Sīlaṃ hi sabbasampattiṃ, upanāmeti sevitaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ rakkheyya medhāvī, patthayāno tayo sukhe;

Pasaṃsaṃ vittilābhañca, pecca sagge pamodanaṃ [pecca sagge ca modanaṃ (sī. pī.)].

‘‘Sīlavā hi bahū mitte, saññamenādhigacchati;

Dussīlo pana mittehi, dhaṃsate pāpamācaraṃ.

‘‘Avaṇṇañca akittiñca, dussīlo labhate naro;

Vaṇṇaṃ kittiṃ pasaṃsañca, sadā labhati sīlavā.

Pamukhaṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.

‘‘Velā ca saṃvaraṃ sīlaṃ [saṃvaro sīlaṃ (sī.), saṃvarasīlaṃ (sī. aṭṭha.)], cittassa abhihāsanaṃ;

Titthañca sabbabuddhānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.

‘‘Sīlaṃ balaṃ appaṭimaṃ, sīlaṃ āvudhamuttamaṃ;

Sīlamābharaṇaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, sīlaṃ kavacamabbhutaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ setu mahesakkho, sīlaṃ gandho anuttaro;

Sīlaṃ vilepanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, yena vāti disodisaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ sambalamevaggaṃ, sīlaṃ pātheyyamuttamaṃ;

Sīlaṃ seṭṭho ativāho, yena yāti disodisaṃ.

‘‘Idheva nindaṃ labhati, peccāpāye ca dummano;

Sabbattha dummano bālo, sīlesu asamāhito.

‘‘Idheva kittiṃ labhati, pecca sagge ca summano;

Sabbattha sumano dhīro, sīlesu susamāhito.

Manussesu ca devesu, sīlapaññāṇato jaya’’nti.

… Sīlavo thero….

2. Sunītattheragāthā

Hīnakammaṃ [hīnaṃ kammaṃ (syā.)] mamaṃ āsi, ahosiṃ pupphachaḍḍako.

Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, vandissaṃ bahukaṃ janaṃ.

Pavisantaṃ mahāvīraṃ, magadhānaṃ puruttamaṃ.

‘‘Nikkhipitvāna byābhaṅgiṃ, vandituṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;

Mameva anukampāya, aṭṭhāsi purisuttamo.

‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ ṭhito tadā;

Pabbajjaṃ ahamāyāciṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

‘‘Tato kāruṇiko satthā, sabbalokānukampako;

‘Ehi bhikkhū’ti maṃ āha, sā me āsūpasampadā.

‘‘Sohaṃ eko araññasmiṃ, viharanto atandito;

Akāsiṃ satthuvacanaṃ, yathā maṃ ovadī jino.

‘‘Rattiyā paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ, pubbajātimanussariṃ;

Rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ, dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ [dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ (ka.)];

Rattiyā pacchime yāme, tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.

‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;

Indo brahmā ca āgantvā, maṃ namassiṃsu pañjalī.

‘‘‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

Yassa te āsavā khīṇā, dakkhiṇeyyosi mārisa’.

Sitaṃ pātukaritvāna, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.

Etena brāhmaṇo hoti, etaṃ brāhmaṇamuttama’’’nti.

… Sunīto thero….

Dvādasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Sīlavā ca sunīto ca, therā dve te mahiddhikā;

Dvādasamhi nipātamhi, gāthāyo catuvīsatīti.