8.17 Atirekacīvarakathā

Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū—

“bhagavatā ticīvaraṃ anuññātan”ti—  aññeneva ticīvarena gāmaṃ pavisanti, aññena ticīvarena ārāme acchanti, aññena ticīvarena nahānaṃ otaranti. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū atirekacīvaraṃ dhāressantī”ti. Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

“na, bhikkhave, atirekacīvaraṃ dhāretabbaṃ. Yo dhāreyya, yathādhammo kāretabbo”ti.

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmato ānandassa atirekacīvaraṃ uppannaṃ hoti. Āyasmā ca ānando taṃ cīvaraṃ āyasmato sāriputtassa dātukāmo hoti. Āyasmā ca sāriputto sākete viharati. Atha kho āyasmato ānandassa etadahosi—

“bhagavatā sikkhāpadaṃ paññattaṃ—  ‘na atirekacīvaraṃ dhāretabban’ti. Idañca me atirekacīvaraṃ uppannaṃ. Ahañcimaṃ cīvaraṃ āyasmato sāriputtassa dātukāmo. Āyasmā ca sāriputto sākete viharati. Kathaṃ nu kho mayā paṭipajjitabban”ti? Bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesi. “Kīvaciraṃ panānanda, sāriputto āgacchissatī”ti?

“Navamaṃ vā, bhagavā, divasaṃ, dasamaṃ vā”ti. Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, dasāhaparamaṃ atirekacīvaraṃ dhāretun”ti.

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhūnaṃ atirekacīvaraṃ uppannaṃ hoti. Atha kho bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi—

“kathaṃ nu kho amhehi atirekacīvare paṭipajjitabban”ti? Bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. “Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, atirekacīvaraṃ vikappetun”ti.

Atha kho bhagavā vesāliyaṃ yathābhirantaṃ viharitvā yena bārāṇasī tena cārikaṃ pakkāmi. Anupubbena cārikaṃ caramāno yena bārāṇasī tadavasari. Tatra sudaṃ bhagavā bārāṇasiyaṃ viharati isipatane migadāye. Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhikkhuno antaravāsako chiddo hoti. Atha kho tassa bhikkhuno etadahosi—

“bhagavatā ticīvaraṃ anuññātaṃ—  diguṇā saṅghāṭi, ekacciyo uttarāsaṅgo, ekacciyo antaravāsako. Ayañca me antaravāsako chiddo. Yannūnāhaṃ aggaḷaṃ acchupeyyaṃ, samantato dupaṭṭaṃ bhavissati, majjhe ekacciyan”ti. Atha kho so bhikkhu aggaḷaṃ acchupesi. Addasā kho bhagavā senāsanacārikaṃ āhiṇḍanto taṃ bhikkhuṃ aggaḷaṃ acchupentaṃ, disvāna yena so bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca—

“kiṃ tvaṃ, bhikkhu, karosī”ti?

“Aggaḷaṃ, bhagavā, acchupemī”ti.

“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu; sādhu kho tvaṃ, bhikkhu, aggaḷaṃ acchupesī”ti.

Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, ahatānaṃ dussānaṃ ahatakappānaṃ diguṇaṃ saṅghāṭiṃ, ekacciyaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ, ekacciyaṃ antaravāsakaṃ; utuddhaṭānaṃ dussānaṃ catugguṇaṃ saṅghāṭiṃ, diguṇaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ, diguṇaṃ antaravāsakaṃ; paṃsukūle yāvadatthaṃ; pāpaṇike ussāho karaṇīyo. Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, aggaḷaṃ tunnaṃ ovaṭṭikaṃ kaṇḍusakaṃ daḷhīkamman”ti.