4. Dhamm±r±mattheravatthu

Dhamm±r±moti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto dhamm±r±matthera½ ±rabbha kathesi.

Satth±r± kira “ito me catum±saccayena parinibb±na½ bhavissat²”ti ±rocite anekasahass± bhikkh³ satth±ra½ pariv±retv± vicari½su. Tattha puthujjan± bhikkh³ ass³ni sandh±retu½ n±sakkhi½su, kh²º±sav±na½ dhammasa½vego uppajji. Sabbepi “ki½ nu kho kariss±m±”ti vaggabandhanena vicaranti. Eko pana dhamm±r±mo n±ma bhikkhu bhikkh³na½ santika½ na upasaªkamati. Bhikkh³hi “ki½, ±vuso”ti vuccam±no paµivacanampi adatv± “satth± kira catum±saccayena parinibb±yissati, ahañcamhi av²tar±go, satthari dharam±neyeva v±yamitv± arahatta½ p±puºiss±m²”ti ekakova viharanto satth±r± desita½ dhamma½ ±vajjeti cinteti anussarati. Bhikkh³ tath±gatassa ±rocesu½– “bhante, dhamm±r±massa tumhesu sinehamattampi natthi, ‘satth± kira parinibb±yissati, ki½ nu kho kariss±m±’ti amhehi saddhi½ sammantanamattampi na karot²”ti. Satth± ta½ pakkos±petv± “sacca½ kira tva½ eva½ karos²”ti pucchi. “Sacca½, bhante”ti. “Ki½ k±raº±”ti? Tumhe kira catum±saccayena parinibb±yissatha, ahañcamhi av²tar±go, tumhesu dharantesuyeva v±yamitv± arahatta½ p±puºiss±m²ti tumhehi desita½ dhamma½ ±vajj±mi cintemi anussar±m²ti.

Satth± “s±dhu s±dh³”ti tassa s±dhuk±ra½ datv±, “bhikkhave, aññen±pi mayi sinehavantena bhikkhun± n±ma dhamm±r±masadiseneva bhavitabba½. Na hi mayha½ m±l±gandh±d²hi p³ja½ karont± mama p³ja½ karonti n±ma, dhamm±nudhamma½ paµipajjant±yeva pana ma½ p³jenti n±m±”ti vatv± ima½ g±tham±ha–

364. “Dhamm±r±mo dhammarato, dhamma½ anuvicintaya½;

dhamma½ anussara½ bhikkhu, saddhamm± na parih±yat²”ti.

Tattha niv±sanaµµhena samathavipassan±dhammo ±r±mo ass±ti dhamm±r±mo. Tasmi½yeva dhamme ratoti dhammarato. Tasseva dhammassa punappuna½ vicintanat±ya dhamma½ anuvicintaya½, ta½ dhamma½ ±vajjento manasikarontoti attho. Anussaranti tameva dhamma½ anussaranto. Saddhamm±ti evar³po bhikkhu sattati½sabhed± bodhipakkhiyadhamm± navavidhalokuttaradhamm± ca na parih±yat²ti attho.

Desan±vas±ne so bhikkhu arahatte patiµµhahi, sampatt±nampi s±tthik± dhammadesan± ahos²ti.

Dhamm±r±mattheravatthu catuttha½.