Bhayasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.92

Numbered Discourses 10.92

10. Upālivagga

10. With Upāli

Bhayasutta

Dangers

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:

“Yato, kho, gahapati, ariyasāvakassa pañca bhayāni verāni vūpasantāni honti, catūhi ca sotāpattiyaṅgehi samannāgato hoti, ariyo cassa ñāyo paññāya sudiṭṭho hoti suppaṭividdho, so ākaṅkhamāno attanāva attānaṁ byākareyya:

“Householder, when a noble disciple has quelled five fears and enmities, possesses the four factors of stream-entry, and has clearly seen and penetrated the noble system with wisdom, they may, if they wish, declare of themselves:

‘khīṇanirayomhi khīṇatiracchānayoni khīṇapettivisayo khīṇāpāyaduggativinipāto. Sotāpannohamasmi avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo’ti.

‘I’ve finished with rebirth in hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. I’ve finished with all places of loss, bad places, the underworld. I am a stream-enterer! I’m not liable to be reborn in the underworld, and am assured, destined for awakening.’

Katamāni pañca bhayāni verāni vūpasantāni honti?

What are the five fears and enmities they have quelled?

Yaṁ, gahapati, pāṇātipātī pāṇātipātapaccayā diṭṭhadhammikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati samparāyikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati cetasikampi dukkhaṁ domanassaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti, pāṇātipātā paṭivirato neva diṭṭhadhammikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati na samparāyikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati na cetasikampi dukkhaṁ domanassaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti.

Anyone who kills living creatures brims with fear and enmity both in this life and in lives to come, and experiences mental pain and sadness. Anyone who refrains from killing living creatures does not brim with fear and enmity either in this life or in lives to come, and doesn’t experience mental pain and sadness.

Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratassa evaṁ taṁ bhayaṁ veraṁ vūpasantaṁ hoti.

So that fear and enmity is quelled for anyone who refrains from killing living creatures.

Yaṁ, gahapati, adinnādāyī …pe…

Anyone who steals …

kāmesumicchācārī …

Anyone who commits sexual misconduct …

musāvādī …

Anyone who lies …

surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyī surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānapaccayā diṭṭhadhammikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati samparāyikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati cetasikampi dukkhaṁ domanassaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato neva diṭṭhadhammikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati na samparāyikampi bhayaṁ veraṁ pasavati na cetasikampi dukkhaṁ domanassaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti.

Anyone who consumes beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants brims with fear and enmity both in this life and in lives to come, and experiences mental pain and sadness. Anyone who refrains from beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants does not brim with fear and enmity either in this life or in lives to come, and doesn’t experience mental pain and sadness.

Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratassa evaṁ taṁ bhayaṁ veraṁ vūpasantaṁ hoti.

So that fear and enmity is quelled for anyone who refrains from beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants.

Imāni pañca bhayāni verāni vūpasantāni honti.

These are the five fears and enmities they have quelled.

Katamehi catūhi sotāpattiyaṅgehi samannāgato hoti?

What are the four factors of stream-entry that they possess?

Idha, gahapati, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti:

It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha:

‘itipi so bhagavā …pe… buddho bhagavā’ti;

‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’

dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti:

They have experiential confidence in the teaching:

‘svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhī’ti;

‘The teaching is well explained by the Buddha—apparent in the present life, immediately effective, inviting inspection, relevant, so that sensible people can know it for themselves.’

saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti:

They have experiential confidence in the Saṅgha:

‘suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṁ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā, esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā’ti;

‘The Saṅgha of the Buddha’s disciples is practicing the way that’s good, direct, systematic, and proper. It consists of the four pairs, the eight individual persons. This is the Saṅgha of the Buddha’s disciples that is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.’

ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti ‘akhaṇḍehi acchiddehi asabalehi akammāsehi bhujissehi viññuppasatthehi aparāmaṭṭhehi samādhisaṁvattanikehi’.

And a noble disciple’s ethical conduct is loved by the noble ones, unbroken, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.

Imehi catūhi sotāpattiyaṅgehi samannāgato hoti.

These are the four factors of stream-entry that they possess.

Katamo cassa ariyo ñāyo paññāya sudiṭṭho hoti suppaṭividdho?

And what is the noble system that they have clearly seen and penetrated with wisdom?

Idha, gahapati, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati:

It’s when a noble disciple reflects:

‘iti imasmiṁ sati idaṁ hoti; imassuppādā idaṁ uppajjati;

‘So, when this exists, this comes to be; due to the arising of this, this arises.

imasmiṁ asati idaṁ na hoti; imassa nirodhā idaṁ nirujjhati, yadidaṁ—

When this doesn’t exist, this doesn’t come to be; due to the cessation of this, this ceases. That is:

avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā,

Ignorance is a requirement for choices.

saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ,

Choices are a requirement for consciousness.

viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṁ,

Consciousness is a requirement for name and form.

nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṁ,

Name and form are requirements for the six sense fields.

saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso,

The six sense fields are requirements for contact.

phassapaccayā vedanā,

Contact is a requirement for feeling.

vedanāpaccayā taṇhā,

Feeling is a requirement for craving.

taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ,

Craving is a requirement for grasping.

upādānapaccayā bhavo,

Grasping is a requirement for continued existence.

bhavapaccayā jāti,

Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.

jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti,

Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti;

That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.

avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho …pe…

When ignorance fades away and ceases no residue left behind, choices cease. When choices cease, consciousness ceases. When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. When name and form cease, the six sense fields cease. When the six sense fields cease, contact ceases. When contact ceases, feeling ceases. When feeling ceases, craving ceases. When craving ceases, grasping ceases. When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases. When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases. When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī’ti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.’

Ayañcassa ariyo ñāyo paññāya sudiṭṭho hoti suppaṭividdho.

This is the noble system that they have clearly seen and penetrated with wisdom.

Yato kho, gahapati, ariyasāvakassa imāni pañca bhayāni verāni vūpasantāni honti, imehi ca catūhi sotāpattiyaṅgehi samannāgato hoti, ayañcassa ariyo ñāyo paññāya sudiṭṭho hoti suppaṭividdho, so ākaṅkhamāno attanāva attānaṁ byākareyya:

When a noble disciple has quelled five fears and enmities, possesses the four factors of stream-entry, and has clearly seen and penetrated the noble system with wisdom, they may, if they wish, declare of themselves:

‘khīṇanirayomhi khīṇatiracchānayoni khīṇapettivisayo khīṇāpāyaduggativinipāto; sotāpannohamasmi avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo’”ti.

‘I’ve finished with rebirth in hell, the animal realm, and the ghost realm. I’ve finished with all places of loss, bad places, the underworld. I am a stream-enterer! I’m not liable to be reborn in the underworld, and am assured, destined for awakening.’”

Dutiyaṁ.