Tripiṭaka 9. Theravagga
9. Senior Mendicants
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“Puṇṇo nāma, āvuso, āyasmā mantāṇiputto amhākaṁ navakānaṁ sataṁ bahūpakāro hoti.
“Reverends, the venerable named Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī was very helpful to me when I was just ordained.
‘upādāya, āvuso ānanda, asmīti hoti, no anupādāya.
‘Reverend Ānanda, the thought “I am” occurs because of grasping, not without grasping.
Seyyathāpi, āvuso ānanda, itthī vā puriso vā daharo yuvā maṇḍanakajātiko ādāse vā parisuddhe pariyodāte acche vā udakapatte sakaṁ mukhanimittaṁ paccavekkhamāno upādāya passeyya, no anupādāya;
Suppose there was a woman or man who was young, youthful, and fond of adornments, and they check their own reflection in a clean bright mirror or a clear bowl of water. They’d look because of grasping, not without grasping.
evameva kho, āvuso ānanda, rūpaṁ upādāya asmīti hoti, no anupādāya.
In the same way, the thought “I am” occurs because of grasping form,
nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātīti.
They understand: “… there is nothing further for this place.”’
Puṇṇo nāma, āvuso, āyasmā mantāṇiputto amhākaṁ navakānaṁ sataṁ bahūpakāro hoti.
Reverends, the venerable named Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī was very helpful to me when I was just ordained.
Idañca pana me āyasmato puṇṇassa mantāṇiputtassa dhammadesanaṁ sutvā dhammo abhisamito”ti.
And when I heard this teaching from Venerable Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī, I comprehended the teaching.”
Paṭhamaṁ.