6. Palokasutta½

57. Atha kho aññataro br±hmaºamah±s±lo yena bhagav± tenupasaªkami…pe… ekamanta½ nisinno kho so br±hmaºamah±s±lo bhagavanta½ etadavoca– “suta½ meta½, bho gotama, pubbak±na½ br±hmaº±na½ vuddh±na½ mahallak±na½ ±cariyap±cariy±na½ bh±sam±n±na½– ‘pubbe suda½ [pubbassuda½ (s². sy±. ka½. p².)] aya½ loko av²ci maññe phuµo ahosi manussehi, kukkuµasa½p±tik± g±manigamar±jadh±niyo’ti. Ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu ko paccayo yenetarahi manuss±na½ khayo hoti, tanutta½ paññ±yati, g±m±pi ag±m± honti nigam±pi anigam± honti, nagar±pi anagar± honti, janapad±pi ajanapad± hont²”ti?
“Etarahi, br±hmaºa, manuss± adhammar±garatt± visamalobh±bhibh³t± micch±dhammaparet±. Te adhammar±garatt± visamalobh±bhibh³t± micch±dhammaparet± tiºh±ni satth±ni gahetv± aññamañña½ [aññamaññassa (sabbattha)] j²vit± voropenti, tena bah³ manuss± k±la½ karonti. Ayampi kho br±hmaºa, hetu aya½ paccayo yenetarahi manuss±na½ khayo hoti, tanutta½ paññ±yati, g±m±pi ag±m± honti, nigam±pi anigam± honti, nagar±pi anagar± honti, janapad±pi ajanapad± honti.
“Puna capara½, br±hmaºa, etarahi manuss± adhammar±garatt± visamalobh±bhibh³t± micch±dhammaparet±. Tesa½ adhammar±garatt±na½ visamalobh±bhibh³t±na½ micch±dhammaparet±na½ devo na samm±dh±ra½ anuppavecchati. Tena dubbhikkha½ hoti dussassa½ setaµµhika½ sal±k±vutta½. Tena bah³ manuss± k±la½ karonti. Ayampi kho, br±hmaºa, hetu aya½ paccayo yenetarahi manuss±na½ khayo hoti, tanutta½ paññ±yati, g±m±pi ag±m± honti, nigam±pi anigam± honti, nagar±pi anagar± honti, janapad±pi ajanapad± honti.
“Puna capara½, br±hmaºa, etarahi manuss± adhammar±garatt± visamalobh±bhibh³t± micch±dhammaparet±. Tesa½ adhammar±garatt±na½ visamalobh±bhibh³t±na½ micch±dhammaparet±na½ yakkh± v±¼e amanusse ossajjanti [ossajanti (s².)], tena bah³ manuss± k±la½ karonti. Ayampi kho, br±hmaºa, hetu aya½ paccayo yenetarahi manuss±na½ khayo hoti, tanutta½ paññ±yati, g±m±pi ag±m± honti, nigam±pi anigam± honti, nagar±pi anagar± honti, janapad±pi ajanapad± hont²”ti.
“Abhikkanta½, bho gotama…pe… up±saka½ ma½ bhava½ gotamo dh±retu ajjatagge p±ºupeta½ saraºa½ gatan”ti. Chaµµha½.