4. Nandanasuttaṃ

95. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho nandano devaputto bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Pucchāmi taṃ gotama bhūripañña,

Anāvaṭaṃ bhagavato ñāṇadassanaṃ;

Kathaṃvidhaṃ sīlavantaṃ vadanti,

Kathaṃvidhaṃ paññavantaṃ vadanti;

Kathaṃvidho dukkhamaticca iriyati,

Kathaṃvidhaṃ devatā pūjayantī’’ti.

‘‘Yo sīlavā paññavā bhāvitatto,

Samāhito jhānarato satīmā;

Sabbassa sokā vigatā pahīnā,

Khīṇāsavo antimadehadhārī.

‘‘Tathāvidhaṃ sīlavantaṃ vadanti,

Tathāvidhaṃ paññavantaṃ vadanti;

Tathāvidho dukkhamaticca iriyati,

Tathāvidhaṃ devatā pūjayantī’’ti.