20. Khem±bhikkhun²vatthu

Gambh²rapaññanti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± gijjhak³µe viharanto khema½ n±ma bhikkhuni½ ±rabbha kathesi.

Ekadivasañhi paµhamay±masamanantare sakko devar±j± paris±ya saddhi½ ±gantv± satthu santike s±raº²yadhammakatha½ suºanto nis²di. Tasmi½ khaºe khem± bhikkhun² “satth±ra½ passiss±m²”ti ±gantv± sakka½ disv± ±k±se µhit±va satth±ra½ vanditv± nivatti. Sakko ta½ disv± “ko es±, bhante, ±gaccham±n± ±k±se µhit±va satth±ra½ vanditv± nivatt²”ti pucchi. Satth± “es±, mah±r±ja, mama dh²t± khem± n±ma mah±paññ± magg±maggakovid±”ti vatv± ima½ g±tham±ha–

403. “Gambh²rapañña½ medh±vi½, magg±maggassa kovida½;

uttamatthamanuppatta½, tamaha½ br³mi br±hmaºan”ti.

Tattha gabbh²rapaññanti gambh²resu khandh±d²su pavatt±ya paññ±ya samann±gata½ dhammojapaññ±ya samann±gata½ medh±vi½ “aya½ duggatiy± maggo, aya½ sugatiy± maggo, aya½ nibb±nassa maggo, aya½ amaggo”ti eva½ magge ca amagge ca chekat±ya magg±maggassa kovida½ arahattasaªkh±ta½ uttamattha½ anuppatta½ tamaha½ br±hmaºa½ vad±m²ti attho.

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

Khem±bhikkhunivatthu v²satima½.