Tatiyaṃ .
4. Sambahulasuttavaṇṇanā
224. Catutthe sambahulāti bahū suttantikā ābhidhammikā vinayadharā ca .
Viharantīti satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā viharanti .
Pakkamiṃsūti te kira tasmiṃ janapade aññataraṃ gāmaṃ upasaṅkamante disvā manussā pasannacittā
P1.291 āsanasālāya kojavattharaṇādīni paññāpetvā yāgukhajjakāni datvā upanisīdiṃsu .
Mahāthero ekaṃ dhammakathikaṃ ‘‘ dhammaṃ kathehī ’’ ti āha .
So cittaṃ dhammakathaṃ kathesi .
Manussā pasīditvā bhojanavelāyaṃ paṇītabhojanaṃ adaṃsu .
Mahāthero manuññaṃ bhattānumodanamakāsi .
Manussā bhiyyosomattāya pasannā ‘‘ idheva , bhante , temāsaṃ vasathā ’’ ti paṭiññaṃ kāretvā gamanāgamanasampanne ṭhāne senāsanāni kāretvā catūhi paccayehi upaṭṭhahiṃsu .
Mahāthero vassūpanāyikadivase bhikkhū ovadi –
‘‘ āvuso , tumhehi garukassa satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahitaṃ , buddhapātubhāvo nāma dullabho .
Māsassa aṭṭha divase dhammassavanaṃ katvā gaṇasaṅgaṇikaṃ pahāya appamattā viharathā ’’ ti .
Te tato paṭṭhāya yuñjanti ghaṭenti .
Kadāci sabbarattikaṃ dhammassavanaṃM1.266 karonti , kadāci pañhaṃ vissajjenti , kadāci padhānaṃ karonti .
Tesaṃ dhammassavanadivase dhammaṃ kathentānaṃyeva aruṇo uggacchati .
PañhāvissajjanadivaseV1.256 byatto bhikkhu pañhaṃ pucchati , paṇḍito vissajjetīti pucchanavissajjanaṃ karontānaṃyeva .
Padhānadivase sūriyatthaṅgamane gaṇḍiṃ paharitvāva caṅkamaṃ otaritvā padhānaṃ karontānaṃyeva .
Te evaṃ vassaṃ vassitvā pavāretvā pakkamiṃsu .
Taṃ sandhāyetaṃ vuttaṃ .Paridevamānāti ‘‘ idāni tathārūpaṃ madhuraṃ dhammassavanaṃ pañhākathanaṃ kuto labhissāmī ’’ tiādīni vatvā rodamānā .
Khāyatīti paññāyati upaṭṭhāti .
Ko meti kahaṃ ime .
Vajjibhūmiyāti vajjiraṭṭhābhimukhā gatā .
Magā viyāti yathā magā tasmiṃ tasmiṃ pabbatapāde vā vanasaṇḍe vā vicarantā –
‘‘ idaṃ amhākaṃ mātusantakaṃ pitusantakaṃ paveṇiāgatan ’’ ti agahetvā , yattheva nesaṃ gocaraphāsutā ca hoti paripanthābhāvo ca , tattha vicaranti .
Evaṃ aniketā agehā bhikkhavopi ‘‘ ayaṃ , āvuso , amhākaṃ ācariyupajjhāyānaṃ santako paveṇiāgato ’’ ti agahetvā yattheva nesaṃ utusappāyaṃ bhojanasappāyaṃ puggalasappāyaṃ senāsanasappāyaṃ dhammassavanasappāyañca sulabhaṃ hoti , tattha viharanti .