Theravadan

From: Pali, Bhikkhu Ānandajoti

14. Dvesahāyakabhikkhuvatthu1.14 The Story about Two Monastic Friends Dvesahayakabhikkhūnaṁ Vatthu

Bahumpi ceti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto dve sahāyake ārabbha kathesi.“Even though reciting abundant scriptures,” this Dhamma teaching was given by the Teacher while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to two fellow bhikkhus.

Sāvatthivāsino hi dve kulaputtā sahāyakā vihāraṃ gantvā satthu dhammadesanaṃ sutvā kāme pahāya sāsane uraṃ datvā pabbajitvā pañca vassāni ācariyupajjhāyānaṃ santike vasitvā satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā sāsane dhuraṃ pucchitvāFor at Sāvatthī lived two young men of station who were inseparable friends. On a certain occasion they went to the monastery, heard the Teacher teach the Dhamma, renounced the pleasures of the world, gave their hearts to the dispensation of the Buddha, and went forth. When they had kept residence for five years with preceptors and teachers, they approached the Teacher and asked about the duties in his dispensation.

vipassanādhurañca ganthadhurañca vitthārato sutvā eko tāva “ ahaṃ, bhante, mahallakakāle pabbajito na sakkhissāmi ganthadhuraṃ pūretuṃ, vipassanādhuraṃ pana pūressāmī ”After listening to a detailed description of the duty of meditation and of the duty of study, one of them said: “Venerable Sir, since I went forth in old age, I shall not be able to fulfill the duty of study, but I can fulfill the duty of meditation.”

ti yāva arahattā vipassanādhuraṃ kathāpetvā ghaṭento vāyamanto saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi.So he had the Teacher instruct him in the duty of meditation as far as Arahatship, and after striving and struggling attained Arahatship,

Itaro pana “ ahaṃ ganthadhuraṃ pūressāmī ” ti anukkamena tepiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ uggaṇhitvā gatagataṭṭhāne dhammaṃ katheti,together with the analytic knowledges. But the other said: “I will fulfill the duty of study,” and acquired by degrees the Three Baskets, the word of the Buddha, and wherever he went,

sarabhaññaṃ bhaṇati, pañcannaṃ bhikkhusatānaṃ dhammaṃ vācento vicarati. Aṭṭhārasannaṃ mahāgaṇānaṃ ācariyo ahosi.taught the Dhamma and intoned it. He went from place to place reciting the Dhamma to five hundred bhikkhus, and was preceptor of eighteen large communities of bhikkhus.

Bhikkhū satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā itarassa therassa vasanaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā tassa ovāde ṭhatvā arahattaṃ patvā theraṃ vanditvā,“ satthāraṃ daṭṭhukāmamhā ” ti vadanti. Thero “ gacchatha, āvuso,Striving and Struggling Now a company of bhikkhus, having obtained a meditation subject from the Teacher, went to the place of residence of the older bhikkhu, and by faithful observance of his admonitions attained Arahatship.

mama vacanena satthāraṃ vanditvā asīti mahāthere vandatha, sahāyakattherampi me ‘ amhākaṃ ācariyo tumhe vandatī ’ ti vadathā ” ti peseti.Thereupon they worshipped the elder and said: “We desire to see the Teacher.” The Elder said: “Go, friends, greet in my name the Teacher, and likewise greet the eighty great elders,

Te bhikkhū vihāraṃ gantvā satthārañceva asīti mahāthere ca vanditvā ganthikattherassa santikaṃ gantvā,“ bhante, amhākaṃ ācariyo tumhe vandatī ” ti vadanti.and greet my fellow elder, saying: ‘Our Teacher greets you.’” So those bhikkhus went to the monastery and greeted the Teacher and the elders, saying: “Venerable Sir, our teacher greets you.”

Itarena ca “ ko nāma so ” ti vutte,“ tumhākaṃ sahāyakabhikkhu, bhante ” ti vadanti.When they greeted their teacher’s fellow elder, he replied: “Who is he?” Said the bhikkhus: “He is your fellow bhikkhu, venerable Sir.”

Evaṃ there punappunaṃ sāsanaṃ pahiṇante so bhikkhu thokaṃ kālaṃ sahitvā aparabhāge sahituṃ asakkonto “ amhākaṃ ācariyo tumhe vandatī ” ti vutte,“ ko eso ” ti vatvā “ tumhākaṃ sahāyakabhikkhū ” ti vutte,“ kiṃ pana tumhehi tassa santike uggahitaṃ,Said the younger bhikkhu: “But what have you learned from him? Of the Collection of Long Discourses and so on, have you learned a single Collection? Of the Three Baskets, have you learned a single Basket?”

kiṃ dīghanikāyādīsu aññataro nikāyo, kiṃ tīsu piṭakesu ekaṃ piṭakan ” ti vatvā “ catuppadikampi gāthaṃ na jānāti,And he thought to himself: “This bhikkhu does not know a single verse containing four lines. As soon as he went forth, he took rags from a dust-heap,

paṃsukūlaṃ gahetvā pabbajitakāleyeva araññaṃ paviṭṭho, bahū vata antevāsike labhi, tassa āgatakāle mayā pañhaṃ pucchituṃ vaṭṭatī ” ti cintesi.entered the forest, and gathered a great many pupils about him. When he returns, it is necessary for me to ask him some questions.”

Atha aparabhāge thero satthāraṃ daṭṭhuṃ āgato.Now somewhat later the older bhikkhu came to see the Teacher, and leaving his bowl and robe with his fellow elder,

Sahāyakassa therassa santike pattacīvaraṃ ṭhapetvā gantvā satthārañceva asīti mahāthere ca vanditvā sahāyakassa vasanaṭṭhānaṃ paccāgami.went and greeted the Teacher and the eighty great elders, afterwards returning to the place of residence of his fellow elder. The younger bhikkhu showed him the customary attentions, provided him with a seat of the same size as his own,

Athassa so vattaṃ kāretvā samappamāṇaṃ āsanaṃ gahetvā,“ pañhaṃ pucchissāmī ” ti nisīdi.and then sat down, thinking to himself: “I will ask him a question.”

Tasmiṃ khaṇe satthā “ esa evarūpaṃ mama puttaṃ viheṭhetvā niraye nibbatteyyā ” ti tasmiṃ anukampāya vihāracārikaṃ caranto viya tesaṃ nisinnaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā paññattavarabuddhāsane nisīdi.At that moment the Teacher thought to himself: “Should this bhikkhu annoy this my son, he is likely to be reborn in Niraya Hell.” So out of compassion for him, pretending to be going the rounds of the monastery, he went to the place where the two bhikkhus were sitting and sat down on the Buddha seat already prepared.

Tattha tattha nisīdantā hi bhikkhū buddhāsanaṃ paññāpetvāva nisīdanti. Tena satthā pakatipaññatteyeva āsane nisīdi.For wherever the bhikkhus sit down, they first prepare the seat of the Buddha, and not until they have so done do they themselves sit down. Therefore the Teacher sat down on a seat already prepared for him.

Nisajja kho pana ganthikabhikkhuṃ paṭhamajjhāne pañhaṃ pucchitvā tasmiṃ akathite dutiyajjhānaṃ ādiṃ katvā aṭṭhasupi samāpattīsu rūpārūpesu ca pañhaṃ pucchi.And when he had sat down, he asked the bhikkhu who had taken upon himself the duty of study a question about the first absorption. When the younger bhikkhu had answered this question correctly, the Teacher, beginning with the second absorption,

Ganthikatthero ekampi kathetuṃ nāsakkhi. Itaro taṃ sabbaṃ kathesi.asked him questions about the eight attainments and about the form and the formless worlds, all of which he answered correctly.

Atha naṃ sotāpattimagge pañhaṃ pucchi. Ganthikatthero kathetuṃ nāsakkhi. Tato khīṇāsavattheraṃ pucchi.Then the Teacher asked him a question about Stream-entry, and he was unable to answer it. Thereupon the Teacher asked the bhikkhu who was an Arahat,

Thero kathesi. Satthā “ sādhu sādhu, bhikkhū ” ti abhinanditvā sesamaggesupi paṭipāṭiyā pañhaṃ pucchi.and the latter immediately gave the correct answer. “Well done, well done, bhikkhu!” said the Teacher, greatly pleased. The Teacher then asked questions about the remaining paths in order.

Ganthiko ekampi kathetuṃ nāsakkhi, khīṇāsavo pucchitaṃ pucchitaṃ kathesi. Satthā catūsupi ṭhānesu tassa sādhukāraṃ adāsi.The bhikkhu who had taken upon himself the duty of study was unable to answer a single question, while the bhikkhu who had attained unto Arahatship answered every question he asked.

Taṃ sutvā bhummadeve ādiṃ katvā yāva brahmalokā sabbā devatā ceva nāgasupaṇṇā ca sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu.On each of four occasions the Teacher bestowed applause on him. Hearing this, all the Devas, from the Bhummadevas to the world of Brahma, all Devatās, including Nāgas and Supaṇṇas, shouted their applause.

Taṃ sādhukāraṃ sutvā tassa antevāsikā ceva saddhivihārino ca satthāraṃ ujjhāyiṃsu – “ kiṃ nāmetaṃ satthārā kataṃ,Hearing this applause, the pupils and fellow-residents of the younger bhikkhu were offended at the Teacher and said: “Why did the Teacher do this?

kiñci ajānantassa mahallakattherassa catūsu ṭhānesu sādhukāraṃ adāsi, amhākaṃ panācariyassa sabbapariyattidharassa pañcannaṃ bhikkhusatānaṃ pāmokkhassa pasaṃsāmattampi na karī ” ti.He bestowed applause on each of four occasions on the old bhikkhu who knows nothing at all. But to our own teacher, who knows all the sacred word by heart and is at the head of five hundred bhikkhus, he gave no praise at all.”

Atha ne satthā “ kiṃ nāmetaṃ, bhikkhave, kathethā ” ti pucchitvā tasmiṃ atthe ārocite,“ bhikkhave,The Teacher asked them: “Bhikkhus, what is it you are talking about?” When they told him, he said: “Bhikkhus,

tumhākaṃ ācariyo mama sāsane bhatiyā gāvo rakkhaṇasadiso, mayhaṃ pana putto yathāruciyā pañca gorase paribhuñjanakasāmisadiso ” ti vatvā imā gāthā abhāsi –your own teacher is in my dispensation like a man who tends cows for hire. But my son is like a master who enjoys the five products of the cow at his own good pleasure.” So saying, he pronounced the following verses:

19. “ Bahumpi ce saṃhita bhāsamāno, Na takkaro hoti naro pamatto; Gopova gāvo gaṇayaṃ paresaṃ, Na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.Even though reciting abundant scriptures, the heedless one, who does not what they say, like a cowboy counting other’s cattle, does not partake of the ascetic life.

20. “ Appampi ce saṃhita bhāsamāno, Dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī; Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṃ, Sammappajāno suvimuttacitto. “ Anupādiyāno idha vā huraṃ vā, Sa bhāgavā sāmaññassa hotī ” ti.Even though reciting only few scriptures, but living in accordance with Dhamma, abandoning greed, hate and delusion, understanding aright, with mind released, that one, unattached here and hereafter, surely partakes of the ascetic life.

Tattha saṃhitanti tepiṭakassa buddhavacanassetaṃ nāmaṃ. Taṃ ācariye upasaṅkamitvā uggaṇhitvā bahumpi paresaṃ bhāsamāno vācento taṃ dhammaṃ sutvā yaṃ kārakena puggalena kattabbaṃ,

takkaro na hoti. Kukkuṭassa pakkhapaharaṇamattampi aniccādivasena yonisomanasikāraṃ nappavatteti.

Eso yathā nāma divasaṃ bhatiyā gāvo rakkhanto gopo pātova niravasesaṃ sampaṭicchitvā sāyaṃ gahetvā sāmikānaṃ niyyādetvā divasabhatimattaṃ gaṇhāti,

yathāruciyā pana pañca gorase paribhuñjituṃ na labhati, evameva kevalaṃ antevāsikānaṃ santikā vattapaṭivattakaraṇamattassa bhāgī hoti, sāmaññassa pana bhāgī na hoti.

Yathā pana gopālakena niyyāditānaṃ gunnaṃ gorasaṃ sāmikāva paribhuñjanti, tathā tena kathitaṃ dhammaṃ sutvā kārakapuggalā yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipajjitvā keci paṭhamajjhānādīni pāpuṇanti,

keci vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā maggaphalāni pāpuṇanti, goṇasāmikā gorasasseva sāmaññassa bhāgino honti.

Iti satthā sīlasampannassa bahussutassa pamādavihārino aniccādivasena yonisomanasikāre pamattassa bhikkhuno vasena paṭhamaṃ gāthaṃ kathesi, na dussīlassa.

Dutiyagāthā pana appassutassapi yonisomanasikāre kammaṃ karontassa kārakapuggalassa vasena kathitā. Tattha appampī ceti thokaṃ ekavaggadvivaggamattampi.

Dhammassa hoti anudhammacārīti atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya navalokuttaradhammassa anurūpaṃ dhammaṃ pubbabhāgapaṭipadāsaṅkhātaṃ catupārisuddhisīladhutaṅgaasubhakammaṭṭhānādibhedaṃ caranto anudhammacārī hoti.

So “ ajja ajjevā ” ti paṭivedhaṃ ākaṅkhanto vicarati.

So imāya sammāpaṭipattiyā rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṃ sammā hetunā nayena parijānitabbe dhamme parijānanto tadaṅgavikkhambhanasamucchedapaṭippassaddhinissaraṇavimuttīnaṃ vasena suvimuttacitto,

anupādiyāno idha vā huraṃ vāti idhalokaparalokapariyāpannā vā ajjhattikabāhirā vā khandhāyatanadhātuyo catūhi upādānehi anupādiyanto mahākhīṇāsavo maggasaṅkhātassa sāmaññassa vasena āgatassa phalasāmaññassa ceva pañcaasekkhadhammakkhandhassa ca bhāgavā hotīti ratanakūṭena viya agārassa arahattena desanāya kūṭaṃ gaṇhīti.

Gāthāpariyosāne bahū sotāpannādayo ahesuṃ. Desanā mahājanassa sātthikā jātāti.At the end of the verse many became Stream-enterers and so on, and benefit arose to many people from the teaching.

Dvesahāyakabhikkhuvatthu cuddasamaṃ. Yamakavaggavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā. Paṭhamo vaggo.

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