18. Uppalavaºº±ther²vatthu

V±ri pokkharapattev±ti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto uppalavaººatheri½ ±rabbha kathesi. Vatthu “madhuv± maññati b±lo”ti g±th±vaººan±ya (dha. pa. 69) vitth±ritameva. Vuttañhi tattha (dha. pa. aµµha. 1.69)–

Aparena samayena mah±jano dhammasabh±ya½ katha½ samuµµh±pesi “kh²º±sav±pi maññe k±masukha½ s±diyanti, k±ma½ sevanti, ki½ na sevissanti. Na hete ko¼±parukkh±, na ca vammik±, allama½sasar²r±va, tasm± etepi k±masukha½ s±diyant²”ti. Satth± ±gantv± “k±ya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kath±ya sannisinn±”ti pucchitv± “im±ya n±m±”ti vutte “na, bhikkhave, kh²º±sav± k±masukha½ s±diyanti, na k±ma½ sevanti. Yath± hi padumapatte patita½ udakabindu na limpati na saºµh±ti, vinivattitv± pana patateva. Yath± ca ±ragge s±sapo na upalimpati na saºµh±ti, vinivattitv± patateva, eva½ kh²º±savassa citte duvidhopi k±mo na limpati na saºµh±t²”ti anusandhi½ ghaµetv± dhamma½ desento ima½ g±tham±ha–

401. “V±ri pokkharapatteva, ±raggeriva s±sapo;

yo na limpati k±mesu, tamaha½ br³mi br±hmaºan”ti.

Tattha yo na limpat²ti evameva½ yo abbhantare duvidhepi k±me na upalimpati, tasmi½ k±me na saºµh±ti, tamaha½ br±hmaºa½ vad±m²ti attho.

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

Uppalavaºº±ther²vatthu aµµh±rasama½.