Abhimārapesanaṃ
340. Atha kho devadatto yena ajātasattu kumāro tenupasaṅkami , upasaṅkamitvā ajātasattuṃ kumāraṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ purise , mahārāja , āṇāpehi , ye samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropessantī ’’ ti .
Atha kho ajātasattu kumāro manusse āṇāpesi –
‘‘ yathā , bhaṇe , ayyo devadatto āha tathā kareyyāthā ’’ ti .
Atha kho devadatto ekaṃ purisaṃ āṇāpesi –
‘‘ gacchāvuso , amukasmiṃ okāse samaṇo gotamo viharati .
Taṃ jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchā ’’ ti .
Tasmiṃ magge dve purise ṭhapesi –
‘‘ yo iminā maggena eko puriso āgacchati , taṃ jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchathā ’’ ti .
Tasmiṃ magge cattāro purise ṭhapesi –
‘‘ ye iminā maggena
T2.180 dve purisā āgacchanti , te jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchathā ’’ ti .Tasmiṃ magge aṭṭha purise ṭhapesi –
‘‘ ye iminā maggena cattāro purisā āgacchanti , te jīvitā
P2.192 voropetvā iminā maggenaM0.352 āgacchathā ’’ ti .Tasmiṃ magge soḷasa
V0.330 purise ṭhapesi –‘‘ ye iminā maggena aṭṭha purisā āgacchanti , te jīvitā voropetvā āgacchathā ’’ ti .
Atha kho so eko puriso asicammaṃ gahetvā dhanukalāpaṃ sannayhitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami , upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato avidūre bhīto ubbiggo ussaṅkī utrasto patthaddhena kāyena aṭṭhāsi .
Addasā kho bhagavā taṃ purisaṃ bhītaṃ ubbiggaṃ ussaṅkiṃ utrastaṃ patthaddhena kāyena ṭhitaṃ .
Disvāna taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ ehāvuso , mā bhāyī ’’ ti .
Atha kho so puriso asicammaṃ ekamantaṃ karitvā dhanukalāpaṃ nikkhipitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami , upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ accayo maṃ , bhante , accagamā yathābālaṃ yathāmūḷhaṃ yathāakusalaṃ , yohaṃ duṭṭhacitto vadhakacitto idhūpasaṅkanto .
Tassa me , bhante , bhagavā accayaṃ accayato paṭiggaṇhātu āyatiṃ saṃvarāyā ’’ ti .
‘‘ Taggha tvaṃ , āvuso , accayo accagamā yathābālaṃ yathāmūḷhaṃ yathāakusalaṃ , yaṃ tvaṃ duṭṭhacitto vadhakacitto idhūpasaṅkanto .
Yato ca kho tvaṃ , āvuso
T2.181 , accayaṃ accayato disvā yathādhammaṃ paṭikarosi , taṃ te mayaṃ paṭiggaṇhāma .Vuḍḍhi hesā , āvuso , ariyassa vinaye – yo accayaṃ accayato disvā yathādhammaṃ paṭikaroti , āyatiṃ saṃvaraṃ āpajjatī ’’ ti .
Atha kho bhagavā tassa purisassa anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi , seyyathidaṃ – dānakathaṃ sīlakathaṃ saggakathaṃ , kāmānaṃ ādīnavaṃ okāraṃ saṃkilesaṃ , nekkhamme ānisaṃsaṃ pakāsesi .
Yadā taṃ bhagavā aññāsi kallacittaṃ , muducittaṃ , vinīvaraṇacittaṃ , udaggacittaṃ , pasannacittaṃ , atha yā buddhānaṃ sāmukkaṃsikā dhammadesanā taṃ pakāsesi – dukkhaṃ , samudayaṃ , nirodhaṃ , maggaṃ .
Seyyathāpi nāma suddhaṃ vatthaṃ apagatakāḷakaṃ sammadeva rajanaṃ paṭiggaheyya , evameva tassa purisassa tasmiṃyeva āsane virajaṃ vītamalaṃ dhammacakkhuṃ udapādi – yaṃ kiñci samudayadhammaṃ , sabbaṃ taṃ nirodhadhammanti .
Atha kho so puriso diṭṭhadhammo pattadhammo viditadhammo pariyogāḷhadhammo tiṇṇavicikiccho vigatakathaṃkatho vesārajjappatto aparappaccayo satthusāsane bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ abhikkantaṃ , bhante , abhikkantaṃ , bhante .
Seyyathāpi , bhante , nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya , paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya , mūḷhassa
M0.353 vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya , andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya – cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti – evamevaṃ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito .Esāhaṃ , bhante , bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ
P2.193 gacchāmi , dhammañca , bhikkhusaṅghañca .Upāsakaṃ maṃ bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ
T2.182 gatan ’’ ti .Atha kho bhagavā taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca
V0.331 –‘‘ mā kho tvaṃ , āvuso , iminā maggena gaccha , iminā maggena gacchāhī ’’ ti aññena maggena uyyojesi .
Atha kho te dve purisā – kiṃ nu kho so eko puriso cirena āgacchatīti – paṭipathaṃ gacchantā addasaṃsu bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinnaṃ .
Disvāna yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu , upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu .
Tesaṃ bhagavā anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi … pe … aparappaccayā satthusāsane bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ –
‘‘ abhikkantaṃ , bhante … pe … upāsake no bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gate ’’ ti .
Atha kho bhagavā te purise etadavoca –
‘‘ mā kho tumhe , āvuso , iminā maggena gacchittha , iminā maggena gacchathā ’’ ti aññena maggena uyyojesi .
Atha kho te cattāro purisā … pe … atha kho te aṭṭha purisā … pe … atha kho te soḷasa purisā – kiṃ nu kho te aṭṭha purisā cirena āgacchantīti – paṭipathaṃ gacchantā addasāsuṃ bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinnaṃ .
Disvāna yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu , upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu .
Tesaṃ bhagavā anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi , seyyathidaṃ – dānakathaṃ … pe … aparappaccayā satthusāsane bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ –
‘‘ abhikkantaṃ , bhante … pe …
T2.183 upāsake no bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gate ’’ ti .Atha kho bhagavā te purise etadavoca –
‘‘ mā kho tumhe , āvuso , iminā maggena gacchittha , iminā maggena gacchathā ’’ ti aññena maggena uyyojesi .
Atha kho so eko puriso yena devadatto tenupasaṅkami , upasaṅkamitvā devadattaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ nāhaṃ , bhante , sakkomi taṃ bhagavantaṃ jīvitā voropetuṃ ;
mahiddhiko so bhagavā , mahānubhāvo ’’ ti .
‘‘ Alaṃ , āvuso ;
mā tvaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropesi .
Ahameva samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropessāmī ’’ ti .