7.2.3 Abhimārapesana

Atha kho devadatto yena ajātasattu kumāro tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā ajātasattuṃ kumāraṃ etadavoca—

“purise, mahārāja, āṇāpehi, ye samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropessantī”ti. Atha kho ajātasattu kumāro manusse āṇāpesi—

“yathā, bhaṇe, ayyo devadatto āha tathā kareyyāthā”ti. Atha kho devadatto ekaṃ purisaṃ āṇāpesi—

“gacchāvuso, amukasmiṃ okāse samaṇo gotamo viharati. Taṃ jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchā”ti. Tasmiṃ magge dve purise ṭhapesi—

“yo iminā maggena eko puriso āgacchati, taṃ jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchathā”ti. Tasmiṃ magge cattāro purise ṭhapesi—

“ye iminā maggena dve purisā āgacchanti, te jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchathā”ti. Tasmiṃ magge aṭṭha purise ṭhapesi—

“ye iminā maggena cattāro purisā āgacchanti, te jīvitā voropetvā iminā maggena āgacchathā”ti. Tasmiṃ magge soḷasa purise ṭhapesi—

“ye iminā maggena aṭṭha purisā āgacchanti, te jīvitā voropetvā āgacchathā”ti.

Atha kho so eko puriso asicammaṃ gahetvā dhanukalāpaṃ sannayhitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato avidūre bhīto ubbiggo ussaṅkī utrasto patthaddhena kāyena aṭṭhāsi. Addasā kho bhagavā taṃ purisaṃ bhītaṃ ubbiggaṃ ussaṅkiṃ utrastaṃ patthaddhena kāyena ṭhitaṃ. Disvāna taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca—

“ehāvuso, mā bhāyī”ti. Atha kho so puriso asicammaṃ ekamantaṃ karitvā dhanukalāpaṃ nikkhipitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca—

“accayo maṃ, bhante, accagamā yathābālaṃ yathāmūḷhaṃ yathāakusalaṃ, yohaṃ duṭṭhacitto vadhakacitto idhūpasaṅkanto. Tassa me, bhante, bhagavā accayaṃ accayato paṭiggaṇhātu āyatiṃ saṃvarāyā”ti.

“Taggha tvaṃ, āvuso, accayo accagamā yathābālaṃ yathāmūḷhaṃ yathāakusalaṃ, yaṃ tvaṃ duṭṭhacitto vadhakacitto idhūpasaṅkanto. Yato ca kho tvaṃ, āvuso, accayaṃ accayato disvā yathādhammaṃ paṭikarosi, taṃ te mayaṃ paṭiggaṇhāma. Vuḍḍhi hesā, āvuso, ariyassa vinaye—  yo accayaṃ accayato disvā yathādhammaṃ paṭikaroti, āyatiṃ saṃvaraṃ āpajjatī”ti.

Atha kho bhagavā tassa purisassa anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi, seyyathidaṃ—  dānakathaṃ sīlakathaṃ saggakathaṃ, kāmānaṃ ādīnavaṃ okāraṃ saṃkilesaṃ, nekkhamme ānisaṃsaṃ pakāsesi. Yadā taṃ bhagavā aññāsi kallacittaṃ, muducittaṃ, vinīvaraṇacittaṃ, udaggacittaṃ, pasannacittaṃ, atha yā buddhānaṃ sāmukkaṃsikā dhammadesanā taṃ pakāsesi—  dukkhaṃ, samudayaṃ, nirodhaṃ, maggaṃ. Seyyathāpi nāma suddhaṃ vatthaṃ apagatakāḷakaṃ sammadeva rajanaṃ paṭiggaheyya; evameva tassa purisassa tasmiṃyeva āsane virajaṃ vītamalaṃ dhammacakkhuṃ udapādi—

“yaṃ kiñci samudayadhammaṃ sabbaṃ taṃ nirodhadhamman”ti. Atha kho so puriso diṭṭhadhammo pattadhammo viditadhammo pariyogāḷhadhammo tiṇṇavicikiccho vigatakathaṃkatho vesārajjappatto aparappaccayo satthusāsane bhagavantaṃ etadavoca—

“abhikkantaṃ, bhante, abhikkantaṃ, bhante. Seyyathāpi, bhante, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya—  ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti—  evamevaṃ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito. Esāhaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi, dhammañca, bhikkhusaṃghañca. Upāsakaṃ maṃ bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan”ti. Atha kho bhagavā taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca—

“mā kho tvaṃ, āvuso, iminā maggena gaccha, iminā maggena gacchāhī”ti aññena maggena uyyojesi.

Atha kho te dve purisā—

“kiṃ nu kho so eko puriso cirena āgacchatī”ti—  paṭipathaṃ gacchantā addasāsuṃ bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinnaṃ. Disvāna yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Tesaṃ bhagavā anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi…pe…  aparappaccayā satthusāsane bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ—

“abhikkantaṃ, bhante…pe…  upāsake no bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gate”ti. Atha kho bhagavā te purise etadavoca—

“mā kho tumhe, āvuso, iminā maggena gacchittha, iminā maggena gacchathā”ti aññena maggena uyyojesi.

Atha kho te cattāro purisā…pe…  atha kho te aṭṭha purisā…pe…  atha kho te soḷasa purisā—  kiṃ nu kho te aṭṭha purisā cirena āgacchantīti—  paṭipathaṃ gacchantā addasāsuṃ bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinnaṃ. Disvāna yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Tesaṃ bhagavā anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi, seyyathidaṃ—  dānakathaṃ…pe…  aparappaccayā satthusāsane bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ—

“abhikkantaṃ, bhante…pe…  upāsake no bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gate”ti. Atha kho bhagavā te purise etadavoca—

“mā kho tumhe, āvuso, iminā maggena gacchittha, iminā maggena gacchathā”ti aññena maggena uyyojesi.

Atha kho so eko puriso yena devadatto tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā devadattaṃ etadavoca—

“nāhaṃ, bhante, sakkomi taṃ bhagavantaṃ jīvitā voropetuṃ; mahiddhiko so bhagavā mahānubhāvo”ti.

“Alaṃ, āvuso; mā tvaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropesi. Ahameva samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropessāmī”ti.