14. Bahuputtikatther²vatthu
Yo ca vassasata½ j²veti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto bahuputtika½ theri½ ±rabbha kathesi. S±vatthiya½ kirekasmi½ kule satta putt± satta ca dh²taro ahesu½. Te sabbepi vayappatt± gehe patiµµhahitv± attano dhammat±ya sukhappatt± ahesu½. Tesa½ aparena samayena pit± k±lamak±si. Mah±-up±sik± s±mike naµµhepi na t±va kuµumba½ vibhajati. Atha na½ putt± ±ha½su amma, amh±ka½ pitari naµµhe tuyha½ ko attho kuµumbena, ki½ maya½ ta½ upaµµh±tu½ na sakkom±ti. S± tesa½ katha½ sutv± tuŗh² hutv± punappuna½ tehi vuccam±n± putt± ma½ paµijaggissanti, ki½ me visu½ kuµumben±ti sabba½ s±pateyya½ majjhe bhinditv± ad±si. Atha na½ katip±haccayena jeµµhaputtassa bhariy± aho amh±ka½, ayy±, jeµµhaputto meti dve koµµh±se datv± viya imameva geha½ ±gacchat²ti ±ha. Sesaputt±na½ bhariy±pi evameva vadi½su. Jeµµhadh²tara½ ±di½ katv± t±sa½ geha½ gatak±lepi na½ evameva vadi½su. S± avam±nappatt± hutv± ki½ imesa½ santike vuµµhena, bhikkhun² hutv± j²viss±m²ti bhikkhun²-upassaya½ gantv± pabbajja½ y±ci. T± na½ pabb±jesu½. S± laddh³pasampad± hutv± bahuputtikatther²ti pańń±yi. S± aha½ mahallakak±le pabbajit±, appamatt±ya me bhavitabbanti bhikkhun²na½ vattapaµivatta½ karont² sabbaratti½ samaŗadhamma½ kariss±m²ti heµµh±p±s±de eka½ thambha½ hatthena gahetv± ta½ ±vińcham±n±va samaŗadhamma½ karoti, caŖkamam±n±pi andhak±raµµh±ne me rukkhe v± katthaci v± s²sa½ paµihańńeyy±ti ta½ rukkha½ hatthena gahetv± ta½ ±vińcham±n±va samaŗadhamma½ karoti, satth±r± desitadhammameva kariss±m²ti dhamma½ ±vajjetv± dhamma½ anussaram±n±va samaŗadhamma½ karoti. Atha satth± gandhakuµiya½ nisinnova obh±sa½ pharitv± sammukhe nisinno viya t±ya saddhi½ kathento bahuputtike may± desita½ dhamma½ an±vajjentassa apassantassa vassasata½ j²vanato may± desita½ dhamma½ passantassa muhuttampi j²vita½ seyyoti vatv± anusandhi½ ghaµetv± dhamma½ desento ima½ g±tham±ha 115. Yo ca vassasata½ j²ve, apassa½ dhammamuttama½;
ek±ha½ j²vita½ seyyo, passato dhammamuttamanti.
Tattha dhammamuttamanti navavidha½ lokuttaradhamma½. So hi uttamo dhammo n±ma. Yo hi ta½ na passati, tassa vassasatampi j²vanato ta½ dhamma½ passantassa paµivijjhantassa ek±hampi ekakkhaŗampi j²vita½ seyyoti. G±th±pariyos±ne bahuputtikatther² saha paµisambhid±hi arahatte patiµµhah²ti.
Bahuputtikatther²vatthu cuddasama½.
Sahassavaggavaŗŗan± niµµhit±.
Aµµhamo vaggo.
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samm±sambuddhassa.
Khuddakanik±ye
Dhammapada-aµµhakath±