Gandhapupphakathā
32. Gandhapupphakathāyaṃ ‘‘ gandhagandhaṃ pana gahetvā kavāṭe pañcaṅguliṃ dātuṃ vaṭṭatī ’’ ti vacanato gandhe dinne paṭiggahituṃ vaṭṭati , no limpitunti siddhaṃ .
Idāni pana manussā bhikkhū bhojetvā hatthadhovanāvasāne hatthavāsatthāya gandhavilepanaṃ denti , taṃ bhikkhū paṭiggahetvā ekacce hatthameva limpenti , ekacce kāyampi mukhampi ālimpenti ,‘‘ sugandho vatā ’’ tiādīni vatvā haṭṭhapahaṭṭhākāraṃ karonti , taṃ vaṭṭati , na vaṭṭatīti ?
‘‘ Kavāṭe pañcaṅgulikaṃ dātuṃ vaṭṭatī ’’ ti vihāre kavāṭadhūpanamattasseva vuttattā kāyadhūpanassa avuttattā ,‘‘ mālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā veramaṇī ’’ ti
M2.349 vacanassānulomato ca na vaṭṭatīti dissati , vīmaṃsitvā gahetabbaṃ .‘‘ Pupphaṃ gahetvā vihāre ekamantaṃ nikkhipitun ’’ ti vacanato pupphe dinne gahetuṃ vaṭṭati , na piḷandhanādīni kātunti siddhaṃ .
Idāni pana bhikkhūsu gandhapupphesu laddhesu ‘‘ surabhigandhaṃ vatidaṃ pupphan ’’ tiādīni vatvā pahaṭṭhākāraṃ katvā siṅghanti , taṃ vaṭṭati , na vaṭṭatīti ?
Tampi vihāreyeva ekamantaṃ ṭhapanassa vuttattā siṅghitabbādibhāvassa avuttattā , mālāgandhādipāṭhassa anulomato ca na vaṭṭatīti dissati , vīmaṃsitvā gahetabbaṃ .
‘‘ Ekamantaṃ nikkhipitun ’’ ti vacanassa pana sāmatthiyato cetiyapaṭimāpūjanādīni ca kātuṃ vaṭṭatīti viññāyati .