3. Vibbhantabhikkhuvatthu

Yo nibbanathoti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± ve¼uvane viharanto eka½ vibbhantaka½ bhikkhu½ ±rabbha kathesi.

Eko kira mah±kassapattherassa saddhivih±riko hutv± catt±ri jh±n±ni upp±detv±pi attano m±tulassa suvaººak±rassa gehe visabh±g±rammaºa½ disv± tattha paµibaddhacitto vibbhami. Atha na½ manuss± alasabh±vena kamma½ k±tu½ anicchanta½ geh± n²hari½su. So p±pamittasa½saggena corakammena j²vika½ kappento vicari. Atha na½ ekadivasa½ gahetv± pacch±b±ha½ g±¼habandhana½ bandhitv± catukke catukke kas±hi t±¼ent± ±gh±tana½ nayi½su. Thero piº¹±ya caritu½ pavisanto ta½ dakkhiºena dv±rena n²hariyam±na½ disv± bandhana½ sithila½ k±retv± “pubbe tay± paricitakammaµµh±na½ puna ±vajjeh²”ti ±ha. So tena ov±dena satupp±da½ labhitv± puna catutthajjh±na½ nibbattesi. Atha na½ “±gh±tana½ netv± gh±tess±m±”ti s³le utt±sesu½. So na bh±yati na santasati. Athassa tasmi½ tasmi½ dis±bh±ge µhit± manuss± asisattitomar±d²ni ±vudh±ni ukkhipitv±pi ta½ asantasantameva disv± “passatha, bho, ima½ purisa½, anekasat±nañhi ±vudhahatth±na½ puris±na½ majjhe neva chambhati na vedhati, aho acchariyan”ti acchariyabbhutaj±t± mah±n±da½ naditv± rañño ta½ pavatti½ ±rocesu½. R±j± ta½ k±raºa½ sutv± “vissajjetha nan”ti ±ha. Satthu santikampi gantv± tamattha½ ±rocayi½su. Satth± obh±sa½ pharitv± tassa dhamma½ desento ima½ g±tham±ha–

344. “Yo nibbanatho van±dhimutto,

vanamutto vanameva dh±vati;
ta½ puggalametha passatha,
mutto bandhanameva dh±vat²”ti.

Tassattho– yo puggalo gihibh±ve ±layasaªkh±ta½ vanatha½ cha¹¹etv± pabbajitat±ya nibbanatho dibbavih±rasaªkh±te tapovane adhimutto ghar±v±sabandhanasaªkh±t± taºh±van± mutto hutv± puna ghar±v±sabandhanasaªkh±ta½ taºh±vanameva dh±vati, etha ta½ puggala½ passatha, eso ghar±v±sabandhanato mutto ghar±v±sabandhanameva dh±vat²ti.

Ima½ pana desana½ sutv± so r±japuris±na½ antare s³lagge nisinnova udayabbaya½ paµµhapetv± tilakkhaºa½ ±ropetv± saªkh±re sammasanto sot±pattiphala½ patv± sam±pattisukha½ anubhavanto veh±sa½ uppatitv± ±k±seneva satthu santika½ gantv± satth±ra½ vanditv± sar±jik±ya paris±ya majjheyeva arahatta½ p±puº²ti.

Vibbhantabhikkhuvatthu tatiya½.