8. Paṭhamanakuhanasuttaṃ

35. Vuttañhetaṃ bhagavatā, vuttamarahatāti me sutaṃ –

‘‘Nayidaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṃ vussati janakuhanatthaṃ, na janalapanatthaṃ, na lābhasakkārasilokānisaṃsatthaṃ, na ‘iti maṃ jano jānātū’ti. Atha kho idaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṃ vussati saṃvaratthañceva pahānatthañcā’’ti. Etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṃ iti vuccati –

‘‘Saṃvaratthaṃ pahānatthaṃ, brahmacariyaṃ anītihaṃ;

Adesayi so bhagavā, nibbānogadhagāminaṃ.

‘‘Esa maggo mahattehi [mahantehi (sī. ka.), mahatthehi (syā.)], anuyāto mahesibhi [mahesino (sī. ka.)];

Ye ye taṃ paṭipajjanti, yathā buddhena desitaṃ;

Dukkhassantaṃ karissanti, satthusāsanakārino’’ti.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti. Aṭṭhamaṃ.