นิยามกถา
6. Chaṭṭhavagga
1. Niyāmakathāvaṇṇanā
[445-447] Idāni niyāmakathā nāma hoti. Tattha niyāmoti "bhabbā niyāmaṃ okkamituṃ kusalesu dhammesu sammattan"ti vacanato ariyamaggo vuccati. Yasmā pana tasmiṃ uppajjitvā niruddhepi puggalo aniyato nāma na hoti, tasmā "so niyāmo niccaṭṭhena asaṅkhato"ti yesaṃ laddhi seyyathāpi andhakānaṃ, te sandhāya pucchā sakavādissa, paṭiññā itarassa. Tato "yadi so asaṅkhato, evarūpena tena bhavitabban"ti dīpento nibbānantiādimāha. Saṃsandanapucchā uttānatthāyeva.