[498] Pañhaṃ sikkhāpento pana kattha "āpo cā"ti ādimāha. Tattha na gādhatīti na patiṭṭhāti, ime cattāro mahābhūtā kiṃ āgamma appatiṭṭhā bhavantīti attho. Upādinnaṃyeva sandhāya pucchati. Dīghañca rassañcāti sañṭhānavasena upādārūpaṃ vuttaṃ. Aṇuṃ thūlanti khuddakaṃ vā mahantaṃ vā, imināpi upādārūpe vaṇṇamattameva kathitaṃ. Subhāsubhanti subhañca asubhañca upādārūpameva kathitaṃ. Kiṃ pana upādārūpaṃ subhaṃ asubhanti atthi? natthi. Iṭṭhāniṭṭhārammaṇaṃ panevaṃ kathitaṃ. Nāmañca rūpañcāti nāmañca dīghādibhedaṃ rūpañca. Uparujjhatīti nirujjhati, kiṃ āgamma asesametaṃ nappavattatīti.

[499] Evaṃ pucchitabbaṃ siyāti pucchaṃ dassetvā idāni vissajjanaṃ dassento tatra veyyākaraṇaṃ bhavatīti vatvā "viññāṇan"ti ādimāha. Tattha viññātabbanti viññāṇaṃ, nibbānassetaṃ nāmaṃ, tadetaṃ nidassanābhāvato anidassanaṃ. Uppādanto vā vayanto vā ṭhitassa aññathattaanto vā etassa

Pabhanti papaṃ. Etaṃ kira titthassa nāmaṃ, tañhi papanti etthāti papaṃ, pakārassa pana bhakāro kato. Sabbato pabhamassāti sabbatopabhaṃ. Nibbānassa kira yathā mahāsamuddassa yato yato otaritukāmā honti, taṃtadeva titthaṃ, atitthaṃ nāma natthi. Evameva aṭṭhattiṃsāya kammaṭṭhānesu yena yena mukhena nibbānaṃ otaritukāmā honti, taṃ tadeva titthaṃ, nibbānassa atitthaṃ nāma kammaṭṭhānaṃ natthi. Tena vuttaṃ "sabbatopabhan"ti. Ettha āpo cāti ettha nibbāne idaṃ nibbānaṃ āgamma sabbametaṃ "āpo"ti ādinā nayena vuttaṃ upādinnakadhammajātaṃ nirujjhati, appavattaṃ hotīti.

Idānissa nirujjhanupāyaṃ dassento "viññāṇassa nirodhena etthetaṃ uparujjhatī"ti āha. Tattha "viññāṇanti carimakaviññāṇaṃpi abhisaṅkhāraviññāṇaṃpi. Carimakaviññāṇassāpi hi nirodhena etthetaṃ uparujjhati. Vijjhātadīpasikhā viya apaṇṇattikabhāvaṃ yāti. Abhisaṅkhāraviññāṇassāpi anuppādanirodhena anuppādavasena uparujjhati. Yathāha "sotāpattimaggañāṇena abhisaṅkhāraviññāṇassa nirodhena ṭhapetvā satta bhave anamatagge saṃsāre ye uppajjeyyuṃ nāmañca rūpañca etthete nirujjhantī"ti sabbaṃ cūḷaniddese vuttanayeneva veditabbaṃ. Sesaṃ sabbattha uttānamevāti.