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Ambavimānavatthu

A deva explains his encounter with Arahant Sāriputta and the meritorious actions he did to achieve happiness.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Vimānavatthu
  • 0.2Purisavimāna
  • 0.3Sunikkhittavagga

0.45. Ambavimānavatthu

1.1“Uccamidaṁ maṇithūṇaṁ vimānaṁ,1.2Samantato dvādasa yojanāni;1.3Kūṭāgārā sattasatā uḷārā,1.4Veḷuriyathambhā rucakatthatā subhā.

2.1Tatthacchasi pivasi khādasi ca,2.2Dibbā ca vīṇā pavadanti vagguṁ;2.3Dibbā rasā kāmaguṇettha pañca,2.4Nāriyo ca naccanti suvaṇṇachannā.

3.1Kena tetādiso vaṇṇo,3.2…pe…3.3Vaṇṇo ca te sabbadisā pabhāsatī”ti.

4.1So devaputto attamano,4.2…pe…4.3yassa kammassidaṁ phalaṁ.

5.1“Gimhānaṁ pacchime māse,5.2patapante divaṅkare;5.3Paresaṁ bhatako poso,5.4ambārāmamasiñcati.

6.1Atha tenāgamā bhikkhu,6.2sāriputtoti vissuto;6.3Kilantarūpo kāyena,6.4akilantova cetasā.

7.1Tañca disvāna āyantaṁ,7.2Avocaṁ ambasiñcako;7.3Sādhu taṁ bhante nhāpeyyaṁ,7.4Yaṁ mamassa sukhāvahaṁ.

8.1Tassa me anukampāya,8.2nikkhipi pattacīvaraṁ;8.3Nisīdi rukkhamūlasmiṁ,8.4chāyāya ekacīvaro.

9.1Tañca acchena vārinā,9.2pasannamānaso naro;9.3Nhāpayī rukkhamūlasmiṁ,9.4chāyāya ekacīvaraṁ.

10.1Ambo ca sitto samaṇo ca nhāpito,10.2Mayā ca puññaṁ pasutaṁ anappakaṁ;10.3Iti so pītiyā kāyaṁ,10.4Sabbaṁ pharati attano.

11.1Tadeva ettakaṁ kammaṁ,11.2akāsiṁ tāya jātiyā;11.3Pahāya mānusaṁ dehaṁ,11.4upapannomhi nandanaṁ.

12.1Nandane ca vane ramme,12.2nānādijagaṇāyute;12.3Ramāmi naccagītehi,12.4accharāhi purakkhato”ti.

13.1Ambavimānaṁ pañcamaṁ.