VibhāgavantānaṃV1.18M1.19 sabhāvavibhāvanaṃ vibhāgadassanavaseneva hotīti paṭhamaṃ tāva vaggasuttavasenaP1.23 vibhāgaṃ dassetuṃ ‘‘ tattha dīghāgamo nāmā ’’ tiādimāha .

Tattha tatthāti ‘‘ dīghassa āgamavarassa atthaṃ pakāsayissāmī ’’ ti yadidaṃ vuttaṃ , tasmiṃ vacane .

Yassa atthaṃ pakāsayissāmīti paṭiññātaṃ , so dīghāgamo nāma vaggasuttavasena evaṃ vibhāgoti attho .

Atha vā tatthāti ‘‘ dīghāgamanissitamatthan ’’ ti etasmiṃ vacane .

Yo dīghāgamo vutto , so vaggādivasena edisoti attho .

Attano saṃvaṇṇanāya paṭhamamahāsaṅgītiyaṃ nikkhittānukkameneva pavattabhāvadassanatthaṃ ‘‘ tassa vaggesu … pe … vuttaṃ nidānamādī ’’ ti āha .

Kasmā pana catūsu āgamesu dīghāgamo paṭhamaṃ saṅgīto , tattha ca sīlakkhandhavaggo ādito nikkhitto , tasmiñca brahmajālanti ?

Nāyamanuyogo katthacipi na pavattati , api ca saddhāvahaguṇato dīghanikāyo paṭhamaṃ saṅgīto .

Saddhā hi kusaladhammānaṃ bījaṃ .

Yathāha –

‘‘ saddhā bījaṃ tapo vuṭṭhī ’’ ti ,( saṃ . ni .1.197; su . ni .77) saddhāvahaguṇatā cassa dassitāyeva .

Kiñca katipayasuttasaṅgahato , appaparimāṇato ca gahaṇadhāraṇādisukhato .

Tathāhesa catuttiṃsasuttasaṅgaho catusaṭṭhibhāṇavāraparimāṇo ca .

Sīlakathābāhullato pana sīlakkhandhavaggo paṭhamaṃ nikkhitto .

Sīlañhi sāsanassa ādi , sīlapatiṭṭhānattā sabbaguṇānaṃ .

Tenevāha –

‘‘ tasmā tiha , tvaṃ bhikkhu , ādimeva visodhehi kusalesu dhammesu .

Ko cādi kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ?

Sīlañca suvisuddhan ’’ tiādi ( saṃ . ni .5.395).

Etena cassa vaggassa anvatthasaññatā vuttā hoti .

Diṭṭhiviniveṭhanakathābhāvato pana suttantapiṭakassa niravasesadiṭṭhivibhajanaṃ brahmajālaṃ paṭhamaṃ nikkhittanti daṭṭhabbaṃ .

Tepiṭake hi buddhavacane brahmajālasadisaṃ diṭṭhigatāni niggumbaṃ nijjaṭaṃ katvā vibhattasuttaṃ natthīti .