Athassa bhagavā ñāṇaparipākaṃ oloketvā taṃ ṭhānaṃ gantvā vipphurantahatthanakhamaṇimayūkhasambhinnasitābhatāya paggharantajātihiṅgulakasuvaṇṇarasadhāraṃ viya jālāguṇṭhitamudutalunadīghaṅgulihatthaṃ uttarassa sīse ṭhapetvā, ‘‘uttara, idaṃ te purimakammassa phalaṃ uppannaṃ, tattha tayā paccavekkhaṇabalena adhivāsanā kātabbā’’ti vatvā ajjhāsayānurūpaṃ dhammaṃ desesi. Uttaro amatābhisekasadisena satthu hatthasamphassena sañjātappasādasomanassatāya uḷāraṃ pītipāmojjaṃ paṭilabhitvā yathāparicitaṃ vipassanāmaggaṃ samārūḷho ñāṇassa paripākaṃ gatattā satthu ca desanāvilāsena tāvadeva maggapaṭipāṭiyā sabbakilese khepetvā chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.56.55-92) –

‘‘Sumedho nāma sambuddho, bāttiṃsavaralakkhaṇo;

Vivekakāmo bhagavā, himavantamupāgami.

‘‘Ajjhogāhetvā himavantaṃ, aggo kāruṇiko muni;

Pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvāna, nisīdi parisuttamo.

‘‘Vijjādharo tadā āsiṃ, antalikkhacaro ahaṃ;

Tisūlaṃ sugataṃ gayha, gacchāmi ambare tadā.

‘‘Pabbatagge yathā aggi, puṇṇamāyeva candimā;

Vanaṃ obhāsate buddho, sālarājāva phullito.

Naḷaggivaṇṇasaṅkāsā, disvā cittaṃ pasādayiṃ.

‘‘Vicinaṃ addasaṃ pupphaṃ, kaṇikāraṃ devagandhikaṃ;

Tīṇi pupphāni ādāya, buddhaseṭṭhamapūjayiṃ.

‘‘Buddhassa ānubhāvena, tīṇi pupphāni me tadā;

Uddhaṃvaṇṭā adhopattā, chāyaṃ kubbanti satthuno.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

Saṭṭhiyojanamubbedhaṃ, tiṃsayojanavitthataṃ.

‘‘Sahassakaṇḍaṃ satabheṇḍu, dhajālu haritāmayaṃ;

Satasahassaniyyūhā, byamhe pātubhaviṃsu me.

‘‘Soṇṇamayā maṇimayā, lohitaṅkamayāpi ca;

Phalikāpi ca pallaṅkā, yenicchakā yadicchakā.

‘‘Mahārahañca sayanaṃ, tūlikā vikatīyutaṃ;

Uddhalomiñca ekantaṃ, bimbohanasamāyutaṃ.

‘‘Bhavanā nikkhamitvāna, caranto devacārikaṃ;

Yathā icchāmi gamanaṃ, devasaṅghapurakkhato.

‘‘Pupphassa heṭṭhā tiṭṭhāmi, uparicchadanaṃ mama;

Samantā yojanasataṃ, kaṇikārehi chāditaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhitūriyasahassāni, sāyaṃ pātaṃ upaṭṭhahuṃ;

Parivārenti maṃ niccaṃ, rattindivamatanditā.

‘‘Tattha naccehi gītehi, tāḷehi vāditehi ca;

Ramāmi khiḍḍā ratiyā, modāmi kāmakāmahaṃ.

‘‘Tattha bhutvā pivitvā ca, modāmi tidase tadā;

Nārīgaṇehi sahito, modāmi byamhamuttame.

Satānaṃ tīṇikkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

‘‘Bhave bhave saṃsaranto, mahābhogaṃ labhāmahaṃ;

Bhoge me ūnatā natthi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Duve bhave saṃsarāmi, devatte atha mānuse;

Aññaṃ gatiṃ na jānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Duve kule pajāyāmi, khattiye cāpi brāhmaṇe;

Nīce kule na jānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Hatthiyānaṃ assayānaṃ, sivikaṃ sandamānikaṃ;

Labhāmi sabbamevetaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Dāsīgaṇaṃ dāsagaṇaṃ, nāriyo samalaṅkatā;

Labhāmi sabbamevetaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

Labhāmi sabbamevetaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Navavatthaṃ navaphalaṃ, navaggarasabhojanaṃ;

Labhāmi sabbamevetaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Imaṃ khāda imaṃ bhuñja, imamhi sayane saya;

Labhāmi sabbamevetaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Sabbattha pūjito homi, yaso accuggato mama;

Mahāpakkho sadā homi, abhejjapariso sadā;

Ñātīnaṃ uttamo homi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Sītaṃ uṇhaṃ na jānāmi, pariḷāho na vijjati;

Atho cetasikaṃ dukkhaṃ, hadaye me na vijjati.

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇo hutvāna, saṃsarāmi bhavābhave;

Vevaṇṇiyaṃ na jānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

Sāvatthiyaṃ pure jāto, mahāsāle suaḍḍhake.

‘‘Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Jātiyā sattavassohaṃ, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

‘‘Upasampādayī buddho, guṇamaññāya cakkhumā;

Taruṇo pūjanīyohaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Dibbacakkhu visuddhaṃ me, samādhikusalo ahaṃ;

Abhiññāpāramippatto, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā anuppatto, iddhipādesu kovido;

Dhammesu pāramippatto, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, yaṃ buddhamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Natthi koci bhavo nicco, saṅkhārā vāpi sassatā;

Uppajjanti ca te khandhā, cavanti aparāparaṃ.

‘‘Etamādīnavaṃ ñatvā, bhavenamhi anatthiko;

Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti. –

Imaṃ gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Uttarattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Piṇḍolabhāradvājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Migaluddo pure āsiṃ, vipine vicaraṃ tadā;

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, sabbadhammāna pāraguṃ.

‘‘Piyālaphalamādāya, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

Puññakkhettassa vīrassa, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Nayidaṃ anayena jīvitaṃ, nāhāro hadayassa santiko;

Āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo, iti disvāna carāmi esanaṃ.

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Piṇḍolabhāradvājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Valliyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, hārito nāma pabbato;

Sayambhū nārado nāma, rukkhamūle vasī tadā.

‘‘Naḷāgāraṃ karitvāna, tiṇena chādayiṃ ahaṃ;

Caṅkamaṃ sodhayitvāna, sayambhussa adāsahaṃ.

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Tattha me sukataṃ byamhaṃ, naḷakuṭikanimmitaṃ;

Saṭṭhiyojanamubbedhaṃ, tiṃsayojanavitthataṃ.

‘‘Catuddasesu kappesu, devaloke ramiṃ ahaṃ;

Ekasattatikkhattuñca, devarajjamakārayiṃ.

‘‘Catuttiṃsatikkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

‘‘Dhammapāsādamāruyha, sabbākāravarūpamaṃ;

Yadicchakāhaṃ vihare, sakyaputtassa sāsane.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, naḷakuṭiyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Makkaṭo pañcadvārāyaṃ, kuṭikāyaṃ pasakkiya;

Dvārena anupariyeti, ghaṭṭayanto muhuṃ muhuṃ.

‘‘Tiṭṭha makkaṭa mā dhāvi, na hi te taṃ yathā pure;

Niggahītosi paññāya, neva dūraṃ gamissasī’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Valliyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Gaṅgātīriyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Pasannacitto sumano, pānīghaṭamapūrayiṃ.

‘‘Pabbatagge dumagge vā, ākāse vātha bhūmiyaṃ;

Yadā pānīyamicchāmi, khippaṃ nibbattate mama.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ dānamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, dakadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahā pana hutvā attano pubbabhāgapaṭipattiyā vibhāvanamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Tiṇṇaṃ me tālapattānaṃ, gaṅgātīre kuṭī katā;

Chavasittova me patto, paṃsukūlañca cīvaraṃ.

‘‘Dvinnaṃ antaravassānaṃ, ekā vācā me bhāsitā;

Tatiye antaravassamhi, tamokhandho padālito’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Tattha tiṇṇaṃ me tālapattānaṃ, gaṅgātīre kuṭī katāti tālarukkhato pahitehi tīhi tālapaṇṇehi mayhaṃ vassanapariharaṇatthaṃ gaṅgāya nadiyā tīre kuṭikā katā. Tena attano senāsanasantosaṃ dasseti. Vuttañhi dhammasenāpatinā –

‘‘Pallaṅkena nisinnassa, jaṇṇuke nābhivassati;

Alaṃ phāsuvihārāya, pahitattassa bhikkhuno’’ti. (theragā. 985; mi. pa. 6.1.1);

Gaṅgātīriyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Ajinattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Api ce hoti tevijjotiādikā āyasmato ajinattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinanto buddhasuññe loke kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto kenacideva karaṇīyena araññaṃ gato tattha sucintitaṃ nāma paccekasambuddhaṃ ābādhena pīḷitaṃ nisinnaṃ disvā upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā bhesajjatthāya pasannamānaso ghatamaṇḍaṃ adāsi. So tena puññakammena devaloke nibbattitvā aparāparaṃ puññāni katvā sugatīsuyeva saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ aññatarassa daliddabrāhmaṇassa gehe paṭisandhiṃ gaṇhi. Taṃ vijāyanakāle ajinacammena sampaṭicchiṃsu. Tenassa ajinotveva nāmaṃ akaṃsu. So bhogasaṃvattaniyassa kammassa akatattā daliddakule nibbatto vayappattopi appannapānabhojano hutvā vicaranto jetavanapaṭiggahaṇe buddhānubhāvaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto nacirasseva chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.43.78-87) –

Upaviṭṭhaṃ mahāraññaṃ, vātābādhena pīḷitaṃ.

‘‘Disvā cittaṃ pasādetvā, ghatamaṇḍamupānayiṃ;

Katattā ācitattā ca, gaṅgā bhāgīrathī ayaṃ.

‘‘Mahāsamuddā cattāro, ghataṃ sampajjare mama;

Ayañca pathavī ghorā, appamāṇā asaṅkhiyā.

‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, bhavate madhusakkarā;

Cātuddīpā ime rukkhā, pādapā dharaṇīruhā.

‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, kapparukkhā bhavanti te;

Paññāsakkhattuṃ devindo, devarajjamakārayiṃ.

‘‘Ekapaññāsakkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, ghatamaṇḍassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvāpi purimakammanissandena appalābhī appaññātova ahosi. Uddesabhattasalākabhattānipi lāmakāneva pāpuṇanti. Kammaphaleneva ca naṃ puthujjanā bhikkhū sāmaṇerā ca ‘‘appaññāto’’ti avamaññanti. Thero te bhikkhū saṃvejento –

‘‘Api ce hoti tevijjo, maccuhāyī anāsavo;

Appaññātoti naṃ bālā, avajānanti ajānatā.

Pāpadhammopi ce hoti, so nesaṃ hoti sakkato’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tattha apīti sambhāvane nipāto. Ceti parikappane. Hotīti bhavati. Tisso vijjā etassāti tevijjo. Maccuṃ pajahatīti maccuhāyī. Kāmāsavādīnaṃ abhāvena anāsavo. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – dibbacakkhuñāṇaṃ pubbenivāsañāṇaṃ āsavakkhayañāṇanti imāsaṃ tissannaṃ vijjānaṃ adhigatattā tevijjo tato eva sabbaso kāmāsavādīnaṃ parikkhīṇattā anāsavo āyatiṃ punabbhavassa aggahaṇato maraṇābhāvena maccuhāyī yadipi hoti, evaṃ santepi appaññātoti naṃ bālā avajānanti yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajanti, taṃ sadatthaṃ anupāpuṇitvā ṭhitampi naṃ uttamaṃ purisaṃ ‘‘dhutavādo bahussuto dhammakathiko’’ti uppannalābhassa abhāvato ‘‘na paññāto na pākaṭo’’ti bālā dummedhapuggalā avajānanti, kasmā? Ajānatā ajānanakāraṇā guṇānaṃ ajānanameva tattha kāraṇanti dasseti.

Ajinattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

6. Meḷajinattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Sahassaraṃsī bhagavā, sayambhū aparājito;

Vivekā vuṭṭhahitvāna, gocarāyābhinikkhami.

‘‘Phalahattho ahaṃ disvā, upagacchiṃ narāsabhaṃ;

Pasannacitto sumano, avaṭaṃ adadiṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aparabhāge bhikkhūhi, ‘‘āvuso, kiṃ tayā uttarimanussadhammo adhigato’’ti puṭṭho sīhanādaṃ nadanto –

Na kaṅkhamabhijānāmi, sabbaññū aparājite.

‘‘Satthavāhe mahāvīre, sārathīnaṃ varuttame;

Magge paṭipadāyaṃ vā, kaṅkhā mayhaṃ na vijjatī’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Meḷajinattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

7. Rādhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sambuddhaṃ, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggahaṃ;

Rathiyaṃ paṭipajjantaṃ, pādaphalaṃ adāsahaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Rādhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

8. Surādhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Kaṇikāraṃva jalitaṃ, puṇṇamāyeva candimaṃ;

Jalantaṃ dīparukkhaṃva, addasaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Mātuluṅgaphalaṃ gayha, adāsiṃ satthuno ahaṃ;

Dakkhiṇeyyassa vīrassa, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā sāsanassa niyyānikabhāvadassanatthaṃ aññaṃ byākaronto ‘‘khīṇā hī mayha’’ntiādinā gāthādvayamāha.

Surādhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

9. Gotamattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sambuddhaṃ, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggahaṃ;

Rathiyaṃ paṭipajjantaṃ, āmodamadadiṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā jhānasukhena phalasukhena vītināmentaṃ eko gihisahāyo upagantvā, ‘‘āvuso, tayā ratanabhikkhāya laddhaṃ pabbajanto kiṃ akāsī’’ti pucchi. Taṃ sutvā thero ‘‘idaṃ nāma kata’’nti anācikkhitvā mātugāme dosaṃ pakāsetvā attano vītarāgabhāvena aññaṃ byākaronto ‘‘sukhaṃ supantī’’tiādinā gāthādvayamāha.

Gotamattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

10. Vasabhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, samaggo nāma pabbato;

Assamo sukato mayhaṃ, paṇṇasālā sumāpitā.

‘‘Nārado nāma nāmena, jaṭilo uggatāpano;

Catuddasasahassāni, sissā paricaranti maṃ.

‘‘Paṭisallīnako santo, evaṃ cintesahaṃ tadā;

Sabbo jano maṃ pūjeti, nāhaṃ pūjemi kiñcanaṃ.

‘‘Na me ovādako atthi, vattā koci na vijjati;

Anācariyupajjhāyo, vane vāsaṃ upemahaṃ.

‘‘Upāsamāno yamahaṃ, garucittaṃ upaṭṭhahe;

So me ācariyo natthi, vanavāso niratthako.

‘‘Āyāgaṃ me gavesissaṃ, garuṃ bhāvaniyaṃ tathā;

Sāvassayo vasissāmi, na koci garahissati.

‘‘Uttānakūlā nadikā, supatitthā manoramā;

Saṃsuddhapulinākiṇṇā, avidūre mamassamaṃ.

‘‘Nadiṃ amarikaṃ nāma, upagantvānahaṃ tadā;

Saṃvaḍḍhayitvā pulinaṃ, akaṃ pulinacetiyaṃ.

‘‘Ye te ahesuṃ sambuddhā, bhavantakaraṇā munī;

Tesaṃ etādiso thūpo, taṃ nimittaṃ karomahaṃ.

Soṇṇakiṅkaṇipupphāni, sahasse tīṇi pūjayiṃ.

Sammukhā viya sambuddhaṃ, vandiṃ pulinacetiyaṃ.

‘‘Yadā kilesā jāyanti, vitakkā gehanissitā;

Sarāmi sukataṃ thūpaṃ, paccavekkhāmi tāvade.

‘‘Upanissāya viharaṃ, satthavāhaṃ vināyakaṃ;

Kilese saṃvaseyyāsi, na yuttaṃ tava mārisa.

‘‘Saha āvajjite thūpe, gāravaṃ hoti me tadā;

Kuvitakke vinodesiṃ, nāgo tuttaṭṭito yathā.

‘‘Evaṃ viharamānaṃ maṃ, maccurājābhimaddatha;

Tattha kālaṅkato santo, brahmalokamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Yāvatāyuṃ vasitvāna, tidive upapajjahaṃ;

Asītikkhattuṃ devindo, devarajjamakārayiṃ.

‘‘Satānaṃ tīṇikkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

‘‘Soṇṇakiṅkaṇipupphānaṃ, vipākaṃ anubhomahaṃ;

Dhātīsatasahassāni, parivārenti maṃ bhave.

‘‘Thūpassa pariciṇṇattā, rajojallaṃ na limpati;

Gatte sedā na muccanti, suppabhāso bhavāmahaṃ.

‘‘Aho me sukato thūpo, sudiṭṭhāmarikā nadī;

Thūpaṃ katvāna pulinaṃ, pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

‘‘Kusalaṃ kattukāmena, jantunā sāragāhinā;

Natthi khettaṃ akhettaṃ vā, paṭipattīva sādhakā.

‘‘Yathāpi balavā poso, aṇṇavaṃtaritussahe;

Parittaṃ kaṭṭhamādāya, pakkhandeyya mahāsaraṃ.

Ussāhena vīriyena, tareyya udadhiṃ naro.

‘‘Tatheva me kataṃ kammaṃ, parittaṃ thokakañca yaṃ;

Taṃ kammaṃ upanissāya, saṃsāraṃ samatikkamiṃ.

‘‘Pacchime bhave sampatte, sukkamūlena codito;

Sāvatthiyaṃ pure jāto, mahāsāle suaḍḍhake.

‘‘Saddhā mātā pitā mayhaṃ, buddhassa saraṇaṃ gatā;

Ubho diṭṭhapadā ete, anuvattanti sāsanaṃ.

Sāyapātaṃ namassanti, sakyaputtassa sammukhā.

‘‘Uposathamhi divase, soṇṇathūpaṃ vinīharuṃ;

Buddhassa vaṇṇaṃ kittentā, tiyāmaṃ vītināmayuṃ.

‘‘Saha disvānahaṃ thūpaṃ, sariṃ pulinacetiyaṃ;

Ekāsane nisīditvā, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

‘‘Gavesamāno taṃ vīraṃ, dhammasenāpatiddasaṃ;

Agārā nikkhamitvāna, pabbajiṃ tassa santike.

‘‘Jātiyā sattavassena, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ;

Upasampādayī buddho, guṇamaññāya cakkhumā.

‘‘Dārakeneva santena, kiriyaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ mayā;

Kataṃ me karaṇīyajja, sakyaputtassa sāsane.

‘‘Sabbaverabhayātīto, sabbasaṅgātigo isi;

Sāvako te mahāvīra, soṇṇathūpassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Pubbe hanati attānaṃ, pacchā hanati so pare;

Suhataṃ hanti attānaṃ, vītaṃseneva pakkhimā.

‘‘Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo, antovaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo;

Yasmiṃ pāpāni kammāni, sa ve kaṇho sujampatī’’ti. – gāthādvayamāha;

Evaṃ bāhiraparimajjanamatte ṭhitā puggalā suddhā nāma na honti, abbhantarasuddhiyā eva pana suddhā hontīti dassento ‘‘na brāhmaṇo’’ti dutiyaṃ gāthamāha. Tassattho – iriyāpathasaṇṭhapanādibahisampattimattena brāhmaṇo na hoti. Sampattiattho hi idha vaṇṇa-saddo. Abbhantare pana sīlādisampattiyā brāhmaṇo hoti, ‘‘bāhitapāpo brāhmaṇo’’ti katvā. Tasmā ‘‘yasmiṃ pāpāni lāmakāni kammāni saṃvijjanti, ekaṃsena so kaṇho nihīnapuggalo’’ti sujampati, devānaminda, jānāhi. Taṃ sutvā sakko kuhakabhikkhuṃ tajjetvā ‘‘dhamme vattāhī’’ti ovaditvā sakaṭṭhānameva gato.

Vasabhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Dukanipāte paṭhamavaggavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Dutiyavaggo

1. Mahācundattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Nagare haṃsavatiyā, kumbhakāro ahosahaṃ;

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, oghatiṇṇamanāsavaṃ.

‘‘Sukataṃ mattikāpattaṃ, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

Pattaṃ datvā bhagavato, ujubhūtassa tādino.

‘‘Bhave nibbattamānohaṃ, soṇṇathāle labhāmahaṃ;

Rūpimaye ca sovaṇṇe, taṭṭike ca maṇīmaye.

‘‘Pātiyo paribhuñjāmi, puññakammassidaṃ phalaṃ;

Yasānañca dhanānañca, aggabhūto ca homahaṃ.

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddake khette, bījaṃ appampi ropitaṃ;

Sammādhāraṃ pavecchante, phalaṃ toseti kassakaṃ.

‘‘Tathevidaṃ pattadānaṃ, buddhakhettamhi ropitaṃ;

Pītidhāre pavassante, phalaṃ maṃ tosayissati.

‘‘Yāvatā khettā vijjanti, saṅghāpi ca gaṇāpi ca;

Buddhakhettasamo natthi, sukhado sabbapāṇinaṃ.

‘‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

Ekapattaṃ daditvāna, pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, pattadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Sussūsā sutavaddhanī, sutaṃ paññāya vaddhanaṃ;

Paññāya atthaṃ jānāti, ñāto attho sukhāvaho.

Sace ratiṃ nādhigaccheyya tattha, saṅghe vase rakkhitatto satīmā’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tattha sussūsāti sotabbayuttassa sabbasutassa sotumicchā, garusannivāsopi. Diṭṭhadhammikādibhedañhi atthaṃ sotumicchantena kalyāṇamitte upasaṅkamitvā vattakaraṇena payirupāsitvā yadā te payirupāsanāya ārādhitacittā kañci upanisīditukāmā honti, atha ne upanisīditvā adhigatāya sotumicchāya ohitasotena sotabbaṃ hotīti garusannivāsopi sussūsāhetutāya ‘‘sussūsā’’ti vuccati. Sā panāyaṃ sussūsā saccapaṭiccasamuppādādipaṭisaṃyuttaṃ sutaṃ taṃsamaṅgino puggalassa vaḍḍheti brūhetīti sutavaddhanī, bāhusaccakārīti attho. Sutaṃ paññāya vaddhananti yaṃ taṃ ‘‘sutadharo sutasannicayo’’ti (ma. ni. 1.339; a. ni. 4.22) ‘‘idhekaccassa bahukaṃ sutaṃ hoti suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇa’’nti (a. ni. 4.6) ca evamādinā nayena vuttaṃ bāhusaccaṃ, taṃ akusalappahānakusalādhigamanahetubhūtaṃ paññaṃ vaddhetīti sutaṃ paññāya vaddhanaṃ, vuttañhetaṃ bhagavatā –

‘‘Sutāvudho kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako akusalaṃ pajahati, kusalaṃ bhāveti, sāvajjaṃ pajahati, anavajjaṃ bhāveti, suddhaṃ attānaṃ pariharatī’’ti (a. ni. 7.67).

‘‘Sutassa yathāpariyattassa atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hotī’’ti (a. ni. 4.6).

Ñāto attho sukhāvahoti yathāvutto diṭṭhadhammikādiattho ceva dukkhādiattho ca yāthāvato ñāto adhigato lokiyalokuttarabhedaṃ sukhaṃ āvahati nipphādetīti attho.

Ṭhitāya bhāvanāpaññāya sutamatteneva na sijjhatīti tassā paṭipajjanavidhiṃ dassento ‘‘sevetha…pe…vippamokkha’’nti āha. Tattha sevetha pantāni senāsanānīti kāyavivekamāha. Tena saṃyojanappahānassa ca vakkhamānattā vivekārahasseva vivekavāsoti sīlasaṃvarādayo idha avuttasiddhā veditabbā. Careyya saṃyojanavippamokkhanti yathā saṃyojanehi cittaṃ vippamuccati, tathā vipassanābhāvanaṃ maggabhāvanañca careyya paṭipajjeyyāti attho. Sace ratiṃ nādhigaccheyya tatthāti tesu pantasenāsanesu yathāladdhesu adhikusaladhammesu ca ratiṃ pubbenāparaṃ visesassa alābhato abhiratiṃ na labheyya, saṅghe bhikkhusamūhe rakkhitatto kammaṭṭhānaparigaṇhanato rakkhitacitto chasu dvāresu satiārakkhāya upaṭṭhapanena satimā vaseyya vihareyya, evaṃ viharantassa ca api nāma saṃyojanavippamokkho bhaveyyāti adhippāyo.

Mahācundattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Jotidāsattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Kaṇikāraṃva jotantaṃ, nisinnaṃ pabbatantare;

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, lokajeṭṭhaṃ narāsabhaṃ.

‘‘Pasannacitto sumano, sire katvāna añjaliṃ;

Kāsumārikamādāya, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā tīṇi piṭakāni uggahetvā visesato vinayapiṭake sukusalabhāvaṃ patvā dasavassiko parisupaṭṭhāko ca hutvā bahūhi bhikkhūhi saddhiṃ bhagavantaṃ vandituṃ sāvatthiṃ gacchanto antarāmagge addhānaparissamavinodanatthaṃ titthiyānaṃ ārāmaṃ pavisitvā ekamantaṃ nisinno ekaṃ pañcatapaṃ tapantaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ disvā, ‘‘kiṃ, brāhmaṇa, aññasmiṃ tapanīye aññaṃ tapatī’’ti āha. Taṃ sutvā brāhmaṇo kupito, ‘‘bho, muṇḍaka, kiṃ aññaṃ tapanīya’’nti āha. Thero tassa –

‘‘Kopo ca issā paraheṭhanā ca, māno ca sārambhamado pamādo;

Taṇhā avijjā bhavasaṅgatī ca, te tappanīyā na hi rūpakhandho’’ti. –

Manusse uparundhanti, pharusūpakkamā janā;

Tepi tattheva kīranti, na hi kammaṃ panassati.

‘‘Yaṃ karoti naro kammaṃ, kalyāṇaṃ yadi pāpakaṃ;

Tassa tasseva dāyādo, yaṃ yaṃ kammaṃ pakubbatī’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Jotidāsattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Heraññakānittheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Padumuttarabhagavato, sujāto nāma sāvako;

Paṃsukūlaṃ gavesanto, saṅkāre carate tadā.

‘‘Nagare haṃsavatiyā, paresaṃ bhatako ahaṃ;

Upaḍḍhadussaṃ datvāna, sirasā abhivādayiṃ.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

Sattasattatikkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ.

‘‘Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ;

Upaḍḍhadussadānena, modāmi akutobhayo.

‘‘Icchamāno cahaṃ ajja, sakānanaṃ sapabbataṃ;

Khomadussehi chādeyyaṃ, aḍḍhadussassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ dānamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, aḍḍhadussassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā attano kaniṭṭhabhātaraṃ tato kammato nivattetukāmo tasmiṃyeva kamme abhirataṃ disvā taṃ codento –

Āyu khīyati maccānaṃ, kunnadīnaṃva odakaṃ.

‘‘Atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṃ bālo na bujjhati;

Pacchāssa kaṭukaṃ hoti, vipāko hissa pāpako’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tattha accayantīti atikkamanti, lahuṃ lahuṃ apagacchantīti attho. Ahorattāti rattindivā. Jīvitaṃ uparujjhatīti jīvitindriyañca khaṇikanirodhavasena nirujjhati. Vuttañhi ‘‘khaṇe khaṇe, tvaṃ bhikkhu, jāyasi ca jiyyasi ca miyyasi ca cavasi ca upapajjasi cā’’ti. Āyu khīyati maccānanti maritabbasabhāvattā maccāti laddhanāmānaṃ imesaṃ sattānaṃ āyu ‘‘yo ciraṃ jīvati, so vassasataṃ appaṃ vā bhiyyo’’ti (dī. ni. 2.91; saṃ. ni. 2.143; a. ni. 7.74) evaṃ paricchinnakālaparamāyu khīyati khayañca sambhedañca gacchati, yathā kiṃ? Kunnadīnaṃva odakaṃ yathā nāma kunnadīnaṃ pabbateyyānaṃ khuddakanadīnaṃ udakaṃ ciraṃ na tiṭṭhati, lahutaraṃ khīyati, āgatamattaṃyeva vigacchati, evaṃ sattānaṃ āyu lahutaraṃ khīyati khayaṃ gacchati. Ettha ca udakameva ‘‘odaka’’nti vuttaṃ, yathā manoyeva mānasanti.

Heraññakānittheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Somamittattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Buddhaseṭṭhaṃ saritvāna, ākāse abhipūjayiṃ.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

Nāgova bandhanaṃ chetvā, viharāmi anāsavo.

‘‘Svāgataṃ vata me āsi, mama buddhassa santike;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā vimalattheraṃ ovādena tajjento –

‘‘Parittaṃ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

Evaṃ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

Tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya, kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ.

‘‘Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi;

Niccaṃ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Somamittattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Sabbamittattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Jano janamhi sambaddho, janamevassito jano;

Jano janena heṭhīyati, heṭheti ca jano janaṃ.

‘‘Ko hi tassa janenattho, janena janitena vā;

Janaṃ ohāya gacchaṃ taṃ, heṭhayitvā bahuṃ jana’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Tattha janoti andhabālajano. Janamhīti aññe jane. Sambaddhoti taṇhābandhanena baddho. ‘‘Ayaṃ me putto, mātā’’tiādinā paṭibaddho. Ayameva vā pāṭho, ‘‘ime maṃ posenti, ahaṃ ime nissāya jīvāmī’’ti paṭibaddhacittoti attho. Janamevassito janoti ‘‘ayaṃ me putto, dhītā’’tiādinā aññameva janaṃ añño jano assito taṇhāya allīno pariggayha ṭhito. Jano janena heṭhīyati, heṭheti ca jano jananti kammassakatāya yathābhūtāvabodhassa ca abhāvato ajjhupekkhanaṃ akatvā lobhavasena yathā jano janaṃ assito, evaṃ dosavasena jano janena heṭhīyati vibādhīyati. ‘‘Tayidaṃ mayhaṃva upari heṭhanaphalavasena paripatissatī’’ti ajānanto heṭheti ca jano janaṃ.

‘‘Vanakammiko pure āsiṃ, pitumātumatenahaṃ;

Pasumārena jīvāmi, kusalaṃ me na vijjati.

Padāni tīṇi dassesi, anukampāya cakkhumā.

‘‘Akkante ca pade disvā, tissanāmassa satthuno;

Haṭṭho haṭṭhena cittena, pade cittaṃ pasādayiṃ.

‘‘Koraṇḍaṃ pupphitaṃ disvā, pādapaṃ dharaṇīruhaṃ;

Sakosakaṃ gahetvāna, padaseṭṭhamapūjayiṃ.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Yaṃ yaṃ yonupapajjāmi, devattaṃ atha mānusaṃ;

Koraṇḍakachavi homi, suppabhāso bhavāmahaṃ.

‘‘Dvenavute ito kappe, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, padapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Te pana corā therassa santike dhammaṃ sutvā saṃvegajātā pabbajitvā dhammānudhammaṃ paṭipajjiṃsūti.

Sabbamittattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

6. Mahākāḷattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā, satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṃ;

Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṃ, sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṃva;

Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.

Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā, māhaṃ puna bhinnasiro sayissa’’nti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tattha kāḷīti tassā nāmaṃ, kāḷavaṇṇattā vā evaṃ vuttaṃ. Brahatīti mahāsarīrā ārohapariṇāhavatī. Dhaṅkarūpāti kāḷavaṇṇattā eva kākasadisarūpā. Satthiñca bhetvāti matasarīrassa satthiṃ jaṇṇubhedanena bhañjitvā. Aparañca satthinti itarañca satthiṃ bhañjitvā. Bāhañca bhetvāti bāhaṭṭhiñca aggabāhaṭṭhāneyeva bhañjitvā. Sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṃvāti matasarīrassa sīsaṃ bhinditvā bhinnattā eva leḍḍudaṇḍādīhi paggharantaṃ dadhithālakaṃ viya, paggharantaṃ matthaluṅgaṃ katvāti attho. Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvāti chinnabhinnāvayavaṃ matasarīraṃ te avayave yathāṭhāneyeva ṭhapanena sandahitvā sahitaṃ katvā maṃsāpaṇaṃ pasārentī viya esā nisinnā.

Yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karotīti yo imāya upaṭṭhāpitaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ disvāpi avidvā akusalo kammaṭṭhānaṃ chaḍḍetvā ayonisomanasikārena kilesūpadhiṃ uppādeti, so mando mandapañño saṃsārassa anativattanato punappunaṃ aparāparaṃ nirayādīsu dukkhaṃ upeti. Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirāti tasmāti yasmā cetadevaṃ, tasmā. Pajānaṃ upadhinti ‘‘idha yaṃ dukkhaṃ sambhotī’’ti pajānanto yoniso manasikaronto kilesūpadhiṃ na kayirā na uppādeyya. Kasmā? Māhaṃ puna bhinnasiro sayissanti yathayidaṃ matasarīraṃ bhinnasarīraṃ sayati, evaṃ kilesūpadhīhi saṃsāre punappunaṃ uppattiyā kaṭasivaḍḍhako hutvā bhinnasiro ahaṃ mā sayissanti. Evaṃ vadanto eva thero vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.50.8-14) –

Tatthaddasaṃ paṃsukūlaṃ, dumaggamhi vilambitaṃ.

‘‘Tīṇi kiṅkaṇipupphāni, ocinitvānahaṃ tadā;

Haṭṭho haṭṭhena cittena, paṃsukūlamapūjayiṃ.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, pūjitvā arahaddhajaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Mahākāḷattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

7. Tissattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Sālapupphehi sañchanno, vasāmi vipine tadā.

‘‘Piyadassī ca bhagavā, sayambhū aggapuggalo;

Vivekakāmo sambuddho, sālavanamupāgami.

‘‘Assamā abhinikkhamma, pavanaṃ agamāsahaṃ;

Mūlaphalaṃ gavesanto, āhiṇḍāmi vane tadā.

‘‘Tatthaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, piyadassiṃ mahāyasaṃ;

Sunisinnaṃ samāpannaṃ, virocantaṃ mahāvane.

‘‘Catudaṇḍe ṭhapetvāna, buddhassa uparī ahaṃ;

Maṇḍapaṃ sukataṃ katvā, sālapupphehi chādayiṃ.

‘‘Sattāhaṃ dhārayitvāna, maṇḍapaṃ sālachāditaṃ;

Tattha cittaṃ pasādetvā, buddhaseṭṭhamavandahaṃ.

‘‘Bhagavā tamhi samaye, vuṭṭhahitvā samādhito;

Yugamattaṃ pekkhamāno, nisīdi purisuttamo.

‘‘Sāvako varuṇo nāma, piyadassissa satthuno;

Vasīsatasahassehi, upagacchi vināyakaṃ.

‘‘Piyadassī ca bhagavā, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

Bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvāna, sitaṃ pātukarī jino.

‘‘Anuruddho upaṭṭhāko, piyadassissa satthuno;

Ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, apucchittha mahāmuniṃ.

‘‘Ko nu kho bhagavā hetu, sitakammassa satthuno;

Kāraṇe vijjamānamhi, satthā pātukare sitaṃ.

Tassa kammaṃ saritvāna, sitaṃ pātukariṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Anokāsaṃ na passāmi, yattha puññaṃ vipaccati;

Devaloke manusse vā, okāsova na sammati.

‘‘Devaloke vasantassa, puññakammasamaṅgino;

Yāvatā parisā tassa, sālacchannā bhavissati.

‘‘Tattha dibbehi naccehi, gītehi vāditehi ca;

Ramissati sadā santo, puññakammasamāhito.

‘‘Yāvatā parisā tassa, gandhagandhī bhavissati;

Sālassa pupphavasso ca, pavassissati tāvade.

Idhāpi sālacchadanaṃ, sabbakālaṃ dharissati.

‘‘Idha naccañca gītañca, sammatāḷasamāhitaṃ;

Parivāressanti maṃ niccaṃ, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Uggacchante ca sūriye, sālavassaṃ pavassati;

Puññakammena saṃyuttaṃ, vassate sabbakālikaṃ.

‘‘Aṭṭhārase kappasate, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, nibbāyissatināsavo.

‘‘Dhammaṃ abhisamentassa, sālacchannaṃ bhavissati;

Citake jhāyamānassa, chadanaṃ tattha hessati.

‘‘Vipākaṃ kittayitvāna, piyadassī mahāmuni;

Parisāya dhammaṃ desesi, tappento dhammavuṭṭhiyā.

‘‘Tiṃsakappāni devesu, devarajjamakārayiṃ;

Saṭṭhi ca sattakkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ.

Idhāpi sālacchadanaṃ, maṇḍapassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ayaṃ pacchimako mayhaṃ, carimo vattate bhavo;

Idhāpi sālacchadanaṃ, hessati sabbakālikaṃ.

‘‘Mahāmuniṃ tosayitvā, gotamaṃ sakyapuṅgavaṃ;

Pattomhi acalaṃ ṭhānaṃ, hitvā jayaparājayaṃ.

‘‘Aṭṭhārase kappasate, yaṃ buddhamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

So arahattaṃ pana patvā visesato lābhaggayasaggappatto ahosi. Tattha keci puthujjanabhikkhū therassa lābhasakkāraṃ disvā bālabhāvena asahanākāraṃ pavedesuṃ. Thero taṃ ñatvā lābhasakkāre ādīnavaṃ tattha attano alaggabhāvañca pakāsento –

‘‘Bahū sapatte labhati, muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto;

Lābhī annassa pānassa, vatthassa sayanassa ca.

Appalābho anavassuto, sato bhikkhu paribbaje’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tissattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

8. Kimilattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Pācīnavaṃsadāyamhītiādikā āyasmato kimilattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Tassa pubbayogo saṃveguppatti pabbajjā ca ekakanipāte ‘‘abhisatto’’ti gāthāya saṃvaṇṇanāyaṃ vuttāyeva. Tāya ca gāthāya therena attano visesādhigamassa kāraṇaṃ dassitaṃ. Idha pana adhigatavisesassa attano āyasmatā ca anuruddhena āyasmatā ca nandiyena saha samaggavāso dassitoti veditabbaṃ. Samaggavāsaṃ pana vasantā te yathā ca vasiṃsu, taṃ dassento –

‘‘Pācīnavaṃsadāyamhi, sakyaputtā sahāyakā;

Pahāyānappake bhoge, uñche pattāgate ratā.

‘‘Āraddhavīriyā pahitattā, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamā;

Ramanti dhammaratiyā, hitvāna lokiyaṃ rati’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Āraddhavīriyāti uttamatthassa adhigamāya āditova pageva sampāditavīriyā. Pahitattāti ninnapoṇapabbhārabhāvena kālena kālaṃ samāpajjanena ca nibbānaṃ patipesitacittā. Niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamāti vattapaṭipattīsu diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānuyogena sabbakālaṃ asithilaparakkamā. Ramanti dhammaratiyā, hitvāna lokiyaṃ ratinti loke viditatāya lokapariyāpannatāya ca lokiyaṃ rūpārammaṇādiratiṃ pahāya maggapaññāya pajahitvā lokuttaradhammaratiyā aggaphalanibbānābhiratiyā ca ramanti abhiramantīti.

Kimilattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

9. Nandattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Atthadassī tu bhagavā, sayambhū lokanāyako;

Vinatānadiyā tīraṃ, upāgacchi tathāgato.

‘‘Udakā abhinikkhamma, kacchapo vārigocaro;

Buddhaṃ tāretukāmohaṃ, upesiṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Abhirūhatu maṃ buddho, atthadassī mahāmuni;

Ahaṃ taṃ tārayissāmi, dukkhassantakaro tuvaṃ.

‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, atthadassī mahāyaso;

Abhirūhitvā me piṭṭhiṃ, aṭṭhāsi lokanāyako.

‘‘Yato sarāmi attānaṃ, yato pattosmi viññutaṃ;

Sukhaṃ me tādisaṃ natthi, phuṭṭhe pādatale yathā.

‘‘Uttaritvāna sambuddho, atthadassī mahāyaso;

Naditīramhi ṭhatvāna, imā gāthā abhāsatha.

Ayañca kacchapo rājā, tāresi mama paññavā.

‘‘Iminā buddhataraṇena, mettacittavatāya ca;

Aṭṭhārase kappasate, devaloke ramissati.

Ekāsane nisīditvā, kaṅkhāsotaṃ tarissati.

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddake khette, bījaṃ appampi ropitaṃ;

Sammādhāraṃ pavecchante, phalaṃ toseti kassakaṃ.

‘‘Tathevidaṃ buddhakhettaṃ, sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;

Sammādhāraṃ pavecchante, phalaṃ maṃ tosayissati.

‘‘Padhānapahitattomhi, upasanto nirūpadhi;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, viharāmi anāsavo.

‘‘Aṭṭhārase kappasate, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, taraṇāya idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā vimuttisukhaṃ anubhavanto ‘‘aho satthu upāyakosallaṃ, yenāhaṃ bhavapaṅkato uddharitvā nibbānathale patiṭṭhāpito’’ti attano pahīnasaṃkilesaṃ paṭiladdhañca sukhaṃ paccavekkhitvā sañjātasomanasso udānavasena –

‘‘Ayoniso manasikārā, maṇḍanaṃ anuyuñjisaṃ;

Uddhato capalo cāsiṃ, kāmarāgena aṭṭito.

‘‘Upāyakusalenāhaṃ, buddhenādiccabandhunā;

Yoniso paṭipajjitvā, bhave cittaṃ udabbahi’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Nandattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

10. Sirimattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Evaṃ so devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ gahapatikule nibbatti, tassa jātadivasato paṭṭhāya tasmiṃ kule sirisampattiyā vaḍḍhamānattā sirimātveva nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Tassa padasā gamanakāle kaniṭṭhabhātā nibbatti, tassa ‘‘ayaṃ siriṃ vaḍḍhento jāto’’ti sirivaḍḍhoti nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Te ubhopi jetavanappaṭiggahaṇe buddhānubhāvaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddhā pabbajiṃsu. Tesu sirivaḍḍho na tāva uttarimanussadhammassa lābhī ahosi, catunnaṃ paccayānaṃ lābhī, gahaṭṭhapabbajitānaṃ sakkato garukato, sirimatthero pana pabbajitakālato paṭṭhāya tādisena kammacchiddena appalābhī ahosi bahujanāsambhāvito, samathavipassanāsu kammaṃ karonto nacirasseva chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.49.111-147) –

‘‘Pabbate himavantamhi, devalo nāma tāpaso;

Tattha me caṅkamo āsi, amanussehi māpito.

Uttamatthaṃ gavesanto, vipinā nikkhamiṃ tadā.

‘‘Cullāsītisahassāni, sissā mayhaṃ upaṭṭhahuṃ;

Sakakammābhipasutā, vasanti vipine tadā.

‘‘Assamā abhinikkhamma, akaṃ pulinacetiyaṃ;

Nānāpupphaṃ samānetvā, taṃ cetiyamapūjayiṃ.

‘‘Tattha cittaṃ pasādetvā, assamaṃ pavisāmahaṃ;

Sabbe sissā samāgantvā, etamatthaṃ pucchiṃsu maṃ.

Mayampi ñātumicchāma, puṭṭho ācikkha no tuvaṃ.

‘‘Niddiṭṭhā nu mantapade, cakkhumanto mahāyasā;

Te kho ahaṃ namassāmi, buddhaseṭṭhe mahāyase.

‘‘Kīdisā te mahāvīrā, sabbaññū lokanāyakā;

Kathaṃvaṇṇā kathaṃsīlā, kīdisā te mahāyasā.

‘‘Bāttiṃsalakkhaṇā buddhā, cattālīsadijāpi ca;

Nettā gopakhumā tesaṃ, jiñjukā phalasannibhā.

‘‘Gacchamānā ca te buddhā, yugamattañca pekkhare;

Na tesaṃ jāṇu nadati, sandhisaddo na suyyati.

‘‘Gacchamānā ca sugatā, uddharantāva gacchare;

Paṭhamaṃ dakkhiṇaṃ pādaṃ, buddhānaṃ esa dhammatā.

‘‘Asambhītā ca te buddhā, migarājāva kesarī;

Nevukkaṃsenti attānaṃ, no ca vambhenti pāṇinaṃ.

‘‘Mānāvamānato muttā, samā sabbesu pāṇisu;

Anattukkaṃsakā buddhā, buddhānaṃ esa dhammatā.

‘‘Uppajjantā ca sambuddhā, ālokaṃ dassayanti te;

Chappakāraṃ pakampenti, kevalaṃ vasudhaṃ imaṃ.

‘‘Passanti nirayañcete, nibbāti nirayo tadā;

Pavassati mahāmegho, buddhānaṃ esa dhammatā.

‘‘Īdisā te mahānāgā, atulā ca mahāyasā;

Vaṇṇato anatikkantā, appameyyā tathāgatā.

‘‘Anumodiṃsu me vākyaṃ, sabbe sissā sagāravā;

Tathā ca paṭipajjiṃsu, yathāsatti yathābalaṃ.

Saddahantā mama vākyaṃ, buddhasakkatamānasā.

Uppajji mātukucchimhi, dasasahassi kampatha.

‘‘Assamassāvidūramhi, caṅkamamhi ṭhito ahaṃ;

Sabbe sissā samāgantvā, āgacchuṃ mama santike.

‘‘Usabhova mahī nadati, migarājāva kūjati;

Susumārova saḷati, kiṃ vipāko bhavissati.

‘‘Yaṃ pakittemi sambuddhaṃ, sikatāthūpasantike;

So dāni bhagavā satthā, mātukucchimupāgami.

‘‘Tesaṃ dhammakathaṃ vatvā, kittayitvā mahāmuniṃ;

Uyyojetvā sake sisse, pallaṅkamābhujiṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Balañca vata me khīṇaṃ, byādhinā paramena taṃ;

Buddhaseṭṭhaṃ saritvāna, tattha kālaṅkato ahaṃ.

‘‘Sabbe sissā samāgantvā, akaṃsu citakaṃ tadā;

Kaḷevarañca me gayha, citakaṃ abhiropayuṃ.

‘‘Citakaṃ parivāretvā, sīse katvāna añjaliṃ;

Sokasallaparetā te, vikkandiṃsu samāgatā.

‘‘Tesaṃ lālappamānānaṃ, agamaṃ citakaṃ tadā;

Ahaṃ ācariyo tumhaṃ, mā socittha sumedhasā.

‘‘Sadatthe vāyameyyātha, rattindivamatanditā;

Mā vo pamattā ahuttha, khaṇo vo paṭipādito.

‘‘Sake sissenusāsitvā, devalokaṃ punāgamiṃ;

Aṭṭhārasa ca kappāni, devaloke ramāmahaṃ.

‘‘Satānaṃ pañcakkhattuñca, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ;

Anekasatakkhattuñca, devarajjamakārayiṃ.

‘‘Avasesesu kappesu, vokiṇṇo saṃsariṃ ahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, uppādassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

Tathevāhampi samaye, pupphitomhi mahesinā.

‘‘Vīriyaṃ me dhuradhorayhaṃ, yogakkhemādhivāhanaṃ;

Nāgova bandhanaṃ chetvā, viharāmi anāsavo.

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, kittanāya idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiññañhi samānaṃ āyasmantaṃ sirimattheraṃ ‘‘ariyo’’ti ajānantā puthujjanā bhikkhū sāmaṇerā ca appalābhitāya lokassa anabhigatabhāvena asambhāventā yaṃkiñci kathetvā garahanti. Sirivaḍḍhattheraṃ pana paccayānaṃ lābhibhāvena lokassa sakkatagarukatabhāvato sambhāventā pasaṃsanti. Thero ‘‘avaṇṇārahassa nāma vaṇṇabhaṇanaṃ, vaṇṇārahassa ca avaṇṇabhaṇanaṃ assa puthujjanabhāvassa doso’’ti puthujjanabhāvañca garahanto –

‘‘Pare ca naṃ pasaṃsanti, attā ce asamāhito;

Moghaṃ pare pasaṃsanti, attā hi asamāhito.

‘‘Pare ca naṃ garahanti, attā ce susamāhito;

Moghaṃ pare garahanti, attā hi susamāhito’’ti.

– Gāthādvayamabhāsi.

Sirimattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Dutiyavaggavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Tatiyavaggo

1. Uttarattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Nibbute lokanāthamhi, siddhatthe lokanāyake;

Mama ñātī samānetvā, dhātupūjaṃ akāsahaṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, yaṃ dhātumabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, dhātupūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā satthari sāvatthiyaṃ viharante buddhupaṭṭhānatthaṃ rājagahato sāvatthiṃ upagato bhikkhūhi ‘‘kiṃ, āvuso, pabbajjākiccaṃ tayā matthakaṃ pāpita’’nti puṭṭho aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Khandhā mayā pariññātā, taṇhā me susamūhatā;

Bhāvitā mama bojjhaṅgā, patto me āsavakkhayo.

Bhāvayitvāna bojjhaṅge, nibbāyissaṃ anāsavo’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Idāni pana anupādisesanibbānasampattiṃ dassento ‘‘soha’’ntiādinā dutiyaṃ gāthamāha. Tassattho – sohaṃ evaṃ vuttanayena khandhe pariññāya parijānitvā, tathā parijānanto eva sakaattabhāvaparaattabhāvesu ajjhattikabāhirāyatanesu atītādibhedabhinnesu saṃsibbanākāraṃ punappunaṃ pavattisaṅkhātaṃ jālaṃ etassa atthīti jālinīti laddhanāmaṃ taṇhaṃ abbahitvāna mama cittasantānato uddharitvā, tathā naṃ uddharantoyeva vuttappabhede bojjhaṅge bhāvayitvāna te bhāvanāpāripūriṃ pāpetvā tato eva anāsavo hutvā ṭhito idāni carimakacittanirodhena anupādāno viya jātavedo nibbāyissaṃ parinibbāyissāmīti.

Uttarattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Bhaddajittheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Oggayha yaṃ pokkharaṇiṃ, nānākuñjarasevitaṃ;

Uddharāmi bhisaṃ tattha, ghāsahetu ahaṃ tadā.

‘‘Bhagavā tamhi samaye, padumuttarasavhayo;

Rattambaradharo buddho, gacchate anilañjase.

‘‘Dhunanto paṃsukūlāni, saddaṃ assosahaṃ tadā;

Uddhaṃ nijjhāyamānohaṃ, addasaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Tattheva ṭhitako santo, āyāciṃ lokanāyakaṃ;

Madhuṃ bhisehi sahitaṃ, khīraṃ sappiṃ muḷālikaṃ.

Tato kāruṇiko satthā, orohitvā mahāyaso.

‘‘Paṭiggaṇhi mamaṃ bhikkhaṃ, anukampāya cakkhumā;

Paṭiggahetvā sambuddho, akā me anumodanaṃ.

‘‘Sukhī hotu mahāpuñña, gati tuyhaṃ samijjhatu;

Iminā bhisadānena, labhassu vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

‘‘Idaṃ vatvāna sambuddho, jalajuttamanāmako;

Bhikkhamādāya sambuddho, ākāsenāgamā jino.

‘‘Tato bhisaṃ gahetvāna, āgacchiṃ mama assamaṃ;

Bhisaṃ rukkhe laggetvāna, mama dānaṃ anussariṃ.

‘‘Mahāvāto uṭṭhahitvā, sañcālesi vanaṃ tadā;

Ākāso abhinādittha, asanī ca phalī tadā.

‘‘Tato me asanīpāto, matthake nipatī tadā;

Sohaṃ nisinnako santo, tattha kālaṅkato ahaṃ.

‘‘Puññakammena saññutto, tusitaṃ upapajjahaṃ;

Kaḷevaraṃ me patitaṃ, devaloke ramāmahaṃ.

Sāyaṃ pātaṃ upaṭṭhanti, bhisadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Manussayonimāgantvā, sukhito homahaṃ tadā;

Bhoge me ūnatā natthi, bhisadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Anukampitako tena, devadevena tādinā;

Sabbāsavā parikkhīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ bhisaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, bhisadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Panādo nāma so rājā, yassa yūpo suvaṇṇayo;

Tiriyaṃ soḷasubbedho, ubbhamāhu sahassadhā.

‘‘Sahassakaṇḍo satageṇḍu, dhajālu haritāmayo;

Anaccuṃ tattha gandhabbā, cha sahassāni sattadhā’’ti. –

Dvīhi gāthāhi vaṇṇento aññaṃ byākāsi.

Bhaddajittheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Sobhitattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Uttamatthaṃ gavesanto, vasāmi vipine tadā.

‘‘Lābhālābhena santuṭṭho, mūlena ca phalena ca;

Anvesanto ācariyaṃ, vasāmi ekako ahaṃ.

‘‘Sumedho nāma sambuddho, loke uppajji tāvade;

Catusaccaṃ pakāseti, uddharanto mahājanaṃ.

‘‘Nāhaṃ suṇomi sambuddhaṃ, napi me koci saṃsati;

Aṭṭhavasse atikkante, assosiṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Aggidāruṃ nīharitvā, sammajjitvāna assamaṃ;

Khāribhāraṃ gahetvāna, nikkhamiṃ vipinā ahaṃ.

‘‘Ekarattiṃ vasantohaṃ, gāmesu nigamesu ca;

Anupubbena candavatiṃ, tadāhaṃ upasaṅkamiṃ.

‘‘Bhagavā tamhi samaye, sumedho lokanāyako;

Uddharanto bahū satte, deseti amataṃ padaṃ.

‘‘Janakāyamatikkamma, vanditvā jinasāgaraṃ;

Ekaṃsaṃ ajinaṃ katvā, santhaviṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Tuvaṃ satthā ca ketu ca, dhajo yūpo ca pāṇinaṃ;

Parāyano patiṭṭhā ca, dīpo ca dvipaduttamo.

‘‘Nepuñño dassane vīro, tāresi janataṃ tuvaṃ;

Natthañño tārako loke, tavuttaritaro mune.

Na tveva tava sabbaññu, ñāṇaṃ sakkā pametave.

‘‘Tuladaṇḍe ṭhapetvāna, mahiṃ sakkā dharetave;

Natveva tava paññāya, pamāṇamatthi cakkhuma.

‘‘Ākāso minituṃ sakkā, rajjuyā aṅgulena vā;

Natveva tava sabbaññu, sīlaṃ sakkā pametave.

‘‘Mahāsamudde udakaṃ, ākāso ca vasundharā;

Parimeyyāni etāni, appameyyosi cakkhuma.

‘‘Chahi gāthāhi sabbaññuṃ, kittayitvā mahāyasaṃ;

Añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, tuṇhī aṭṭhāsahaṃ tadā.

‘‘Yaṃ vadanti sumedhoti, bhūripaññaṃ sumedhasaṃ;

Bhikkhusaṅghe nisīditvā, imā gāthā abhāsatha.

Tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

‘‘Sattasattati kappāni, devaloke ramissati;

Sahassakkhattuṃ devindo, devarajjaṃ karissati.

‘‘Anekasatakkhattuñca, cakkavattī bhavissati;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

‘‘Devabhūto manusso vā, puññakammasamāhito;

Anūnamanasaṅkappo, tikkhapañño bhavissati.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

‘‘Agārā abhinikkhamma, pabbajissatikiñcano;

Jātiyā sattavassena, arahattaṃ phusissati.

‘‘Yato sarāmi attānaṃ, yato pattosmi sāsanaṃ;

Etthantare na jānāmi, cetanaṃ amanoramaṃ.

Bhoge me ūnatā natthi, phalaṃ ñāṇassa thomane.

‘‘Tiyaggī nibbutā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

Sabbāsavā parikkhīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, yaṃ ñāṇamathaviṃ ahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phalaṃ ñāṇassa thomane.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Satimā paññavā bhikkhu, āraddhabalavīriyo;

Pañca kappasatānāhaṃ, ekarattiṃ anussariṃ.

‘‘Cattāro satipaṭṭhāne, satta aṭṭha ca bhāvayaṃ;

Pañca kappasatānāhaṃ, ekarattiṃ anussari’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Sobhitattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Valliyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Yaṃ kiccaṃ daḷhavīriyena, yaṃ kiccaṃ boddhumicchatā;

Karissaṃ nāvarajjhissaṃ, passa vīriyaṃ parakkamaṃ.

‘‘Tvañca me maggamakkhāhi, añjasaṃ amatogadhaṃ;

Ahaṃ monena monissaṃ, gaṅgāsotova sāgara’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Taṃ sutvā veṇudattatthero tassa kammaṭṭhānaṃ adāsi. Sopi kammaṭṭhānaṃ anuyuñjanto nacirasseva vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.49.75-105) –

‘‘Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā, piyarūpe manorame;

Asīti koṭiyo hitvā, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

‘‘Pabbajitvāna kāyena, pāpakammaṃ vivajjayiṃ;

Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, nadīkūle vasāmahaṃ.

‘‘Ekakaṃ maṃ viharantaṃ, buddhaseṭṭho upāgami;

Nāhaṃ jānāmi buddhoti, akāsiṃ paṭisanthāraṃ.

‘‘Karitvā paṭisanthāraṃ, nāmagottamapucchahaṃ;

Devatānusi gandhabbo, adu sakko purindado.

‘‘Ko vā tvaṃ kassa vā putto, mahābrahmā idhāgato;

Virocesi disā sabbā, udayaṃ sūriyo yathā.

‘‘Sahassārāni cakkāni, pāde dissanti mārisa;

Ko vā tvaṃ kassa vā putto, kathaṃ jānemu taṃ mayaṃ.

‘‘Nāmagottaṃ pavedehi, saṃsayaṃ apanehi me;

Namhi devā na gandhabbo, namhi sakko purindado.

‘‘Brahmabhāvo ca me natthi, etesaṃ uttamo ahaṃ;

Atīto visayaṃ tesaṃ, dālayiṃ kāmabandhanaṃ.

Tassa vācaṃ suṇitvāhaṃ, idaṃ vacanamabraviṃ.

‘‘Yadi buddhosi sabbaññū, nisīda tvaṃ mahāmune;

Tamahaṃ pūjayissāmi, dukkhassantakaro tuvaṃ.

Nisīdi tattha bhagavā, sīhova girigabbhare.

‘‘Khippaṃ pabbatamāruyha, ambassa phalamaggahiṃ;

Sālakalyāṇikaṃ pupphaṃ, candanañca mahārahaṃ.

‘‘Khippaṃ paggayha taṃ sabbaṃ, upetvā lokanāyakaṃ;

Phalaṃ buddhassa datvāna, sālapupphamapūjayiṃ.

‘‘Candanaṃ anulimpitvā, avandiṃ satthuno ahaṃ;

Pasannacitto sumano, vipulāya ca pītiyā.

‘‘Ajinamhi nisīditvā, sumedho lokanāyako;

Mama kammaṃ pakittesi, hāsayanto mamaṃ tadā.

‘‘Iminā phaladānena, gandhamālehi cūbhayaṃ;

Pañcavīse kappasate, devaloke ramissati.

‘‘Anūnamanasaṅkappo, vasavattī bhavissati;

Chabbīsatikappasate, manussattaṃ gamissati.

‘‘Bhavissati cakkavattī, cāturanto mahiddhiko;

Vebhāraṃ nāma nagaraṃ, vissakammena māpitaṃ.

‘‘Hessati sabbasovaṇṇaṃ, nānāratanabhūsitaṃ;

Eteneva upāyena, saṃsarissati so bhave.

‘‘Sabbattha pūjito hutvā, devatte atha mānuse;

Pacchime bhave sampatte, brahmabandhu bhavissati.

‘‘Agārā abhinikkhamma, anagārī bhavissati;

Abhiññāpāragū hutvā, nibbāyissatināsavo.

Mama nijjhāyamānassa, pakkāmi anilañjase.

‘‘Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Tusitato cavitvāna, nibbattiṃ mātukucchiyaṃ;

Bhoge me ūnatā natthi, yamhi gabbhe vasāmahaṃ.

‘‘Mātukucchigate mayi, annapānañca bhojanaṃ;

Mātuyā mama chandena, nibbattati yadicchakaṃ.

‘‘Jātiyā pañcavassena, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Oropitamhi kesamhi, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, mama kammamanussariṃ.

‘‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

Tava sāsanamāgamma, pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, yaṃ buddhamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākaronto thero imāyeva gāthā abhāsīti.

Valliyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Vītasokattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Lakkhaṇe itihāse ca, sanighaṇḍusakeṭubhe.

‘‘Nadīsotapaṭibhāgā, sissā āyanti me tadā;

Tesāhaṃ mante vācemi, rattindivamatandito.

‘‘Siddhattho nāma sambuddho, loke uppajji tāvade;

Tamandhakāraṃ nāsetvā, ñāṇālokaṃ pavattayi.

‘‘Mama aññataro sisso, sissānaṃ so kathesi me;

Sutvāna te etamatthaṃ, ārocesuṃ mamaṃ tadā.

‘‘Buddho loke samuppanno, sabbaññū lokanāyako;

Tassānuvattati jano, lābho amhaṃ na vijjati.

‘‘Adhiccuppattikā buddhā, cakkhumanto mahāyasā;

Yaṃnūnāhaṃ buddhaseṭṭhaṃ, passeyyaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

Assamā abhinikkhamma, sisse āmantayiṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Odumbarikapupphaṃva, candamhi sasakaṃ yathā;

Vāyasānaṃ yathā khīraṃ, dullabho lokanāyako.

‘‘Buddho lokamhi uppanno, manussattampi dullabhaṃ;

Ubhosu vijjamānesu, savanañca sudullabhaṃ.

‘‘Buddho loke samuppanno, cakkhuṃ lacchāma no bhavaṃ;

Etha sabbe gamissāma, sammāsambuddhasantikaṃ.

‘‘Kamaṇḍaludharā sabbe, kharājinanivāsino;

Te jaṭābhārabharitā, nikkhamuṃ vipinā tadā.

‘‘Yugamattaṃ pekkhamānā, uttamatthaṃ gavesino;

Āsattidosarahitā, asambhītāva kesarī.

‘‘Appakiccā aloluppā, nipakā santavuttino;

Uñchāya caramānā te, buddhaseṭṭhamupāgamuṃ.

‘‘Diyaḍḍhayojane sese, byādhi me upapajjatha;

Buddhaseṭṭhaṃ saritvāna, tattha kālaṅkato ahaṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, yaṃ saññamalabhiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhasaññāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Kese me olikhissanti, kappako upasaṅkami;

Tato ādāsamādāya, sarīraṃ paccavekkhisaṃ.

‘‘Tuccho kāyo adissittha, andhakāre tamo byagā;

Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Vītasokattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

6. Puṇṇamāsattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Tisso nāmāsi bhagavā, sayambhū aggapuggalo;

Paṃsukūlaṃ ṭhapetvāna, vihāraṃ pāvisī jino.

‘‘Vinataṃ dhanumādāya, bhakkhatthāya cariṃ ahaṃ;

Maṇḍalaggaṃ gahetvāna, kānanaṃ pāvisiṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Tatthaddasaṃ paṃsukūlaṃ, dumagge laggitaṃ tadā;

Cāpaṃ tattheva nikkhippa, sire katvāna añjaliṃ.

‘‘Pasannacitto sumano, vipulāya ca pītiyā;

Buddhaseṭṭhaṃ saritvāna, paṃsukūlaṃ avandahaṃ.

‘‘Dvenavute ito kappe, paṃsukūlamavandahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, vandanāya idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Pañca nīvaraṇe hitvā, yogakkhemassa pattiyā;

Dhammādāsaṃ gahetvāna, ñāṇadassanamattano.

Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, tuccho kāyo adissathā’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

‘‘Dhammādāsaṃ gahetvāna, ñāṇadassanamattano;

Paccavekkhiṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, sabbaṃ santarabāhira’’nti. –

Imaṃ kāyaṃ dhammasamūhaṃ mama attabhāvaṃ ajjhattikabāhirāyatanabhāvato santarabāhiraṃ sabbaṃ anavasesaṃ dhammādāsaṃ gahetvā ‘‘anicca’’ntipi ‘‘dukkha’’ntipi ‘‘anattā’’tipi patiavekkhiṃ ñāṇacakkhunā passiṃ. Evaṃ passatā ca mayā ajjhattañca bahiddhā cāti attano santāne parasantāne ca tuccho kāyo adissatha niccasārādivirahito tuccho khandhapañcakasaṅkhāto attabhāvakāyo ñāṇacakkhunā yāthāvato apassittha. Sakalampi hi khandhapañcakaṃ ‘‘avijjānivutassa, bhikkhave, bālassa taṇhāsaṃyuttassa evamayaṃ kāyo samudāgato’’tiādīsu (saṃ. ni. 2.19) ‘‘kāyo’’ti vuccati. ‘‘Adissathā’’ti ca iminā yadeva kāye daṭṭhabbaṃ, taṃ diṭṭhaṃ, na dānissa kiñci mayā passitabbaṃ atthīti katakiccataṃ dassento aññaṃ byākāsi. Evaṃ thero imāhi gāthāhi purāṇadutiyikāya dhammaṃ desetvā taṃ saraṇesu ca sīlesu ca sampatiṭṭhāpetvā uyyojesi.

Puṇṇamāsattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

7. Nandakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Tena ca samayena sakaṭasatthe gacchante eko sakaṭe yutto goṇo cikkhallaṭṭhāne sakaṭaṃ uddharituṃ asakkonto paripati. Tato naṃ satthavāho sakaṭā mocetvā tiṇañca pānīyañca datvā parissamaṃ apanetvā puna dhure yojesi. Tato goṇo vūpasantaparissamo laddhabalo taṃ sakaṭaṃ cikkhallaṭṭhānato uddharitvā thale patiṭṭhāpesi. Atha bharatatthero nandakassa ‘‘passasi no tvaṃ, āvuso nandaka, imassa kamma’’nti taṃ nidassetvā tena ‘‘passāmī’’ti vutte ‘‘imamatthaṃ suṭṭhu upadhārehī’’ti āha. Itaro ‘‘yathāyaṃ goṇo vūpasantaparissamo paṅkaṭṭhānato bhāraṃ ubbahati, evaṃ mayāpi saṃsārapaṅkato attā uddharitabbo’’ti tamevārammaṇaṃ katvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto nacirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.48.90-95) –

Vātamigaṃ gavesanto, caṅkamaṃ addasaṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Ucchaṅgena pulinaṃ gayha, caṅkame okiriṃ ahaṃ;

Pasannacitto sumano, sugatassa sirīmato.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, pulinaṃ okiriṃ ahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, pulinassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā attano jeṭṭhabhātikassa bharatattherassa santike aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño, khalitvā patitiṭṭhati;

Bhiyyo laddhāna saṃvegaṃ, adīno vahate dhuraṃ.

‘‘Evaṃ dassanasampannaṃ, sammāsambuddhasāvakaṃ;

Ājānīyaṃ maṃ dhāretha, puttaṃ buddhassa orasa’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Nandakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

8. Bharatattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Anomadassī bhagavā, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

Divāvihārā nikkhamma, pathamāruhi cakkhumā.

‘‘Pānadhiṃ sukataṃ gayha, addhānaṃ paṭipajjahaṃ;

Tatthaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, pattikaṃ cārudassanaṃ.

‘‘Sakaṃ cittaṃ pasādetvā, nīharitvāna pānadhiṃ;

Pādamūle ṭhapetvāna, idaṃ vacanamabraviṃ.

‘‘Abhirūha mahāvīra, sugatinda vināyaka;

Ito phalaṃ labhissāmi, so me attho samijjhatu.

‘‘Anomadassī bhagavā, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

Pānadhiṃ abhirūhitvā, idaṃ vacanamabravi.

Tamahaṃ kittayissāmi, suṇātha mama bhāsato.

‘‘Buddhassa giramaññāya, sabbe devā samāgatā;

Udaggacittā sumanā, vedajātā katañjalī.

Pañcapaññāsakkhattuñca, devarajjaṃ karissati.

‘‘Sahassakkhattuṃ rājā ca, cakkavattī bhavissati;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

‘‘Aparimeyye ito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, nibbāyissatināsavo.

‘‘Devaloke manusse vā, nibbattissati puññavā;

Devayānapaṭibhāgaṃ, yānaṃ paṭilabhissati.

‘‘Pāsādā sivikā vayhaṃ, hatthino samalaṅkatā;

Rathā vājaññasaṃyuttā, sadā pātubhavanti me.

‘‘Agārā nikkhamantopi, rathena nikkhamiṃ ahaṃ;

Kesesu chijjamānesu, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.

‘‘Lābhā mayhaṃ suladdhaṃ me, vāṇijjaṃ suppayojitaṃ;

Datvāna pānadhiṃ ekaṃ, pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

‘‘Aparimeyye ito kappe, yaṃ pānadhimadāsahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, pānadhissa idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā attano kaniṭṭhabhātikena nandakattherena heṭṭhā vuttanayena aññābyākaraṇe kate ‘‘idāni nandakopi arahā jāto, handa mayaṃ ubhopi satthu santikaṃ gantvā vusitabrahmacariyataṃ nivedessāmāti uppannaṃ parivitakkaṃ nandakattherassa kathento –

‘‘Ehi nandaka gacchāma, upajjhāyassa santikaṃ;

Sīhanādaṃ nadissāma, buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.

So no attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Yathā pana sīhanādaṃ naditukāmo, taṃ dassento ‘‘yāyā’’ti gāthamāha. Tattha yāyāti yadatthaṃ, yāya yadatthānuppattiyāti attho. Noti amhākaṃ. Anukampāyāti anuggaṇhanena amhe dvepi pabbājayi pabbājesi. Munīti bhagavā. So no attho anuppattoti so attho sabbesaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ khayabhūtaṃ arahattaphalaṃ no amhehi anuppatto, adhigatoti attho.

Bharatattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

9. Bhāradvājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Vallikāraphalaṃ gayha, sayambhussa adāsahaṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Nadanti evaṃ sappaññā, sīhāva girigabbhare;

Vīrā vijitasaṅgāmā, jetvā māraṃ savāhanaṃ.

‘‘Satthā ca pariciṇṇo me, dhammo saṅgho ca pūjito;

Ahañca vitto sumano, puttaṃ disvā anāsava’’nti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Bhāradvājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

10. Kaṇhadinnattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Sobhito nāma sambuddho, cittakūṭe vasī tadā;

Gahetvā giripunnāgaṃ, sayambhuṃ abhipūjayiṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, yaṃ buddhamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Upāsitā sappurisā, sutā dhammā abhiṇhaso;

Sutvāna paṭipajjissaṃ, añjasaṃ amatogadhaṃ.

‘‘Bhavarāgahatassa me sato, bhavarāgo puna me na vijjati;

Na cāhu na ca me bhavissati, na ca me etarahi vijjatī’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Kaṇhadinnattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Tatiyavaggavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Catutthavaggo

1. Migasirattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Kassapassa bhagavato, brāhmaṇassa vusīmato;

Pasannacitto sumano, kusaṭṭhakamadāsahaṃ.

‘‘Imasmiṃyeva kappasmiṃ, kusaṭṭhakamadāsahaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, kusaṭṭhakassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Yato ahaṃ pabbajito, sammāsambuddhasāsane;

Vimuccamāno uggacchiṃ, kāmadhātuṃ upaccagaṃ.

Akuppā me vimuttīti, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayā’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Tattha yato ahaṃ pabbajito, sammāsambuddhasāsaneti yato pabhuti ahaṃ pabbajito buddhassa bhagavato sāsane, pabbajitakālato paṭṭhāya. Vimuccamāno uggacchinti saṃkilesapakkhato paṭhamaṃ tāva samathavipassanāhi vimuccamāno vodānadhammasavanena uṭṭhahiṃ. Evaṃ uggacchanto kāmadhātuṃ upaccagaṃ anāgāmimaggena accantameva kāmadhātuṃ atikkamiṃ.

Migasirattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Sivakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Esanāya carantassa, vipassissa mahesino;

Rittakaṃ pattaṃ disvāna, kummāsaṃ pūrayiṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ bhikkhamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, kummāsassa idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākaronto –

‘‘Aniccāni gahakāni, tattha tattha punappunaṃ;

Gahakāraṃ gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.

‘‘Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi;

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, thūṇikā ca vidālitā;

Vimariyādikataṃ cittaṃ, idheva vidhamissatī’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Sivakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Upavāṇattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Arahaṃ sugatoti āyasmato upavāṇattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayaṃ kira padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle daliddakule nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto bhagavati parinibbute tassa dhātuṃ gahetvā manussadevanāgagaruḷakumbhaṇḍayakkhagandhabbehi sattaratanamaye sattayojanike thūpe kate tattha sudhotaṃ attano uttarāsaṅgaṃ veḷagge ābandhitvā dhajaṃ katvā pūjaṃ akāsi. Taṃ gahetvā abhisammatako nāma yakkhasenāpati devehi cetiyapūjārakkhaṇatthaṃ ṭhapito adissamānakāyo ākāse dhārento cetiyaṃ tikkhattuṃ padakkhiṇaṃ akāsi. So taṃ disvā bhiyyosomattāya pasannamānaso ahosi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā upavāṇoti laddhanāmo vayappatto jetavanapaṭiggahaṇe buddhānubhāvaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto arahattaṃ patvā chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.56.122-178) –

‘‘Padumuttaro nāma jino, sabbadhammāna pāragū;

Jalitvā aggikkhandhova, sambuddho parinibbuto.

Cittaṃ katvāna sugataṃ, sarīraṃ abhiropayuṃ.

‘‘Sarīrakiccaṃ katvāna, dhātuṃ tattha samānayuṃ;

Sadevamanussā sabbe, buddhathūpaṃ akaṃsu te.

Tatiyā rūpiyamayā, catutthī phalikāmayā.

‘‘Tattha pañcamikā ceva, lohitaṅkamayā ahu;

Chaṭṭhā masāragallassa, sabbaṃ ratanamayūpari.

‘‘Jaṅghā maṇimayā āsi, vedikā ratanāmayā;

Sabbasoṇṇamayo thūpo, uddhaṃ yojanamuggato.

‘‘Devā tattha samāgantvā, ekato mantayuṃ tadā;

Mayampi thūpaṃ kassāma, lokanāthassa tādino.

‘‘Dhātu āveṇikā natthi, sarīraṃ ekapiṇḍitaṃ;

Imamhi buddhathūpamhi, kassāma kañcukaṃ mayaṃ.

‘‘Devā sattahi ratnehi, aññaṃ vaḍḍhesuṃ yojanaṃ;

Thūpo dviyojanubbedho, timiraṃ byapahanti so.

‘‘Nāgā tattha samāgantvā, ekato mantayuṃ tadā;

Manussā ceva devā ca, buddhathūpaṃ akaṃsu te.

‘‘Mā no pamattā assumha, appamattā sadevakā;

Mayampi thūpaṃ kassāma, lokanāthassa tādino.

‘‘Indanīlaṃ mahānīlaṃ, atho jotirasaṃ maṇiṃ;

Ekato sannipātetvā, buddhathūpaṃ achādayuṃ.

‘‘Sabbaṃ maṇimayaṃ āsi, yāvatā buddhacetiyaṃ;

Tiyojanasamubbedhaṃ, ālokakaraṇaṃ tadā.

‘‘Garuḷā ca samāgantvā, ekato mantayuṃ tadā;

Manussā devanāgā ca, buddhapūjaṃ akaṃsu te.

Mayampi thūpaṃ kassāma, lokanāthassa tādino.

‘‘Sabbaṃ maṇimayaṃ thūpaṃ, akaruṃ te ca kañcukaṃ;

Yojanaṃ tepi vaḍḍhesuṃ, āyataṃ buddhacetiyaṃ.

‘‘Catuyojanamubbedho, buddhathūpo virocati;

Obhāseti disā sabbā, sataraṃsīva uggato.

‘‘Kumbhaṇḍā ca samāgantvā, ekato mantayuṃ tadā;

Manussā ceva devā ca, nāgā ca garuḷā tathā.

‘‘Paccekaṃ buddhaseṭṭhassa, akaṃsu thūpamuttamaṃ;

Mā no pamattā assumha, appamattā sadevakā.

Ratanehi chādessāma, āyataṃ buddhacetiyaṃ.

‘‘Yojanaṃ tepi vaḍḍhesuṃ, āyataṃ buddhacetiyaṃ;

Pañcayojanamubbedho, thūpo obhāsate tadā.

‘‘Yakkhā tattha samāgantvā, ekato mantayuṃ tadā;

Manussā devanāgā ca, garuḷā ca kumbhaṇḍakā.

‘‘Paccekaṃ buddhaseṭṭhassa, akaṃsu thūpamuttamaṃ;

Mā no pamattā assumha, appamattā sadevakā.

‘‘Mayampi thūpaṃ kassāma, lokanāthassa tādino;

Phalikā chādayissāma, āyataṃ buddhacetiyaṃ.

‘‘Yojanaṃ tepi vaḍḍhesuṃ, āyataṃ buddhacetiyaṃ;

Chayojanikamubbedho, thūpo obhāsate tadā.

‘‘Gandhabbā ca samāgantvā, ekato mantayuṃ tadā;

Manujā devatā nāgā, kumbhaṇḍā garuḷā tathā.

‘‘Sabbe akaṃsu buddhathūpaṃ, mayamettha akārakā;

Mayampi thūpaṃ kassāma, lokanāthassa tādino.

Sabbasoṇṇamayaṃ thūpaṃ, gandhabbā kārayuṃ tadā.

‘‘Sattayojanamubbedho, thūpo obhāsate tadā;

Rattindivā na ñāyanti, āloko hoti sabbadā.

‘‘Abhibhonti na tassābhā, candasūrā satārakā;

Samantā yojanasate, padīpopi na pajjali.

‘‘Tena kālena ye keci, thūpaṃ pūjenti mānusā;

Na te thūpaṃ āruhanti, ambare ukkhipanti te.

‘‘Devehi ṭhapito yakkho, abhisammatanāmako;

Dhajaṃ vā pupphadāmaṃ vā, abhiropeti uttariṃ.

‘‘Na te passanti taṃ yakkhaṃ, dāmaṃ passanti gacchato;

Evaṃ passitvā gacchantā, sabbe gacchanti suggatiṃ.

‘‘Viruddhā ye pāvacane, pasannā ye ca sāsane;

Pāṭihīraṃ daṭṭhukāmā, thūpaṃ pūjenti mānusā.

‘‘Nagare haṃsavatiyā, ahosiṃ bhatako tadā;

Āmoditaṃ janaṃ disvā, evaṃ cintesahaṃ tadā.

Imā ca janatā tuṭṭhā, kāraṃ kubbaṃ na tappare.

‘‘Ahampi kāraṃ kassāmi, lokanāthassa tādino;

Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, bhavissāmi anāgate.

‘‘Sudhotaṃ rajakenāhaṃ, uttareyyaṃ paṭaṃ mama;

Veḷagge ālaggetvāna, dhajaṃ ukkhipimambare.

‘‘Abhisammatako gayha, ambare hāsi me dhajaṃ;

Vāteritaṃ dhajaṃ disvā, bhiyyo hāsaṃ janesahaṃ.

‘‘Tattha cittaṃ pasādetvā, samaṇaṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;

Taṃ bhikkhuṃ abhivādetvā, vipākaṃ pucchahaṃ dhaje.

Tassa dhajassa vipākaṃ, anubhossasi sabbadā.

‘‘Hatthiassarathāpattī, senā ca caturaṅginī;

Parivāressanti taṃ niccaṃ, dhajadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhitūriyasahassāni, bheriyo samalaṅkatā;

Parivāressanti taṃ niccaṃ, dhajadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Chaḷasīti sahassāni, nāriyo samalaṅkatā;

Vicittavatthābharaṇā, āmukkamaṇikuṇḍalā.

‘‘Aḷārapamhā hasulā, susaññā tanumajjhimā;

Parivāressanti taṃ niccaṃ, dhajadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassāni, devaloke ramissasi;

Asītikkhattuṃ devindo, devarajjaṃ karissasi.

‘‘Sahassakkhattuṃ rājā ca, cakkavattī bhavissati;

Padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

‘‘Kappasatasahassamhi, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

‘‘Devalokā cavitvāna, sukkamūlena codito;

Puññakammena saññutto, brahmabandhu bhavissasi.

‘‘Asītikoṭiṃ chaḍḍetvā, dāse kammakare bahū;

Gotamassa bhagavato, sāsane pabbajissasi.

‘‘Ārādhayitvā sambuddhaṃ, gotamaṃ sakyapuṅgavaṃ;

Upavāṇoti nāmena, hessasi satthu sāvako.

Sumutto saravegova, kilese jhāpayiṃ mama.

‘‘Cakkavattissa santassa, cātuddīpissarassa me;

Tīṇi yojanāni sāmantā, ussīyanti dhajā sadā.

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, dhajadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Arahaṃ sugato loke, vātehābādhiko muni;

Sace uṇhodakaṃ atthi, munino dehi brāhmaṇa.

‘‘Pūjito pūjaneyyānaṃ, sakkareyyāna sakkato;

Apacitopaceyyānaṃ, tassa icchāmi hātave’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Upavāṇattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Isidinnattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā dhammadharā upāsakā, kāmā aniccā iti bhāsamānā;

Sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca te apekkhā.

‘‘Addhā na jānanti yatodha dhammaṃ, kāmā aniccā iti cāpi āhu;

Rāgañca tesaṃ na balatthi chettuṃ, tasmā sitā puttadāraṃ dhanañcā’’ti. –

Gāthādvayamabhāsi.

Yatoti yasmā te upāsakā sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu puttesu dāresu ca apekkhavanto, tasmā idha imasmiṃ buddhasāsane dhammaṃ yāthāvato addhā ekaṃsena na jānanti. Evaṃ bhūtā ca ‘‘kāmā aniccā’’iti cāpi āhu ahosi, sattapakati vicittasabhāvāti adhippāyo. Rāgañca tesaṃ na balatthi chettunti tesaṃ upāsakānaṃ yasmā rāgaṃ chettuṃ samucchindituṃ tādisaṃ ñāṇabalaṃ natthi, tasmā tena kāraṇena sitā taṇhāvasena nissitā puttadāraṃ dhanañca allīnā na vissajjentīti sabbametaṃ devatā taṃyeva upāsakaṃ uddissa aññāpadesena kathesi. Taṃ sutvā upāsako saṃvegajāto pabbajitvā nacirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.48.46-50) –

Sumano bījaniṃ gayha, abījiṃ bodhimuttamaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, abījiṃ bodhimuttamaṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, bījanāya idaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā aññaṃ byākaronto imā eva gāthā abhāsīti.

Isidinnattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Sambulakaccānattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

So vayappatto satthu santike dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā himavantasamīpe bheravāya nāma pabbataguhāyaṃ vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto viharati. Athekadivasaṃ mahā akālamegho satapaṭalasahassapaṭalo thanento gajjanto vijjullatā nicchārento gaḷagaḷāyanto uṭṭhahitvā vassituṃ ārabhi, asaniyo phaliṃsu. Taṃ saddaṃ sutvā acchataracchuvanamahiṃsahatthiādayo bhītatasitā bhītaravaṃ viraviṃsu. Thero pana āraddhavipassanattā kāye jīvite ca nirapekkho vigatalomahaṃso taṃ acintento vipassanāyameva kammaṃ karonto ghammāpagamena utusappāyalābhena samāhitacitto tāvadeva vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā saha abhiññāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.51.85-90) –

‘‘Sataraṃsī nāma bhagavā, sayambhū aparājito;

Vivekā vuṭṭhahitvāna, gocarāyābhinikkhami.

Pasannacitto sumano, tālaphalaṃ adāsahaṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Devo ca vassati, devo ca gaḷagaḷāyati,

Ekako cāhaṃ bherave bile viharāmi;

Tassa mayhaṃ ekakassa bherave bile viharato,

Natthi bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā.

‘‘Dhammatā mamesā yassa me, ekakassa bherave bile;

Viharato natthi bhayaṃ vā, chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Kasmāti tattha kāraṇamāha ‘‘dhammatā mamesā’’ti. Apariññātavatthukassa hi tattha appahīnacchandarāgatāya bhayādinā bhavitabbaṃ, mayā pana sabbaso tattha pariññātaṃ, tattha ca chandarāgo samucchinno, tasmā bhayādīnaṃ abhāvo dhammatā mamesā mama dhammasabhāvo esoti aññaṃ byākāsi.

Sambulakaccānattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

6. Nitakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Nagare bandhumatiyā, ārāmiko ahaṃ tadā;

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, gacchantaṃ anilañjase.

‘‘Nāḷikeraphalaṃ gayha, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

Ākāse ṭhitako santo, paṭiggaṇhi mahāyaso.

‘‘Vittisañjanano mayhaṃ, diṭṭhadhammasukhāvaho;

Phalaṃ buddhassa datvāna, vippasannena cetasā.

‘‘Adhigacchiṃ tadā pītiṃ, vipulañca sukhuttamaṃ;

Uppajjateva ratanaṃ, nibbattassa tahiṃ tahiṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Dibbacakkhu visuddhaṃ me, samādhikusalo ahaṃ;

Abhiññāpāramippatto, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā there phalasukhena nibbānasukhena viharante padhānapariggāhako thero taṃ āraññāyatanaṃ gantvā tattha vasantānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ pariggaṇhanatthaṃ ‘‘kassa selūpama’’ntiādinā paṭhamaṃ gāthamāha.

Nitakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

7. Soṇapoṭiriyaputtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Na tāva supituṃ hoti, ratti nakkhattamālinī;

Paṭijaggitumevesā, ratti hoti vijānatā.

Saṅgāme me mataṃ seyyo, yañce jīve parājito’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Tattha na tāva supituṃ hoti, ratti nakkhattamālinīti aṭṭhahi akkhaṇehi vajjitaṃ navamaṃ khaṇaṃ labhitvā ṭhitassa viññujātikassa yāva na arahattaṃ hatthagataṃ hoti, tāva ayaṃ nakkhattamālinī ratti supituṃ niddāyituṃ na hoti, supanassa kālo na hoti. Apica kho paṭijaggitumevesā, ratti hoti vijānatāti esā ratti nāma manussānaṃ migapakkhīnañca niddūpagamanena visesato nissaddavelābhūtā paṭipattiṃ attani sañjaggituṃ jāgariyānuyogamanuyuñjitumeva vijānatā viññunā icchitā hotīti.

Taṃ sutvā soṇo saṃviggataramānaso hirottappaṃ paccupaṭṭhapetvā abbhokāsikaṅgaṃ adhiṭṭhāya vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto ‘‘hatthikkhandhova patita’’nti dutiyaṃ gāthamāha. Tattha avapatitanti avamukhaṃ patitaṃ uddhaṃpādaṃ adhomukhaṃ patitaṃ. Kuñjaro ce anukkameti kuñjaro anukkameyya ce. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – yadāhaṃ hatthimāruhitvā saṅgāmaṃ paviṭṭho hatthikkhandhato patito, tadāhaṃ saṅgāme tena hatthinā maddito mato ahosiṃ ce, taṃ me maraṇaṃ seyyo, yañce idāni kilesehi parājito jīveyyaṃ, taṃ na seyyoti. Imaṃ gāthaṃ vadantoyeva vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.52.1-6) –

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, sabbadhammāna pāraguṃ.

‘‘Kurañjiyaphalaṃ gayha, buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ;

Puññakkhettassa tādino, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā ‘‘satthārā vuttaṃ, attanā vutta’’nti ubhayañhi gāthaṃ ‘‘hatthikkhandhāvapatita’’ntiādinā paccudāhāsi. Tena idameva aññābyākaraṇaṃ ahosīti.

Soṇapoṭiriyaputtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

8. Nisabhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sambuddhaṃ, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggahaṃ;

Rathiyaṃ paṭipajjantaṃ, kapitthaṃ adadiṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā, piyarūpe manorame;

Saddhāya gharā nikkhamma, dukkhassantakaro bhave’’ti. –

Paṭhamaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi.

Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi, sampajāno patissato’’ti. –

Nisabhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

9. Usabhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Kakudhaṃ vilasantaṃva, devadevaṃ narāsabhaṃ;

Rathiyaṃ paṭipajjantaṃ, kosambaṃ adadiṃ tadā.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Ambapallavasaṅkāsaṃ, aṃse katvāna cīvaraṃ;

Nisinno hatthigīvāyaṃ, gāmaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisiṃ.

‘‘Hatthikkhandhato oruyha, saṃvegaṃ alabhiṃ tadā;

Sohaṃ ditto tadā santo, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti. – gāthādvayamāha;

Tattha ambapallavasaṅkāsaṃ, aṃse katvāna cīvaranti ambapallavākāraṃ pavāḷavaṇṇaṃ cīvaraṃ khandhe karitvā uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā. Gāmanti attano rājadhāniṃ hatthikkhandhe nisinno piṇḍāya pāvisiṃ, paviṭṭhamattova mahājanena olokiyamāno hatthikkhandhato oruyha ṭhito paṭibujjhiṃ, pabuddhova saṃvegaṃ alabhiṃ tadā ‘‘muṭṭhassati asampajāno hutvā niddāyokkamanena etaṃ jāta’’nti. Apare pana ‘‘rājāva hutvā rattibhāge evarūpaṃ supinaṃ disvā vibhātāya rattiyā hatthikkhandhaṃ āruyha nagaravīthiyaṃ caranto taṃ supinaṃ saritvā hatthikkhandhato oruyha saṃvegaṃ labhitvā satthu santike pabbajitvā arahattaṃ patvā udānaṃ udānento imā gāthā abhāsī’’ti vadanti. Dittoti tasmiṃ rājakāle jātimadabhogamadādiparidappito samāno saṃvegamalabhinti yojanā.

Usabhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

10. Kappaṭakurattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Ayamiti kappaṭo kappaṭakuro, acchāya atibharitāya;

Amataghaṭikāyaṃ dhammakaṭamatto, katapadaṃ jhānāni ocetuṃ.

‘‘Mā kho tvaṃ kappaṭa pacālesi, mā tvaṃ upakaṇṇamhi tāḷessaṃ;

Na hi tvaṃ kappaṭa mattamaññāsi, saṅghamajjhamhi pacalāyamāno’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tattha mā kho tvaṃ, kappaṭa, pacālesīti tvaṃ, kappaṭakura, ‘‘mama dhammaṃ suṇissāmī’’ti nisīditvā mā kho pacālesi mā pacalāhi mā niddaṃ upagacchi. Mā tvaṃ upakaṇṇamhi tāḷessanti taṃ niddāyamānaṃ upakaṇṇamhi kaṇṇasamīpe desanāhatthena ahaṃ mā patāḷessaṃ. Yathā ito paraṃ kilesappahānāya ahaṃ taṃ na ovadeyyaṃ, tathā paṭipajjāhīti attho. Na hi tvaṃ, kappaṭa, mattamaññāsīti tvaṃ, kappaṭa, saṅghamajjhamhi pacalāyamāno mattaṃ pamāṇaṃ na vā maññasi, ‘‘ayamatidullabho khaṇo paṭiladdho, so mā upajjhagā’’ti ettakampi na jānāsi, passa yāva ca te aparaddhanti codesi.

Evaṃ bhagavatā dvīhi gāthāhi gāḷhaṃ taṃ niggayha codanāya katāya aṭṭhivedhaviddho viya caṇḍagajo maggaṃ otaranto viya ca sañjātasaṃvego vipassanaṃ paṭṭhapetvā nacirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.52.17-22) –

‘‘Vinatānadiyā tīre, vihāsi purisuttamo;

Addasaṃ virajaṃ buddhaṃ, ekaggaṃ susamāhitaṃ.

‘‘Madhugandhassa pupphena, ketakassa ahaṃ tadā;

Pasannacitto sumano, buddhaseṭṭhamapūjayiṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Kappaṭakurattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Catutthavaggavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Pañcamavaggo

1. Kumārakassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Ito satasahassamhi, kappe uppajji nāyako;

Sabbalokahito vīro, padumuttaranāmako.

‘‘Tadāhaṃ brāhmaṇo hutvā, vissuto vedapāragū;

Divāvihāraṃ vicaraṃ, addasaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Catusaccaṃ pakāsentaṃ, bodhayantaṃ sadevakaṃ;

Vicittakathikānaggaṃ, vaṇṇayantaṃ mahājane.

‘‘Tadā muditacittohaṃ, nimantetvā tathāgataṃ;

Nānārattehi vatthehi, alaṅkaritvāna maṇḍapaṃ.

‘‘Nānāratanapajjotaṃ, sasaṅghaṃ bhojayiṃ tahiṃ;

Bhojayitvāna sattāhaṃ, nānaggarasabhojanaṃ.

‘‘Nānācittehi pupphehi, pūjayitvā sasāvakaṃ;

Nipacca pādamūlamhi, taṃ ṭhāna patthayiṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Tadā munivaro āha, karuṇekarasāsayo;

Passathetaṃ dijavaraṃ, padumānanalocanaṃ.

Hāsamhitavisālakkhaṃ, mama sāsanalālasaṃ.

‘‘Patitaṃ pādamūle me, ekāvatthasumānasaṃ;

Esa pattheti taṃ ṭhānaṃ, vicittakathikattanaṃ.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;

Gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

‘‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

Kumārakassapo nāma, hessati satthu sāvako.

‘‘Vicittapupphadussānaṃ, ratanānañca vāhasā;

Vicittakathikānaṃ so, aggataṃ pāpuṇissati.

Jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsamagacchahaṃ.

‘‘Paribbhamaṃ bhavābhave, raṅgamajjhe yathā naṭo;

Sākhamigatrajo hutvā, migiyā kucchimokkamiṃ.

‘‘Tadā mayi kucchigate, vajjhavāro upaṭṭhito;

Sākhena cattā me mātā, nigrodhaṃ saraṇaṃ gatā.

‘‘Tena sā migarājena, maraṇā parimocitā;

Pariccajitvā sapāṇaṃ, mamevaṃ ovadī tadā.

‘‘Nigrodhameva seveyya, na sākhamupasaṃvase;

Nigrodhasmiṃ mataṃ seyyo, yañce sākhamhi jīvitaṃ.

‘‘Tenānusiṭṭhā migayūthapena, ahañca mātā ca tathetare ca;

Āgamma rammaṃ tusitādhivāsaṃ, gatā pavāsaṃ sagharaṃ yatheva.

‘‘Puno kassapavīrassa, atthamentamhi sāsane;

Āruyha selasikharaṃ, yuñjitvā jinasāsanaṃ.

Āpannasattā me mātā, pabbaji anagāriyaṃ.

‘‘Sagabbhaṃ taṃ viditvāna, devadattamupānayuṃ;

So avoca vināsetha, pāpikaṃ bhikkhuniṃ imaṃ.

‘‘Idānipi munindena, jinena anukampitā;

Sukhinī ajanī mayhaṃ, mātā bhikkhunupassaye.

‘‘Taṃ viditvā mahīpālo, kosalo maṃ aposayi;

Kumāraparihānena, nāmenāhañca kassapo.

‘‘Mahākassapamāgamma, ahaṃ kumārakassapo;

Vammikasadisaṃ kāyaṃ, sutvā buddhena desitaṃ.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, anupādāya sabbaso;

Pāyāsiṃ damayitvāhaṃ, etadaggamapāpuṇiṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā cittakathikabhāvena satthārā etadagge ṭhapito attano paṭipattiṃ paccavekkhitvā ratanattayaguṇavibhāvanamukhena aññaṃ byākaronto –

Yattha etādisaṃ dhammaṃ, sāvako sacchikāhiti.

‘‘Asaṅkheyyesu kappesu, sakkāyādhigatā ahū;

Tesamayaṃ pacchimako, carimoyaṃ samussayo;

Jātimaraṇasaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti. – gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi;

Kumārakassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

2. Dhammapālattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Vanantare buddhaṃ disvā, atthadassiṃ mahāyasaṃ;

Pasannacitto sumano, pilakkhassādadiṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Aṭṭhārase kappasate, yaṃ phalamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā samāpattisukhena vītināmento ekadivasaṃ tasmiṃ vihāre dve sāmaṇere rukkhagge pupphāni ocinante ārūḷhasākhāya bhaggāya patante disvā thero iddhānubhāvena hatthena gahetvā arogeyeva bhūmiyaṃ ṭhapetvā tesaṃ sāmaṇerānaṃ dhammaṃ desento –

‘‘Yo have daharo bhikkhu, yuñjati buddhasāsane;

Jāgaro sa hi suttesu, amoghaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.

‘‘Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca, pasādaṃ dhammadassanaṃ;

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī, saraṃ buddhāna sāsana’’nti. – imā dve gāthā abhāsi;

Dhammapālattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

3. Brahmālittheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Kassindriyāni samathaṅgatānīti āyasmato brahmālittherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto vipassissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ satthāraṃ piṇḍāya carantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso vanditvā pādaphalaṃ adāsi. Satthā anumodanaṃ vatvā pakkāmi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde kosalaraṭṭhe brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā brahmālīti laddhanāmo viññutaṃ patto hetusampattiyā codiyamāno saṃsāre sañjātasaṃvego tādisena kalyāṇamittasannissayena buddhasāsane pabbajitvā patirūpakammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā araññe viharanto ñāṇassa paripākagatattā nacirasseva vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 2.51.63-67) –

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sambuddhaṃ, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggahaṃ;

Rathiyaṃ paṭipajjantaṃ, pādaphalaṃ adāsahaṃ.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ phalaṃ adadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi kassa pihayanti tādino.

‘‘Mayhindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, assā yathā sārathinā sudantā;

Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi mayhaṃ pihayanti tādino’’ti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Tassattho – imasmiṃ araññāyatane vasantesu bhikkhūsu kassa bhikkhuno therassa vā navassa vā majjhimassa vā chekena sārathinā sudantā assā viya manacchaṭṭhāni indriyāni samathaṃ dantabhāvaṃ nibbisevanabhāvaṃ gatāni. Kassa navavidhampi mānaṃ pahāya ṭhitattā pahīnamānassa catunnampi āsavānaṃ abhāvena anāsavassa iṭṭhādīsu tādilakkhaṇappattiyā tādino devāpi pihayanti manussāpi sammāpaṭipattidassanādinā ca ādarena patthentīti.

Tattha ca gāthāyaṃ purimaḍḍhena anāgāmimaggādhigamo puṭṭho, anāgāminopi hi indriyāni pahīnakāmarāgabyāpādatāya samathaṃ nibbisevanataṃ gatāni honti. Itarena arahattamaggapaṭilābho, arahā hi ‘‘pahīnamāno anāsavo tādī’’ti ca vuccati.

Athāyasmā brahmāli padhānapariggāhakena vuttaṃ ‘‘kassindriyānī’’ti gāthaṃ paccanubhāsi. Tadatthaṃ attūpanāyikavasena vissajjento ‘‘mayhindriyānī’’tiādikāya dutiyagāthāya aññaṃ byākāsi, tattha mayhindriyānīti mama cakkhādīni indriyāni. Sesaṃ vuttanayameva.

Brahmālittheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

4. Mogharājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto kassapassa bhagavato kāle kaṭṭhavāhanassa nāma rañño amacco hutvā tena satthu ānayanatthaṃ purisasahassena pesito satthu santikaṃ gantvā dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vīsativassasahassāni samaṇadhammaṃ katvā tato cuto ekaṃ buddhantaraṃ sugatīsuyeva parivattento imasmiṃ buddhuppāde brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā mogharājāti laddhanāmo bāvarībrāhmaṇassa santike uggahitasippo saṃvegajāto tāpasapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā tāpasasahassaparivāro ajitādīhi saddhiṃ satthu santikaṃ pesito tesaṃ pannarasamo hutvā pañhe pucchitvā pañhavissajjanapariyosāne arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 1.4.64-83) –

‘‘Atthadassī tu bhagavā, sayambhū aparājito;

Bhikkhusaṅghaparibyūḷho, rathiyaṃ paṭipajjatha.

‘‘Sissehi samparivuto, gharamhā abhinikkhamiṃ;

Nikkhamitvānahaṃ tattha, addasaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Abhivādiya sambuddhaṃ, sire katvāna añjaliṃ;

Sakaṃ cittaṃ pasādetvā, santhaviṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

Sabbe te tava ñāṇamhi, anto honti samogadhā.

‘‘Sukhumacchikajālena, udakaṃ yo parikkhipe;

Ye keci udake pāṇā, antojāle bhavanti te.

‘‘Yesañca cetanā atthi, rūpino ca arūpino;

Sabbe te tava ñāṇamhi, anto honti samogadhā.

‘‘Samuddharasimaṃ lokaṃ, andhakārasamākulaṃ;

Tava dhammaṃ suṇitvāna, kaṅkhāsotaṃ taranti te.

‘‘Avijjānivute loke, andhakārena otthaṭe;

Tava ñāṇamhi jotante, andhakārā padhaṃsitā.

‘‘Tuvaṃ cakkhūsi sabbesaṃ, mahātamapanūdano;

Tava dhammaṃ suṇitvāna, nibbāyati bahujjano.

Ubho hatthehi paggayha, upanesiṃ mahesino.

‘‘Paṭiggaṇhi mahāvīro, sahatthena mahā isi;

Bhuñjitvā tañca sabbaññū, vehāsaṃ nabhamuggami.

‘‘Antalikkhe ṭhito satthā, atthadassī narāsabho;

Mama cittaṃ pasādento, imā gāthā abhāsatha.

‘‘Yenidaṃ thavitaṃ ñāṇaṃ, buddhaseṭṭho ca thomito;

Tena cittappasādena, duggatiṃ so na gacchati.

‘‘Catuddasañca khattuṃ so, devarajjaṃ karissati;

Pathabyā rajjaṃ aṭṭhasataṃ, vasudhaṃ āvasissati.

‘‘Pañceva satakkhattuñca, cakkavattī bhavissati;

Padesarajjaṃ asaṅkheyyaṃ, mahiyā kārayissati.

‘‘Ajjhāyako mantadharo, tiṇṇaṃ vedāna pāragū;

Gotamassa bhagavato, sāsane pabbajissati.

Mogharājāti nāmena, hessati satthu sāvako.

‘‘Tīhi vijjāhi sampannaṃ, katakiccamanāsavaṃ;

Gotamo satthavāhaggo, etadagge ṭhapessati.

‘‘Hitvā mānusakaṃ yogaṃ, chetvāna bhavabandhanaṃ;

Sabbāsave pariññāya, viharāmi anāsavo.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Palālacchannako seyyaṃ, yathaññe sukhajīvino’’ti. – gāthamāha;

Tattha sampannasassāti nipphannasassā. Magadhāti magadharaṭṭhaṃ vadati. Magadhā nāma jānapadino rājakumārā, tesaṃ nivāso ekopi janapado ruḷhīvasena ‘‘magadhā’’tveva bahuvacanena vuccati. Kevalāti anavasesā. Iti me sutanti evaṃ mayā sutaṃ. Tattha yo adiṭṭho padeso, tassa vasena sutanti vuttaṃ. Tena edise kāle magadhesu yattha katthaci mayā vasituṃ sakkāti dasseti. Palālacchannako seyyaṃ, yathaññe sukhajīvinoti yathā aññe sukhajīvino bhikkhū senāsanasappāyaṃ laddhā sundarehi attharaṇapāvuraṇehi sukhena sayanti, evaṃ ahampi palālasanthārameva heṭṭhā santharitvā upari tiriyañca palālacchadaneneva chāditasarīratāya palālacchannako seyyaṃ sayiṃ, seyyaṃ kappesinti attano yathālābhasantosaṃ vibhāveti.

Mogharājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

5. Visākhapañcālaputtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Sabbe janā samāgamma, agamiṃsu vanaṃ tadā;

Phalamanvesamānā te, alabhiṃsu phalaṃ tadā.

‘‘Tatthaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, sayambhuṃ aparājitaṃ;

Pasannacitto sumano, valliphalamadāsahaṃ.

‘‘Catuddase ito kappe, yaṃ phalamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā thero ñātīnaṃ anukampāya jātibhūmiṃ agamāsi. Tattha manussā theraṃ upasaṅkamitvā kālena kālaṃ dhammaṃ suṇantā ekadivasaṃ ‘‘katihi nu kho, bhante, aṅgehi samannāgato dhammakathiko hotī’’ti dhammakathikalakkhaṇaṃ pucchiṃsu. Thero tesaṃ dhammakathikalakkhaṇaṃ kathento –

‘‘Na ukkhipe no ca parikkhipe pare, na okkhipe pāragataṃ na eraye;

Na cattavaṇṇaṃ parisāsu byāhare, anuddhato sammitabhāṇi subbato.

‘‘Susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā, matikusalena nivātavuttinā;

Saṃsevitabuddhasīlinā, nibbānaṃ na hi tena dullabha’’nti. –

Gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi.

Evaṃ thero saṅkhepeneva dhammakathikalakkhaṇaṃ vatvā tesaṃ guṇānaṃ attani labbhamānataṃ adhimuccitvā bhiyyosomattāya abhippasannaṃ mahājanaṃ ñatvā ‘‘evaṃvidhassa dhammakathikassa vimuttāyatanasannissitassa na nibbānaṃ dullabhaṃ, atha kho sulabhamevā’’ti dassento ‘‘susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā’’ti dutiyagāthamāha. Tassattho heṭṭhā vuttoyeva.

Visākhapañcālaputtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

6. Cūḷakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Susaddalā cāpi mahāmahī ayaṃ, subyāpitambu suvalāhakaṃ nabhaṃ.

‘‘Sukallarūpo sumanassa jhāyataṃ, sunikkamo sādhu subuddhasāsane;

Susukkasukkaṃ nipuṇaṃ sududdasaṃ, phusāhi taṃ uttamamaccutaṃ pada’’nti. –

Dve gāthā abhāsi.

Evaṃ thero attānaṃ ovadantova utusappāyalābhena samāhitacitto vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 1.39.37-42) –

‘‘Kaṇikāraṃva jalitaṃ, puṇṇamāyeva candimaṃ;

Jalantaṃ dīparukkhaṃva, addasaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

Pasannacitto sumano, vanditvāna apakkamiṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ phalamadadiṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, phaladānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Cūḷakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

7. Anūpamattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

Nandamānāgataṃ cittāti āyasmato anūpamattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti? Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ puññaṃ upacinanto ito ekatiṃse kappe kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ padumaṃ nāma paccekabuddhaṃ piṇḍāya carantaṃ rathiyaṃ disvā pasannamānaso aṅkolapupphehi pūjesi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde kosalaraṭṭhe ibbhakule nibbattitvā rūpasampattiyā anūpamoti laddhanāmo vayappatto upanissayasampannatāya kāme pahāya pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto araññe viharati. Tassa cittaṃ bahiddhā rūpādiārammaṇesu vidhāvati. Kammaṭṭhānaṃ parivaṭṭati. Thero vidhāvantaṃ cittaṃ niggaṇhanto –

Tena teneva vajasi, yena sūlaṃ kaliṅgaraṃ.

‘‘Tāhaṃ cittakaliṃ brūmi, taṃ brūmi cittadubbhakaṃ;

Satthā te dullabho laddho, mānatthe maṃ niyojayī’’ti. –

Imāhi dvīhi gāthāhi ovadi.

Tāhaṃ cittakaliṃ brūmīti taṃ tasmā pamattabhāvato cittakaliṃ cittakālakaṇṇiṃ ahaṃ kathayāmi. Punapi taṃ brūmi kathemi cittadubbhakaṃ cittasaṅkhātassa attano bahūpakārassa santānassa anatthāvahanato cittadubbhiṃ. ‘‘Cittadubbhagā’’tipi paṭhanti. Cittasaṅkhātaalakkhikaappapuññāti attho. Kinti brūhīti ce? Āha ‘‘satthā te dullabho laddho, mānatthe maṃ niyojayī’’ti. Kappānaṃ asaṅkhyeyyampi nāma buddhasuñño loko hoti, satthari uppannepi manussattasaddhāpaṭilābhādayo dullabhā eva, laddhesu ca tesu satthāpi dullabhoyeva hoti. Evaṃ dullabho satthā idāni tayā laddho, tasmiṃ laddhe sampatipi anatthe ahite āyatiñca anatthāvahe dukkhāvahe akusale maṃ mā niyojesīti. Evaṃ thero attano cittaṃ ovadanto eva vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne (apa. thera 1.37.16-19) –

Disvāna taṃ ahaṃ buddhaṃ, sayambhuṃ aparājitaṃ.

‘‘Aṅkolaṃ pupphitaṃ disvā, ocinitvānahaṃ tadā;

Upagantvāna sambuddhaṃ, pūjayiṃ padumaṃ jinaṃ.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Anūpamattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

8. Vajjitattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Upasanto ca sambuddho, vasatī pabbatantare;

Ekacampakamādāya, upagacchiṃ naruttamaṃ.

‘‘Pasannacitto sumano, paccekamunimuttamaṃ;

Ubho hatthehi paggayha, pūjayiṃ aparājitaṃ.

‘‘Pañcasaṭṭhimhito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā attano pubbenivāsaṃ anussaritvā dhammasaṃvegena –

‘‘Saṃsaraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ, gatīsu parivattisaṃ;

Apassaṃ ariyasaccāni, andhabhūto puthujjano.

‘‘Tassa me appamattassa, saṃsārā vinaḷīkatā;

Sabbā gatī samucchinnā, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti. – dve gāthā abhāsi;

Tassa mayhaṃ vuttanayena pubbe puthujjanasseva sato idāni satthārā dinnanayena appamattassa appamādapaṭipattiyā samathavipassanābhāvanaṃ matthakaṃ pāpetvā ṭhitassa. Saṃsārā vinaḷīkatāti saṃsaranti sattā etehīti ‘‘saṃsārā’’ti laddhanāmā kammakilesā aggamaggena samucchinnattā vigatanaḷā nimmūlā katā. Sabbā gatī samucchinnāti evaṃ kammakilesavaṭṭānaṃ vinaḷīkatattā nirayādikā sabbāpi gatiyo sammadeva ucchinnā viddhaṃsitā, tato eva natthi dāni āyatiṃ punabbhavoti idameva ca therassa aññābyākaraṇaṃ ahosīti.

Vajjitattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

9. Sandhitattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

‘‘Assatthe haritobhāse, saṃvirūḷhamhi pādape;

Ekaṃ buddhagataṃ saññaṃ, alabhitthaṃ patissato.

Tassā saññāya vāhasā, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti. –

Dve gāthā abhāsi.

‘‘Assatthe haritobhāse…pe… patto me āsavakkhayo.

‘‘Ito terasakappamhi, dhaniṭṭho nāma khattiyo;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Sandhitattheragāthāvaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Pañcamavaggavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.

Niṭṭhitā ca dukanipātavaṇṇanā.