Katamañca, bhikkhave, saṅgāhabalaṁ? Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, saṅgahavatthūni— dānaṁ, peyyavajjaṁ, atthacariyā, samānattatā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānaṁ. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, peyyavajjānaṁ yadidaṁ atthikassa ohitasotassa punappunaṁ dhammaṁ deseti. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, atthacariyānaṁ yadidaṁ assaddhaṁ saddhāsampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti, dussīlaṁ sīlasampadāya … macchariṁ cāgasampadāya … duppaññaṁ paññāsampadāya samādapeti niveseti patiṭṭhāpeti. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, samānattatānaṁ yadidaṁ sotāpanno sotāpannassa samānatto, sakadāgāmī sakadāgāmissa samānatto, anāgāmī anāgāmissa samānatto, arahā arahato samānatto. Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saṅgāhabalaṁ. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri balāni. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi balehi samannāgato ariyasāvako pañca bhayāni samatikkanto hoti. Katamāni pañca? Ājīvikabhayaṁ, asilokabhayaṁ, parisasārajjabhayaṁ, maraṇabhayaṁ, duggatibhayaṁ. Sa kho so, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati: ‘nāhaṁ ājīvikabhayassa bhāyāmi. Kissāhaṁ ājīvikabhayassa bhāyissāmi? Atthi me cattāri balāni— paññābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgāhabalaṁ. Duppañño kho ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Kusīto ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Sāvajjakāyakammantavacīkammantamanokammanto ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Asaṅgāhako ājīvikabhayassa bhāyeyya. Nāhaṁ asilokabhayassa bhāyāmi …pe… nāhaṁ parisasārajjabhayassa bhāyāmi …pe… nāhaṁ maraṇabhayassa bhāyāmi …pe… nāhaṁ duggatibhayassa bhāyāmi. Kissāhaṁ duggatibhayassa bhāyissāmi? Atthi me cattāri balāni— paññābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, anavajjabalaṁ, saṅgāhabalaṁ. Duppañño kho duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya. Kusīto duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya. Sāvajjakāyakammantavacīkammantamanokammanto duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya. Asaṅgāhako duggatibhayassa bhāyeyya’. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi balehi samannāgato ariyasāvako imāni pañca bhayāni samatikkanto hotī”ti. Pañcamaṁ.
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