Khīṇantigāthāvaṇṇanā

15. Evaṃ bhagavā pariyattidhammañca navalokuttaradhammañca nissāya dvīhi gāthāhi buddhādhiṭṭhānaṃ saccaṃ vatvā idāni ye taṃ pariyattidhammaṃ assosuṃ, sutānusārena ca paṭipajjitvā navappakārampi lokuttaradhammaṃ adhigamiṃsu, tesaṃ anupādisesanibbānapattiguṇaṃ nissāya puna saṅghādhiṭṭhānaṃ saccaṃ vattumāraddho ‘‘khīṇaṃ purāṇa’’nti. Tattha khīṇanti samucchinnaṃ. Purāṇanti purātanaṃ. Navanti sampati vattamānaṃ. Natthi sambhavanti avijjamānapātubhāvaṃ. Virattacittāti vītarāgacittā. Āyatike bhavasminti anāgatamaddhānaṃ punabbhave. Teti yesaṃ khīṇaṃ purāṇaṃ navaṃ natthi sambhavaṃ, ye ca āyatike bhavasmiṃ virattacittā, te khīṇāsavā bhikkhū. Khīṇabījāti ucchinnabījā. Avirūḷhichandāti virūḷhichandavirahitā. Nibbantīti vijjhāyanti. Dhīrāti dhitisampannā. Yathāyaṃ padīpoti ayaṃ padīpo viya.

Kiṃ vuttaṃ hoti? Yaṃ taṃ sattānaṃ uppajjitvā niruddhampi purāṇaṃ atītakālikaṃ kammaṃ taṇhāsinehassa appahīnattā paṭisandhiāharaṇasamatthatāya akhīṇaṃyeva hoti, taṃ purāṇaṃ kammaṃ yesaṃ arahattamaggena taṇhāsinehassa sositattā agginā daḍḍhabījamiva āyatiṃ vipākadānāsamatthatāya khīṇaṃ. Yañca nesaṃ buddhapūjādivasena idāni pavattamānaṃ kammaṃ navanti vuccati, tañca taṇhāpahāneneva chinnamūlapādapapupphamiva āyatiṃ phaladānāsamatthatāya yesaṃ natthi sambhavaṃ, ye ca taṇhāpahāneneva āyatike bhavasmiṃ virattacittā, te khīṇāsavā bhikkhū ‘‘kammaṃ khettaṃ viññāṇaṃ bīja’’nti (a. ni. 3.77) ettha vuttassa paṭisandhiviññāṇassa kammakkhayeneva khīṇattā khīṇabījā. Yopi pubbe punabbhavasaṅkhātāya virūḷhiyā chando ahosi. Tassapi samudayappahāneneva pahīnattā pubbe viya cutikāle asambhavena avirūḷhichandā dhitisampannattā dhīrā carimaviññāṇanirodhena yathāyaṃ padīpo nibbuto, evaṃ nibbanti, puna ‘‘rūpino vā arūpino vā’’ti evamādiṃ paññattipathaṃ accentīti. Tasmiṃ kira samaye nagaradevatānaṃ pūjanatthāya jālitesu padīpesu eko padīpo vijjhāyi, taṃ dassento āha ‘‘yathāyaṃ padīpo’’ti.

Evaṃ bhagavā ye taṃ purimāhi dvīhi gāthāhi vuttaṃ pariyattidhammaṃ assosuṃ, sutānusārena ca paṭipajjitvā navappakārampi lokuttaradhammaṃ adhigamiṃsu, tesaṃ anupādisesanibbānapattiguṇaṃ vatvā idāni tameva guṇaṃ nissāya saṅghādhiṭṭhānaṃ saccavacanaṃ payuñjanto desanaṃ samāpesi ‘‘idampi saṅghe’’ti. Tassattho pubbe vuttanayeneva veditabbo. Kevalaṃ pana idampi yathāvuttena pakārena khīṇāsavabhikkhūnaṃ nibbānasaṅkhātaṃ saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītanti evaṃ yojetabbaṃ. Imissāpi gāthāya āṇā koṭisatasahassacakkavāḷesu amanussehi paṭiggahitāti.

Desanāpariyosāne rājakulassa sotthi ahosi, sabbūpaddavā vūpasamiṃsu, caturāsītiyā pāṇasahassānaṃ dhammābhisamayo ahosi.