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Milindapañha

Opammakathāpañha

Pathavīvagga

1. Pathavīaṅgapañha

1 “Bhante nāgasena, ‘pathaviyā pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamāni tāni pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, pathavī iṭṭhāniṭṭhāni kappūrāgarutagaracandanakuṅkumādīni ākirantepi pittasemhapubbaruhirasedamedakheḷasiṅghāṇikalasikamuttakarīsādīni ākirantepi tādisāyeva; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena iṭṭhāniṭṭhe lābhālābhe yasāyase nindāpasaṁsāya sukhadukkhe sabbattha tādināyeva bhavitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, pathaviyā paṭhamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

2 Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, pathavī maṇḍanavibhūsanāpagatā sakagandhaparibhāvitā; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena vibhūsanāpagatena sakasīlagandhaparibhāvitena bhavitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, pathaviyā dutiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

3 Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, pathavī nirantarā akhaṇḍacchiddā asusirā bahalā ghanā vitthiṇṇā; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena nirantaramakhaṇḍacchiddamasusirabahalaghanavitthiṇṇasīlena bhavitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, pathaviyā tatiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

4 Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, pathavī gāmanigamanagarajanapadarukkhapabbatanadītaḷākapokkharaṇīmigapakkhimanujanaranārigaṇaṁ dhārentīpi akilāsu hoti; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ovadantenapi anusāsantenapi viññāpentenapi sandassentenapi samādapentenapi samuttejentenapi sampahaṁsentenapi dhammadesanāsu akilāsunā bhavitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, pathaviyā catutthaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

5 Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, pathavī anunayappaṭighavippamuttā; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena anunayappaṭighavippamuttena pathavisamena cetasā viharitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, pathaviyā pañcamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, upāsikāya cūḷasubhaddāya sakasamaṇe parikittayamānāya—

6 ‘Ekañce bāhaṁ vāsiyā,

tacche kupitamānasā;

Ekañce bāhaṁ gandhena,

ālimpeyya pamoditā.

7 Amusmiṁ paṭigho natthi,

rāgo asmiṁ na vijjati;

Pathavīsamacittā te,

tādisā samaṇā mamā’”ti.

8 Pathavīaṅgapañho paṭhamo.

Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Pāli), 2005. Public Domain Mark 1.0. Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500, World Tipiṭaka Edition in Roman Script, B.E. 2548 (2005), prepared by the M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund. Text and segmenting as published by SuttaCentral, which marks it free of known restrictions under copyright law. Version: bilara-data, published branch at 4b0b8739c (2026-11-05). Source

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