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Vicchikaṅgapañha

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0.44. Vicchikaṅgapañha

1.1“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?1.2“Yathā, mahārāja, vicchiko naṅgulāvudho naṅgulaṁ ussāpetvā carati;1.3evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ñāṇāvudhena bhavitabbaṁ, ñāṇaṁ ussāpetvā viharitabbaṁ.1.4Idaṁ, mahārāja, vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.1.5Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—

2.1‘Ñāṇakhaggaṁ gahetvāna,2.2viharanto vipassako;2.3Parimuccati sabbabhayā,2.4duppasaho ca so bhave’”ti.

3.1Vicchikaṅgapañho catuttho.