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Samuddavagga

Translator: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500

“Bhante nāgasena, ‘lābulatāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?

“Yathā, mahārāja, lābulatā tiṇe vā kaṭṭhe vā latāya vā soṇḍikāhi ālambitvā tassūpari vaḍḍhati;

evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena arahatte abhivaḍḍhitukāmena manasā ārammaṇaṁ ālambitvā arahatte abhivaḍḍhitabbaṁ.

Idaṁ, mahārāja, lābulatāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.

Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena sāriputtena dhammasenāpatinā—

‘Yathā lābulatā nāma,

tiṇe kaṭṭhe latāya vā;

Ālambitvā soṇḍikāhi,

tato vaḍḍhati uppari.

Tatheva buddhaputtena,

Arahattaphalakāminā;

Ārammaṇaṁ ālambitvā,

Vaḍḍhitabbaṁ asekkhaphale’”ti.

Lābulataṅgapañho paṭhamo.

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