2. S±riputtattherag±th±vaŗŗan±

Yath±c±r² yath±satoti-±dik± ±yasmato s±riputtattherassa g±th±. Tassa ±yasmato mah±moggall±nattherassa ca vatthu eva½ veditabba½– at²te ito satasahassakapp±dhike asaŖkhyeyyamatthake ±yasm± s±riputto br±hmaŗamah±s±lakule nibbatti, n±mena saradam±ŗavo n±ma ahosi. Mah±moggall±no gahapatimah±s±lakule nibbatti, n±mena siriva¹¹hakuµumbiko n±ma ahosi. Te ubhopi sahapa½suk²¼akasah±y± ahesu½. Tesu saradam±ŗavo pitu accayena kulasantaka½ dhana½ paµipajjitv± ekadivasa½ rahogato cintesi– “imesa½ satt±na½ maraŗa½ n±ma ekantika½, tasm± may± eka½ pabbajja½ upagantv± mokkhamaggo gavesitabbo”ti sah±ya½ upasaŖkamitv±, samma, aha½ pabbajituk±mo, ki½ tva½ pabbajitu½ sakkhissas²”ti vatv± tena “na sakkhiss±m²”ti vutte “hotu ahameva pabbajiss±m²”ti ratanakoµµh±g±r±ni vivar±petv± kapaŗaddhik±d²na½ mah±d±na½ datv± pabbatap±da½ gantv± isipabbajja½ pabbaji. Tassa pabbajja½ anupabbajit± catusattatisahassamatt± br±hmaŗaputt± ahesu½. So pańca abhińń±yo aµµha ca sam±pattiyo nibbattetv± tesampi jaµil±na½ kasiŗaparikamma½ ±cikkhi. Tepi sabbe pańc±bhińń± aµµha sam±pattiyo nibbattesu½.

Tena samayena anomadass² n±ma samm±sambuddho loke uppajjitv± pavattitavaradhammacakko satte sa½s±ramahoghato t±retv± ekadivasa½ “saradat±pasassa ca antev±sik±nańca saŖgaha½ kariss±m²”ti eko adutiyo pattac²varam±d±ya ±k±sena gantv± “buddhabh±va½ me j±n±t³”ti t±pasassa passantasseva ±k±sato otaritv± pathaviya½ patiµµh±si. Saradat±paso satthu sar²re mah±purisalakkhaŗ±ni upadh±retv± “sabbańńubuddhoyev±yan”ti niµµha½ gantv± paccuggamana½ katv± ±sana½ pańń±petv± ad±si. Nis²di bhagav± pańńatte ±sane. Saradat±paso satthu santike ekamanta½ nis²di.

Tasmi½ samaye tassa antev±sik± catusattatisahassamatt± jaµil± paŗ²tapaŗ²t±ni ojavant±ni phal±phal±ni gahetv± ±gat± satth±ra½ disv± sańj±tappas±d± attano ±cariyassa ca satthu ca nisinn±k±ra½ oloketv±, “±cariya, maya½ pubbe ‘tumhehi mahantataro koci natth²’ti vicar±ma, aya½ pana puriso tumhehi mahantataro mańńe”ti ±ha½su. “Ki½ vadetha, t±t±? S±sapena saddhi½ aµµhasaµµhiyojanasatasahassubbedha½ sineru½ sama½ k±tu½ icchatha? Sabbańńubuddhena ma½ tulya½ m± karitth±”ti. Atha te t±pas± ±cariyassa vacana½ sutv± “y±va mah± vat±ya½ purisuttamo”ti sabbeva p±desu nipatitv± satth±ra½ vandi½su.

Atha te ±cariyo ±ha– “t±t±, satthu anucchaviko no deyyadhammo natthi, satth± ca bhikkh±c±ravel±ya idh±gato, handa maya½ deyyadhamma½ yath±bala½ dass±ma. Tumhehi ya½ ya½ paŗ²ta½ phal±phala½ ±bhata½, ta½ ta½ ±harath±”ti ±har±petv± hatthe dhovitv± saya½ tath±gatassa patte patiµµh±pesi. Satth±r± ca phal±phale paµiggaŗhitamatte devat± dibboja½ pakkhipi½su. T±paso udakampi sayameva pariss±vetv± ad±si. Tato bhojanakicca½ niµµh±petv± satthari nisinne sabbe antev±sike pakkositv± satthu santike s±raŗ²ya½ katha½ kathento nis²di. Satth± “dve aggas±vak± bhikkhusaŖghena saddhi½ ±gacchant³”ti cintesi. Te satthu citta½ ńatv± t±vadeva satasahassakh²ŗ±savapariv±r± aggas±vak± ±gantv± satth±ra½ vanditv± ekamanta½ aµµha½su.

Tato saradat±paso antev±sike ±mantesi– “t±t±, satthu bhikkhusaŖghassa ca pupph±sanena p³j± k±tabb±, tasm± pupph±ni ±harath±”ti. Te t±vadeva iddhiy± vaŗŗagandhasampann±ni pupph±ni ±haritv± buddhassa yojanappam±ŗa½ pupph±sana½ pańń±pesu½, ubhinna½ aggas±vak±na½ tig±vuta½, sesabhikkh³na½ a¹¹hayojanik±dibheda½, saŖghanavakassa usabhamatta½ pańń±pesu½. Eva½ tesa½ pańńattesu ±sanesu saradat±paso tath±gatassa purato ańjali½ paggayha µhito– “bhante, mayha½ anuggahatth±ya ima½ pupph±sana½ abhiruhath±”ti ±ha. Nis²di bhagav± pupph±sane. Satthari nisinne dve aggas±vak± sesabhikkh³ ca attano attano patt±sane nis²di½su. Satth± “tesa½ mahapphala½ hot³”ti nirodha½ sam±pajji. Satthu sam±pannabh±va½ ńatv± dve aggas±vak±pi sesabhikkh³pi nirodha½ sam±pajji½su. T±paso satt±ha½ nirantara½ pupphacchatta½ dh±rento aµµh±si. Itare pana vanam³laphal±phala½ paribhuńjitv± sesak±le ańjali½ paggayha aµµha½su.

Satth± satt±hassa accayena nirodhato vuµµh±ya aggas±vaka½ nisabhatthera½ ±mantesi– “t±pas±na½ pupph±san±numodana½ karoh²”ti. Thero s±vakap±ram²ń±ŗe µhatv± tesa½ pupph±san±numodana½ ak±si. Tassa desan±vas±ne satth± dutiya½ aggas±vaka½ anomatthera½ ±mantesi– “tvampi imesa½ dhamma½ deseh²”ti. Sopi tepiµaka½ buddhavacana½ sammasitv± tesa½ dhamma½ kathesi. Dvinnampi desan±ya ekassapi dhamm±bhisamayo n±hosi. Atha satth± buddhavisaye µhatv± dhammadesana½ ±rabhi. Desan±vas±ne µhapetv± saradat±pasa½ avases± sabbepi catusattatisahassamatt± jaµil± arahatta½ p±puŗi½su. Satth± “etha, bhikkhavo”ti hattha½ pas±resi. Te t±vadeva antarahitat±pasaves± aµµhaparikkh±ravaradhar± saµµhivassikatther± viya ahesu½.

Saradat±paso pana “aho vat±hampi aya½ nisabhatthero viya an±gate ekassa buddhassa aggas±vako bhaveyyan”ti satthu desan±k±le uppannaparivitakkat±ya ańńavihito hutv± maggaphal±ni paµivijjhitu½ n±sakkhi. Atha tath±gata½ vanditv± tath± paŗidh±na½ ak±si. Satth±pissa anantar±yena samijjhanabh±va½ disv±– “ito tva½ kappasatasahass±dhika½ eka½ asaŖkhyeyya½ atikkamitv± gotamassa n±ma samm±sambuddhassa aggas±vako s±riputto n±ma bhavissas²”ti by±karitv± dhammakatha½ vatv± bhikkhusaŖghaparivuto ±k±sa½ pakkhandi.

Saradat±pasopi sah±yakassa siriva¹¹hassa santika½ gantv±, samma, may± anomadassissa bhagavato p±dam³le an±gate uppajjanakassa gotamassa n±ma samm±sambuddhassa aggas±vakaµµh±na½ patthita½, tvampi tassa dutiyas±vakaµµh±na½ pattheh²ti.

Siriva¹¹ho ta½ upadesa½ sutv± attano nivesanadv±re aµµhakar²samatta½ µh±na½ samatala½ k±retv± l±japańcam±ni pupph±ni vikiritv± n²luppalacchadana½ maŗ¹apa½ k±retv± buddh±sana½ pańń±petv± bhikkh³nampi ±san±ni pańń±petv± mahanta½ sakk±rasamm±na½ sajjetv±, saradat±pasena satth±ra½ nimant±petv± satt±ha½ mah±d±na½ pavattetv±, buddhappamukha½ bhikkhusaŖgha½ mah±rahehi vatthehi acch±detv±, dutiyas±vakabh±v±ya paŗidh±na½ ak±si. Satth±pissa anantar±yena samijjhanabh±va½ disv± vuttanayena by±karitv± bhatt±numodana½ katv± pakk±mi. Siriva¹¹ho haµµhapahaµµho y±vaj²va½ kusalakamma½ katv± dutiyacittav±re k±m±vacaradevaloke nibbatti. Saradat±paso catt±ro brahmavih±re bh±vetv± brahmaloke nibbatti.

Tato paµµh±ya nesa½ ubhinnampi antar±kamma½ na kathita½. Amh±ka½ pana bhagavato uppattito puretarameva saradat±paso r±jagahassa avid³re upatissag±me r³pas±riy± br±hmaŗiy± kucchimhi paµisandhi½ gaŗhi. Ta½divasamevassa sah±yopi r±jagahasseva avid³re kolitag±me moggaliy± br±hmaŗiy± kucchimhi paµisandhi½ gaŗhi. T±ni kira dvepi kul±ni y±va sattam± kulaparivaµµ± ±baddhapaµibaddhasah±yak±neva. Tesa½ dvinna½ ekadivasameva gabbhaparih±ramada½su. Dasam±saccayena j±t±nampi tesa½ chasaµµhi dh±tiyo upaµµh±pesu½, n±maggahaŗadivase r³pas±ribr±hmaŗiy± puttassa upatissag±me jeµµhakulassa puttatt± upatissoti n±ma½ aka½su. Itarassa kolitag±me jeµµhakulassa puttatt± kolitoti n±ma½ aka½su. Te ubhopi mahat± pariv±rena va¹¹hant± vuddhimanv±ya sabbasipp±na½ p±ra½ agama½su.

Athekadivasa½ te r±jagahe giraggasamajja½ passant± mah±jana½ sannipatita½ disv± ń±ŗassa parip±kagatatt± yoniso ummujjant± “sabbepime ora½ vassasat±na½ maccumukhe patissant²”ti sa½vega½ paµilabhitv± “amhehi mokkhadhammo pariyesitabbo, tańca pariyesantehi eka½ pabbajja½ laddhu½ vaµµat²”ti nicchaya½ katv± pańcahi m±ŗavakasatehi saddhi½ sańcayassa paribb±jakassa santike pabbaji½su. Tesa½ pabbajitak±lato paµµh±ya sańcayo l±bhaggayasaggappatto ahosi Te katip±heneva sabba½ sańcayassa samaya½ pariggaŗhitv± tattha s±ra½ adisv± tato nikkhamitv± tattha tattha te te paŗ¹itasammate samaŗabr±hmaŗe pańha½ pucchanti, te tehi puµµh± neva samp±yanti, ańńadatthu teyeva tesa½ pańha½ vissajjenti. Eva½ te mokkha½ pariyesant± katika½ aka½su– “amhesu yo paµhama½ amata½ adhigacchati, so itarassa ±rocet³”ti.

Tena ca samayena amh±ka½ satthari paµham±bhisambodhi½ patv± pavattitavaradhammacakke anupubbena uruvelakassap±dike sahassajaµile dametv± r±jagahe viharante ekadivasa½ upatisso paribb±jako paribb±jak±r±ma½ gacchanto ±yasmanta½ assajitthera½ r±jagahe piŗ¹±ya caranta½ disv± “na may± evar³po ±kappasampanno pabbajito diµµhapubbo, santadhammena n±ma ettha bhavitabban”ti sańj±tappas±do pańha½ pucchitu½ ±yasmanta½ udikkhanto piµµhito piµµhito anubandhi. Theropi laddhapiŗ¹ap±to paribhuńjitu½ patir³pa½ ok±sa½ gato. Paribb±jako attano paribb±jakap²µha½ pańń±petv± ad±si. Bhattakiccapariyos±ne cassa attano kuŗ¹ik±ya udaka½ ad±si.

Eva½ so ±cariyavatta½ katv± katabhattakiccena therena saddhi½ paµisanth±ra½ katv± “ko v± te satth±, kassa v± tva½ dhamma½ roces²”ti pucchi. Thero samm±sambuddha½ apadisi. Puna tena “ki½v±d² pan±yasmato satth±”ti puµµho “imassa s±sanassa gambh²rata½ dassess±m²”ti attano navakabh±va½ pavedetv± saŖkhepavasena cassa s±sanadhamma½ kathento “ye dhamm± hetuppabhav±”ti (mah±va. 60; apa. thera 1.1.286; peµako. 9) g±tham±ha. Paribb±jako paµhamapadadvayameva sutv± sahassanayasampanne sot±pattiphale patiµµh±si, itara½ padadvaya½ sot±pannak±le niµµh±si. G±th±pariyos±ne pana sot±panno hutv± upari visese appavattente “bhavissati ettha k±raŗan”ti sallakkhetv± thera½ ±ha– “m±, bhante, upari dhammadesana½ va¹¹hayittha, ettakameva hotu, kaha½ amh±ka½ satth± vasat²”ti? “Ve¼uvane”ti. “Bhante, tumhe purato gacchatha, aha½ mayha½ sah±yakassa katapaµińńa½ mocetv± ta½ gahetv± ±gamiss±m²”ti pańcapatiµµhitena vanditv± tikkhattu½ padakkhiŗa½ katv± thera½ uyyojetv± paribb±jak±r±ma½ agam±si.

Kolitaparibb±jako ta½ d³ratova ±gacchanta½ disv± “mukhavaŗŗo na ańńadivasesu viya, addh±nena amata½ adhigata½ bhavissat²”ti tenevassa vises±dhigama½ sambh±vetv± amat±dhigama½ pucchi. Sopissa “±m±vuso, amata½ adhigatan”ti paµij±nitv± tameva g±tha½ abh±si. G±th±pariyos±ne kolito sot±pattiphale patiµµhahitv± ±ha– “kaha½ no satth±”ti? “Ve¼uvane”ti. “Tena hi, ±vuso, ±y±ma, satth±ra½ passiss±m±”ti. Upatisso sabbak±lampi ±cariyap³jakova, tasm± sańcayassa santika½ gantv± satthu guŗe pak±setv± tampi satthu santika½ netuk±mo ahosi. So l±bh±s±pakato antev±sikabh±va½ anicchanto “na sakkomi c±µi hutv± udakasińcana½ hotun”ti paµikkhipi. Te anekehi k±raŗehi ta½ sańń±petu½ asakkont± attano ov±de vattam±nehi a¹¹hateyyasatehi antev±sikehi saddhi½ ve¼uvana½ agama½su. Satth± te d³ratova ±gacchante disv± “eta½ me s±vakayuga½ bhavissati agga½ bhaddayugan”ti vatv± tesa½ paris±ya cariyavasena dhamma½ desetv± arahatte patiµµh±petv± ehibhikkhubh±vena upasampada½ ad±si. Yath± tesa½, eva½ aggas±vak±nampi iddhimayapattac²vara½ ±gatameva. Uparimaggattayakicca½ pana na niµµh±ti. Kasm±? S±vakap±ram²ń±ŗassa mahantat±ya.