“Bhante nāgasena, ‘tacchakassa dve aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamāni tāni dve aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, tacchako kāḷasuttaṃ anulometvā rukkhaṃ tacchati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena jina­sāsa­na­manu­loma­yitvā sīlapathaviyaṃ patiṭṭhahitvā saddhāhatthena paññāvāsiṃ gahetvā kilesā tacchetabbā. Idaṃ, mahārāja, tacchakassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, tacchako phegguṃ apaharitvā sāramādiyati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sassataṃ ucchedaṃ taṃ jīvaṃ taṃ sarīraṃ aññaṃ jīvaṃ aññaṃ sarīraṃ taduttamaṃ aññaduttamaṃ akatamabhabbaṃ apurisakāraṃ abrahma­cari­ya­vāsaṃ sattavināsaṃ ­navasat­ta­pātu­bhāvaṃ saṅ­khā­ra­sassa­ta­bhāvaṃ yo karoti, so paṭisaṃvedeti, añño karoti, añño paṭisaṃvedeti, kamma­phala­dassanā ca kiriya­phala­diṭṭhi ca iti evarūpāni ceva aññāni ca vivādapathāni apanetvā saṅkhārānaṃ sabhāvaṃ paramasuññataṃ nirīha­nijjīva­taṃ accantaṃ suññataṃ ādiyitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, tacchakassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena suttanipāte—

‘Kāraṇḍavaṃ niddhamatha,
Kasambuṃ apakassatha;
Tato palāpe vāhetha,
Assamaṇe samaṇamānine.

Niddhamitvāna pāpicche,
pāpa­ācāra­gocare;
Suddhā suddhehi saṃvāsaṃ,
kappayavho patissatā;
Tato samaggā nipakā,
dukkhassantaṃ karissathā’”ti.

Taccha­kaṅ­gapañho dasamo.

Makkaṭakavaggo chaṭṭho.

Tassuddānaṃ

Makkaṭo dārako kummo,
vanaṃ rukkho ca pañcamo;
Megho maṇi māgaviko,
bāḷisī tacchakena cāti.