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Milindapañha

Opammakathāpañha

Gadrabhavagga

9. Vāyasaṅgapañha

1 “Bhante nāgasena, ‘vāyasassa dve aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamāni tāni dve aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, vāyaso āsaṅkitaparisaṅkito yattappayatto carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena āsaṅkitaparisaṅkitena yattapayattena upaṭṭhitāya satiyā saṁvutehi indriyehi caritabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, vāyasassa paṭhamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

2 Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, vāyaso yaṁ kiñci bhojanaṁ disvā ñātīhi saṁvibhajitvā bhuñjati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ye te lābhā dhammikā dhammaladdhā antamaso pattapariyāpannamattampi, tathārūpehi lābhehi paṭivibhattabhoginā bhavitabbaṁ sīlavantehi sabrahmacārīhi. Idaṁ, mahārāja, vāyasassa dutiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena sāriputtena dhammasenāpatinā—

3 ‘Sace me upanāmenti,

yathāladdhaṁ tapassino;

Sabbe saṁvibhajitvāna,

tato bhuñjāmi bhojanan’”ti.

4 Vāyasaṅgapañho navamo.

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