24. Mah±panthakattheravatthu

Yassa r±go c±ti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± ve¼uvane viharanto mah±panthaka½ ±rabbha kathesi.

So h±yasm± c³¼apanthaka½ cat³hi m±sehi eka½ g±tha½ paguºa½ k±tu½ asakkonta½ “tva½ s±sane abhabbo, gihibhog±pi parih²no, ki½ te idha v±sena, ito nikkham±”ti vih±r± nikka¹¹hitv± dv±ra½ thakesi. Bhikkh³ katha½ samuµµh±pesu½, “±vuso, mah±panthakattherena ida½ n±ma kata½ kh²º±sav±nampi maññe kodho uppajjat²”ti. Satth± ±gantv± “k±ya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kath±ya sannisinn±”ti pucchitv± “im±ya n±m±”ti vutte “na, bhikkhave, kh²º±sav±na½ r±g±dayo kiles± atthi, mama puttena atthapurekkh±rat±ya ceva dhammapurekkh±rat±ya ca katan”ti vatv± ima½ g±tham±ha–

407. “Yassa r±go ca doso ca, m±no makkho ca p±tito;

s±saporiva ±ragg±, tamaha½ br³mi br±hmaºan”ti.

Tattha ±ragg±ti yassete r±g±dayo kiles±, ayañca paraguºamakkhanalakkhaºo makkho ±ragg± s±sapo viya p±tito, yath± s±sapo ±ragge na santiµµhati, eva½ citte na santiµµhati, tamaha½ br±hmaºa½ vad±m²ti attho.

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

Mah±panthakattheravatthu catuv²satima½.