2. Hatth±cariyapubbakabhikkhuvatthu

Na hi eteh²ti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto eka½ hatth±cariyapubbaka½ bhikkhu½ ±rabbha kathesi.

So kira ekadivasa½ aciravat²nad²t²re hatthidamaka½ “eka½ hatthi½ damess±m²”ti attan± icchita½ k±raºa½ sikkh±petu½ asakkonta½ disv± sam²pe µhite bhikkh³ ±mantetv± ±ha– “±vuso, sace aya½ hatth±cariyo ima½ hatthi½ asukaµµh±ne n±ma vijjheyya, khippameva ima½ k±raºa½ sikkh±peyy±”ti. So tassa katha½ sutv± tath± katv± ta½ hatthi½ sudanta½ damesi. Te bhikkh³ ta½ pavatti½ satthu ±rocesu½. Satth± ta½ bhikkhu½ pakkos±petv± “sacca½ kira tay± eva½ vuttan”ti pucchitv± “sacca½, bhante”ti vutte vigarahitv± “ki½ te, moghapurisa, hatthiy±nena v± aññena v± dantena. Na hi etehi y±nehi agatapubba½ µh±na½ gantu½ samatth± n±ma atthi, attan± pana sudantena sakk± agatapubba½ µh±na½ gantu½, tasm± att±nameva damehi, ki½ te etesa½ damanen±”ti vatv± ima½ g±tham±ha–

323. “Na hi etehi y±nehi, gaccheyya agata½ disa½;

yath±ttan± sudantena, danto dantena gacchat²”ti.

Tassattho– y±ni t±ni hatthiy±n±d²ni y±n±ni, na hi etehi y±nehi koci puggalo supinantenapi agatapubbatt± “agatan”ti saªkh±ta½ nibb±nadisa½ tath± gaccheyya, yath± pubbabh±ge indriyadamena aparabh±ge ariyamaggabh±van±ya sudantena danto nibbisevano sappañño puggalo ta½ agatapubba½ disa½ gacchati, dantabh³mi½ p±puº±ti. Tasm± attadamanameva tato varanti attho.

Desan±vas±ne bah³ sot±pattiphal±d²ni p±puºi½s³ti.

Hatth±cariyapubbakabhikkhuvatthu dutiya½.