PTS cs 17 PTS vp Pali 372 ‘Venerable Nāgasena, that one quality of the bamboo which you say he ought to take, which is it?,
‘Just, O king, as the bamboo, whithersoever the gale blows, to that quarter does it bend accordingly, pursuing no other way of its own; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, conduct himself in accordance with the ninefold teaching of the Master, the word of the Buddha, the Blessed One, and stedfastly keeping to all things lawful and blameless, he should seek after the qualities of the Samaṇaship itself. This, O king, is the one quality of the bamboo he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Rāhula, the Elder: PTS vp En 291
“In accord always with Buddha’s ninefold word
And steadfast in all lawful, blameless acts,
I have passed beyond rebirth in evil states.”’
7. Vaṁsaṅgapañha
7. Vaṁsaṅgapañha
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vaṁsassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, vaṁso yattha vāto, tattha anulometi, nāññatthamanudhāvati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena yaṁ buddhena bhagavatā bhāsitaṁ navaṅgaṁ satthusāsanaṁ, taṁ anulomayitvā kappiye anavajje ṭhatvā samaṇadhammaṁyeva pariyesitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, vaṁsassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vaṁsassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?
“Yathā, mahārāja, vaṁso yattha vāto, tattha anulometi, nāññatthamanudhāvati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena yaṁ buddhena bhagavatā bhāsitaṁ navaṅgaṁ satthusāsanaṁ, taṁ anulomayitvā kappiye anavajje ṭhatvā samaṇadhammaṁyeva pariyesitabbaṁ.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, vaṁsassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vaṁsassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, vaṁso yattha vāto, tattha anulometi, nāññatthamanudhāvati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena yaṁ buddhena bhagavatā bhāsitaṁ navaṅgaṁ satthusāsanaṁ, taṁ anulomayitvā kappiye anavajje ṭhatvā samaṇadhammaṁyeva pariyesitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, vaṁsassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—
‘Navaṅgaṁ buddhavacanaṁ, anulometvāna sabbadā; Kappiye anavajjasmiṁ, ṭhatvāpāyaṁ samuttarin’”ti.
ṭhatvāpāyaṁ samuttarin’”ti.
‘Navaṅgaṁ buddhavacanaṁ, anulometvāna sabbadā; Kappiye anavajjasmiṁ, ṭhatvāpāyaṁ samuttarin’”ti.
Vaṁsaṅgapañho sattamo.
Vaṁsaṅgapañho sattamo.