9. Mātuposakasuttaṃ
205. Sāvatthinidānaṃ .
Atha kho mātuposako brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami ;
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi .
Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi .
Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho mātuposako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ ahañhi , bho
T1.267 gotama , dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesāmi , dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesitvā mātāpitaro posemi .Kaccāhaṃ , bho gotama , evaṃkārī kiccakārī homī ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Taggha tvaṃ , brāhmaṇa , evaṃkārī kiccakārī hosi .
Yo kho , brāhmaṇa , dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesati , dhammena bhikkhaṃ
P1.182 pariyesitvā mātāpitaro poseti , bahuṃ so puññaṃ pasavatī ’’ ti .‘‘ Yo
V1.212M1.184 mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vā , macco dhammena posati ;Tāya naṃ pāricariyāya , mātāpitūsu paṇḍitā ;
Idheva naṃ pasaṃsanti , pecca sagge pamodatī ’’ ti .
Evaṃ vutte , mātuposako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ abhikkantaṃ bho gotama , abhikkantaṃ , bho gotama … pe … upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan ’’ ti .