Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

3.6.14 Mahācattārīsakasuttaṃ, Part Five

Tatra, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi pubbaṅgamā hoti.

Kathañca, bhikkhave, sammādiṭṭhi pubbaṅgamā hoti?

Micchāājīvaṃ ‘micchāājīvo’ti pajānāti, sammāājīvaṃ ‘sammāājīvo’ti pajānāti; sāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, micchāājīvo?

Kuhanā, lapanā, nemittikatā, nippesikatā, lābhena lābhaṃ nijigīsanatā – ayaṃ, bhikkhave, micchāājīvo.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo?

Sammāājīvaṃpahaṃ, bhikkhave, dvāyaṃ vadāmi – atthi, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo sāsavo puññabhāgiyo upadhivepakko; atthi, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo ariyo anāsavo lokuttaro maggaṅgo.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo sāsavo puññabhāgiyo upadhivepakko?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako micchāājīvaṃ pahāya sammāājīvena jīvikaṃ kappeti – ayaṃ, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo sāsavo puññabhāgiyo upadhivepakko.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo ariyo anāsavo lokuttaro maggaṅgo?

Yā kho, bhikkhave, ariyacittassa anāsavacittassa ariyamaggasamaṅgino ariyamaggaṃ bhāvayato micchāājīvā ārati virati paṭivirati veramaṇī – ayaṃ, bhikkhave, sammāājīvo ariyo anāsavo lokuttaro maggaṅgo. So micchāājīvassa pahānāya vāyamati, sammāājīvassa upasampadāya; svāssa hoti sammāvāyāmo. So sato micchāājīvaṃ pajahati, sato sammāājīvaṃ upasampajja viharati; sāssa hoti sammāsati. Itiyime tayo dhammā sammāājīvaṃ anuparidhāvanti anuparivattanti, seyyathidaṃ – sammādiṭṭhi, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati.

Anupadavaggo, Uparipaṇṇāsapāḷi, Majjhimanikāye

 

Vocabulary
  1. kuhanā - fraud, deceit, hypocrisy, scheming
  2. lapanā - prattling, flattering, talking
  3. nemittikatā - [nemitti + ka + tā] hinting, insinuation
  4. nippesikatā - [ni + p + pesikatā] deceiver, juggler
  5. lābhena lābhaṃ - through gain + gain
  6. nijigīsanatā/nijigiṁsanatā - covetousness, ardent desire

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