PTS vp En 326 PTS cs 1 ‘Venerable Nāgasena, that quality of the white ant which you say he ought to have, which is it?’
‘Just, O king, as the white ant goes on with his work only when he has made a roof over himself, and covered himself up; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, on his round for alms, cover up his mind with righteousness and self-restraint as a roof. For in so doing, O king, will he have passed beyond all fear. This, O king, is the one quality of the white ant he ought to have. PTS vp Pali 393 For it was said, O king, by Upasena Vaṅgantaputta, the Elder:
“The devotee who covers up his mind,
Under the sheltering roof of righteousness
And self-control, untarnished by the world
Remains, and is set free from every fear.”’
1. Upacikaṅgapañha
1. Upacikaṅgapañha
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘upacikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, upacikā upari chadanaṁ katvā attānaṁ pidahitvā gocarāya carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sīlasaṁvarachadanaṁ katvā mānasaṁ pidahitvā piṇḍāya caritabbaṁ, sīlasaṁvarachadanena kho, mahārāja, yogī yogāvacaro sabbabhayasamatikkanto hoti. Idaṁ, mahārāja, upacikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘upacikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?
“Yathā, mahārāja, upacikā upari chadanaṁ katvā attānaṁ pidahitvā gocarāya carati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sīlasaṁvarachadanaṁ katvā mānasaṁ pidahitvā piṇḍāya caritabbaṁ, sīlasaṁvarachadanena kho, mahārāja, yogī yogāvacaro sabbabhayasamatikkanto hoti.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, upacikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘upacikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, upacikā upari chadanaṁ katvā attānaṁ pidahitvā gocarāya carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sīlasaṁvarachadanaṁ katvā mānasaṁ pidahitvā piṇḍāya caritabbaṁ, sīlasaṁvarachadanena kho, mahārāja, yogī yogāvacaro sabbabhayasamatikkanto hoti. Idaṁ, mahārāja, upacikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—
‘Sīlasaṁvarachadanaṁ, yogī katvāna mānasaṁ; Anupalitto lokena, bhayā ca parimuccatī’”ti.
bhayā ca parimuccatī’”ti.
‘Sīlasaṁvarachadanaṁ, yogī katvāna mānasaṁ; Anupalitto lokena, bhayā ca parimuccatī’”ti.
Upacikaṅgapañho paṭhamo.
Upacikaṅgapañho paṭhamo.