8. Mah±paj±patigotam²vatthu

Yassa k±yena v±c±y±ti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto mah±paj±pati½ gotami½ ±rabbha kathesi.

Bhagavat± hi anuppanne vatthusmi½ paññatte aµµha garudhamme maº¹anakaj±tiyo puriso surabhipupphad±ma½ viya siras± sampaµicchitv± sapariv±r± mah±paj±pati gotam² upasampada½ labhi, añño tass± upajjh±yo v± ±cariyo v± natthi. Eva½ laddh³pasampada½ theri½ ±rabbha aparena samayena katha½ samuµµh±pesu½ “mah±paj±patiy± gotamiy± ±cariyupajjh±y± na paññ±yanti, sahattheneva k±s±y±ni gaºh²”ti. Evañca pana vatv± bhikkhuniyo kukkucc±yantiyo t±ya saddhi½ neva uposatha½ na pav±raºa½ karonti, t± gantv± tath±gatassapi tamattha½ ±rocesu½. Satth± t±sa½ katha½ sutv± “may± mah±paj±patiy± gotamiy± aµµha garudhamm± dinn±, ahamevass±cariyo, ahameva upajjh±yo. K±yaduccarit±divirahitesu kh²º±savesu kukkucca½ n±ma na k±tabban”ti vatv± dhamma½ desento ima½ g±tham±ha–

391. “Yassa k±yena v±c±ya, manas± natthi dukkaµa½;

sa½vuta½ t²hi µh±nehi, tamaha½ br³mi br±hmaºan”ti.

Tattha dukkaµanti s±vajja½ dukkhudraya½ ap±yasa½vattanika½ kamma½. T²hi µh±neh²ti etehi k±y±d²hi t²hi k±raºehi k±yaduccarit±dipavesaniv±raºatth±ya dv±ra½ pihita½, ta½ aha½ br±hmaºa½ vad±m²ti attho.

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

Mah±paj±patigotam²vatthu aµµhama½.