7. Vaṃsaṅgapañho

7. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘vaṃsassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’nti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’’nti? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, vaṃso yattha vāto, tattha anulometi, nāññatthamanudhāvati, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena yaṃ buddhena bhagavatā bhāsitaṃ navaṅgaṃ satthu sāsanaṃ, taṃ anulomayitvā kappiye anavajje ṭhatvā samaṇadhammaṃ yeva pariyesitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, vaṃsassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ mahārāja therena rāhulena –

‘‘‘Navaṅgaṃ buddhavacanaṃ, anulometvāna sabbadā;

Kappiye anavajjasmiṃ, ṭhatvāpāyaṃ samuttari’’’nti.

Vaṃsaṅgapañho sattamo.