8. Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu

Vassik± viya pupph±n²ti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto pañcasate bhikkh³ ±rabbha kathesi.

Te kira satthu santike kammaµµh±na½ gahetv± araññe samaºadhamma½ karont± p±tova pupphit±ni vassikapupph±ni s±ya½ vaºµato muccant±ni disv± “pupph±na½ vaºµehi muccanato maya½ paµhamatara½ r±g±d²hi mucciss±m±”ti v±yami½su. Satth± te bhikkh³ oloketv±, “bhikkhave, bhikkhun± n±ma vaºµato muccanapupphena viya dukkhato muccitu½ v±yamitabbamev±”ti vatv± gandhakuµiya½ nisinnova ±loka½ pharitv± ima½ g±tham±ha–

377. “Vassik± viya pupph±ni, maddav±ni pamuñcati;

eva½ r±gañca dosañca, vippamuñcetha bhikkhavo”ti.

Tattha vassik±ti suman±. Maddav±n²ti mil±t±ni. Ida½ vutta½ hoti– yath± vassik± hiyyo pupphitapupph±ni punadivase pur±ºabh³t±ni muñcati, vaºµato vissajjeti, eva½ tumhepi r±g±dayo dose vippamuñceth±ti.

Desan±vas±ne sabbepi te bhikkh³ arahatte patiµµhahi½s³ti.

Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu aµµhama½.