"bhāvito bahulīkato"ti vuttaṃ, kathaṃ panāyaṃ appamādo bhāvetabboti? na Appamādabhāvanā nāma visuṃ ekā bhāvanā atthi. Yā hi kāci puññakiriyā kusalakiriyā, sabbā sā appamādabhāvanātveva veditabbā. Visesato pana vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ saraṇagamanaṃ kāyikavācasikasaṃvarañca upādāya sabbā sīlabhāvanā sabbā samādhibhāvanā sabbā paññābhāvanā sabbā kusalabhāvanā anavajjabhāvanā appamādabhāvanāti veditabbā. "appamādo"ti hi idaṃ mahantaṃ atthaṃ dīpeti,
Sakalampi tepiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ āharitvā appamādapadassa atthaṃ katvā kathento dhammakathiko "atiṭṭhena pakkhando"ti na vattabbo. Kasmā? appamādapadassa mahantabhāvato. Tathā hi sammāsambuddho kusinārāyaṃ yamakasālānamantare parinibbānasamaye nipanno abhisambodhito paṭṭhāya pañcacattālīsāya vassesu attanā bhāsitaṃ dhammaṃ ekena padena saṅgahetvā dassento "appamādena sampādethā"ti bhikkhūnaṃ ovādamadāsi. Tathā ca vuttaṃ:-
"seyyathāpi bhikkhave yāni kānici jaṅgalānaṃ pāṇānaṃ
padajātāni, sabbāni tāni hatthipade samodhānaṃ gacchanti, hatthipadaṃ