Kasmā pana te eva therā "mahāsāvakā"ti vuccantīti? abhinīhārassa mahantabhāvato. Tathā hi dve aggasāvakāpi mahāsāvakesu antogadhā. Te hi
@4 Sī. bakkulo 5 Sī.,Ma. koṇḍadhāno Sāvakapāramīñāṇassa matthakappattiyā sāvakesu aggadhammādhigamena aggaṭṭhāne ṭhitāpi abhinīhāramahantatāsāmaññena "mahāsāvakā"tipi vuccanti. Itare pana pakatisāvakehi sātisaya- mahābhinīhāRā. Tathā hi te padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle katapaṇidhānā. Tato eva sātisayaṃ abhiññāsamāpattīsu vasino pabhinnapaṭisambhidā ca. Kāmaṃ sabbepi arahanto sīlavisuddhiādike sampādetvā catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu patiṭṭhitacittā satta bojjhaṅge yathābhūtaṃ bhāvetvā maggapaṭipāṭiyā anavasesato kilese khepetvā aggaphale patiṭṭhahanti, tathāpi yathā saddhāvimuttato diṭṭhippattassa paññāvimutto ca ubhato- bhāgavimuttassa pubbabhāgabhāvanāviseso addhā icchito viseso, evaṃ abhinīhāra- mahantatāpubbayogamahantatāhi attasantāne sātisayaguṇavisesassa nipphāditattā sīlādiguṇehi mahantā sāvakāti mahāsāvakā. Tesuyeva pana ye bodhipakkhiyadhammesu pāmokkhabhāvena dhurabhūtānaṃ sammādiṭṭhisammāsamādhīnaṃ sātisayakiccantarabhāvanipphattiyā kāraṇabhūtāya tajjābhinīhārābhinihatāya sakkaccaṃ nirantaraṃ cirakālaṃ samāhitāya sammā paṭipattiyā yathākkamaṃ paññāya samādhismiṃ ca ukkaṃsapāramippattiyā savisesaṃ sabbaguṇehi aggabhāve ṭhitā, te sāriputtamoggallānattherā satipi mahāsāvakatte sāvakapāramiyā matthake sabbasāvakānaṃ aggabhāve ṭhitattā abhinīhāramahantabhāvato pubba- yogamahantabhāvato ca "aggasāvakā"icceva vuccanti. Ye pana ariyasāvakā aggasāvakā viya ca mahāsāvakā viya ca na parimitāva, athakho anekasatā anekasahassā, te pakatisāvakā. Idha pāliyaṃ āruḷhā pana parimitāva gāthāvasena pariggahitattā. Tathāpi mahāsāvakesupi keci idha pāliyaṃ nāruḷhā.
Evaṃ tividhāpi te animittavimokkhādibhedato tividhā, vimokkhasamadhigamavasenapi tividhā. Tayo hi ime vimokkhā suññato vimokkho, animitto vimokkho, appaṇihito vimokkhoti. Te ca vimokkhā suññatādīhi aniccānupassanādīhi tīhi anupassanāhi adhigantabbā. Ādito hi aniccādīsu yena kenaci ākārena vipassanābhiniveso