[156] Yo ānanda maggo yā paṭipadā pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saññojanānaṃ pahānāya taṃ maggaṃ taṃ paṭipadaṃ anāgamma pañcoram- bhāgiyāni saññojanāni ñassati vā dakkhati vā pajahissati vāti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati . seyyathāpi ānanda mahato rukkhassa Tiṭṭhato sāravato tacaṃ acchetvā phegguṃ acchetvā sāracchedo bhavissatīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati evameva kho ānanda yo maggo yā paṭipadā pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saññojanānaṃ pahānāya taṃ maggaṃ taṃ paṭipadaṃ anāgamma pañcorambhāgiyāni saññojanāni ñassati vā dakkhati vā pajahissati vāti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. {156.1} Yo ca kho ānanda maggo yā paṭipadā pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saññojanānaṃ pahānāya taṃ maggaṃ taṃ paṭipadaṃ āgamma pañcorambhāgiyāni saññojanāni ñassati vā dakkhati vā pajahissati vāti ṭhānametaṃ vijjati . seyyathāpi ānanda mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato tacaṃ chetvā phegguṃ chetvā sāracchedo bhavissatīti ṭhānametaṃ vijjati evameva kho ānanda yo maggo yā paṭipadā pañcannaṃ orambhāgiyānaṃ saññojanānaṃ pahānāya taṃ maggaṃ taṃ paṭipadaṃ āgamma pañcorambhāgiyāni saññojanāni ñassati vā dakkhati vā pajahissati vāti ṭhānametaṃ vijjati. {156.2} Seyyathāpi ānanda gaṅgā nadī pūrā udakassa samatittikā kākapeyyā atha kho dubbalako puriso āgaccheyya ahaṃ imissā gaṅgāya nadiyā tiriyaṃ bāhāya sotaṃ chetvā sotthinā pāraṃ gacchissāmīti so na sakkuṇeyya gaṅgāya nadiyā tiriyaṃ bāhāya sotaṃ chetvā sotthinā pāraṃ gantuṃ evameva kho ānanda yassakassaci sakkāyanirodhāya dhamme desiyamāne cittaṃ na pakkhandati nappasīdati na santiṭṭhati na vimuccati. Seyyathāpi so dubbalako puriso evameva te daṭṭhabbā. Seyyathāpi ānanda gaṅgā nadī pūrā udakassa samatittikā kākapeyyā atha balavā puriso āgaccheyya ahaṃ imissā gaṅgāya nadiyā tiriyaṃ bāhāya sotaṃ chetvā sotthinā pāraṃ gamissāmīti so sakkuṇeyya gaṅgāya nadiyā tiriyaṃ bāhāya sotaṃ chetvā sotthinā pāraṃ gantuṃ evameva kho ānanda yassakassaci sakkāyanirodhāya dhamme desiyamāne cittaṃ pakkhandati pasīdati santiṭṭhati vimuccati . Seyyathāpi so balavā puriso evameva te daṭṭhabbā.