[308] Yassakassaci bhikkhave kāyagatā sati abhāvitā abahulīkatā labhati tassa māro otāraṃ labhati tassa māro ārammaṇaṃ . Seyyathāpi bhikkhave puriso garukaṃ silāguḷaṃ allamattikāpuñje pakkhipeyya . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave api nu taṃ garukaṃ silāguḷaṃ allamattikāpuñje labhetha otāranti . evaṃ bhante . evameva Kho bhikkhave yassakassaci kāyagatā sati abhāvitā abahulīkatā labhati tassa māro otāraṃ labhati tassa māro ārammaṇaṃ.

[309] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave sukkhaṃ kaṭṭhaṃ koḷāpaṃ . atha puriso āgaccheyya uttarāraṇiṃ ādāya aggiṃ abhinibbattessāmi tejodhātuṃ karissāmīti . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave api nu so puriso amuṃ sukkhaṃ kaṭṭhaṃ koḷāpaṃ uttarāraṇiṃ ādāya abhimatthento aggiṃ abhinibbatteyya tejodhātuṃ kareyyāti . evaṃ bhante . evameva kho bhikkhave yassakassaci kāyagatā sati abhāvitā abahulīkatā labhati tassa māro otāraṃ labhati tassa māro ārammaṇaṃ.

[310] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave udakamaṇiko ritto tuccho ādhāre ṭhapito . atha puriso āgaccheyya udakabhāraṃ ādāya . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave api nu so puriso labhetha udakassa nikkhepananti . Evaṃ bhante . evameva kho bhikkhave yassakassaci kāyagatā sati abhāvitā abahulīkatā labhati tassa māro otāraṃ labhati tassa māro ārammaṇaṃ.

[311] Yassakassaci bhikkhave kāyagatā sati bhāvitā bahulīkatā na tassa labhati māro otāraṃ na tassa labhati māro ārammaṇaṃ . Seyyathāpi bhikkhave puriso lahukaṃ suttaguḷaṃ sabbasāramaye aggaḷaphalake pakkhipeyya . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave api nu so puriso taṃ lahukaṃ suttaguḷaṃ sabbasāramaye aggaḷaphalake labhetha otāranti . No hetaṃ bhante . evameva kho bhikkhave yassakassaci kāyagatā sati bhāvitā bahulīkatā na tassa labhati māro otāraṃ na tassa labhati māro ārammaṇaṃ.