77. 3. Maṇithūṇavimānavaṇṇanā

uccamidaṃ maṇithūṇaṃ vimānanti maṇithūṇavimānaṃ. Tassa kā uppatti? bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane. Tena samayena sambahulā therā bhikkhū araññāyatane viharanti. Tesaṃ gāmaṃ piṇḍāya gamanamagge eko upāsako visamaṃ samaṃ karoti, kaṇṭake nīharati, gacchagumbe apaneti, udakakāle mātikāsu setuṃ bandhati, vivanaṭṭhānesu chāyārukkhe ropeti, jalāsayesu mattikaṃ uddharitvā te puthulagambhīre karoti, titthe sampādeti, yathāvibhavaṃ dānaṃ deti, sīlaṃ rakkhati. So aparabhāge kālaṃ katvā tāvatiṃsesu dvādasayojanikā kanakavimāne nibbatti. Taṃ āyasmā mahāmoggallānat- thero upasaṅkamitvā imāhi gāthāhi paṭipucchi:-

[1126] "uccamidaṃ maṇithūṇaṃ vimānaṃ

samantato dvādasa yojanāni