Yo attanāpi dasannaṃ kathāvatthūnaṃ alābhī, parampi tehi na samādapetā na ovadati loḷudāyī viya, ayaṃ neva attahitāya paṭipanno nāma na parahitāya, evarūpaṃpi na pucchati. Kasmā? assa anto kilesā pharasunā chejjā viya mahantāti.

Yo pana sayaṃ dasannaṃ kathāvatthūnaṃ lābhī, paraṃpi tehi ovadati, ayaṃ attahitāya ceva parahitāya ca paṭipanno nāma sāriputtamoggallāna- mahākassapādayo asītimahātherā viya, evarūpaṃ bhikkhuṃ pucchati. Kasmā? mayhaṃ sāsanassa vuḍḍhipakkhe ṭhitoti. Idhāpi evarūpameva pucchanto "ko nukho bhikkhave"tiādimāha.

Evaṃ bhagavatā puṭṭhānaṃ pana tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ bhagavā attano jātibhūmiyaṃ ubhayahitāya paṭipannaṃ dasakathāvatthulābhiṃ bhikkhuṃ pucchati, ko nukho tattha evarūpoti na aññamaññaṃ cintanā vā sammantanā vā ahosi. Kasmā? āyasmā hi mantāniputto tasmiṃ janapade ākāsamajjhe ṭhito cando viya suriyo viya ca pākaṭo paññāto. Tasmā te bhikkhū meghasaddaṃ sutvā ekajjhaṃ sannipatitamoraghaṭā viya gaṇasajjhāyaṃ kātuṃ, āraddhabhikkhū viya ca attano ācariyaṃ puṇṇattheraṃ bhagavato ārocentā therassa ca guṇaṃ bhāsituṃ appahontehi mukhehi ekappahāreneva puṇṇo nāma bhante āyasmātiādimāhaṃsu. Tattha puṇṇoti tassa therassa nāmaṃ mantāniyā pana so putto, tasmā mantāniputtoti vuccati. Sambhāvitoti guṇasambhāvanāya sambhāvito.

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