Upāsakaguṇaṃ

Thero ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchitvā dasa upāsakassa upāsakaguṇe paridīpesi. ‘‘Dasa ime, mahārāja, upāsakassa upāsakaguṇā. Katame dasa , idha, mahārāja, upāsako saṅghena samānasukhadukkho hoti, dhammādhipateyyo hoti, yathābalaṃ saṃvibhāgarato hoti, jinasāsanaparihāniṃ disvā abhivaḍḍhiyā vāyamati. Sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, apagatakotūhalamaṅgaliko jīvitahetupi na aññaṃ satthāraṃ uddisati, kāyikavācasikañcassa rakkhitaṃ hoti, samaggārāmo hoti samaggarato, anusūyako hoti, na ca kuhanavasena sāsane carati, buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti. Ime kho, mahārāja, dasa upāsakassa upāsakaguṇā, te sabbe guṇā tayi saṃvijjanti, taṃ te yuttaṃ pattaṃ anucchavikaṃ patirūpaṃ yaṃ tvaṃ jinasāsanaparihāniṃ disvā abhivaḍḍhiṃ icchasi, karomi te okāsaṃ, puccha maṃ tvaṃ yathāsukha’’nti.

Meṇḍakapañhārambhakathā niṭṭhitā.