[455] Puna caparaṁ bhikkhave mahāsamuddo bahuratano anekaratano
tatrīmāni ratanāni seyyathīdaṁ muttā maṇi veḷuriyo saṅkho
silā pavāḷaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ lohitaṅko 1 masāragallaṁ yampi
bhikkhave mahāsamuddo bahuratano anekaratano tatrīmāni ratanāni
seyyathīdaṁ muttā maṇi veḷuriyo saṅkho silā pavāḷaṁ rajataṁ
jātarūpaṁ lohitaṅko masāragallaṁ ayampi bhikkhave mahāsamudde
sattamo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṁ disvā disvā asurā
mahāsamudde abhiramanti.

[456] Puna caparaṁ bhikkhave mahāsamuddo mahataṁ bhūtānaṁ āvāso
tatrīme bhūtā timi timiṅgalo timitimiṅlo mahātimiṅgalo 2 asurā
nāgā gandhabbā santi mahāsamudde yojanasatikāpi attabhāvā
1 Ma. Yu. lohitako. 2 Ma. Yu. ayaṁ pāṭho natthi.
Dviyojanasatikāpi attabhāvā tiyojanasatikāpi attabhāvā catuyojanasatikāpi
attabhāvā pañcayojanasatikāpi attabhāvā yampi bhikkhave
mahāsamuddo mahataṁ bhūtānaṁ āvāso tatrīme bhūtā timi timiṅgalo
timitimiṅgalo mahātimiṅgalo asurā nāgā gandhabbā santi mahāsamudde
yojanasatikāpi attabhāvā .pe. Pañcayojanasatikāpi attabhāvā
ayampi bhikkhave mahāsamudde aṭṭhamo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo
yaṁ disvā disvā asurā mahāsamudde abhiramanti ime kho bhikkhave
mahāsamudde aṭṭha acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ye disvā disvā
asurā mahāsamudde abhiramanti.

[457] Evameva kho bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye aṭṭha
acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ye disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṁ
dhammavinaye abhiramanti. Katame aṭṭha. Seyyathāpi bhikkhave
mahāsamuddo anupubbaninno anupubbapoṇo anupubbapabbhāro na
āyatakeneva papāto evameva kho bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye
anupubbasikkhā anupubbakiriyā anupubbapaṭipadā na āyatakeneva
aññāpaṭivedho yampi bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye anupubbasikkhā
anupubbakiriyā anupubbapaṭipadā na āyatakeneva aññāpaṭivedho
ayaṁ bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye paṭhamo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo
yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[458] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahakhasamuddo ṭhitadhammo velaṁ
Nātivattati evameva kho bhikkhave yaṁ mayā sāvakānaṁ 1 sikkhāpadaṁ
paññattaṁ taṁ mama sāvakā jīvitahetupi nātikkamanti yampi
bhikkhave yaṁ mayā sāvakānaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ taṁ mama sāvakā
jīvitahetupi nātikkamanti ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye
dutiyo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū
imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[459] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamuddo na matena kuṇapena
saṁvasati yaṁ hoti mahāsamudde mataṁ kuṇapaṁ taṁ khippaññeva 2 tīraṁ
vāheti thalaṁ ussādeti evameva kho bhikkhave yo so puggalo
dussīlo pāpadhammo asucisaṅkassarasamācāro paṭicchannakammanto
assamaṇo samaṇapaṭiñño abrahmacārī brahmacāripaṭiñño antopūti
avassuto kasambukajāto na tena saṅgho saṁvasati khippaññeva
naṁ sannipatitvā ukkhipati kiñcāpi kho 3 so hoti majjhe
bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinno athakho so ārakā va saṅghamhā saṅgho
ca tena yampi bhikkhave yo so puggalo dussīlo pāpadhammo
asucisaṅkassarasamācāro paṭicchannakammanto assamaṇo samaṇapaṭiñño
abrahmacārī brahmacāripaṭiñño antopūti avassuto kasambukajāto
na tena saṅgho saṁvasati khippaññeva naṁ sannipatitvā
ukkhipati kiñcāpi kho so hoti majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa
nisinno athakho so ārakā va saṅghamhā saṅgho ca tena
1 Ma. mama sāvakānaṁ. 2 Ma. khippameva. Yu. khippameva ca. 3 Yu. khosaddo natthi.
Ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye tatiyo acchariyo abbhuto
dhammo yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[460] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave yā kāci mahānadiyo seyyathīdaṁ
gaṅgā yamunā aciravatī sarabhū mahī tā mahāsamuddaṁ pattā jahanti
purimāni nāmagottāni mahāsamuddotveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchanti
evameva kho bhikkhave cattārome vaṇṇā khattiyā brāhmaṇā
vessā suddā te tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye agārasmā
anagāriyaṁ pabbajitvā jahanti purimāni nāmagottāni samaṇā
sakyaputtiyātveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchanti yampi bhikkhave cattārome
vaṇṇā khattiyā brāhmaṇā vessā suddā te tathāgatappavedite
dhammavinaye agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajitvā jahanti purimāni
nāmagottāni samaṇā sakyaputtiyātveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchanti ayampi
bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye catuttho acchariyo abbhuto dhammo
yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[461] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave yā kāci loke savantiyo
mahāsamuddaṁ appenti yā ca antalikkhā dhārā papatanti na tena
mahāsamuddassa ūnattaṁ vā pūrattaṁ vā paññāyati evameva kho
bhikkhave bahū cepi bhikkhū anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbāyanti
na tena nibbānadhātuyā ūnattaṁ vā pūrattaṁ vā paññāyati
yampi bhikkhave bahū cepi bhikkhū anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā
Parinibbāyanti na tena nibbānadhātuyā ūnattaṁ vā pūrattaṁ vā
paññāyati ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye pañcamo acchariyo
abbhuto dhammo yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṁ dhammavinaye
abhiramanti.

[462] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamuddo ekaraso loṇaraso
evameva kho bhikkhave ayaṁ dhammavinayo ekaraso vimuttiraso
yampi bhikkhave .pe. Vimuttiraso ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṁ
dhammavinaye chaṭṭho acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū
imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[463] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamuddo bahuratano anekaratano
tatrīmāni ratanāni seyyathīdaṁ muttā maṇi veḷuriyo saṅkho
silā pavāḷaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ lohitaṅko masāragallaṁ evameva kho
bhikkhave ayaṁ dhammavinayo bahuratano anekaratano tatrīmāni
ratanāni seyyathīdaṁ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā cattāro sammappadhānā
cattāro iddhipādā pañcindriyāni pañca balāni satta
bojjhaṅgā ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo yampi bhikkhave ayaṁ
dhammavinayo bahuratano anekaratano tatrīmāni ratanāni seyyathīdaṁ
cattāro satipaṭṭhānā .pe. Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo ayampi
bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye sattamo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo
yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[464] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamuddo mahataṁ bhūtānaṁ āvāso
tatrīme bhūtā timi .pe. Asurā nāgā gandhabbā santi
mahāsamudde yojanasatikāpi attabhāvā dviyojanasatikāpi
attabhāvā tiyojanasatikāpi attabhāvā catuyojanasatikāpi attabhāvā
pañcayojanasatikāpi attabhāvā evameva kho bhikkhave ayaṁ
dhammavinayo mahataṁ bhūtānaṁ āvāso tatrīme bhūtā sotāpanno
sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno sakidāgāmī sakidāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya
paṭipanno anāgāmī anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno
arahā arahattāya 1 paṭipanno yampi bhikkhave ayaṁ dhammavinayo
mahataṁ bhūtānaṁ āvāso tatrīme bhūtā sotāpanno .pe.
Arahattāya paṭipanno ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṁ dhammavinaye
aṭṭhamo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṁ disvā disvā bhikkhū
imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramanti ime kho bhikkhave imasmiṁ
dhammavinaye aṭṭha acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ye disvā disvā
bhikkhū imasmiṁ dhammavinaye abhiramantīti 2 .