Soŗ±ther²vatthu
241. Sattame ±raddhav²riy±nanti paggahitaparipuŗŗav²riy±na½ soŗ± agg±ti dasseti. Aya½ kira padumuttarabuddhak±le ha½savat²nagare kulagehe paµisandhi½ gahetv± aparabh±ge dhamma½ suŗant² satth±ra½ eka½ bhikkhuni½ ±raddhav²riy±na½ aggaµµh±ne µhapenta½ disv± adhik±rakamma½ katv± ta½ µh±nantara½ patthesi. S± kappasatasahassa½ devamanussesu sa½saritv± imasmi½ buddhupp±de s±vatthiya½ kulagehe paµisandhi½ gahetv± aparabh±ge ghar±v±se vutth± bah³ puttadh²taro labhitv± sabbepi visu½ visu½ ghar±v±se patiµµh±pesi. Te tato paµµh±ya aya½ amh±ka½ ki½ karissat²ti ta½ attano santika½ ±gata½ m±t±ti sańńampi na kari½su. Bahuputtikasoŗ± tesa½ attani ag±ravabh±va½ ńatv± ghar±v±sena ki½ kariss±m²ti nikkhamitv± pabbaji. Atha na½ bhikkhuniyo aya½ vatta½ na j±n±ti, ayutta½ karot²ti daŗ¹akamma½ karonti. Puttadh²taro ta½ daŗ¹akamma½ ±haranti½ disv± aya½ y±vajjadivas± sikkh±mattampi na j±n±t²ti diµµhadiµµhaµµh±ne uppaŗ¹esu½. S± tesa½ vacana½ sutv± uppannasa½veg± attano gativisodhana½ k±tu½ vaµµat²ti nisinnaµµh±nepi µhitaµµh±nepi dvatti½s±k±ra½ sajjh±yati. S± yatheva pubbe bahuputtikasoŗatther²ti pańń±yittha, eva½ pacch± ±raddhav²riyasoŗatther²ti p±kaµ± j±t±. Athekadivasa½ bhikkhuniyo vih±ra½ gacchantiyo bhikkhunisaŖghassa udaka½ t±peyy±si, soŗeti vatv± agama½su. S±pi udakat±panato puretarameva aggis±l±ya caŖkamitv± caŖkamitv± dvatti½s±k±ra½ sajjh±yant² vipassana½ va¹¹hesi. Satth± gandhakuµiya½ nisinnova ima½ obh±sag±tha½ abh±si
Yo ca vassasata½ j²ve, apassa½ dhammamuttama½;
ek±ha½ j²vita½ seyyo, passato dhammamuttamanti. (Dha. pa. 115).
S± g±th±pariyos±ne arahatta½ patv± cintesi aha½ arahatta½ patt±, ±gantukajano ca anupadh±retv±va mayi avańń±ya kińci vatv± bahu½ apuńńampi pasaveyya, tasm± sa½lakkhaŗak±raŗa½ k±tu½ vaµµat²ti. S± udakabh±jana½ uddhana½ ±ropetv± heµµh± aggi½ na ak±si. Bhikkhuniyo ±gantv± uddhana½ olokentiyo aggi½ adisv± ima½ mahallika½ bhikkhunisaŖghassa udaka½ t±peh²ti avocumha, ajj±pi uddhane aggimpi na karot²ti ±ha½su. Ayye, ki½ tumh±ka½ aggin±, uŗhodakena nh±yituk±m± bh±janato udaka½ gahetv± nh±yath±ti? T±pi bhavissati ettha k±raŗanti gantv± udake hattha½ ot±retv± uŗhabh±va½ ńatv± ekakuµa½ ±haritv± udaka½ gaŗhanti, gahitagahitaµµh±na½ parip³rati. Tad± sabb±va tass± arahatte µhitabh±va½ ńatv± daharatar± t±va pańcapatiµµhitena p±desu patitv± maya½, ayye, ettaka½ k±la½ tumhe anupadh±retv± viheµhetv± viheµhetv± kathayimha, khamatha noti kham±pesu½. Vuddhatar±pi ukkuµika½ nis²ditv± khama, ayyeti kham±pesu½. Tato paµµh±ya mahallakak±le pabbajitv±pi ±raddhav²riyabh±vena nacirasseva aggaphale patiµµhit±ti theriy± guŗo p±kaµo ahosi. Aparabh±ge satth± jetavane nis²ditv± bhikkhuniyo paµip±µiy± µh±nantare µhapento soŗattheri½ ±raddhav²riy±na½ aggaµµh±ne µhapes²ti.