7. Kumbhavaggo

1. Kumbhaṅgapañho

1. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘kumbhassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’nti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’’nti? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, kumbho sampuṇṇo na saṇati, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena āgame adhigame pariyattiyaṃ sāmaññe pāramiṃ patvā na saṇitabbaṃ, na tena māno karaṇīyo, na dabbo ² dassetabbo, nihatamānena nihatadabbena bhavitabbaṃ, ujukena amukharena avikatthinā. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kumbhassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena suttanipāte –

‘‘‘Yadūnakaṃ taṃ saṇati, yaṃ pūraṃ santameva taṃ;

Aḍḍhakumbhūpamo ⁴ bālo, rahado pūrova paṇḍito’’’ti.

Kumbhaṅgapañho paṭhamo.