"kalyāṇamitto daḷhabhatti ca hotī"ti ettāvatā hi buddhasāvako vutto, kataññutādīhi paccekabuddhabuddhāti. Idāni yo tesaṃ ariyānaṃ adassanasīlo, na ca dassane sādhukārī, so "ariyānaṃ adassāvī"ti veditabbo. So ca cakkhunā adassāvī, ñāṇena adassāvīti duvidho. Tesu ñāṇena adassāvī idha adhippeto. Maṃsacakkhunā hi dibbacakkhunā vā ariyā diṭṭhāpi adiṭṭhāva honti tesaṃ cakkhūnaṃ vaṇṇamattaggahaṇato na ariyabhāvagocarato soṇasiṅgālādayopi cakkhunā ariye passanti, na ca te ariyānaṃ dassāvino.

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Tatridaṃ vatthu:- cittalapabbatavāsino kira khīṇāsavattherassa upaṭṭhāko vuḍḍhapabbajito ekadivasaṃ therena saddhiṃ piṇḍāya caritvā therassa pattacīvaraṃ gahetvā piṭṭhito āgacchanto theraṃ pucchi "ariyā nāma bhante kīdisā"ti. Thero āha "idhekacco mahallako ariyānaṃ pattacīvaraṃ gahetvā vattapaṭivattaṃ katvā sahacarantopi neva ariye jānāti, evaṃ dujjānāvuso ariyā"ti. Evaṃ vuttepi so neva aññāsi. Tasmā na cakkhunā dassanaṃ, ñāṇena dassanameva dassanaṃ. Yathāha:- "kiṃ te vakkali iminā pūtikāyena diṭṭhena, yo kho vakkali dhammaṃ passati, so maṃ passati. Yo maṃ passati, so dhammaṃ passatī"ti. Tasmā cakkhunā passantopi ñāṇena ariyehi diṭṭhaṃ aniccādilakkhaṇaṃ apassanto, ariyādhigatañca dhammaṃ anadhigacchanto ariyakaradhammānaṃ ariyabhāvassa ca adiṭṭhattā "ariyānaṃ adassāvī"ti veditabbo.