4. Vāseṭṭhasuttaṃ
44. Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ .
Atha kho vāseṭṭho upāsako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami ;
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi .
Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho vāseṭṭhaṃ upāsakaṃ bhagavā etadavoca –
‘‘ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato , vāseṭṭha , uposatho upavuttho mahapphalo hoti … pe … aninditā saggamupenti ṭhānan ’’ ti .
Evaṃ vutte vāseṭṭho upāsako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ piyā
P4.259 me , bhante , ñātisālohitā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ , piyānampi me assa ñātisālohitānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya .Sabbe cepi , bhante , khattiyā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ , sabbesampissa
T4.265 khattiyānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya .Sabbe cepi , bhante , brāhmaṇā … pe … vessā
V3.89 … suddā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ , sabbesampissa suddānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyā ’’ ti .‘‘ Evametaṃ , vāseṭṭha , evametaṃ , vāseṭṭha !
Sabbe cepi , vāseṭṭha , khattiyā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ , sabbesampissa khattiyānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya .
Sabbe cepi , vāseṭṭha , brāhmaṇā … pe … vessā … suddā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ , sabbesampissa suddānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya .
Sadevako cepi , vāseṭṭha , loko samārako sabrahmako sassamaṇabrāhmaṇī pajā sadevamanussā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ [ upavaseyya (?)], sadevakassapissa [ sadevakassa ( sabbattha ) a . ni .4.193; ma . ni .3.64 passitabbaṃ ] lokassa samārakassa
M3.88 sabrahmakassa sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya .Ime cepi , vāseṭṭha , mahāsālā aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ upavaseyyuṃ , imesampissa mahāsālānaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya ()[( sace ceteyyuṃ ) katthaci atthi . a . ni .4.193 passitabbaṃ ].
Ko pana vādo manussabhūtassā ’’ ti !
Catutthaṃ .