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Milindapañha

Addhānavagga

9. Addhānapañha

1 Rājā āha—“bhante nāgasena, yaṁ panetaṁ brūsi ‘dīghamaddhānan’ti, kimetaṁ addhānaṁ nāmā”ti? “Atīto, mahārāja, addhā, anāgato addhā, paccuppanno addhā”ti. “Kiṁ pana, bhante, sabbe addhā atthī”ti? “Koci, mahārāja, addhā atthi, koci natthī”ti. “Katamo pana, bhante, atthi, katamo natthī”ti? “Ye te, mahārāja, saṅkhārā atītā vigatā niruddhā vipariṇatā, so addhā natthi, ye dhammā vipākā, ye ca vipākadhammadhammā, ye ca aññatra paṭisandhiṁ denti, so addhā atthi. Ye sattā kālaṅkatā aññatra uppannā, so ca addhā atthi. Ye sattā kālaṅkatā aññatra anuppannā, so addhā natthi. Ye ca sattā parinibbutā, so ca addhā natthi parinibbutattā”ti.

2 “Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.

3 Addhānapañho navamo.

4 Addhānavaggo dutiyo.

5 Imasmiṁ vagge nava pañhā.

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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