5. Jarāvaggo

1. Jarādhammasuttaṃ

511. Evaṃ me sutaṃ – ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito pacchātape nisinno hoti piṭṭhiṃ otāpayamāno.

Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā bhagavato gattāni pāṇinā anomajjanto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – ‘‘acchariyaṃ, bhante , abbhutaṃ, bhante! Na cevaṃ dāni, bhante, bhagavato tāva parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṃ aññathattaṃ – cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā’’ti.

‘‘Evañhetaṃ , ānanda, hoti – jarādhammo yobbaññe, byādhidhammo ārogye, maraṇadhammo jīvite. Na ceva tāva parisuddho hoti chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca honti gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṃ aññathattaṃ – cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā’’ti.

‘‘Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvā ca sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā –

‘‘Dhī taṃ jammi jare atthu, dubbaṇṇakaraṇī jare;

Tāva manoramaṃ bimbaṃ, jarāya abhimadditaṃ.

‘‘Yopi vassasataṃ jīve, sopi maccuparāyaṇo ²;

Na kiñci parivajjeti, sabbamevābhimaddatī’’ti. paṭhamaṃ;