7. Devadattavatthu

Anikkas±voti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto r±jagahe devadattassa k±s±val±bha½ ±rabbha kathesi.

Ekasmiñhi samaye dve aggas±vak± pañcasate pañcasate attano attano pariv±re ±d±ya satth±ra½ ±pucchitv± vanditv± jetavanato r±jagaha½ agama½su. R±jagahav±sino dvepi tayopi bah³pi ekato hutv± ±gantukad±na½ ada½su. Athekadivasa½ ±yasm± s±riputto anumodana½ karonto “up±sak± eko saya½ d±na½ deti, para½ na sam±dapeti, so nibbattanibbattaµµh±ne bhogasampada½ labhati, no pariv±rasampada½. Eko saya½ na deti, para½ sam±dapeti, so nibbattanibbattaµµh±ne pariv±rasampada½ labhati, no bhogasampada½. Eko sayampi na deti, parampi na sam±dapeti, so nibbattanibbattaµµh±ne kañjikamattampi kucchip³ra½ na labhati, an±tho hoti nippaccayo. Eko sayampi deti, parampi sam±dapeti, so nibbattanibbattaµµh±ne attabh±vasatepi attabh±vasahassepi attabh±vasatasahassepi bhogasampadañceva pariv±rasampadañca labhat²”ti eva½ dhamma½ desesi.

Tameko paº¹itapuriso dhamma½ sutv± “acchariy± vata bho, abbhut± vata bho dhammadesan±, suk±raºa½ kathita½, may± im±sa½ dvinna½ sampatt²na½ nipph±daka½ kamma½ k±tu½ vaµµat²”ti cintetv±– “bhante, sve mayha½ bhikkha½ gaºhath±”ti thera½ nimantesi. “Kittakehi te bhikkh³hi attho up±sak±”ti. “Kittak± pana vo, bhante, pariv±r±”ti? “Sahassamatt± up±sak±”ti. “Sabbehi saddhi½yeva sve bhikkha½ gaºhatha, bhante”ti. “Thero adhiv±sesi”. Up±sako nagarav²thiya½ caranto– “amm±, t±t±, may± bhikkhusahassa½ nimantita½, tumhe kittak±na½ bhikkh³na½ bhikkha½ d±tu½ sakkhissatha, tumhe kittak±nan”ti sam±dapesi. Manuss± attano attano pahonakaniy±mena “maya½ dasanna½ dass±ma, maya½ v²satiy±, maya½ satass±”ti ±ha½su. Up±sako– “tena hi ekasmi½ µh±ne sam±gama½ katv± ekatova parivisiss±ma sabbe tilataº¹ulasappimadhuph±ºit±d²ni sam±harath±”ti ekasmi½ µh±ne sam±har±pesi.

Athassa eko kuµumbiko satasahassagghanika½ gandhak±s±vavattha½ datv±– “sace te d±navatta½ nappahoti, ida½ vissajjetv± ya½ ³na½, ta½ p³reyy±si. Sace pahoti, yassicchasi, tassa bhikkhuno dadeyy±s²”ti ±ha. Tad± tassa sabba½ d±navatta½ pahosi, kiñci ³na½ n±ma n±hosi. So manusse pucchi– “ida½, ayy±, k±s±va½ ekena kuµumbikena eva½ n±ma vatv± dinna½ atireka½ j±ta½, kassa na½ dem±”ti. Ekacce “s±riputtattherass±”ti ±ha½su. Ekacce “thero sassap±kasamaye ±gantv± gamanas²lo, devadatto amh±ka½ maªgal±maªgalesu sah±yo udakamaºiko viya nicca½ patiµµhito, tassa ta½ dem±”ti ±ha½su. Sambahulik±ya kath±yapi “devadattassa d±tabban”ti vatt±ro bahutar± ahesu½, atha na½ devadattassa ada½su. So ta½ chinditv± sibbitv± rajitv± niv±setv± p±rupitv± vicarati. Ta½ disv± manuss± “nayida½ devadattassa anucchavika½, s±riputtattherassa anucchavika½. Devadatto attano ananucchavika½ niv±setv± p±rupitv± vicarat²”ti vadi½su. Atheko dis±v±siko bhikkhu r±jagah± s±vatthi½ gantv± satth±ra½ vanditv± katapaµisanth±ro satth±r± dvinna½ aggas±vak±na½ ph±suvih±ra½ pucchito ±dito paµµh±ya sabba½ ta½ pavatti½ ±rocesi. Satth± “na kho bhikkhu id±neveso attano ananucchavika½ vattha½ dh±reti, pubbepi dh±resiyev±”ti vatv± at²ta½ ±hari–

At²te b±r±ºasiya½ brahmadatte rajja½ k±rente b±r±ºasiv±s² eko hatthim±rako hatthi½ m±retv± m±retv± dante ca nakhe ca ant±ni ca ghanama½sañca ±haritv± vikkiºanto j²vita½ kappeti. Athekasmi½ araññe anekasahass± hatthino gocara½ gahetv± gacchant± paccekabuddhe disv± tato paµµh±ya gaccham±n± gaman±gamanak±le jaººukehi nipatitv± vanditv± pakkamanti. Ekadivasañhi hatthim±rako ta½ kiriya½ disv±– “aha½ ime kicchena m±remi, ime ca gaman±gamanak±le paccekabuddhe vandanti, ki½ nu kho disv± vandant²”ti cintento– “k±s±van”ti sallakkhetv±, “may±pi id±ni k±s±va½ laddhu½ vaµµat²”ti cintetv± ekassa paccekabuddhassa j±tassara½ oruyha nh±yantassa t²re µhapitesu k±s±vesu c²vara½ thenetv± tesa½ hatth²na½ gaman±gamanamagge satti½ gahetv± sas²sa½ p±rupitv± nis²dati. Hatthino ta½ disv±– “paccekabuddho”ti saññ±ya vanditv± pakkamanti. So tesa½ sabbapacchato gacchanta½ sattiy± paharitv± m±retv± dant±d²ni gahetv± sesa½ bh³miya½ nikhaºitv± gacchati. Aparabh±ge bodhisatto hatthiyoniya½ paµisandhi½ gahetv± hatthijeµµhako y³thapati ahosi. Tad±pi so tatheva karoti. Mah±puriso attano paris±ya parih±ni½ ñatv±, “kuhi½ ime hatth² gat±, mand± j±t±”ti pucchitv±, “na j±n±ma, s±m²”ti vutte, “kuhiñci gacchant± ma½ an±pucchitv± na gamissanti, paripanthena bhavitabban”ti vatv±, “ekasmi½ µh±ne k±s±va½ p±rupitv± nisinnassa santik± paripanthena bhavitabban”ti parisaªkitv±, “ta½ pariggaºhitu½ vaµµat²”ti sabbe hatth² purato pesetv± saya½ pacchato vilambam±no ±gacchati. So sesahatth²su vanditv± gatesu mah±purisa½ ±gacchanta½ disv± c²vara½ sa½haritv± satti½ vissajji. Mah±puriso sati½ uppaµµhapetv± ±gacchanto pacchato paµikkamitv± satti½ vivajjesi. Atha na½ “imin± ime hatth² n±sit±”ti gaºhitu½ pakkhandi. Itaro eka½ rukkha½ purato katv± nil²yi. Atha “na½ rukkhena saddhi½ soº¹±ya parikkhipitv± gahetv± bh³miya½ pothess±m²”ti tena n²haritv± dassita½ k±s±va½ disv±– “sac±ha½ imasmi½ dubbhiss±mi, anekasahassesu me buddhapaccekabuddhakh²º±savesu lajj± n±ma bhinn± bhavissat²”ti adhiv±setv±– “tay± me ettak± ñ±tak± n±sit±”ti pucchi. “¾ma, s±m²”ti. “Kasm± eva½ bh±riyakammamak±si, attano ananucchavika½ v²tar±g±na½ anucchavika½ vattha½ paridahitv± evar³pa½ kamma½ karontena bh±riya½ tay± katan”ti. Evañca pana vatv± uttaripi na½ niggaºhanto “anikkas±vo k±s±va½…pe… sa ve k±s±vamarahat²”ti g±tha½ vatv±– “ayutta½ te katan”ti vatv± ta½ vissajjesi.

Satth± ima½ dhammadesana½ ±haritv±, “tad± hatthim±rako devadatto ahosi, tassa nigg±hako hatthin±go ahamev±”ti j±taka½ samodh±netv±, “na, bhikkhave, id±neva, pubbepi devadatto attano ananucchavika½ vattha½ dh±resiyev±”ti vatv± im± g±th± abh±si–

9. “Anikkas±vo k±s±va½, yo vattha½ paridahissati;

apeto damasaccena, na so k±s±vamarahati.

10. “Yo ca vantakas±vassa, s²lesu susam±hito;

upeto damasaccena, sa ve k±s±vamarahat²”ti.

Chaddantaj±taken±pi (j±. 1.16.122-123) ca ayamattho d²petabbo.

Tattha anikkas±voti r±g±d²hi kas±vehi sakas±vo. Paridahissat²ti niv±sanap±rupana-attharaºavasena paribhuñjissati. Paridhassat²tipi p±µho. Apeto damasaccen±ti indriyadamena ceva paramatthasaccapakkhikena vac²saccena ca apeto, viyutto pariccatthoti attho. Na soti so evar³po puggalo k±s±va½ paridahitu½ n±rahati. Vantakas±vass±ti cat³hi maggehi vantakas±vo cha¹¹itakas±vo pah²nakas±vo assa. S²les³ti catup±risuddhis²lesu. Susam±hitoti suµµhu sam±hito suµµhito. Upetoti indriyadamena ceva vuttappak±rena ca saccena upagato. Sa veti so evar³po puggalo ta½ gandhak±s±vavattha½ arahat²ti.

G±th±pariyos±ne so dis±v±siko bhikkhu sot±panno ahosi, aññepi bah³ sot±pattiphal±d²ni p±puºi½su. Desan± mah±janassa s±tthik± ahos²ti.

Devadattavatthu sattama½.