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Mn 138 Uddesa-Vibhanga Sutta: Exposition of a Summary

This
sutta has MahaKaccana explain what the Buddha meant by “Material Form
is the cause.” The Idea that Material Form is the cause of the basic
craving of restlessness and desire.

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SN 45.8 (S v 2)

Vibhaṅga Sutta

— A detailed explanation —

[vibhaṅga]

Here the Buddha defines precisely each factor of the eightfold noble path.

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Pāḷi

Evaṃ me sutaṃ:

English

Thus I have heard:

Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jeta-vane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

On
one occasion, the Bhagavā was dwelling near Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s grove,
Anāthapiṇḍika’s park.{n} There, the Bhagavā adressed the bhikkhus:

– ‘Bhikkhavo’ ti.

– ‘Bhaddante’ ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etad-avoca:

– Bhikkhus.

– Bhaddante promised the bhikkhus. The Bhagavā said:

– Ariyaṃ vo, bhikkhave, aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ desessāmi vibhajissāmi. Taṃ suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī ti.

–
Bhikkhus, I will teach you and explain you in detail the ariya
aṭṭhaṅgika magga. Listen to it with thorough attention, I shall speak.

– ‘Evaṃ, Bhante’ ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etad-avoca:

– Yes, Bhante, promised the bhikkhus. The Bhagavā said:

Katamo
ca, bhikkhave, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo? Seyyathidaṃ sammādiṭṭhi,
sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammā-ājīvo, sammāvāyāmo,
sammāsati, sammāsamādhi.

And
what, bhikkhus, is the ariya aṭṭhaṅgika magga? It is just sammādiṭṭhi,
sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammā-ājīvo, sammāvāyāmo,
sammāsati and sammāsamādhi.

Katamā
ca, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi? Yaṃ kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe ñāṇaṃ,
dukkha-samudaye ñāṇaṃ , dukkha-nirodhe ñāṇaṃ, dukkha-nirodha-gāminiyā
paṭipadāya ñāṇaṃ ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi.

And
what, bhikkhus, is sammādiṭṭhi? That, bhikkhus, which is the ñāṇa of
dukkha, the ñāṇa of dukkha-samudaya, the ñāṇa of dukkha-nirodha and the
ñāṇa of dukkha-nirodha-gāmini paṭipada, that is called, bhikkhus,
sammādiṭṭhi.

Katamo
ca, bhikkhave, sammāsaṅkappo? Yo kho, bhikkhave, nekkhamma-saṅkappo ,
abyāpāda-saṅkappo, avihiṃsā-saṅkappo ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave,
sammāsaṅkappo.

And
what, bhikkhus, are sammāsaṅkappas? Those, bhikkhus, which are
saṅkappas of nekkhamma, saṅkappas of abyāpāda, saṅkappas of avihiṃsā,
those are called, bhikkhus, sammāsaṅkappas.

Katamā
ca, bhikkhave, sammāvācā? Yā kho, bhikkhave, musāvādā veramaṇī,
pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī, samphappalāpā
veramaṇī ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāvācā.

And
what, bhikkhus, is sammāvācā? That, bhikkhus, which is abstaining from
musāvādā, abstaining from pisuṇa vācā, abstaining from pharusa vācā, and
abstaining from samphappalāpa, that is called, bhikkhus, sammāvācā.

Katamo
ca, bhikkhave, sammā-kammanto? Yā kho, bhikkhave, pāṇātipātā veramaṇī,
adinnādānā veramaṇī, abrahmacariyā veramaṇī ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave,
sammā-kammanto.

And
what, bhikkhus, is sammā-kammanta? That, bhikkhus, which is abstaining
from pāṇātipāta , abstaining from adinnādāna, abstaining from
abrahmacariya, that is called, bhikkhus, sammā-kammanta.

Katamo
ca, bhikkhave, sammā-ājīvo? Idha, bhikkhave, ariya-sāvako micchā-ājīvaṃ
pahāya sammā-ājīvena jīvitaṃ kappeti ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave,
sammā-ājīvo.

And
what, bhikkhus, is sammā-ājīva? Here, bhikkhus, a noble disciple,
having abandonned wrong livelihood, supports his life by right means of
livelihood, that is called, bhikkhus, sammā-ājīva.

Katamo
ca, bhikkhave, sammāvāyāmo? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṃ
pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ anuppādāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati
vīriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati; uppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ
akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṃ ārabhati
cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati; anuppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ uppādāya
chandaṃ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati;
uppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya
vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṃ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṃ ārabhati
cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati. Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāvāyāmo.

And
what, bhikkhus, is sammāvāyāma? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu generates his
chanda for the non-arising of unarisen pāpaka and akusala dhammas, he
exerts himself, rouses his viriya, applies vigorously his citta and
strives; he generates his chanda for the forsaking of arisen pāpaka and
akusala dhammas, he exerts himself, rouses his viriya, applies
vigorously his citta and strives; he generates his chanda for the
arising of unarisen kusala dhammas, he exerts himself, rouses his
viriya, applies vigorously his citta and strives; he generates his
chanda for the steadfastness of arisen kusala dhammas, for their absence
of confusion, for their increase, their development, their cultivation
and their completion, he exerts himself, rouses his viriya, applies
vigorously his citta and strives. This is called, bhikkhus, sammāvāyāma.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammāsati? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu

An what, bhikkhus, is sammāsati? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu

kāye
kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke
abhijjhā-domanassaṃ; vedanāsu vedanānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno
satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṃ; citte cittānupassī viharati
ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhā-domanassaṃ; dhammesu
dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke
abhijjhā-domanassaṃ.

Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāsati.

This is called, bhikkhus, sammāsati.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammāsamādhi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu

And what, bhikkhus, is sammāsamādhi? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu,

vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṃ savicāraṃ vivekajaṃ pītisukhaṃ paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati;

vitakkavicārānaṃ
vūpasamā ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ cetaso ekodibhāvaṃ avitakkaṃ avicāraṃ
samādhijaṃ pītisukhaṃ dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati;

pītiyā
ca virāgā upekkhako ca viharati sato ca sampajāno sukhañca kāyena
paṭisaṃvedeti yaṃ taṃ ariyā ācikkhanti: ‘upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī’ti
tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati;

sukhassa
ca pahānā dukkhassa ca pahānā pubbeva somanassadomanassānaṃ atthaṅgamā
adukkhamasukhaṃ upekkhāsatipārisuddhiṃ catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja
viharati.

Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, sammāsamādhi ti.

This is called, bhikkhus, sammāsamādhi.