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7. Vassakārasuttaṃ

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7. Vassakārasuttaṃ

187. Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe .
Atha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami ;
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi .
Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi .
Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ Jāneyya nu kho , bho gotama , asappuriso asappurisaṃ –
‘ asappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti ?
‘‘ Aṭṭhānaṃ kho etaṃ , brāhmaṇa , anavakāso yaṃ asappuriso asappurisaṃ jāneyya –
‘ asappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Jāneyya pana , bho gotama , asappuriso sappurisaṃ –
‘ sappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti ?
‘‘ Etampi kho , brāhmaṇa , aṭṭhānaṃ anavakāso yaṃ asappuriso sappurisaṃ jāneyya –
‘ sappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Jāneyya nu kho , bho gotama , sappuriso sappurisaṃ –
‘ sappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti ?
‘‘ Ṭhānaṃ kho etaṃ , brāhmaṇa , vijjatiV1.208 yaṃ sappuriso sappurisaṃ jāneyya –
‘ sappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Jāneyya pana , bho gotama , sappuriso asappurisaṃ –
‘ asappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti ?
‘‘ EtampiT2.244 kho , brāhmaṇa , ṭhānaṃ vijjati yaṃ sappuriso asappurisaṃ jāneyya –
‘ asappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Acchariyaṃ , bho gotama , abbhutaṃ , bho gotama !
Yāva subhāsitaṃP2.180 cidaṃ , bhotā gotamena –
‘ aṭṭhānaṃ kho etaṃ , brāhmaṇa , anavakāso yaṃ asappuriso asappurisaṃ jāneyya – asappuriso ayaṃ bhavanti .
Etampi kho , brāhmaṇa , aṭṭhānaṃ anavakāso yaṃ asappuriso sappurisaṃ jāneyya – sappuriso ayaṃ bhavanti .
Ṭhānaṃ kho etaṃ , brāhmaṇa , vijjati yaṃ sappuriso sappurisaṃ jāneyya – sappuriso ayaṃ bhavanti .
Etampi kho , brāhmaṇa , ṭhānaṃ vijjati yaṃ sappuriso asappurisaṃ jāneyya – asappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Ekamidaṃ , bho gotama , samayaṃ todeyyassa brāhmaṇassa parisati parūpārambhaṃ vattenti –
‘ bālo ayaṃ rājā eḷeyyo samaṇe rāmaputte abhippasanno , samaṇe ca pana rāmaputte evarūpaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ karoti , yadidaṃM1.500 abhivādanaṃ paccuṭṭhānaṃ añjalikammaṃ sāmīcikamman ’ ti .
Imepi rañño eḷeyyassa parihārakā bālā – yamako moggallo [ puggalo ( ka .)] uggo nāvindakī gandhabbo aggivesso , ye samaṇe rāmaputte abhippasannā , samaṇe ca pana rāmaputte evarūpaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ karonti , yadidaṃ abhivādanaṃ paccuṭṭhānaṃ añjalikammaṃ sāmīcikammanti .
Tyāssudaṃ todeyyo brāhmaṇo iminā nayena neti .
Taṃ kiṃ maññanti , bhonto , paṇḍito rājā eḷeyyo karaṇīyādhikaraṇīyesu vacanīyādhivacanīyesuT2.245 alamatthadasatarehi alamatthadasataro ’ ti ?
‘ Evaṃ , bho , paṇḍito rājā eḷeyyo karaṇīyādhikaraṇīyesu vacanīyādhivacanīyesu alamatthadasatarehi alamatthadasataro ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Yasmā ca kho , bho , samaṇo rāmaputto raññā eḷeyyena paṇḍitena paṇḍitataro karaṇīyādhikaraṇīyesu vacanīyādhivacanīyesu alamatthadasatarena alamatthadasataro , tasmā rājā eḷeyyo samaṇe rāmaputte abhippasanno , samaṇe ca pana rāmaputte evarūpaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ karoti , yadidaṃ abhivādanaṃ paccuṭṭhānaṃ añjalikammaṃ sāmīcikammaṃ ’’.
‘‘ Taṃ kiṃ maññanti , bhonto , paṇḍitā rañño eḷeyyassa parihārakā – yamako moggalloV1.209 uggoP2.181 nāvindakī gandhabbo aggivesso , karaṇīyādhikaraṇīyesu vacanīyādhivacanīyesu alamatthadasatarehi alamatthadasatarāti ?
‘ Evaṃ , bho , paṇḍitā rañño eḷeyyassa parihārakā – yamako moggallo uggo nāvindakī gandhabbo aggivesso , karaṇīyādhikaraṇīyesu vacanīyādhivacanīyesu alamatthadasatarehi alamatthadasatarā ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Yasmā ca kho , bho , samaṇo rāmaputto rañño eḷeyyassa parihārakehi paṇḍitehi paṇḍitataro karaṇīyādhikaraṇīyesu vacanīyādhivacanīyesu alamatthadasatarehi alamatthadasataro , tasmā rañño eḷeyyassa parihārakā samaṇe rāmaputte abhippasannā ;
samaṇe ca pana rāmaputte evarūpaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ karonti , yadidaṃ abhivādanaṃ paccuṭṭhānaṃ añjalikammaṃ sāmīcikamman ’’ ti .
‘‘ Acchariyaṃ , bho , gotama , abbhutaṃ , bho gotama !
Yāva subhāsitaṃ cidaṃ bhotā gotamenaT2.246 –
‘ aṭṭhānaṃ kho etaṃ , brāhmaṇa , anavakāso yaṃ asappurisoM1.501 asappurisaṃ jāneyya – asappuriso ayaṃ bhavanti .
Etampi kho , brāhmaṇa , aṭṭhānaṃ anavakāso yaṃ asappuriso sappurisaṃ jāneyya – sappuriso ayaṃ bhavanti .
Ṭhānaṃ kho etaṃ , brāhmaṇa , vijjati yaṃ sappuriso sappurisaṃ jāneyya – sappuriso ayaṃ bhavanti .
Etampi kho , brāhmaṇa , ṭhānaṃ vijjati yaṃ sappuriso asappurisaṃ jāneyya – asappuriso ayaṃ bhavan ’ ti .
Handa ca dāni mayaṃ , bho gotama , gacchāma .
Bahukiccā mayaṃ bahukaraṇīyā ’’ ti .
‘‘ Yassadāni tvaṃ , brāhmaṇa , kālaṃ maññasī ’’ ti .
Atha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamahāmatto bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmīti .
Sattamaṃ .