相應部56相應46經/黑暗經(諦相應/大篇/修多羅)(莊春江譯)[SA.423, SA.424, SA.425, SA.426]
「
比丘們！有
世界中間空無防護的黑暗、黑暗闇黑，以這些這麼
大神通力、這麼大威力日月的光明不經歷之處。」
在這麼說時，某位比丘對
世尊說這個：
「
大德！那確實是大黑暗，大德！那確實是極大黑暗。大德！有其它黑暗比這個大黑暗更大與更恐怖的嗎？」
「比丘！有其它黑暗比這個大黑暗更大與更恐怖的。」
「大德！那麼，哪個其它黑暗比這個大黑暗更大與更恐怖的呢？」
「比丘！凡任何
沙門或
婆羅門不如實知道『這是苦』……（中略）不如實知道『這是導向苦
滅道跡』，他們在導致(轉起)出生的諸行上尋歡[SN.56.42]……（中略）已尋歡……（中略）造作……（中略）造作後，跌落出生的黑暗；跌落老的黑暗；跌落死的黑暗；跌落愁、悲、苦、憂、
絕望的黑暗，他們不從生、老、死、愁、悲、苦、憂、、絕望被釋放，我說：『不從苦被釋放。』
比丘們！但凡任何沙門或婆羅門如實知道『這是苦』……（中略）如實知道『這是導向苦滅道跡』，他們在導致出生的諸行上不尋歡……（中略）已不尋歡……（中略）
不造作……（中略）不造作後，不跌落出生的黑暗；不跌落老的黑暗；不跌落死的黑暗；不跌落愁、悲、苦、憂、絕望的黑暗，他們從生、老、死、愁、悲、苦、憂、、絕望被釋放，我說：『從苦被釋放。』
比丘們！因此，在這裡，『這是苦。』努力應該被作……（中略）『這是導向苦滅道跡。』努力應該被作。」
SN.56.46/(6) Andhakārasuttaṃ
1116. “Atthi, bhikkhave, lokantarikā aghā asaṃvutā andhakārā andhakāratimisā, yatthamimesaṃ candimasūriyānaṃ evaṃmahiddhikānaṃ evaṃ mahānubhāvānaṃ ābhāya nānubhontī”ti.
Evaṃ vutte aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca– “mahā vata so, bhante, andhakāro, sumahā vata so, bhante, andhakāro! Atthi nu kho, bhante, etamhā andhakārā añño andhakāro mahantataro ca bhayānakataro cā”ti? “Atthi kho, bhikkhu, etamhā andhakārā añño andhakāro mahantataro ca bhayānakataro cā”ti.
“Katamo pana, bhante, etamhā andhakārā añño andhakāro mahantataro ca bhayānakataro cā”ti? “Ye hi keci, bhikkhu, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā ‘idaṃ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṃ nappajānanti …pe… ‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṃ nappajānanti, te jātisaṃvattanikesu saṅkhāresu abhiramanti …pe… abhiratā …pe… abhisaṅkharonti …pe… abhisaṅkharitvā jātandhakārampi papatanti, jarandhakārampi papatanti, maraṇandhakārampi papatanti, sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsandhakārampi papatanti. Te na parimuccanti jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi. ‘Na parimuccanti dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi”.
“Ye ca kho keci, bhikkhu, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā ‘idaṃ dukkhan’ti yathābhūtaṃ pajānanti …pe… ‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yathābhūtaṃ pajānanti, te jātisaṃvattanikesu saṅkhāresu nābhiramanti …pe… anabhiratā …pe… nābhisaṅkharonti …pe… anabhisaṅkharitvā jātandhakārampi nappapatanti jarandhakārampi nappapatanti, maraṇandhakārampi nappapatanti, sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsandhakārampi nappapatanti. Te parimuccanti jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi. ‘Parimuccanti dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi”.
“Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṃ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti. Chaṭṭhaṃ.