๘. กกุธสูตร

Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sākete viharati añjanavane migadāye . atha kho kakudho devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ añjanavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho kakudho devaputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca nandasi samaṇāti . kiṃ laddhā āvusoti . tena hi samaṇa socasīti. Kiṃ jīyittha āvusoti . tena hi samaṇa neva nandasi neva socasīti. Evamāvusoti.

Kacci tvaṃ anigho 1- bhikkhu kacci nandi na vijjati kacci tamekamāsīnaṃ aratī 2- nābhikīratīti.

Anigho ve ahaṃ yakkha atho nandi 3- na vijjati atho mamekamāsīnaṃ aratī nābhikīratīti.

Kathaṃ tvaṃ anigho bhikkhu kathaṃ nandi na vijjati kathaṃ tamekamāsīnaṃ aratī nābhikīratīti.

Aghajātassa ve nandi nandijātassa ve aghaṃ anandi anigho bhikkhu evaṃ jānāhi āvusoti.

Cirassaṃ vata passāmi brāhmaṇaṃ parinibbutaṃ anandiṃ anighaṃ bhikkhuṃ tiṇṇaṃ loke visattikanti. @Footnote: 1 Ma. anagho . 2 Po. Ma. Yu. arati . 3 Ma. Yu. nandī.