Dighanikaya 28.144_2

28.144_2

Tasmiṃ dhamme abhiññā idhekaccaṃ dhammaṃ dhammesu niṭṭhamagamanti tasmiṃ desite dhamme ekaccaṃ dhammaṃ nāma sāvakapāramīñāṇaṃ sañjānitvā dhammesu niṭṭhamagamaṃ. Katamesu dhammesūti? Catusaccadhammesu. Etthāyaṃ therasallāpo, kāḷavallavāsī sumatthero tāva vadati ‘‘catusaccadhammesu idāni niṭṭhagamanakāraṇaṃ natthi. Assajimahāsāvakassa hi diṭṭhadivaseyeva so paṭhamamaggena catusaccadhammesu niṭṭhaṃ gato, aparabhāge sūkarakhataleṇadvāre upari tīhi maggehi catusaccadhammesu niṭṭhaṃ gato, imasmiṃ pana ṭhāne ‘dhammesū’ti buddhaguṇesu niṭṭhaṃ gato’’ti. Lokantaravāsī cūḷasīvatthero pana ‘‘sabbaṃ tatheva vatvā imasmiṃ pana ṭhāne ‘dhammesū’ti arahatte niṭṭhaṃ gato’’ti āha. Dīghabhāṇakatipiṭakamahāsīvatthero pana ‘‘tatheva purimavādaṃ vatvā imasmiṃ pana ṭhāne ‘dhammesū’ti sāvakapāramīñāṇe niṭṭhaṃ gato’’ti vatvā ‘‘buddhaguṇā pana nayato āgatā’’ti āha.

“Having directly known that Dhamma, I came to a conclusion concerning the Dhammas with respect to a certain Dhamma here” means: having recognised a certain Dhamma, namely the knowledge of a disciple’s perfection, within that Dhamma that was taught, I came to a conclusion concerning the Dhammas. Concerning which Dhammas? Concerning the Dhammas of the Four Truths. Here, this is the discussion among the elders: First, Elder Suma, who dwelt at Kāḷavalla, says: “At this point, there is no reason for coming to a conclusion concerning the Dhammas of the Four Truths. For on the very day he saw the great disciple Assaji, by means of the first path, he had already come to a conclusion concerning the Dhammas of the Four Truths; subsequently, at the entrance of the Boar's Cave, by means of the higher three paths, he came to a conclusion concerning the Dhammas of the Four Truths. But in this passage, ‘concerning the Dhammas’ means he came to a conclusion concerning the qualities of the Buddha.” But Elder Cūḷasīva, who dwelt at Lokantara, having said all the rest in the same way, said: “In this passage, however, ‘concerning the Dhammas’ means he came to a conclusion concerning arahantship.” But Elder Mahāsīva, the reciter of the Dīgha and master of the Tipiṭaka, having likewise stated the earlier position, said: “In this passage, ‘concerning the Dhammas’ means he came to a conclusion concerning the knowledge of a disciple’s perfection,” and added, “the qualities of the Buddha, however, are arrived at by method of inference.”