4.6 Sīlapaññākathā

“Imesaṃ pana, brāhmaṇa, dvinnaṃ aṅgānaṃ sakkā ekaṃ aṅgaṃ ṭhapayitvā ekena aṅgena samannāgataṃ brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ paññapetuṃ; ‘brāhmaṇosmī’ti ca vadamāno sammā vadeyya, na ca pana musāvādaṃ āpajjeyyā”ti?

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama. Sīlaparidhotā hi, bho gotama, paññā; paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ. Yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā, yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ. Sīlavato paññā, paññavato sīlaṃ. Sīlapaññāṇañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyati. Seyyathāpi, bho gotama, hatthena vā hatthaṃ dhoveyya, pādena vā pādaṃ dhoveyya; evameva kho, bho gotama, sīlaparidhotā paññā, paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ. Yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā, yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ. Sīlavato paññā, paññavato sīlaṃ. Sīlapaññāṇañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyatī”ti.

“Evametaṃ, brāhmaṇa, evametaṃ, brāhmaṇa, sīlaparidhotā hi, brāhmaṇa, paññā, paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ. Yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā, yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ. Sīlavato paññā, paññavato sīlaṃ. Sīlapaññāṇañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyati. Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, hatthena vā hatthaṃ dhoveyya, pādena vā pādaṃ dhoveyya; evameva kho, brāhmaṇa, sīlaparidhotā paññā, paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ. Yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā, yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ. Sīlavato paññā, paññavato sīlaṃ. Sīlapaññāṇañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyati.

Katamaṃ pana taṃ, brāhmaṇa, sīlaṃ? Katamā sā paññā”ti?

“Ettakaparamāva mayaṃ, bho gotama, etasmiṃ atthe. Sādhu vata bhavantaṃyeva gotamaṃ paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho”ti.

“Tena hi, brāhmaṇa, suṇohi; sādhukaṃ manasikarohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi. Bhagavā etadavoca—

“idha, brāhmaṇa, tathāgato loke uppajjati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho…pe…  Evaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, bhikkhu sīlasampanno hoti. Idaṃ kho taṃ, brāhmaṇa, sīlaṃ…pe…  paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati…  dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ…  tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ…  catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati…pe…  ñāṇadassanāya cittaṃ abhinīharati, abhininnāmeti. …pe…  Idampissa hoti paññāya…pe…  nāparaṃ itthattāyāti pajānāti. Idampissa hoti paññāya ayaṃ kho sā, brāhmaṇa, paññā”ti.