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Kathaṃ dhammakkhandhato caturāsīti dhammakkhandhasahassānīti? sabbameva hidaṃ buddhavacanaṃ:-

"dvāsīti buddhato gaṇhi dve sahassāni bhikkhuto

caturāsītisahassāni ye me dhammā pavattino"ti evaṃ paridīpitadhammakkhandhavasena caturāsītisahassappabhedaṃ hoti. Tattha ekānusandhikaṃ suttaṃ eko dhammakkhandho. Yaṃ anekānusandhikaṃ, tattha anusandhivasena dhammakkhandhagaṇanā. Gāthābandhesu pañhāpucchanaṃ eko dhammakkhandho, vissajjanaṃ eko. Abhidhamme ekamekantikadukabhājanaṃ ekamekañca cittavārabhājanaṃ eko dhammakkhandho. Vinaye atthi vatthu, atthi mātikā, atthi padabhājanīyaṃ, atthi āpatti, atthi anāpatti, atthi antarāpatti, atthi tikacchedo, atthi atekiccho, atthi satekiccho. Tattha ekameko koṭṭhāso ekameko dhammakkhandhoti veditabbo. Evaṃ dhammakkhandhato caturāsīti dhammakkhandhasahassāni.