18. Aṭṭhārasamavagga

1. Manussalokakathāvaṇṇanā

[802-803] Idāni manussalokakathā nāma hoti. Tattha "tathāgato loke jāto loke saṃvaḍḍho lokaṃ abhibhuyya viharati anupalitto lokenā"ti suttaṃ ayoniso gahetvā "bhagavā tusitabhavane nibbatto tattheva vasati, na manussalokaṃ āgacchati, nimmitarūpamattakaṃ panettha dassetī"ti yesaṃ laddhi seyyathāpi etarahi vetullakānaṃyeva, te sandhāya pucchā sakavādissa, paṭiññā itarassa. Atha naṃ puṭṭhokāsena ceva suttasādhanena ca saññāpetuṃ nanu atthītiādimāha. Loke jātoti paravādī tusitapuraṃ sandhāya vadati, satthārā panetaṃ manussalokaññeva sandhāya lokaṃ vuttaṃ. Lokaṃ abhibhuyyāti paravādī manussalokaṃ abhibhavitvāti diṭṭhiyā vadati, satthā pana ārammaṇaṃ lokaṃ abhibhavitvā vihāsi. Anupalitto lokenāti paravādī

Tasmā asādhakametanti.