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Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde . tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sāyaṇhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito pacchātapake 1- nisinno hoti piṭṭhiṃ otāpayamāno . atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā bhagavato gattāni pāṇinā anomajjanto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca

Acchariyaṃ bhante abbhūtaṃ bhante na cevadāni bhante bhagavato tāva parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto sithilāni ca gattāni santhāni 2- valijātāni purato pabbhāro ca kāyo dissati ca indriyānaṃ aññathattaṃ cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassāti.

Evañhetaṃ ānanda hoti jarādhammo yobbaññe byādhidhammo ārogye maraṇadhammo jīvite . na ceva tāva parisuddho hoti chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto sithilāni ca honti gattāni santhāni valijātāni purato pabbhāro ca hoti kāyo dissati ca indriyānaṃ aññathattaṃ cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassāti . idamavoca bhagavā idaṃ vatvā [3]- @Footnote: 1 Ma. Yu. pacchātape. 2 Ma. Yu. sabbāni baliyajātāni. evamuparipi. 3 Ma. ca. Sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā

Dhi taṃ jammījare atthu dubbaṇṇakaraṇījare tāva manoramaṃ bimbaṃ jarāya abhimadditaṃ. Yopi vassasataṃ jīve sabbe maccuparāyanā 1- na kiñci parivajjeti sabbamevābhimaddatīti.