6. Jar±vaggo

1. Jar±suttavaººan±

51. Jar±vaggassa paµhame s±dh³ti laddhaka½ bhaddaka½. S²la½ y±va jar±ti imin± ida½ dasseti– yath± mutt±maºirattavatth±d²ni ±bharaº±ni taruºak±leyeva sobhanti, jar±jiººak±le t±ni dh±rento “aya½ ajj±pi b±labh±va½ pattheti, ummattako maññe”ti vattabbata½ ±pajjati na eva½ s²la½. S²lañhi niccak±la½ sobhati. B±lak±lepi hi s²la½ rakkhanta½ “ki½ imassa s²len±”ti? Vatt±ro natthi. Majjhimak±lepi mahallakak±lep²ti.

Saddh± s±dhu patiµµhit±ti hatth±¼avakacittagahapati-±d²na½ viya maggena ±gat± patiµµhitasaddh± n±ma s±dhu. Paññ± nar±na½ ratananti ettha citt²kataµµh±d²hi ratana½ veditabba½. Vuttañheta½–

“Yadi citt²katanti ratana½, nanu bhagav± citt²kato purisas²ho, ye ca loke citt²kat±, tesa½ citt²kato bhagav±. Yadi ratikaranti ratana½, nanu bhagav± ratikaro purisas²ho, tassa vacanena carant± jh±naratisukhena abhiramanti. Yadi atulyanti ratana½, nanu bhagav± atulo purisas²ho. Na hi sakk± tuletu½ guºehi guºap±rami½ gato. Yadi dullabhanti ratana½, nanu bhagav± dullabho purisas²ho. Yadi anomasattaparibhoganti ratana½, nanu bhagav± anomo s²lena sam±dhin± paññ±ya vimuttiy± vimuttiñ±ºadassanen±”ti.

Idha pana dullabhap±tubh±vaµµhena paññ± “ratanan”ti vutta½. Puññanti puññacetan±, s± hi ar³patt± pariharitu½ na sakk±ti. Paµhama½.