6. Sāsapasuttaṃ
129. Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati .
Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā … pe … ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ kīvadīgho , nu kho , bhante , kappo ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Dīgho kho , bhikkhu , kappo .
So na sukaro saṅkhātuṃ ettakāni vassāni iti vā … pe … ettakāni vassasatasahassāni iti vā ’’ ti .
‘‘ Sakkā pana , bhante , upamaṃ kātun ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Sakkā , bhikkhū ’’ ti bhagavā avoca .
‘‘ Seyyathāpi , bhikkhu , āyasaṃ nagaraṃ yojanaṃ āyāmena yojanaṃ vitthārena yojanaṃ ubbedhena , puṇṇaṃ sāsapānaṃ guḷikābaddhaṃ [ cūḷikābaddhaṃ ( sī . pī .)].
Tato puriso vassasatassa vassasatassa accayena ekamekaṃ sāsapaṃ uddhareyya .
Khippataraṃ kho so , bhikkhu mahāsāsaparāsi iminā upakkamena parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya , na tveva kappo .
Evaṃ dīgho kho , bhikkhu , kappo .
Evaṃ dīghānaṃ kho , bhikkhu , kappānaṃ neko kappo saṃsito , nekaṃ kappasataṃ saṃsitaṃ , nekaṃ kappasahassaṃ saṃsitaṃ , nekaṃ kappasatasahassaṃ saṃsitaṃ .
Taṃ kissa hetu ?
Anamataggoyaṃ , bhikkhu , saṃsāro
T2.217 … pe … alaṃ vimuccitun ’’ ti .Chaṭṭhaṃ .