4. Dutiyahatthakasutta½

24. Eka½ samaya½ bhagav± ±¼aviya½ viharati agg±¼ave cetiye. Atha kho hatthako ±¼avako pañcamattehi up±sakasatehi parivuto yena bhagav± tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± bhagavanta½ abhiv±detv± ekamanta½ nis²di. Ekamanta½ nisinna½ kho hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ bhagav± etadavoca– “mahat² kho ty±ya½, hatthaka, paris±. Katha½ pana tva½, hatthaka, ima½ mahati½ parisa½ saªgaºh±s²”ti? “Y±nim±ni, bhante, bhagavat± desit±ni [a. ni. 4.32; d². ni. 3.313] catt±ri saªgahavatth³ni, teh±ha½ [ten±ha½ (s².)] ima½ mahati½ parisa½ saªgaºh±mi. Aha½, bhante, ya½ j±n±mi– ‘aya½ d±nena saªgahetabbo’ti, ta½ d±nena saªgaºh±mi; ya½ j±n±mi– ‘aya½ peyyavajjena saªgahetabbo’ti, ta½ peyyavajjena saªgaºh±mi; ya½ j±n±mi– ‘aya½ atthacariy±ya saªgahetabbo’ti, ta½ atthacariy±ya saªgaºh±mi; ya½ j±n±mi– ‘aya½ sam±nattat±ya saªgahetabbo’ti, ta½ sam±nattat±ya saªgaºh±mi. Sa½vijjanti kho pana me, bhante, kule bhog±. Daliddassa kho no tath± sotabba½ maññant²”ti. “S±dhu s±dhu, hatthaka! Yoni kho ty±ya½, hatthaka, mahati½ parisa½ saªgahetu½. Ye hi keci, hatthaka, at²tamaddh±na½ mahati½ parisa½ saªgahesu½, sabbe te imeheva cat³hi saªgahavatth³hi mahati½ parisa½ saªgahesu½. Yepi hi keci, hatthaka, an±gatamaddh±na½ mahati½ parisa½ saªgaºhissanti sabbe te imeheva cat³hi saªgahavatth³hi mahati½ parisa½ saªgaºhissanti. Yepi hi keci, hatthaka, etarahi mahati½ parisa½ saªgaºhanti, sabbe te imeheva cat³hi saªgahavatth³hi mahati½ parisa½ saªgaºhant²”ti.

Atha kho hatthako ±¼avako bhagavat± dhammiy± kath±ya sandassito sam±dapito samuttejito sampaha½sito uµµh±y±san± bhagavanta½ abhiv±detv± padakkhiºa½ katv± pakk±mi Atha kho bhagav± acirapakkante hatthake ±¼avake bhikkh³ ±mantesi– “aµµhahi, bhikkhave, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gata½ hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ dh±retha. Katamehi aµµhahi? Saddho, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; s²lav±, bhikkhave…pe… hir²m±… ottapp²… bahussuto… c±gav±… paññav±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; appiccho, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aµµhahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gata½ hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ dh±reth±”ti. Catuttha½.