"yāvajīvampi ce bālo paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati,

na so dhammaṃ vijānāti, dabbi sūparasaṃ yathāti.

Tassattho "bālo nāmesa yāvajīvampi paṇḍitaṃ upasaṅkamanto payirupāsanto "idaṃ buddhavacanaṃ, ettakaṃ buddhavacananti evaṃ pariyattidhammaṃ vā "ayaṃ vihāro, ayaṃ ācāro, ayaṃ gocaro; idaṃ sāvajjaṃ, idaṃ anavajjaṃ, idaṃ sevitabbaṃ, idaṃ na sevitabbaṃ; idaṃ paṭivijjhitabbaṃ, idaṃ sacchikātabbanti evaṃ paṭipattippaṭivedhadhammaṃ vā na jānāti. Yathā kiṃ? dabbi sūparasaṃ yathāti yathā hi dabbi yāva parikkhayā nānappakārāya sūpavikatiyā samparivattamānāpi "idaṃ loṇikaṃ, idaṃ aloṇikaṃ, idaṃ tittakaṃ, idaṃ khārikaṃ, idaṃ kaṭukaṃ, idaṃ ambilaṃ, idaṃ anambilaṃ, idaṃ kasāvanti sūparasaṃ na jānāti; evameva bālo yāvajīvaṃ paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsamāno vuttappakāraṃ dhammaṃ na jānātīti.

Desanāvasāne āgantukabhikkhūnaṃ āsavehi cittāni vimucciṃsūti.

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