Viyahapannatti 11.12.526

11.12.526

teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre jāva samosaḍhe jāva parisā pajjuvāsai| tae ṇaṃ te samaṇovāsayā imīse kahāe laddhaṭṭhā samāṇā, haṭṭhatuṭṭhā annamannaṃ saddāveṃti, saddāvettā evaṃ vayāsī–evaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre jāva ālabhiyāe nagarīe ahāpaḍirūvaṃ oggahaṃ ogiṇhittā saṃjameṇaṃ tavasā appāṇaṃ bhāvemāṇe viharai|
taṃ mahapphalaṃ khalu bho devānuppiyā! tahārūvāṇaṃ arahaṃtāṇaṃ bhagavaṃtāṇaṃ nāmagoyassa vi savaṇayāe, kimaṃga puṇa abhigamana-vaṃdana-namaṃsaṇa-paḍipucchaṇa-pajjuvāsaṇāe? egassa vi āriyassa dhammiyassa suvayaṇassa savaṇayāe, kimagaṃ puṇa viulassa aṭṭhassa gahaṇayāe? taṃ gacchāmo ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdāmo namaṃsāmo sakkāremo sammāṇemo kallāṇaṃ maṃgalaṃ devayaṃ ceiyaṃ pajjuvāsāmo|
eyaṃ ṇe peccabhave ihabhave ya hiyāe suhāe khamāe nisseyasāe ānugāmiyattāe bhavissai tti kaṭṭu annamannassa aṃtie eyamaṭṭhaṃ paḍisuṇeṃti, paḍisuṇettā jeṇeva sayāiṃ-sayāiṃ gihāiṃ teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā ṇhāyā kayabalikammā kayakouya-maṃgala-pāyacchittā suddhappāvesāiṃ maṃgallāiṃ vatthāiṃ pavara parihiyā appamahagghābharaṇālaṃkiyasarīrā saehiṃ-saehiṃ gihehiṃto paḍi-nikkhamaṃti, paḍinikkhamittā egayao melāyaṃti, melāyittā pāyavihāracāreṇaṃ ālabhiyāe nagarīe majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ niggacchaṃti, niggacchittā jeṇeva saṃkhavane ceie, jeṇeva samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre, teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ jāva tivihāe pajjuvāsaṇāe pajjuvāsaṃti|
tae ṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre tesiṃ samaṇovāsagāṇaṃ tīse ya mahatimahāliyāe parisāe dhammaṃ parikahei jāva āṇāe ārāhae bhavai|
tae ṇaṃ te samaṇovāsayā samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṃtiyaṃ dhammaṃ soccā nisamma haṭṭhatuṭṭhā uṭṭhāe uṭṭheṃti, uṭṭhettā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdaṃti namaṃsaṃti, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā evaṃ vadāsī–
evaṃ khalu bhaṃte! isibhaddaputte samaṇovāsae amhaṃ evamāikkhai jāva parūvei–devaloesu ṇaṃ ajjo! devāṇaṃ jahanneṇaṃ dasa vāsasahassāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā, teṇa paraṃ samayāhiyā jāva teṇa paraṃ vocchinnā devā ya devalogā ya|
se kahameyaṃ bhaṃte! evaṃ?
ajjoti! samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre te samaṇovāsae evaṃ vayāsī–jaṇṇaṃ ajjo! isibhaddaputte samaṇovāsae tubbhaṃ evamāikkhai jāva parūvei–devaloesu ṇaṃ devāṇaṃ jahanneṇaṃ dasa vāsasahassāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā, teṇa paraṃ samayāhiyā jāva teṇa paraṃ vocchinnā devā ya devalogā ya–sacce ṇaṃ esamaṭṭhe, ahaṃ pi ṇaṃ ajjo! evamāikkhāmi jāva parūvemi–devaloesu ṇaṃ ajjo! devāṇaṃ jahanneṇaṃ dasa vāsasahassāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā, teṇa paraṃ samayāhiyā, dusamayāhiyā, tisamayāhiyā jāva dasasamiyāhiyā, saṃkhejjasamayāhiyā, asaṃ-khejjasamayāhiyā, ukkoseṇaṃ tettīsaṃ sāgarovamāiṃ ṭhitī pannattā| teṇa paraṃ vocchinnā devā ya devalogā ya–sacce ṇaṃ esamaṭṭhe|
tae ṇaṃ te samaṇovāsagā samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṃtiyaṃ eyamaṭṭhaṃ soccā nisamma samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdaṃti namaṃsaṃti, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā jeṇeva isibhaddaputte samaṇovāsae teṇeva uvāgacchati, uvāgacchittā isibhaddaputtaṃ samaṇovāsagaṃ vaṃdaṃti namaṃsaṃti, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā eyamaṭṭhaṃ sammaṃ vinaeṇaṃ bhujjo-bhujjo khāmeṃti| tae ṇaṃ te samaṇovāsayā pasiṇāiṃ pucchaṃti, pucchittā aṭṭhāiṃ pariyādiyaṃti, pariyādiyittā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdaṃti namaṃsaṃti, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā jāmeva disaṃ pāubbhūyā tāmeva disaṃ paḍigayā|

At that time and at that hour, Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra arrived […] and the assembly attended upon him. Then those lay followers, having received news of this matter, delighted and pleased, called to one another and, having called, said thus: “Indeed, beloved of the gods! Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra has arrived […] in the city of Ālabhiyā, having taken up a suitable lodging, and is dwelling purifying his soul with self-restraint and austerity.
Great indeed is the fruit, O beloved of the gods, of even hearing the name and lineage of such arhats and lords; how much more then of approaching, paying homage, revering, inquiring, and attending upon [them]? Of hearing even a single noble, pious, excellent word; how much more then of grasping extensive meaning? Therefore, let us go, beloved of the gods! Let us pay homage to, revere, honor, worship Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra, and attend upon him as an auspicious, fortunate, divine, and sacred presence.
This will be for our welfare, happiness, forbearance, ultimate liberation, and following benefit in the life to come and in this life!” Having said thus, they agreed upon this matter with one another. Having agreed, they went to their respective homes; having gone, they bathed, performed offerings, performed protective and auspicious rites and penances, wore pure, festive, auspicious garments, adorned their bodies with few but precious ornaments, and set out from their respective homes. Having set out, they gathered together; having gathered together, they proceeded on foot through the middle of the city of Ālabhiyā. Having gone out, they went to the Śaṅkhavana caitya, to where Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra was; having gone, they attended upon Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra with the threefold attendance […].
Then Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra expounded the Dharma to those lay followers and to that very large assembly [… until they became] observers of his command.
Then those lay followers, having heard and grasped the Dharma before Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra, delighted and pleased, rose from their seats; having risen, they paid homage and bowed to Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra, and having paid homage and bowed, spoke thus:
“Indeed, Venerable Sir, the lay follower Ṛṣibhadraputra declared to us […] expounded: ‘O noble ones! The minimum lifespan duration of deities in the heavenly realms is declared to be ten thousand years; beyond that, [increased] by one samaya […] beyond that, deities and heavenly realms cease.’
How is this so, Venerable Sir?”
Addressing them as ‘noble ones!’, Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra said to those lay followers:
“Noble ones! What the lay follower Ṛṣibhadraputra declared to you […] expounded: ‘O noble ones! The minimum lifespan duration of deities in the heavenly realms is declared to be ten thousand years; beyond that, [increased] by one samaya […] beyond that, deities and heavenly realms cease’—that matter is true. I also, O noble ones, declare […] expound thus: ‘O noble ones! The minimum lifespan duration of deities in the heavenly realms is declared to be ten thousand years; beyond that, [increased] by one samaya, by two samayas, by three samayas, up to ten samayas, by numerable samayas, by innumerable samayas; at maximum, a lifespan duration of thirty-three sāgaropamas is declared. Beyond that, deities and heavenly realms cease.’ That matter is true.”
Then those lay followers, having heard and grasped this matter before Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra, paid homage and bowed to Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra; having paid homage and bowed, they went to where the lay follower Ṛṣibhadraputra was; having gone, they paid homage and bowed to the lay follower Ṛṣibhadraputra, and having paid homage and bowed, they duly and with humility repeatedly asked his forgiveness regarding this matter. Then those lay followers asked questions; having asked, they received the explanations; having received them, they paid homage and bowed to Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra, and having paid homage and bowed, they returned in the very direction from which they had come.