Ganthārambhakathāvaṇṇanā

(Ka) etthāha – katamā khuddasikkhā, kathaṃ sikkhitabbā, kasmā sikkhitabbā, ke sikkhanti, ke sikkhitasikkhāti? Vuccate – adhisīlaadhicittaadhipaññāvasena tisso sikkhā, ganthavasenettha saṅkhipitvā vuttattā taddīpano gantho ‘‘khuddasikkhā’’ti vuccati, atha vā ‘‘khuddaṃ anelakaṃ madhupaṭala’’ntiādīni viya sikkhākāmānaṃ madhuratāya khuddā ca tā sikkhā cāti khuddasikkhā, atha vā ‘‘khuddaputtamhi samaṇa posa ma’’ntiādīsu viya bahuvidhattāpi khuddā ca tā sikkhitabbato sikkhā cāti khuddasikkhā. Adhisīlasikkhā panettha cārittavārittavasena duvidhampi sīlaṃ yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipajjamānena tappaṭipakkhe kilese tadaṅgappahānavasena pajahantena sikkhitabbā, adhicittasikkhā pana yathāvuttesu ārammaṇesu abhiyogakaraṇavasena jhānappaṭipakkhānaṃ nīvaraṇagaṇānaṃ vikkhambhanappahānaṃ kurumānena sikkhitabbā, adhipaññāsikkhā pana yathānurūpaṃ samucchedavasena sānusaye kilese samucchindantena sikkhitabbā.

Kasmā sikkhitabbāti ettha –

Jātiādīhi dukkhehi, anekehi upaddutaṃ;

Khandhalokaṃ jahitvāna, pattuṃ khemaṃ puraṃ sivaṃ.

Kalyāṇaputhujjanena saha satta sekkhā sikkhanti. Arahanto sikkhitasikkhā.

Ye vītamohā munipuṅgavassa;

Sissesu aggā muninā pasatthā;

Te tīsu sikkhāsu samattasikkhā;

Tato pare kena samattasikkhāti.

Āditoti ettha ādimhiyevāti attho, ādito paṭṭhāyāti vā. Upasampannena ca upasampannāya ca sikkhitabbaṃ upasampannasikkhitabbaṃ. Saha mātikāya samātikaṃ. Pubbe vuttappakāraṃ khuddasikkhaṃ pavakkhāmi ādarena, pakārena vā vakkhāmi ratanattayaṃ vanditvāti attho. Apica thero āditoti vacanena saddhāpabbajitānaṃ kulaputtānaṃ ālasiyadosena appaṭipajjantānaṃ aññāṇadosena aññathā paṭipajjantānaṃ saṃvegaṃ janeti. Kathaṃ? Atidullabhaṃ khaṇasamavāyaṃ paṭilabhitvā taṅkhaṇaṃ na kusītena vā niratthakakathāpasutena vā vītināmetabbaṃ, kiṃ kātabbaṃ? Ādito paṭṭhāya nirantarameva tīsu sikkhāsu ādaro janetabboti. Etthāha – kiṃ taṃ ratanattayaṃ nāma, yaṃ vanditvā thero khuddasikkhaṃ pavakkhatīti? Vuccate – buddharatanaṃ dhammaratanaṃ saṅgharatananti imāni tīṇi ratanāni. Tāni hi ratijananaṭṭhena ‘‘ratanānī’’ti vuccanti. Apica –

‘‘Cittīkataṃ mahagghañca, atulaṃ dullabhadassanaṃ;

Anomasattaparibhogaṃ, ratanaṃ tena vuccatī’’ti. (dī. nī. aṭṭha. 2.33; saṃ. ni. aṭṭha. 3.5.223; khu. pā. aṭṭha. 6.3; su. ni. aṭṭha. 1.226; mahāni. aṭṭha. 50; udā. aṭṭha. 45) –

Imissā gāthāya vasena ratanattho veditabbo.