7. Bhikkhusaṅghapariharaṇapañho

7. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, bhāsitampetaṃ bhagavatā ‘tathāgatassa kho, ānanda, na evaṃ hoti ‘‘ahaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissāmī’’’ti vā, ‘‘mamuddesiko bhikkhusaṅgho’’ti vā’ti. Puna ca metteyyassa bhagavato sabhāvaguṇaṃ paridīpayamānena bhagavatā evaṃ bhaṇitaṃ ‘‘so anekasahassaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissati, seyyathāpi ahaṃ etarahi anekasataṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharāmī’’ti. Yadi, bhante nāgasena, bhagavatā bhaṇitaṃ ‘tathāgatassa kho, ānanda, na evaṃ hoti ‘‘ahaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissāmī’’ti vā, ‘‘mamuddesiko bhikkhusaṅgho’’ti vā’ti, tena hi anekasataṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharāmīti yaṃ vacanaṃ, taṃ micchā. Yadi tathāgatena bhaṇitaṃ ‘so anekasahassaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissati, seyyathāpi ahaṃ etarahi anekasataṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharāmī’ti, tena hi tathāgatassa kho, ānanda, na evaṃ hoti ‘ahaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissāmī’ti vā, ‘mamuddesiko bhikkhusaṅgho’ti vāti tampi vacanaṃ micchā, ayampi ubhato koṭiko pañho tavānuppatto, so tayā nibbāhitabbo’’ti.

‘‘Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā ‘tathāgatassa kho, ānanda, na evaṃ hoti ‘‘ahaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissāmī’’ti vā, ‘‘mamuddesiko bhikkhusaṅgho’’ti vā’ti. Puna ca metteyyassāpi bhagavato sabhāvaguṇaṃ paridīpayamānena bhagavatā bhaṇitaṃ ‘so anekasahassaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissati, seyyathāpi ahaṃ etarahi anekasataṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharāmī’ti. Etasmiñca, mahārāja, pañhe eko attho sāvaseso, eko attho niravaseso. Na, mahārāja, tathāgato parisāya anugāmiko, parisā pana tathāgatassa anugāmikā . Sammuti, mahārāja, esā ‘aha’nti ‘mamā’ti, na paramattho eso, vigataṃ, mahārāja, tathāgatassa pemaṃ, vigato sineho, ‘mayha’ntipi tathāgatassa gahaṇaṃ natthi, upādāya pana avassayo hoti.

‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, pathavī bhūmaṭṭhānaṃ sattānaṃ patiṭṭhā hoti upassayaṃ, pathaviṭṭhā cete sattā, na ca mahāpathaviyā ‘mayhete’ti apekkhā hoti, evameva kho, mahārāja, tathāgato sabbasattānaṃ patiṭṭhā hoti upassayaṃ, tathāgataṭṭhā ² cete sattā, na ca tathāgatassa ‘mayhete’ti apekkhā hoti. Yathā vā pana, mahārāja, mahatimahāmegho abhivassanto tiṇarukkhapasumanussānaṃ vuḍḍhiṃ deti santatiṃ anupāleti. Vuṭṭhūpajīvino cete sattā sabbe, na ca mahāmeghassa ‘mayhete’ti apekkhā hoti. Evameva kho, mahārāja, tathāgato sabbasattānaṃ kusaladhamme janeti anupāleti, satthūpajīvino cete sattā sabbe, na ca tathāgatassa ‘mayhete’ti apekkhā hoti. Taṃ kissa hetu? Attānudiṭṭhiyā pahīnattā’’ti.

‘‘Sādhu, bhante nāgasena, sunibbeṭhito pañho bahuvidhehi kāraṇehi, gambhīro uttānīkato, gaṇṭhi bhinno, gahanaṃ agahanaṃ kataṃ, andhakāro āloko kato, bhaggā paravādā, jinaputtānaṃ cakkhuṃ uppādita’’nti.

Bhikkhusaṅghapariharaṇapañho sattamo.