18. Aṭṭhārasamavaggo

(178) 2. Dhammadesanākathā

804. Na vattabbaṃ – ‘‘buddhena bhagavatā dhammo desito’’ti? Āmantā. Kena desitoti? Abhinimmitena desitoti. Abhinimmito jino satthā sammāsambuddho sabbaññū sabbadassāvī dhammassāmī dhammappaṭisaraṇoti? Na hevaṃ vattabbe…pe….

Na vattabbaṃ – ‘‘buddhena bhagavatā dhammo desito’’ti? Āmantā. Kena desitoti? Āyasmatā ānandena desitoti. Āyasmā ānando jino satthā sammāsambuddho sabbaññū sabbadassāvī dhammassāmī dhammappaṭisaraṇoti? Na hevaṃ vattabbe…pe….

805. Na vattabbaṃ – ‘‘buddhena bhagavatā dhammo desito’’ti? Āmantā. Nanu vuttaṃ bhagavatā – ‘‘saṃkhittenapi kho ahaṃ, sāriputta, dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ; vitthārenapi kho ahaṃ, sāriputta, dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ; saṃkhittavitthārenapi kho ahaṃ, sāriputta, dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ; aññātāro ca dullabhā’’ti ²! Attheva suttantoti? Āmantā. Tena hi buddhena bhagavatā dhammo desitoti.

806. Na vattabbaṃ – ‘‘buddhena bhagavatā dhammo desito’’ti? Āmantā. Nanu vuttaṃ bhagavatā – ‘‘‘abhiññāyāhaṃ, bhikkhave, dhammaṃ desemi, no anabhiññāya; sanidānāhaṃ, bhikkhave, dhammaṃ desemi, no anidānaṃ ; sappāṭihāriyāhaṃ, bhikkhave, dhammaṃ desemi, no appāṭihāriyaṃ; tassa ⁵ mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, abhiññāya dhammaṃ desayato no anabhiññāya, sanidānaṃ dhammaṃ desayato no anidānaṃ, sappāṭihāriyaṃ dhammaṃ desayato no appāṭihāriyaṃ karaṇīyo ovādo karaṇīyā anusāsanī; alañca pana vo, bhikkhave, tuṭṭhiyā alaṃ attamanatāya alaṃ somanassāya – sammāsambuddho bhagavā, svākkhāto dhammo, suppaṭipanno saṅgho’ti. Imasmiñca pana veyyākaraṇasmiṃ bhaññamāne dasasahassilokadhātu akampitthā’’ti ⁶! Attheva suttantoti? Āmantā. Tena hi buddhena bhagavatā dhammo desitoti.

Dhammadesanākathā niṭṭhitā.