8. Saṅkhadhamasuttavaṇṇanā

[360] Aṭṭhame yaṃ bahulaṃ yaṃ bahulanti iminā nigaṇṭho attanāva attano vādaṃ bhindati. Tasmā bhagavā evaṃ sante na koci āpāyikotiādimāha. Purimāni pana cattāri padāni diṭṭhiyā paccayā honti. Tasmā tesupi ādīnavaṃ dassento idha gāmaṇi ekacco satthā evaṃvādī hotītiādimāha. Tattha ahampamhīti ahampi amhi.

Mettāsahagatenātiādīsu yaṃ vattabbaṃ, taṃ sabbaṃ saddhiṃ bhāvanānayena visuddhimagge vuttameva. Seyyathāpi gāmaṇi balavā saṅkhadhamotiādi pana idha apubbaṃ. Tattha balavāti balasampanno. Saṅkhadhamoti saṅkhadhamako. Appakasirenāti akicchena adukkhena. Dubbalo hi saṅkhadhamo saṅkhaṃ dhamantopi na sakkoti catasso disā sarena viññāpetuṃ, nāssa saṅkhasaddo sabbato pharati, balavato pana vipphāriko hoti, tasmā "balavā"ti āha.