Idaṃ pure cittanti idaṃ cittaṃ nāma ito pubbe rūpādīsu ārammaṇesu rajjanādinā, yena ākārena icchati, yattheva cassa kāmo uppajjati, tassa vasena yatthakāmaṃ yathā vicarantassa sukhaṃ hoti, tatheva ca caranto yathāsukhaṃ dīgharattaṃ cārikaṃ acari, ajjāhaṃ pabhinnamadaṃ mattahatthiṃ hatthācariyasaṅkhāto cheko aṅkusaggaho aṅkusena viya yonisomanasikārena naṃ niggahessāmi, nassa vītikkamituṃ dassāmīti.

Satthā ca me lokamimaṃ adhiṭṭhahīti mama satthā sammāsambuddho imaṃ anavasesa- khandhalokaṃ ñāṇena adhiṭṭhahi, kinti? hutvā abhāvaṭṭhena aniccato, kassacipi dhuvassa thāvarassa abhāvato addhuvato, sukhasārādīnaṃ abhāvato asārato. Pakkhanda maṃ citta jinassa sāsaneti tasmā yāthāvato paṭipajjituṃ citta maṃ jinassa bhagavato sāsane pakkhandehi anuppavesehi. "pakkhandiman"tipi pāli, jinassa sāsane imaṃ lokaṃ ñāṇena pakkhanda, yāthāvato tārehi, pakkhandanto ca vipassanāñāṇamaggena yāpento suduttarato mahantato saṃsāramahoghato maṃ tārehi.

Na te idaṃ citta yathā purāṇakanti ambho citta idaṃ attabhāvagehaṃ porāṇakaṃ viya tava na hotīti attho. Kasmā? nāhaṃ alaṃ tuyha vase nivattitunti idānāhaṃ tava vase nivattituṃ na yutto. Yasmā mahesino bhagavato pabbajitomhi sāsane. Pabbajitakālato ca paṭṭhāya samaṇā nāma mādisāva na honti vināsadhārino, ekaṃsato samaṇāyeva hontīti attho.

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