3. Uposathasuttaṃ
344. Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme .
Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami ;
upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi .
Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ ko nu kho , bhante , hetu , ko paccayo , yena midhekacce aṇḍajā nāgā uposathaṃ upavasanti vossaṭṭhakāyā ca bhavantī ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Idha
V2.239 , bhikkhu , ekaccānaṃT3.299 aṇḍajānaṃ nāgānaṃ evaṃ hoti –‘ mayaṃ kho pubbe kāyena dvayakārino ahumha , vācāya dvayakārino , manasā dvayakārino .
Te mayaṃ kāyena dvayakārino , vācāya dvayakārino , manasā dvayakārino , kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapannā .
Sacajja mayaṃ kāyena sucaritaṃ careyyāma , vācāya sucaritaṃ careyyāma , manasā sucaritaṃ careyyāma , evaṃ mayaṃ
M2.203 kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjeyyāma .Handa , mayaṃ etarahi kāyena sucaritaṃ carāma , vācāya sucaritaṃ carāma , manasā sucaritaṃ carāmā ’ ti .
Ayaṃ kho , bhikkhu , hetu , ayaṃ paccayo , yena midhekacce aṇḍajā nāgā uposathaṃ upavasanti vossaṭṭhakāyā ca bhavantī ’’ ti .
Tatiyaṃ .