Atriccha½ atilobhena, atilobhamadena ca;
eva½ h±yati atthamh±, aha½va asit±bhuy±ti. (J±. 1.2.168).

Yath± candakinnari½ patthayanto asit±bhuy± r±jadh²t±ya h²no parih²no, eva½ atriccha½ atilobhena atthamha h±yati j²yat²ti devat± raññ± saddhi½ ke¼imak±si.

Kassapabuddhak±lepi mittavindako n±ma seµµhiputto assaddho appasanno m±tar± ‘t±ta, ajja uposathiko hutv± vih±re sabbaratti½ dhammasavana½ suºa, sahassa½ te dass±m²’ti vutte dhanalobhena uposathaªg±ni sam±d±ya vih±ra½ gantv± ‘ida½ µh±na½ akutobhayan’ti sallakkhetv± dhamm±sanassa heµµh± nipanno sabbaratti½ nidd±yitv± ghara½ agam±si. M±t± p±tova y±gu½ pacitv± upan±mesi. So sahassa½ gahetv±va y±gu½ pivi. Athassa etadahosi– ‘dhana½ sa½hariss±m²’ti. So n±v±ya samudda½ pakkhandituk±mo ahosi. Atha na½ m±t± “t±ta, imasmi½ kule catt±l²sakoµidhana½ atthi; ala½ gamanen±”ti v±resi. So tass± vacana½ an±diyitv± gacchati eva. S± purato aµµh±si. Atha na½ kujjhitv± ‘aya½ mayha½ purato tiµµhat²’ti p±dena paharitv± patita½ m±tara½ antara½ katv± agam±si. M±t± uµµhahitv± “m±dis±ya m±tari evar³pa½ kamma½ katv± gatassa me gataµµh±ne sukha½ bhavissat²”ti eva½saññ² n±ma tva½ putt±ti ±ha. Tassa n±va½ ±ruyha gacchato sattame divase n±v± aµµh±si. Atha te manuss± “addh± ettha p±papuriso atthi; sal±ka½ deth±”ti sal±k± d²yam±n± tasseva tikkhattu½ p±puºi. Te tassa u¼umpa½ datv± ta½ samudde pakkhipi½su. So eka½ d²pa½ gantv± vim±napet²hi saddhi½ sampatti½ anubhavanto t±hi “purato m± agam±s²”ti vuccam±nopi taddiguºa½ sampatti½ passanto anupubbena khuracakkadhara½ eka½ purisa½ addasa. Tassa ta½ cakka½ padumapuppha½ viya upaµµh±ti. So ta½ ±ha– “ambho, ida½ tay± pi¼andhapaduma½ mayha½ deh²”ti. “Nayida½, s±mi paduma½; khuracakka½ etan”ti. So “vañcesi ma½ tva½. Ki½ me paduma½ na diµµhapubban”ti vatv± “tvañhi lohitacandana½ limpetv± pi¼andhana½ padumapuppha½ mayha½ na d±tuk±mos²”ti ±ha. So cintesi– ‘ayampi may± katasadisa½ kamma½ katv± tassa phala½ anubhavituk±mo’ti. Atha na½ “handa re”ti vatv± tassa matthake cakka½ pakkhipitv± pal±yi. Etamattha½ viditv± satth± ima½ g±tham±ha–

“Catubbhi aµµhajjhagam±, aµµhahi pica so¼asa;
so¼as±hi ca b±tti½sa, atriccha½ cakkam±sado;
icch±hatassa posassa, cakka½ bhamati matthake”ti. (J±. 1.1.104).

Aññataropi atriccho amacco sakavisaya½ atikkamitv± paravisaya½ p±visi. Tattha pothito pal±yitv± ekassa t±pasassa vasanaµµh±na½ pavisitv± uposathaªg±ni adhiµµh±ya nipajji. So t±pasena ‘ki½ te katan’ti pucchito im± g±th±yo abh±si–

“Saka½ niketa½ atih²¼ay±no,
atricchat± mallag±ma½ agacchi½;
tato jan± nikkhamitv±na g±m±,
kodaº¹akena paripothayi½su ma½.
“So bhinnas²so ruhiramakkhitaªgo,
pacc±gam±si½ saka½ niketa½;
tasm± aha½ posatha½ p±lay±mi,
atricchat± m± punar±gam±s²”ti. (J±. 1.14.138-139).

850. Mahicchat±niddese mahant±ni vatth³ni icchati, mahat² v±ssa icch±ti mahiccho, tassa bh±vo mahicchat±. Lakkhaºato pana asantaguºasambh±vanat± paµiggahaºe ca paribhoge ca amattaññut±– eta½ mahicchat±lakkhaºa½. Mahiccho hi puggalo yath± n±ma kacchapuµav±ºijo pi¼andhanabhaº¹aka½ hatthena gahetv± ucchaªgepi pakkhipitabbayuttaka½ pakkhipitv± mah±janassa passantasseva “amm±, asuka½ gaºhatha, asuka½ gaºhath±”ti mukhena sa½vidahati. Evameva so appamattakampi attano s²la½ v± gantha½ v± dhutaguºa½ v± antamaso araññav±samattakampi mah±janassa j±nantasseva sambh±vetuk±mo hoti, sambh±vetv± ca pana sakaµehipi upan²te paccaye ‘alan’ti avatv± gaºh±ti. Tayo hi p³retu½ na sakk±– aggi up±d±nena, samuddo udakena, mahiccho paccayeh²ti.

Aggikkhandho samuddo ca, mahiccho c±pi puggalo;
bahuke paccaye dente, tayo pete na p³raye.

Mahicchapuggalo hi vij±tam±tuy±pi mana½ gaºhitu½ na sakkoti, pageva upaµµh±k±na½.

Tatrim±ni vatth³ni– eko kira daharabhikkhu piµµhap³ve piy±yati. Athassa m±t± paµipatti½ v²ma½sam±n± ‘sace me putto paµiggahaºe matta½ j±n±ti, sakalampi na½ tem±sa½ p³veheva upaµµhahiss±m²’ti vass³pan±yikadivase pariv²ma½sam±n± paµhama½ eka½ p³va½ ad±si, tasmi½ niµµhite dutiya½, tasmimpi niµµhite tatiya½. Daharo ‘alan’ti avatv± kh±diyeva. M±t± tassa amattaññubh±va½ ñatv± ‘ajjeva me puttena sakalatem±sassa p³v± kh±dit±’ti dutiyadivasato paµµh±ya ekap³vampi na ad±si.

Tissamah±r±j±pi devasika½ cetiyapabbate bhikkhusaªghassa d±na½ dadam±no ‘mah±r±ja, ki½ ekameva µh±na½ bhajasi? Ki½ aññattha d±tu½ na vaµµat²’ti j±napadehi vutto dutiyadivase anur±dhapure mah±d±na½ d±pesi. Ekabhikkhupi paµiggahaºe matta½ na aññ±si. Ekamekena paµiggahita½ kh±dan²yabhojan²ya½ dve tayo jan± ukkhipi½su. R±j± dutiyadivase cetiyapabbate bhikkhusaªgha½ nimant±petv± r±jantepura½ ±gatak±le “patta½ deth±”ti ±ha. “Ala½, mah±r±ja, attano pam±ºena bhikkha½ gaºhissat²”ti ekabhikkhupi patta½ na ad±si. Sabbe pam±ºayuttakameva paµiggahesu½. Atha r±j± ±ha– “passatha tumh±ka½ bhikkh³su ekopi matta½ na j±n±ti. Hiyyo kiñci avasesa½ n±hosi. Ajja gahita½ manda½, avasesameva bah³”ti tesa½ mattaññut±ya attamano itaresañca amattaññut±ya anattamano ahosi.

851. P±picchat±niddese assaddho sam±no saddhoti ma½ jano j±n±t³ti-±d²su eva½ icchanto ki½ karoti? Assaddho saddh±k±ra½ dasseti; duss²l±dayo s²lavant±d²na½ ±k±ra½ dassenti. Katha½? Assaddho t±va mah±mahadivase manuss±na½ vih±ra½ ±gamanavel±ya sammajjani½ ±d±ya vih±ra½ sammajjati, kacavara½ cha¹¹eti, manussehi diµµhabh±va½ ñatv± cetiyaªgaºa½ gacchati, tatth±pi sammajjitv± kacavara½ cha¹¹eti, v±lika½ sama½ karoti, ±san±ni dhovati, bodhimhi udaka½ siñcati. Manuss± disv± ‘natthi maññe añño bhikkhu vih±rajagganako, ayameva ima½ vih±ra½ paµijaggati, saddho thero’ti gamanak±le nimantetv± gacchanti. Duss²lopi upaµµh±k±na½ sammukhe vinayadhara½ upasaªkamitv± pucchati “bhante, mayi gacchante goºo ubbiggo. Tena dh±vat± tiº±ni chinn±ni. Sammajjantassa me tiº±ni chijjanti. Caªkamantassa me p±ºak± m²yanti. Khe¼a½ p±tentassa asatiy± tiºamatthake patati; tattha tattha ki½ hot²”ti? “An±patti, ±vuso, asañcicca asatiy± aj±nantass±”ti ca vutte “bhante, mayha½ garuka½ viya upaµµh±ti; suµµhu v²ma½sath±”ti bhaºati. Ta½ sutv± manuss± ‘amh±ka½ ayyo ettakepi kukkucc±yati! Aññasmi½ o¼±rike ki½ n±ma karissati; natthi imin± sadiso s²lav±ti pasann± sakk±ra½ karonti. Appassutopi upaµµh±kamajjhe nisinno “asuko tipiµakadharo, asuko catunik±yiko mayha½ antev±siko, mama santike tehi dhammo uggahito”ti vadati. Manuss± ‘amh±ka½ ayyena sadiso bahussuto natthi, etassa kira santike asukena ca asukena ca dhammo uggahito’ti pasann± sakk±ra½ karonti.

Saªgaºik±r±mopi mah±mahadivase d²ghap²µhañca apassayañca g±h±petv± vih±rapaccante rukkham³le div±vih±ra½ nis²dati. Manuss± ±gantv± “thero kuhin”ti pucchanti. “Gaºµhikaputt± n±ma gaºµhik± eva honti. Tena thero evar³pe k±le idha na nis²dati, vih±rapaccante div±µµh±ne d²ghacaªkame viharat²”ti vadanti. Sopi divasabh±ga½ v²tin±metv± nal±µe makkaµasutta½ alliy±petv± p²µha½ g±h±petv± ±gamma pariveºadv±re nis²dati. Manuss± “kaha½, bhante, gatattha? ¾gantv± na addasamh±”ti vadanti. “Up±sak±, antovih±ro ±kiººo; daharas±maºer±na½ vicaraºaµµh±nameta½ saµµhihatthacaªkame div±µµh±ne nis²dimh±”ti attano pavivittabh±va½ j±n±peti.

Kus²topi upaµµh±kamajjhe nisinno “up±sak±, tumhehi ukk±p±to diµµho”ti vadati. “Na pass±ma, bhante; k±ya vel±ya ahos²”ti ca puµµho “amh±ka½ caªkamanavel±y±”ti vatv± “bh³mic±lasadda½ assutth±”ti pucchati. “Na suº±ma, bhante; k±ya vel±y±”ti puµµho “majjhimay±me amh±ka½ ±lambanaphalaka½ apass±ya µhitak±le”ti vatv± “mah±-obh±so ahosi; so vo diµµho”ti pucchati. “K±ya vel±ya, bhante”ti ca vutte “mayha½ caªkamamh± otaraºak±le”ti vadati. Manuss± ‘amh±ka½ thero t²supi y±mesu caªkameyeva hoti; natthi ayyena sadiso ±raddhav²riyo’ti pasann± sakk±ra½ karonti.

Muµµhassat²pi upaµµh±kamajjhe nisinno “may± asukak±le n±ma d²ghanik±yo uggahito, asukak±le majjhimo, sa½yuttako, aªguttariko; antar± olokana½ n±ma natthi, icchiticchataµµh±ne mukh±ru¼hova tanti ±gacchati; ime panaññe bhikkh³ e¼ak± viya mukha½ phand±pent± viharant²”ti vadati. Manuss± ‘natthi ayyena sadiso upaµµhitasat²’ti pasann± sakk±ra½ karonti.

Asam±hitopi upaµµh±k±na½ sammukhe aµµhakath±cariye pañha½ pucchati– ‘kasiºa½ n±ma katha½ bh±veti? Kittakena nimitta½ uppanna½ n±ma hoti? Kittakena upac±ro? Kittakena appan±? Paµhamassa jh±nassa kati aªg±ni? Dutiyassa tatiyassa catutthassa jh±nassa kati aªg±ni”ti pucchati. Tehi attano uggahit±nur³pena kathitak±le sita½ katv± ‘ki½, ±vuso, eva½ na hos²’ti vutte ‘vaµµati, bhante’ti attano sam±pattil±bhita½ s³ceti. Manuss± ‘sam±pattil±bh² ayyo’ti pasann± sakk±ra½ karonti.

Duppaññopi upaµµh±k±na½ majjhe nisinno ‘majjhimanik±ye me pañcattaya½ olokentassa sahiddhiy±va maggo ±gato. Pariyatti n±ma amh±ka½ na dukkar±. Pariyattiv±vaµo pana dukkhato na muccat²ti pariyatti½ vissajjayimh±’ti-±d²ni vadanto attano mah±paññata½ d²peti. Eva½ vadanto panassa s±sane pah±ra½ deti. Imin± sadiso mah±coro n±ma natthi. Na hi pariyattidharo dukkhato na muccat²ti. Akh²º±savopi g±mad±rake disv± ‘tumh±ka½ m±t±pitaro amhe ki½ vadant²”ti? “Arah±ti vadanti, bhante”ti. ‘Y±va chek± gahapatik±, na sakk± vañcetun’ti attano kh²º±savabh±va½ d²peti.

Aññepi cettha c±µi-arahantap±roha-arahant±dayo veditabb±– eko kira kuhako antogabbhe c±µi½ nikhaºitv± manuss±na½ ±gamanak±le pavisati. Manuss± ‘kaha½ thero’ti pucchanti. ‘Antogabbhe’ti ca vutte pavisitv± vicinant±pi adisv± nikkhamitv± ‘natthi thero’ti vadanti. ‘Antogabbheyeva thero’ti ca vutte puna pavisanti. Thero c±µito nikkhamitv± p²µhe nisinno hoti. Tato tehi ‘maya½, bhante, pubbe adisv± nikkhant±, kaha½ tumhe gatatth±”ti vutte ‘samaº± n±ma attano icchiticchitaµµh±na½ gacchant²’ti vacanena attano kh²º±savabh±va½ d²peti.

Aparopi kuhako ekasmi½ pabbate paººas±l±ya½ vasati. Paººas±l±ya ca pacchato pap±taµµh±ne eko kacchakarukkho atthi. Tassa p±roho gantv± parabh±ge bh³miya½ patiµµhito. Manuss± maggen±gantv± nimantenti. So pattac²varam±d±ya p±rohena otaritv± g±madv±re att±na½ dasseti. Tato manussehi pacch± ±gantv± ‘katarena maggena ±gatattha, bhante’ti puµµho ‘samaº±na½ ±gatamaggo n±ma pucchitu½ na vaµµati, attano icchiticchitaµµh±neneva ±gacchant²’ti vacanena kh²º±savabh±va½ d²peti. Ta½ pana kuhaka½ eko viddhakaººo ñatv± ‘pariggahess±mi nan’ti ekadivasa½ p±rohena otaranta½ disv± pacchato chinditv± appamattakena µhapesi. So ‘p±rohato otariss±m²’ti ‘µhan’ti patito, mattik± patto bhijji. So ‘ñ±tomh²’ti nikkhamitv± pal±yi. P±picchassa bh±vo p±picchat±. Lakkhaºato pana asantaguºasambh±vanat±, paµiggahaºe ca amattaññut±; eta½ p±picchat±lakkhaºanti veditabba½.