Sīlakkhandhavaṇṇanā
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Sīlakkhandhassāti ettha iti -saddo ādiattho , pakārattho vā , tena ‘‘ ariyassa samādhikkhandhassa … pe … patiṭṭhāpesī ’’ ti ayaṃ ettako pāṭho dassitoti daṭṭhabbaṃ tenāha ‘‘ tesu dassitesū ’’ ti , uddesavasenāti adhippāyo .
Bhagavatā vuttanayenevāti sāmaññaphaladesanādīsu bhagavatā desitanayeneva , tenassa suttassa satthubhāsitabhāvaṃ jinavacanabhāvaṃ dasseti .
Sāsane na sīlameva sāroti ariyamaggasāre bhagavato sāsane yathā dassitaṃ sīlaṃ sāro eva na hoti sāravato mahato rukkhassa papaṭikaṭṭhāniyattā .
Yadi evaṃ kasmā idha gahitanti āha ‘‘ kevalañhetaṃ patiṭṭhāmattakamevā ’’ ti .
Jhānādiuttarimanussadhamme adhigantukāmassa adhiṭṭhānamattaṃ tattha appatiṭṭhitassa tesaṃ asambhavato .
Atha vā na sīlameva sāroti kāmañcettha sāsane ‘‘ maggasīlaṃ , phalasīlan ’’ ti idaṃ lokuttarasīlampi sārameva , tathāpi na sīlakkhandho eva sāro atha kho samādhikkhandhopi paññākkhandhopi
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