8. Bahukārasuttaṃ

107. Vuttañhetaṃ bhagavatā, vuttamarahatāti me sutaṃ –

‘‘Bahukārā ⁴, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇagahapatikā tumhākaṃ ye vo ⁵ paccupaṭṭhitā cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārehi. Tumhepi, bhikkhave, bahukārā brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṃ yaṃ ⁶ nesaṃ dhammaṃ desetha ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ, kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsetha. Evamidaṃ, bhikkhave, aññamaññaṃ nissāya brahmacariyaṃ vussati oghassa nittharaṇatthāya sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā’’ti. Etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṃ iti vuccati –

‘‘Sāgārā anagārā ca, ubho aññoññanissitā;

Ārādhayanti saddhammaṃ, yogakkhemaṃ anuttaraṃ.

‘‘Sāgāresu ca cīvaraṃ, paccayaṃ sayanāsanaṃ;

Anagārā paṭicchanti, parissayavinodanaṃ.

‘‘Sugataṃ ⁸ pana nissāya, gahaṭṭhā gharamesino;

Saddahānā arahataṃ, ariyapaññāya jhāyino.

‘‘Idha dhammaṃ caritvāna, maggaṃ sugatigāminaṃ;

Nandino devalokasmiṃ, modanti kāmakāmino’’ti.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Aṭṭhamaṃ.