57. Chattapāṇisikkhāpadavaṇṇanā

Dhammadesanāpaṭisaṃyuttesu paṭhame yaṃkiñci chattaṃ pāṇimhi assāti chattapāṇi. So taṃ chattaṃ yatthakatthaci sarīrāvayave ṭhapetvāpi yāva hatthena na muñcati, tāvassa dhammaṃ desetuṃ na vaṭṭati. Sace panassa añño chattaṃ dhāreti, passe vā ṭhitaṃ hoti, hatthato apagatamatte chattapāṇi nāma na hoti, tassa desetuṃ vaṭṭati. Dhammaparicchedo cettha padasodhamme vuttanayeneva veditabbo.