10. Dhammassavanavatthu

Appak± te manusses³ti ima½ dhammadesana½ satth± jetavane viharanto dhammassavana½ ±rabbha kathesi.

S±vatthiya½ kira ekav²thiv±sino manuss± samagg± hutv± gaºabandhena d±na½ datv± sabbaratti½ dhammassavana½ k±resu½, sabbaratti½ pana dhamma½ sotu½ n±sakkhi½su. Ekacce k±maratinissit± hutv±, puna gehameva gat±, ekacce dosanissit± hutv±, ekacce m±nanissit± hutv±, ekacce thinamiddhasamaªgino hutv± tattheva nis²ditv± pacal±yant± sotu½ n±sakkhi½su. Punadivase bhikkh³ ta½ pavatti½ ñatv± dhammasabh±ya½ katha½ samuµµh±pesu½. Satth± ±gantv± “k±ya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kath±ya sannisinn±”ti pucchitv± “im±ya n±m±”ti vutte, “bhikkhave, im± satt± n±ma yebhuyyena bhavanissit±, bhavesu eva lagg± viharanti, p±rag±mino n±ma appak±”ti anusandhi½ ghaµetv± dhamma½ desento im± g±th± ±ha–

85. “Appak± te manussesu, ye jan± p±rag±mino;

ath±ya½ itar± paj±, t²ramev±nudh±vati.

86. “Ye ca kho sammadakkh±te, dhamme dhamm±nuvattino;

te jan± p±ramessanti, maccudheyya½ suduttaran”ti.

Tattha appak±ti thok± na bah³. P±rag±minoti nibb±nap±rag±mino. Ath±ya½ itar± paj±ti y± pan±ya½ avases± paj± sakk±yadiµµhit²rameva anudh±vati, ayameva bahutar±ti attho. Sammadakkh±teti samm± akkh±te sukathite. Dhammeti desan±dhamme. Dhamm±nuvattinoti ta½ dhamma½ sutv± tadanucchavika½ paµipada½ p³retv± maggaphalasacchikaraºena dhamm±nuvattino. P±ramessant²ti te evar³p± jan± nibb±nap±ra½ gamissanti. Maccudheyyanti kilesam±rasaªkh±tassa maccussa niv±saµµh±nabh³ta½ tebh³mikavaµµa½. Suduttaranti ye jan± dhamm±nuvattino, te eta½ suduttara½ duratikkama½ m±radheyya½ taritv± atikkamitv± nibb±nap±ra½ gamissant²ti attho.

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

Dhammassavanavatthu dasama½.