Bhagavato ca, Sāriputta, Vipassissa Bhagavato ca Sikhissa Bhagavato ca Vessabhussa brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosi. Bhagavato ca, Sāriputta, Kakusandhassa Bhagavato ca Koṇāgamanassa Bhagavato ca Kassapassa brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosī”ti.
“Ko nu kho , bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena Bhagavato ca Vipassissa Bhagavato ca Sikhissa Bhagavato ca Vessabhussa brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosī”ti? “Bhagavā ca, Sāriputta, Vipassī Bhagavā ca Sikhī Bhagavā ca Vessabhū kilāsuno ahesuṃ sāvakānaṃ vitthārena dhammaṃ desetuṃ. Appakañca nesaṃ ahosi Suttaṃ Geyyaṃ Veyyākaraṇaṃ Gāthā Udānaṃ Itivuttakaṃ Jātakaṃ Abbhutadhammaṃ vedallaṃ. Apaññattaṃ sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ. Anuddiṭṭhaṃ Pātimokkhaṃ. Tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ khippaññeva antaradhāpesuṃ. Seyyathāpi, Sāriputta, nānāpupphāni phalake nikkhittāni suttena asaṅgahitāni tāni vāto vikirati vidhamati viddhaṃseti. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yathā taṃ suttena asaṅgahitattā. Evameva kho, Sāriputta, tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ khippaññeva antaradhāpesuṃ.
"Akilāsuno ca te bhagavanto ahesuṃ sāvake cetasā ceto paricca ovadituṃ. Bhūtapubbaṃ, Sāriputta, Vessabhū Bhagavā Arahaṃ Sammāsambuddho aññatarasmiṃ bhiṃsanake vanasaṇḍe sahassaṃ Bhikkhusaṅghaṃ cetasā ceto paricca ovadati anusāsati – ‘Evaṃ vitakketha, mā evaṃ vitakkayittha; evaṃ manasikarotha, mā evaṃ manasākattha ; idaṃ pajahatha, idaṃ upasampajja viharathā’ti. Atha kho, Sāriputta, tassa bhikkhusahassassa Vessabhunā Bhagavatā Arahatā Sammāsambuddhena evaṃ ovadiyamānānaṃ evaṃ anusāsiyamānānaṃ anupādāya āsavehi cittāni vimucciṃsu. Tatra sudaṃ, Sāriputta, bhiṃsanakassa vanasaṇḍassa bhiṃsanakatasmiṃ hoti – yo koci avītarāgo taṃ vanasaṇḍaṃ pavisati, yebhuyyena lomāni haṃsanti. Ayaṃ kho, Sāriputta, hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena Bhagavato ca Vipassissa Bhagavato ca Sikhissa Bhagavato ca Vessabhussa brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosī”ti.
“Ko pana, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena Bhagavato ca KakusandhassaBbhagavato ca Koṇāgamanassa Bhagavato ca Kassapassa brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosī”ti? “Bhagavā ca, Sāriputta, Kakusandho Bhagavā ca Koṇāgamano Bhagavā ca Kassapo akilāsuno ahesuṃ sāvakānaṃ vitthārena dhammaṃ desetuṃ. Bahuñca nesaṃ ahosi Suttaṃ Geyyaṃ Veyyākaraṇaṃ Gāthā Udānaṃ Itivuttakaṃ Jātakaṃ Abbhutadhammaṃ vedallaṃ, paññattaṃ sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ, uddiṭṭhaṃ Pātimokkhaṃ. Tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ ṭhapesuṃ. Seyyathāpi, Sāriputta, nānāpupphāni phalake nikkhittāni suttena susaṅgahitāni tāni vāto na vikirati na vidhamati na viddhaṃseti. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yathā taṃ suttena susaṅgahitattā. Evameva kho, Sāriputta, tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ ṭhapesuṃ. Ayaṃ kho, Sāriputta, hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena Bhagavato ca Kakusandhassa Bhagavato ca Koṇāgamanassa Bhagavato ca Kassapassa brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosī”ti.
Atha kho āyasmā Sāriputto uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – “Etassa, bhagavā, kālo! etassa, sugata, kālo! yaṃ bhagavā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeyya , uddiseyya pātimokkhaṃ, yathayidaṃ brahmacariyaṃ addhaniyaṃ assa ciraṭṭhitika”nti. “Āgamehi tvaṃ, Sāriputta! āgamehi tvaṃ, Sāriputta! tathāgatova tattha kālaṃ jānissati. Na tāva, Sāriputta, satthā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti uddisati Pātimokkhaṃ yāva na idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti. Yato ca kho, Sāriputta, idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, atha satthā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti uddissati Pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃyeva āsavaṭṭhānīyānaṃ dhammānaṃ paṭighātāya. Na tāva, Sāriputta, idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti yāva na saṅgho rattaññumahattaṃ patto hoti. Yato ca kho, Sāriputta, saṅgho rattaññumahattaṃ patto hoti atha idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, atha, satthā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti uddisati Pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃyeva āsavaṭṭhānīyānaṃ dhammānaṃ paṭighātāya. Na tāva, Sāriputta, idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, yāva na saṅgho vepullamahattaṃ patto hoti. Yato ca kho, Sāriputta, saṅgho vepullamahattaṃ patto hoti, atha idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, atha satthā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti uddisati Pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃyeva āsavaṭṭhānīyānaṃ dhammānaṃ paṭighātāya. Na tāva, Sāriputta, idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, yāva na saṅgho lābhaggamahattaṃ patto hoti. Yato ca kho, Sāriputta, saṅgho lābhaggamahattaṃ patto hoti, atha idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, atha satthā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti uddisati Pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃyeva āsavaṭṭhānīyānaṃ dhammānaṃ paṭighātāya. Na tāva, Sāriputta, idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, yāva na saṅgho bāhusaccamahattaṃ patto hoti. Yato ca kho, Sāriputta, saṅgho bāhusaccamahattaṃ patto hoti, atha idhekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā saṅghe pātubhavanti, atha satthā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti uddisati Pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃyeva āsavaṭṭhānīyānaṃ dhammānaṃ paṭighātāya. Nirabbudo hi, Sāriputta, Bhikkhusaṅgho nirādīnavo apagatakāḷako suddho sāre patiṭṭhito. Imesañhi, Sāriputta, pañcannaṃ Bhikkhusatānaṃ yo pacchimako Bhikkhu so Sotāpanno avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.
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