Viyahapannatti 25.3.878

25.3.878

kativihe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! gaṇipiḍae pannatte?
goyamā! duvālasaṃge gaṇipiḍae pannatte, taṃ jahā–āyāro jāva diṭṭhivāo|
se kiṃ taṃ āyāro? āyāre ṇaṃ samaṇāṇaṃ niggaṃthāṇaṃ āyāra-goyara-vinaya-veṇaiya-sikkhā-bhāsā- abhāsā-caraṇa-karaṇa-jāyā-māyā-vittīo āghavijjaṃti, evaṃ aṃgaparūvaṇā bhāṇiyavvā jahā naṃdīe jāva–

“Of how many kinds, Venerable Sir, is the Gaṇipiṭaka declared to be?”
“Gautama, the Gaṇipiṭaka is declared to consist of twelve Aṅgas, namely: Ācāra up to Dṛṣṭivāda.”
“What is that Ācāra?” “In Ācāra, the conduct, alms-tour, discipline, courteous behavior, training, speech, non-speech, practice, observance, birth, mother, and livelihood of the ascetic Nirgranthas are expounded. In this manner the exposition of the Aṅgas is to be recited as in the Nandī up to—”