Ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā uttaro mahisa­vatthus­miṃ viharati saṅkheyyake pabbate vaṭajālikāyaṃ. Tatra kho āyasmā uttaro bhikkhū āmantesi: “sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attavipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ paravipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ parasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hotī”ti.

Tena kho pana samayena vessavaṇo mahārājā uttarāya disāya dakkhiṇaṃ disaṃ gacchati kenacideva karaṇīyena. Assosi kho vessavaṇo mahārājā āyasmato uttarassa mahisa­vatthus­miṃ saṅkheyyake pabbate vaṭajālikāyaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ desentassa: “sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attavipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ paravipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ parasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hotī”ti.

Atha kho vessavaṇo mahārājā—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evamevaṃ mahisa­vatthus­miṃ saṅkheyyake pabbate vaṭajālikāyaṃ antarahito devesu tāvatiṃsesu pāturahosi. Atha kho vessavaṇo mahārājā yena sakko devānamindo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca: “yagghe, mārisa, jāneyyāsi. Eso āyasmā uttaro mahisa­vatthus­miṃ saṅkheyyake pabbate vaṭajālikāyaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ deseti: ‘sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attavipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ paravipattiṃ … pe … attasampattiṃ … parasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hotī’”ti.

Atha kho sakko devānamindo seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evamevaṃ devesu tāvatiṃsesu antarahito mahisa­vatthus­miṃ saṅkheyyake pabbate vaṭajālikāyaṃ āyasmato uttarassa sammukhe pāturahosi. Atha kho sakko devānamindo yenāyasmā uttaro tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ uttaraṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo āyasmantaṃ uttaraṃ etadavoca: 

“Saccaṃ kira, bhante, āyasmā uttaro bhikkhūnaṃ evaṃ dhammaṃ desesi: ‘sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attavipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti, sādhāvuso, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ paravipattiṃ … pe … attasampattiṃ … parasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hotī’”ti? “Evaṃ, devānamindā”ti. “Kiṃ panidaṃ, bhante, āyasmato uttarassa sakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ, udāhu tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassā”ti? “Tena hi, devānaminda, upamaṃ te karissāmi. Upamāya midhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānanti.

Seyyathāpi, devānaminda, gāmassa vā nigamassa vā avidūre mahādhaññarāsi. Tato mahājanakāyo dhaññaṃ āhareyya—kājehipi piṭakehipi ucchaṅgehipi añjalīhipi. Yo nu kho, devānaminda, taṃ mahājanakāyaṃ upasaṅkamitvā evaṃ puccheyya: ‘kuto imaṃ dhaññaṃ āharathā’ti, kathaṃ byākaramāno nu kho, devānaminda, so mahājanakāyo sammā byākaramāno byākareyyā”ti? “‘Amumhā mahā­dhañña­rāsimhā āharāmā’ti kho, bhante, so mahājanakāyo sammā byākaramāno byākareyyā”ti. “Evamevaṃ kho, devānaminda, yaṃ kiñci subhāsitaṃ sabbaṃ taṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa. Tato upādāyupādāya mayaṃ caññe ca bhaṇāmā”ti.

“Acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ bhante. Yāva subhāsi­tañ­cidaṃ āyasmatā uttarena: ‘yaṃ kiñci subhāsitaṃ sabbaṃ taṃ tassa bhagavato vacanaṃ arahato sammā­sambud­dhassa. Tato upādāyupādāya mayañcaññe ca bhaṇāmā’ti. Ekamidaṃ, bhante uttara, samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte. Tatra kho bhagavā devadattaṃ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi: 

‘Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ attavipattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kālena kālaṃ paravipattiṃ … pe … attasampattiṃ … parasampattiṃ paccavekkhitā hoti. Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi abhibhūto ­pariyā­dinna­citto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho. Katamehi aṭṭhahi? Lābhena hi, bhikkhave, abhibhūto ­pariyā­dinna­citto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho; alābhena, bhikkhave … pe … yasena, bhikkhave … ayasena, bhikkhave … sakkārena, bhikkhave … asakkārena, bhikkhave … pāpicchatāya, bhikkhave … pāpamittatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto ­pariyā­dinna­citto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahi asaddhammehi abhibhūto ­pariyā­dinna­citto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

Sādhu, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannaṃ lābhaṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya; uppannaṃ alābhaṃ … pe … uppannaṃ yasaṃ … uppannaṃ ayasaṃ … uppannaṃ sakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ asakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ pāpicchataṃ … uppannaṃ pāpamittataṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya.

Kiñca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthavasaṃ paṭicca uppannaṃ lābhaṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya; uppannaṃ alābhaṃ … pe … uppannaṃ yasaṃ … uppannaṃ ayasaṃ … uppannaṃ sakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ asakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ pāpicchataṃ … uppannaṃ pāpamittataṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya?

Yaṃ hissa, bhikkhave, uppannaṃ lābhaṃ anabhibhuyya viharato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā ­vighā­ta­pari­ḷāhā, uppannaṃ lābhaṃ abhibhuyya viharato evaṃsa te āsavā ­vighā­ta­pari­ḷāhā na honti. Yaṃ hissa, bhikkhave, uppannaṃ alābhaṃ … pe … uppannaṃ yasaṃ … uppannaṃ ayasaṃ … uppannaṃ sakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ asakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ pāpicchataṃ … uppannaṃ pāpamittataṃ anabhibhuyya viharato uppajjeyyuṃ āsavā ­vighā­ta­pari­ḷāhā, uppannaṃ pāpamittataṃ abhibhuyya viharato evaṃsa te āsavā ­vighā­ta­pari­ḷāhā na honti. Idaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu atthavasaṃ paṭicca uppannaṃ lābhaṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya; uppannaṃ alābhaṃ … pe … uppannaṃ yasaṃ … uppannaṃ ayasaṃ … uppannaṃ sakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ asakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ pāpicchataṃ … uppannaṃ pāpamittataṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya vihareyya.

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ: “uppannaṃ lābhaṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya viharissāma, uppannaṃ alābhaṃ … pe … uppannaṃ yasaṃ … uppannaṃ ayasaṃ … uppannaṃ sakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ asakkāraṃ … uppannaṃ pāpicchataṃ … uppannaṃ pāpamittataṃ abhibhuyya abhibhuyya viharissāmā”ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban’ti.

Ettāvatā, bhante uttara, manussesu catasso parisā—bhikkhū, bhikkhuniyo, upāsakā, upāsikāyo. Nāyaṃ dhammapariyāyo kismiñci upaṭṭhito. Uggaṇhatu, bhante, āyasmā uttaro imaṃ dhamma­pariyā­yaṃ. Pariyāpuṇātu, bhante, āyasmā uttaro imaṃ dhamma­pariyā­yaṃ. Dhāretu, bhante, āyasmā uttaro imaṃ dhamma­pariyā­yaṃ. Atthasaṃhito ayaṃ, bhante, dhammapariyāyo ādib­rahma­cari­yako”ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.