9. Sīhasuttaṃ

99. ‘‘Sīho, bhikkhave, migarājā sāyanhasamayaṃ āsayā nikkhamati; āsayā nikkhamitvā vijambhati; vijambhitvā samantā catuddisaṃ ⁵ anuviloketi; samantā catuddisaṃ ⁶ anuviloketvā tikkhattuṃ sīhanādaṃ nadati; tikkhattuṃ sīhanādaṃ naditvā gocarāya pakkamati. So hatthissa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; mahiṃsassa ⁷ cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; gavassa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ; dīpissa cepi pahāraṃ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti , no asakkaccaṃ; khuddakānañcepi pāṇānaṃ pahāraṃ deti antamaso sasabiḷārānampi ⁸, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṃ deti, no asakkaccaṃ. Taṃ kissa hetu? ‘Mā me yoggapatho nassā’ti.

‘‘Sīhoti kho, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ arahato sammāsambuddhassa. Yaṃ kho, bhikkhave, tathāgato parisāya dhammaṃ deseti, idamassa hoti sīhanādasmiṃ. Bhikkhūnañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; bhikkhunīnañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; upāsakānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; upāsikānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ; puthujjanānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti antamaso annabhāranesādānampi ¹⁰, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṃ deseti, no asakkaccaṃ. Taṃ kissa hetu? Dhammagaru, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammagāravo’’ti. Navamaṃ.