2. Thanassitadārakaṅgapañho

2. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘thanassitadārakassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’nti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’’nti ? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, thanassitadārako sadatthe laggati, khīratthiko rodati, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sadatthe laggitabbaṃ, sabbattha dhammañāṇena bhavitabbaṃ, uddese paripucchāya sammappayoge paviveke garusaṃvāse kalyāṇamittasevane. Idaṃ, mahārāja, thanassitadārakassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena dīghanikāyavare parinibbānasuttante –

‘‘‘Iṅghaṃ tumhe, ānanda, sāratthe ² ghaṭatha, sāratthe anuyuñjatha;

Sāratthe appamattā ātāpino pahitattā viharathā’’’ti.

Thanassitadārakaṅgapañho dutiyo.