Viyahapannatti 2.5.134

2.5.134

teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ rāyagihe nāmaṃ nagare hotthā–sāmī samosaḍhe jāva parisā paḍigayā|
teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa jeṭṭhe aṃtevāsī iṃdabhūī nāmaṃ anagāre jāva saṃkhittavipulateyalesse chaṭṭhaṃchaṭṭheṇaṃ anikkhitteṇaṃ tavokammeṇaṃ saṃjameṇaṃ tavasā appāṇaṃ bhāvemāṇe viharai|
tae ṇaṃ bhagavaṃ goyame chaṭṭhakkhamaṇapāraṇagaṃsi paḍhamāe porisīe sajjhāyaṃ karei, bīyāe porisīe jjhāṇaṃ jjhiyāi, taiyāe porisīe aturiyamacavalamasaṃbhaṃte muhapottiyaṃ paḍilehei, paḍilehettā bhāyaṇavatthāiṃ paḍilehei, paḍilehettā bhāyaṇāiṃ pamajjai, pamajjittā bhāyaṇāiṃ uggāhei, uggāhettā jeṇeva samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdai namaṃsai, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā evaṃ vayāsī–icchāmi ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tubbhehiṃ abbhaṇuṇṇāe samāṇe chaṭṭhakkhamaṇa pāraṇagaṃsi rāyagihe nagare ucca-nīya-majjhimāiṃ kulāiṃ gharasamudāṇassa bhikkhāyariyāe aḍittae|
ahāsuhaṃ devānuppiyā! mā paḍibaṃdhaṃ|
tae ṇaṃ bhagavaṃ goyame samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ abbhaṇuṇṇāe samāṇe samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṃtiyāo guṇasilāo ceiyāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā aturiyamacavalama-saṃbhaṃte jugaṃtarapaloyaṇāe diṭṭhīe purao riyaṃ sohemāṇe-sohemāṇe jeṇeva rāyagihe nagare teṇeva uvāga- cchai, uvāgacchittā rāyagihe nagare ucca-nīya-majjhimāiṃ kulāiṃ gharasamudāṇassa bhikkhāyariyaṃ aḍai|
tae ṇaṃ bhagavaṃ goyame rāyagihe nagare ucca-nīya-majjhimāiṃ kulāiṃ gharasamudāṇassa bhikkhā-yariyāe aḍamāṇe bahu-jaṇasaddaṃ nisāmei–evaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! tuṃgiyāe nayarīe bahiyā pupphavaie ceie pāsāvaccijjā therā bhagavaṃto samaṇovāsaehiṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ pucchiyā–saṃjame ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃphale? tave kiṃphale?
tae ṇaṃ te therā bhagavaṃto te samaṇovāsae evaṃ vayāsī–saṃjame ṇaṃ ajjo! aṇaṇhayaphale, tave vodāṇaphale taṃ ceva jāva puvvataveṇaṃ, puvvasaṃjameṇaṃ, kammiyāe, saṃgiyāe ajjo! devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| sacce ṇaṃ esa maṭṭhe, no ceva ṇaṃ āyabhāvavattavvayāe|
se kahameyaṃ manne evaṃ|
tae ṇaṃ bhagavaṃ goyame imīse kahāe laddhaṭṭhe samāṇe jāyasaḍḍhe jāva samuppanna kouhalle ahāpajjattaṃ samudāṇaṃ geṇhai, geṇhittā rāyagihāo nayarāo paḍinikkhamai aturiyaṃ macavalamasaṃbhaṃte jugaṃtarapaloyaṇāe diṭṭhīe purao riyaṃ sohemāṇe–sohemāṇe jeṇeva guṇasilae ceie, jeṇeva samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa adūrasāmaṃte gamaṇāgamaṇāe paḍikkamai, paḍikkamittā esaṇamaṇesaṇaṃ āloei, āloettā bhattapāṇaṃ paḍidaṃsei, paḍidaṃsettā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdai namaṃsai, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā evaṃ vadāsī–
evaṃ khalu bhaṃte! ahaṃ tubbhehiṃ abbhaṇuṇṇāe samāṇe rāyagihe nayare ucca-nīya-majjhi-māṇi kulāṇi gharasamudānassa bhikkhāyariyāe aḍamāṇe bahujaṇasaddaṃ nisāmemi–evaṃ khalu devānuppiyā! tuṃgiyāe nayarīe bahiyā pupphavaie ceie pāsāvaccijjā therā bhagavaṃto samaṇovāsaehiṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ pucchiyā–saṃjame ṇaṃ bhaṃte! kiṃphale? tave kiṃphale? taṃ ceva jāva sacce ṇaṃ esa maṭṭhe, no ceva ṇaṃ āyabhāvavattavvayāe|
taṃ pabhū ṇaṃ bhaṃte! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae? udāhu appabhū? samiyā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae? udāhu asamiyā? āujjiyā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae? udāhu aṇāujjiyā? paliujjiyā ṇaṃ bhaṃte! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae? udāhu apaliujjiyā? –puvvataveṇaṃ ajjo! devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| puvvasaṃjameṇaṃ, kammiyāe, saṃgiyāe ajjo! devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| sacce ṇaṃ esa maṭṭhe, no ceva ṇaṃ āyabhāvavatta-vvayāe|
pabhū ṇaṃ goyamā! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae, no ceva ṇaṃ appabhū| samiyā ṇaṃ goyamā! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae| āujjiyā ṇaṃ goyamā! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae| paliujjiyā ṇaṃ goyamā! te therā bhagavaṃto tesiṃ samaṇovāsayāṇaṃ imāiṃ eyārūvāiṃ vāgaraṇāiṃ vāgarettae–puvvataveṇaṃ ajjo! devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti puvvasaṃjameṇaṃ, kammiyāe, saṃgiyāe ajjo! devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| sacce ṇaṃ esa maṭṭhe, no ceva ṇaṃ āyabhāvavattavvayāe|
ahaṃ pi ṇaṃ goyamā! evamāikkhāmi, bhāsāmi, pannavemi, parūvemi–puvvataveṇaṃ devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| puvvasaṃjameṇaṃ devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| kammiyāe devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| saṃgiyāe devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti|
puvvataveṇaṃ, puvvasaṃjameṇaṃ, kammiyāe, saṃgiyāe ajjo! devā devaloesu uvavajjaṃti| sacce ṇaṃ esa maṭṭhe, no ceva ṇaṃ āyabhāva-vattavvayāe|

At that time, in that period, there was a city named Rājagṛha—the Lord arrived, up to the assembly departed.
At that time, in that period, the senior disciple of the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, the homeless ascetic named Indrabhūti, up to possessing retracted extensive te悍leśyā, was dwelling, cultivating himself through self-restraint and austerity with uninterrupted six-meal fasts of austerity practice.
Then Lord Gautama, on the day of breaking the six-meal fast, performed recitation in the first quarter of the day, engaged in meditation in the second quarter of the day, and in the third quarter of the day, unhurried, not restless, unconfused, inspected his mouth-cloth; having inspected it, he inspected his begging bowls and robes; having inspected them, he wiped the bowls; having wiped them, he took up the bowls; having taken them up, he approached where the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra was; having approached, he paid homage and bowed to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra; having paid homage and bowed, he spoke thus: "Venerable Sir! Permitted by you, on the day of breaking the six-meal fast, I wish to wander for collecting alms from house to house among high, low, and middle families in the city of Rājagṛha."
"Do as you please, beloved of the gods! Do not delay."
Then Lord Gautama, permitted by the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, departed from the presence of the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, from the Guṇaśīla caitya; having departed, unhurried, not restless, unconfused, casting his gaze the distance of a yoke, constantly purifying his path ahead, approached where the city of Rājagṛha was; having approached, he wandered for collecting alms from house to house among high, low, and middle families in the city of Rājagṛha.
Then Lord Gautama, wandering for collecting alms from house to house among high, low, and middle families in the city of Rājagṛha, heard the voices of many people: "Indeed, beloved of the gods! Outside the city of Tuṅgiyā, at the Puṣpavatī caitya, the venerable elders, followers of Pārśva, were asked these suchlike explanations by the lay followers: 'Venerable Sir! What is the fruit of self-restraint? What is the fruit of austerity?'
Then those venerable elders spoke thus to those lay followers: 'Noble ones! Self-restraint has non-inflow [of karma] as its fruit; austerity has purification as its fruit'—up to that very [account]—'Noble ones! Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous austerity, through previous self-restraint, through karma, through attachment. This matter is indeed true; it was not uttered out of self-exaltation.'
How is this to be regarded so?"
Then Lord Gautama, having learned the substance of this talk, having faith aroused, up to curiosity arisen, took sufficient alms; having taken them, he departed from the city of Rājagṛha; unhurried, not restless, unconfused, casting his gaze the distance of a yoke, constantly purifying his path ahead, he approached where the Guṇaśīla caitya was, where the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra was; having approached, he performed pratikramaṇa for his movement in the near presence of the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra; having performed pratikramaṇa, he examined what was acceptable and unacceptable; having examined, he displayed the food and drink; having displayed them, he paid homage and bowed to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra; having paid homage and bowed, he spoke thus:
"Indeed, Venerable Sir! Permitted by you, as I was wandering for collecting alms from house to house among high, low, and middle families in the city of Rājagṛha, I heard the voices of many people: 'Indeed, beloved of the gods! Outside the city of Tuṅgiyā, at the Puṣpavatī caitya, the venerable elders, followers of Pārśva, were asked these suchlike explanations by the lay followers: "Venerable Sir! What is the fruit of self-restraint? What is the fruit of austerity?"'—up to that very [account]—'This matter is indeed true; it was not uttered out of self-exaltation.'
So, Venerable Sir, are those venerable elders capable of giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers, or are they incapable? Venerable Sir, are those venerable elders endowed with vigilance in giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers, or are they unendowed with vigilance? Venerable Sir, are those venerable elders attentive in giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers, or are they inattentive? Venerable Sir, are those venerable elders well-versed in giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers, or are they not well-versed—[saying:] 'Noble ones! Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous austerity. Noble ones! Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous self-restraint, through karma, through attachment. This matter is indeed true; it was not uttered out of self-exaltation'?"
"Gautama! Those venerable elders are capable of giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers, not incapable. Gautama! Those venerable elders are endowed with vigilance in giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers. Gautama! Those venerable elders are attentive in giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers. Gautama! Those venerable elders are well-versed in giving these suchlike explanations to those lay followers—[saying:] 'Noble ones! Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous austerity. Noble ones! Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous self-restraint, through karma, through attachment. This matter is indeed true; it was not uttered out of self-exaltation.'
I also, Gautama, declare, speak, explain, and elucidate thus: Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous austerity. Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous self-restraint. Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through karma. Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through attachment.
Noble ones! Devas are reborn in the heavenly realms through previous austerity, through previous self-restraint, through karma, through attachment. This matter is indeed true; it was not uttered out of self-exaltation."