākañcevāyaṃ pabbajjā avañjhā bhavissati saphalā saudrayā’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabbaṃ.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padaṃ paṭipanno hoti? Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno abhijjhālussa abhijjhā appahīnā hoti, ­byāpan­na­cittassa byāpādo appahīno hoti, kodhanassa kodho appahīno hoti, upanāhissa upanāho appahīno hoti, makkhissa makkho appahīno hoti, paḷāsissa paḷāso appahīno hoti, issukissa issā appahīnā hoti, maccharissa macchariyaṃ appahīnaṃ hoti, saṭhassa sāṭheyyaṃ appahīnaṃ hoti, māyāvissa māyā appahīnā hoti, pāpicchassa pāpikā icchā appahīnā hoti, micchā­diṭṭhi­kassa micchādiṭṭhi appahīnā hoti—imesaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhikkhave, samaṇamalānaṃ samaṇadosānaṃ samaṇa­ka­saṭānaṃ āpāyikānaṃ ṭhānānaṃ dugga­ti­ve­daniyā­naṃ appahānā ‘na samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padaṃ paṭipanno’ti vadāmi. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, matajaṃ nāma āvudhajātaṃ ubhatodhāraṃ pītanisitaṃ. Tadassa saṅghāṭiyā sampārutaṃ sam­pali­ve­ṭhi­taṃ. Tathūpamāhaṃ, bhikkhave, imassa bhikkhuno pabbajjaṃ vadāmi.

Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, saṅghāṭikassa saṅghā­ṭi­dhāra­ṇa­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, acelakassa acelakamattena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, rajojallikassa rajo­jal­lika­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, udakorohakassa uda­koro­ha­ṇa­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, rukkha­mūlikassa rukkha­mūlika­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, abbhokāsikassa abbho­kāsi­ka­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, ubbhaṭṭhakassa ubbhaṭ­ṭha­ka­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, ­pariyā­ya­bhatti­kassa ­pariyā­ya­bhatti­ka­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, man­taj­jhā­ya­kassa man­taj­jhā­ya­ka­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi. Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, jaṭilakassa jaṭā­dhāra­ṇamat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi.

Saṅghāṭikassa ce, bhikkhave, saṅghā­ṭi­dhāra­ṇa­mat­tena abhijjhālussa abhijjhā pahīyetha, ­byāpan­na­cittassa byāpādo pahīyetha, kodhanassa kodho pahīyetha, upanāhissa upanāho pahīyetha, makkhissa makkho pahīyetha, paḷāsissa paḷāso pahīyetha, issukissa issā pahīyetha, maccharissa macchariyaṃ pahīyetha, saṭhassa sāṭheyyaṃ pahīyetha, māyāvissa māyā pahīyetha, pāpicchassa pāpikā icchā pahīyetha, micchā­diṭṭhi­kassa micchādiṭṭhi pahīyetha, tamenaṃ mittāmaccā ñātisālohitā jātameva naṃ saṅghāṭikaṃ kareyyuṃ, saṅghā­ṭi­katta­meva samādapeyyuṃ: ‘ehi tvaṃ, bhadramukha, saṅghāṭiko hohi, saṅghāṭikassa te sato saṅghā­ṭi­dhāra­ṇa­mat­tena abhijjhālussa abhijjhā pahīyissati, ­byāpan­na­cittassa byāpādo pahīyissati, kodhanassa kodho pahīyissati, upanāhissa upanāho pahīyissati, makkhissa makkho pahīyissati, paḷāsissa paḷāso pahīyissati, issukissa issā pahīyissati, maccharissa macchariyaṃ pahīyissati, saṭhassa sāṭheyyaṃ pahīyissati, māyāvissa māyā pahīyissati, pāpicchassa pāpikā icchā pahīyissati, micchā­diṭṭhi­kassa micchādiṭṭhi pahīyissatī’ti. Yasmā ca kho ahaṃ, bhikkhave, saṅghāṭikampi idhekaccaṃ passāmi abhijjhāluṃ byāpannacittaṃ kodhanaṃ upanāhiṃ makkhiṃ paḷāsiṃ issukiṃ macchariṃ saṭhaṃ māyāviṃ pāpicchaṃ micchā­diṭṭhi­kaṃ, tasmā na saṅghāṭikassa saṅghā­ṭi­dhāra­ṇa­mat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi.

Acelakassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … rajojallikassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … udakorohakassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … rukkha­mūlikassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … abbhokāsikassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … ubbhaṭṭhakassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … ­pariyā­ya­bhatti­kassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … man­taj­jhā­ya­kassa ce, bhikkhave … pe … jaṭilakassa ce, bhikkhave, jaṭā­dhāra­ṇamat­tena abhijjhālussa abhijjhā pahīyetha, ­byāpan­na­cittassa byāpādo pahīyetha, kodhanassa kodho pahīyetha, upanāhissa upanāho pahīyetha, makkhissa makkho pahīyetha, paḷāsissa paḷāso pahīyetha, issukissa issā pahīyetha, maccharissa macchariyaṃ pahīyetha, saṭhassa sāṭheyyaṃ pahīyetha, māyāvissa māyā pahīyetha, pāpicchassa pāpikā icchā pahīyetha, micchā­diṭṭhi­kassa micchādiṭṭhi pahīyetha, tamenaṃ mittāmaccā ñātisālohitā jātameva naṃ jaṭilakaṃ kareyyuṃ, jaṭila­katta­meva samādapeyyuṃ: ‘ehi tvaṃ, bhadramukha, jaṭilako hohi, jaṭilakassa te sato jaṭā­dhāra­ṇamat­tena abhijjhālussa abhijjhā pahīyissati ­byāpan­na­cittassa byāpādo pahīyissati, kodhanassa kodho pahīyissati … pe … pāpicchassa pāpikā icchā pahīyissati micchā­diṭṭhi­kassa micchādiṭṭhi pahīyissatī’ti. Yasmā ca kho ahaṃ, bhikkhave, jaṭilakampi idhekaccaṃ passāmi abhijjhāluṃ byāpannacittaṃ kodhanaṃ upanāhiṃ makkhiṃ palāsiṃ issukiṃ macchariṃ saṭhaṃ māyāviṃ pāpicchaṃ micchādiṭṭhiṃ, tasmā na jaṭilakassa jaṭā­dhāra­ṇamat­tena sāmaññaṃ vadāmi.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padaṃ paṭipanno hoti? Yassa kassaci, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno abhijjhālussa abhijjhā pahīnā hoti, ­byāpan­na­cittassa byāpādo pahīno hoti, kodhanassa kodho pahīno hoti, upanāhissa upanāho pahīno hoti, makkhissa makkho pahīno hoti, paḷāsissa paḷāso pahīno hoti, issukissa issā pahīnā hoti, maccharissa macchariyaṃ pahīnaṃ hoti, saṭhassa sāṭheyyaṃ pahīnaṃ hoti, māyāvissa māyā pahīnā hoti, pāpicchassa pāpikā icchā pahīnā hoti, micchā­diṭṭhi­kassa micchādiṭṭhi pahīnā hoti—imesaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhikkhave, samaṇamalānaṃ samaṇadosānaṃ samaṇa­ka­saṭānaṃ āpāyikānaṃ ṭhānānaṃ dugga­ti­ve­daniyā­naṃ pahānā ‘samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padaṃ paṭipanno’ti vadāmi. So sabbehi imehi pāpakehi akusalehi dhammehi visud­dha­mattānaṃ samanupassati (). Tassa sabbehi imehi pāpakehi akusalehi dhammehi visud­dha­mattānaṃ samanupassato () pāmojjaṃ jāyati, pamuditassa pīti jāyati, pītimanassa kāyo passambhati, passaddhakāyo sukhaṃ vedeti, sukhino cittaṃ samādhiyati.

So mettā­saha­gatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṃ, tathā tatiyaṃ, tathā catutthaṃ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṃ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ mettā­saha­gatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā viharati. Karuṇā­saha­gatena cetasā … pe … muditā­saha­gatena cetasā … pe … upekkhā­saha­gatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṃ, tathā tatiyaṃ, tathā catutthaṃ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṃ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ upekkhā­saha­gatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā viharati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, pokkharaṇī acchodakā sātodakā sītodakā setakā supatitthā ramaṇīyā. Puratthimāya cepi disāya puriso āgaccheyya ghammābhitatto ghammapareto kilanto tasito pipāsito. So taṃ pokkharaṇiṃ āgamma vineyya udakapipāsaṃ vineyya ghamma­pari­ḷāhaṃ … pe … pacchimāya cepi disāya puriso āgaccheyya … pe … uttarāya cepi disāya puriso āgaccheyya … pe … dakkhiṇāya cepi disāya puriso āgaccheyya. Yato kuto cepi naṃ puriso āgaccheyya ghammābhitatto ghammapareto, kilanto tasito pipāsito. So taṃ pokkharaṇiṃ āgamma vineyya udakapipāsaṃ, vineyya ghamma­pari­ḷāhaṃ. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, khattiyakulā cepi agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito hoti, so ca tathā­gatap­pa­vedi­taṃ dhammavinayaṃ āgamma, evaṃ mettaṃ karuṇaṃ muditaṃ upekkhaṃ bhāvetvā labhati ajjhattaṃ vūpasamaṃ. Ajjhattaṃ vūpasamā ‘samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padaṃ paṭipanno’ti vadāmi. Brāhmaṇakulā cepi … pe … vessakulā cepi … pe … suddakulā cepi … pe … yasmā kasmā cepi kulā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito hoti, so ca tathā­gatap­pa­vedi­taṃ dhammavinayaṃ āgamma, evaṃ mettaṃ karuṇaṃ muditaṃ upekkhaṃ bhāvetvā labhati ajjhattaṃ vūpasamaṃ. Ajjhattaṃ vūpasamā ‘samaṇa­sāmīcip­paṭi­padaṃ paṭipanno’ti vadāmi.

Khattiyakulā cepi agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito hoti. So ca āsavānaṃ khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Āsavānaṃ khayā samaṇo hoti. Brāhmaṇakulā cepi … pe … vessakulā cepi … suddakulā cepi … yasmā kasmā cepi kulā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito hoti, so ca āsavānaṃ khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Āsavānaṃ khayā samaṇo hotī”ti.

Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandunti.

Cūḷa­assa­pura­suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dasamaṃ.

Mahā­yamaka­vaggo niṭṭhito catuttho.

Giñ­ja­ka­sālava­naṃ pariharituṃ,
Paññavato puna saccakanisedho;
Mukha­vaṇṇa­pa­sīda­na­tāpindo,
­Kevaṭ­ṭa­assapu­rajaṭi­lena.