6.
Piyaṅkarasuttaṃ
240.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā anuruddho sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā anuruddho rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya dhammapadāni bhāsati.
Atha kho piyaṅkaramātā yakkhinī puttakaṃ evaṃ tosesi -
‘‘Mā saddaṃ kari piyaṅkara, bhikkhu dhammapadāni bhāsati;
Api ca dhammapadaṃ vijāniya, paṭipajjema hitāya no siyā.
‘‘Pāṇesu ca saṃyamāmase, sampajānamusā na bhaṇāmase;
Sikkhema susīlyamattano, api muccema pisācayoniyā’’ti.