17. Āpucchakaraṇaniddeso
Āpucchakaraṇan ti –
161.
Anajjhiṭṭhova therena , pātimokkhaṃ na uddise ;
Dhammaṃ na kathaye pañhaṃ , na pucche na ca vissaje .
162.
Āpucchitvā kathentassa , puna vuḍḍhatarāgame ;
Puna āpucchanaṃ natthi , bhattagge cānumodato .
163.
Vasanto
V0.23 ca anāpucchā , vuḍḍhenekavihārake ;Na sajjhāyeyya uddesaṃ , paripucchañca no dade .
164.
Dhammaṃ na bhāsaye dīpaṃ , na kare na ca vijjhape ;
Vātapānaṃ kavāṭaṃ vā , vivareyya thakeyya ca .
165.
Caṅkame caṅkamantopi , vuḍḍhena parivattaye ;
Yena vuḍḍho sa saṅghāṭi-kaṇṇenenaṃ na ghaṭṭayeti .