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Milindapañha

Opammakathāpañha

Makkaṭakavagga

9. Bāḷisikaṅgapañha

1 “Bhante nāgasena, ‘bāḷisikassa dve aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamāni tāni dve aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, bāḷisiko baḷisena macche uddharati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ñāṇena uttariṁ sāmaññaphalāni uddharitabbāni. Idaṁ, mahārāja, bāḷisikassa paṭhamaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

2 Puna caparaṁ, mahārāja, bāḷisiko parittakaṁ vadhitvā vipulaṁ lābhamadhigacchati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena parittalokāmisamattaṁ pariccajitabbaṁ. Lokāmisamattaṁ, mahārāja, pariccajitvā yogī yogāvacaro vipulaṁ sāmaññaphalaṁ adhigacchati. Idaṁ, mahārāja, bāḷisikassa dutiyaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—

3 ‘Suññatañcānimittañca,

Vimokkhañcāppaṇihitaṁ;

Caturo phale chaḷabhiññā,

Cajitvā lokāmisaṁ labhe’”ti.

4 Bāḷisikaṅgapañho navamo.

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