Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā_1

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samm āsambuddhassa
Khuddakanikāye
Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā
(Paṭhamo bhāgo)
Ganthārambhakathā
Jātikoṭisahassehi, pamāṇarahitaṃ hitaṃ;
Lokassa lokanāthena, kataṃ yena mahesinā.
Tassa pāde namassitvā, katvā dhammassa cañjaliṃ;
Saṅghañca patimānetvā, sabbasammānabhājanaṃ.
Namassanādino assa, puññassa ratanattaye;
Pavattassānubhāvena, chetvā sabbe upaddave.
Taṃ taṃ kāraṇamāgamma, desitāni jutīmatā;
Apaṇṇakādīni purā, jātakāni mahesinā.
Yāni yesu ciraṃ satthā, lokanittharaṇatthiko;
Anante bodhisambhāre, paripācesi nāyako.
Tāni sabbāni ekajjhaṃ, āropentehi saṅgahaṃ;
Jātakaṃnāma saṅgītaṃ, dhammasaṅgāhakehi yaṃ.
Buddhavaṃsassa etassa, icchantena ciraṭṭhitiṃ;
Yācito abhigantvāna, therena atthadassinā.
Asaṃsaṭṭhavihāre, sadā suddhavihārinā;
Tatheva buddhamittena, santacittena viññunā.
Mahiṃsāsakavaṃsamhi, sambhūtena nayaññunā;
Buddhadevena ca tathā, bhikkhunā suddhabuddhinā.
Mahāpurisacariyānaṃ, ānubhāvaṃ acintiyaṃ;
Tassa vijjotayantassa, jātakassatthavaṇṇanaṃ.
Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ, vācanāmagganissitaṃ;
Bhāsissaṃ bhāsato taṃ me, sādhu gaṇhantu sādhavoti.
Nidānakathā
Sā panāyaṃ jātakassa atthavaṇṇanā dūrenidānaṃ, avidūrenidānaṃ, santikenidānanti imāni tīṇi
nidānāni dassetvā vaṇṇiyamānā ye naṃ suṇanti, tehi samudāgamato paṭṭhāya viññātattā yasmā suṭṭhu
viññ ātā nāma hoti, tasm ā ta ṃ tāni nid ānāni dassetv ā va ṇṇ ayiss āma.

Tattha ādito t āva tesa ṃ nid ānāna ṃ paricchedo veditabbo. D īpa ṅkarap ādam ūlasmiñhi
katābhinīhārassa mahāsattassa yāva vessantarattabhāvā cavitvā tusitapure nibbatti, tāva pavatto
kathāmaggo dūrenidānaṃnāma. Tusitabhavanato pana cavitvā yāva bodhimaṇḍe sabbaññutappatti,
tāva pavatto kathāmaggo avidūrenidānaṃnāma. Santikenidānaṃpana tesu tesu ṭhānesu viharato
tasmiṃ tasmiṃyeva ṭhāne labbhatīti.
1. Dūrenidānakathā
Tatridaṃ dūrenidānaṃnāma – ito kira kappasatasahassādhikānaṃ catunnaṃ asaṅkhyeyyānaṃ
matthake amaravatīnāma nagaraṃ ahosi. Tattha sumedho nāma brāhmaṇo paṭivasati ubhato sujāto
mātito ca pitito ca saṃsuddhagahaṇiko yāva sattamā kulaparivaṭṭā akkhitto anupakuṭṭho jātivādena
abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato. So aññaṃ kammaṃ akatvā
brāhmaṇasippameva uggaṇhi. Tassa daharakāleyeva mātāpitaro kālamakaṃsu. Athassa rāsivaḍḍhako
amacco āyapotthakaṃ āharitvā suvaṇṇarajatamaṇimuttādibharite gabbhe vivaritvā ‘‘ettakaṃ te, kumāra,
mātu santakaṃ, ettakaṃ pitu santakaṃ, ettakaṃ ayyakapayyakāna’’nti yāva sattamā kulaparivaṭṭā
dhanaṃ ācikkhitvā ‘‘etaṃ paṭipajjāhī’’ti āha. Sumedhapaṇḍito cintesi – ‘‘imaṃ dhanaṃ saṃharitvā
mayhaṃ pitupitāmahādayo paralokaṃ gacchantā ekaṃ kahāpaṇampi gahetvā na gatā, mayā pana
gahetvā gamanakāraṇaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti. So rañño ārocetvā nagare bheriṃ carāpetvā mahājanassa
dānaṃ datvā tāpasapabbajjaṃ pabbaji. Imassa panatthassa āvibhāvatthaṃ imasmiṃ ṭhāne sumedhakathā
kathetabbā. Sā panesā kiñcāpi buddhavaṃse nirantaraṃ āgatāyeva, gāthāsambandhena pana āgatattā na
suṭṭhu pākaṭā. Tasmā taṃ antarantarā gāthāya sambandhadīpakehi vacanehi saddhiṃ kathessāma.
Sumedhakathā
Kappasatasahassādhikānañhi catunnaṃ asaṅkhyeyyānaṃ matthake dasahi saddehi avivittaṃ
‘‘amaravatī’’ti ca ‘‘amara’’nti ca laddhanāmaṃ nagaraṃ ahosi, yaṃ sandhāya buddhavaṃse vuttaṃ –
‘‘Kappe ca satasahasse, caturo ca asaṅkhiye;
Amaraṃ nāma nagaraṃ, dassaneyyaṃ manoramaṃ;
Dasahi saddehi avivittaṃ, annapānasamāyuta’’nti.
Tattha dasahi saddehi avivitta nti hatthisaddena, assasaddena, rathasaddena, bherisaddena,
mudiṅgasaddena, vīṇāsaddena, sammasaddena, tāḷasaddena, saṅkhasaddena ‘‘asnātha, pivatha,
khādathā’’ti dasamena saddenāti imehi dasahi saddehi avivittaṃ ahosi. Tesaṃ pana saddānaṃ
ekadesameva gahetvā –
‘‘Hatthisaddaṃ assasaddaṃ, bherisaṅkharathāni ca;
Khādatha pivatha ceva, annapānena ghosita’’nti. –
Buddhavaṃse imaṃ gāthaṃ vatvā –
‘‘Nagaraṃ sabbaṅgasampannaṃ, sabbakammamupāgataṃ;
Sattaratanasampannaṃ, nānājanasamākulaṃ;
Samiddhaṃ devanagaraṃva, āvāsaṃ puññakamminaṃ.
‘‘Nagare amaravatiyā, sumedho nāma brāhmaṇo;
Anekakoṭisannicayo, pahūtadhanadhaññavā.
‘‘Ajjhāyako mantadharo, tiṇṇaṃ vedāna pāragū;
Lakkhaṇe itihāse ca, sadhamme pāramiṃ gato’’ti. – vuttaṃ;

Athekadivasa ṃ so sumedhapa ṇḍ ito uparip āsādavaratale rahogato hutv ā palla ṅka ṃ ā bhujitv ā
nisinno cintesi – ‘‘punabbhave, paṇḍita, paṭisandhiggahaṇaṃ nāma dukkhaṃ, tathā
nibbattanibbattaṭṭhāne sarīrabhedanaṃ, ahañca jātidhammo jarādhammo byādhidhammo
maraṇadhammo, evaṃbhūtena mayā ajātiṃ ajaraṃ abyādhiṃ adukkhaṃ sukhaṃ sītalaṃ
amatamahānibbānaṃ pariyesituṃ vaṭṭati, avassaṃ bhavato muccitvā nibbānagāminā ekena maggena
bhavitabba’’nti. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Rahogato nisīditvā, evaṃ cintesahaṃ tadā;
Dukkho punabbhavo nāma, sarīrassa ca bhedanaṃ.
‘‘Jātidhammo jarādhammo, byādhidhammo sahaṃ tadā;
Ajaraṃ amataṃ khemaṃ, pariyesissāmi nibbutiṃ.
‘‘Yaṃnūnimaṃ pūtikāyaṃ, nānākuṇapapūritaṃ;
Chaḍḍayitvāna gaccheyyaṃ, anapekkho anatthiko.
‘‘Atthi hehiti so maggo, na so sakkā na hetuye;
Pariyesissāmi taṃ maggaṃ, bhavato parimuttiyā’’ti.
Tato uttaripi evaṃ cintesi – yathā hi loke dukkhassa paṭipakkhabhūtaṃ sukhaṃ nāma atthi, evaṃ
bhave sati tappaṭipakkhena vibhavenāpi bhavitabbaṃ. Yathā ca uṇhe sati tassa vūpasamabhūtaṃ sītampi
atthi, evaṃ rāgādīnaṃ aggīnaṃ vūpasamena nibbānenāpi bhavitabbaṃ. Yathā ca pāpassa lāmakassa
dhammassa paṭipakkhabhūto kalyāṇo anavajjadhammopi atthiyeva, evameva pāpikāya jātiyā sati
sabbajātikkhepanato ajātisaṅkhātena nibbānenāpi bhavitabbamevāti. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Yathāpi dukkhe vijjante, sukhaṃ nāmapi vijjati;
Evaṃ bhave vijjamāne, vibhavopi icchitabbako.
‘‘Yathāpi uṇhe vijjante, aparaṃ vijjati sītalaṃ;
Evaṃ tividhaggi vijjante, nibbānaṃ icchitabbakaṃ.
‘‘Yathāpi pāpe vijjante, kalyāṇamapi vijjati;
Evameva jāti vijjante, ajātipicchitabbaka’’nti.
Aparampi cintesi – yathā nāma gūtharāsimhi nimuggena purisena dūrato
pañcavaṇṇapadumasañchannaṃ mahātaḷākaṃ disvā ‘‘katarena nu kho maggena ettha gantabba’’nti taṃ
taḷākaṃ gavesituṃ yuttaṃ. Yaṃ tassa agavesanaṃ, na so taḷākassa doso. Evameva kilesamaladhovane
amatamahānibbānataḷāke vijjante tassa agavesanaṃ na amatanibbānamahātaḷākassa doso. Yathā ca
corehi samparivārito puriso palāyanamagge vijjamānepi sace na palāyati, na so maggassa doso,
purisasseva doso. Evameva kilesehi parivāretvā gahitassa purisassa vijjamāneyeva nibbānagāmimhi sive
magge maggassa agavesanaṃ nāma na maggassa doso, puggalasseva doso. Yathā ca byādhipīḷito puriso
vijjamāne byādhitikicchake vejje sace taṃ vejjaṃ gavesitvā byādhiṃ na tikicchāpeti, na so vejjassa
doso, purisasseva doso. Evameva yo kilesabyādhipīḷito puriso kilesavūpasamamaggakovidaṃ
vijjamānameva ācariyaṃ na gavesati, tasseva doso, na kilesavināsakassa ācariyassāti. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Yathā gūthagato puriso, taḷākaṃ disvāna pūritaṃ;
Na gavesati taṃ taḷākaṃ, na doso taḷākassa so.
‘‘Evaṃ kilesamaladhove, vijjante amatantaḷe;
Na gavesati ta ṃ ta ḷā ka ṃ, na doso amatanta ḷe.

‘‘ Yath ā ar īhi pariruddho, vijjante gamanampathe;
Na palāyati so puriso, na doso añjasassa so.
‘‘Evaṃ kilesapariruddho, vijjamāne sive pathe;
Na gavesati taṃ maggaṃ, na doso sivamañjase.
‘‘Yathāpi byādhito puriso, vijjamāne tikicchake;
Na tikicchāpeti taṃ byādhiṃ, na doso so tikicchake.
‘‘Evaṃ kilesabyādhīhi, dukkhito paripīḷito;
Na gavesati taṃ ācariyaṃ, na doso so vināyake’’ti.
Aparampi cintesi – yathā maṇḍanajātiko puriso kaṇṭhe āsattaṃ kuṇapaṃ chaḍḍetvā sukhī gacchati,
evaṃ mayāpi imaṃ pūtikāyaṃ chaḍḍetvā anapekkhena nibbānanagaraṃ pavisitabbaṃ. Yathā ca
naranāriyo ukkārabhūmiyaṃ uccārapassāvaṃ katvā na taṃ ucchaṅgena vā ādāya dasantena vā veṭhetvā
gacchanti, jigucchamānā pana anapekkhāva chaḍḍetvā gacchanti, evaṃ mayāpi imaṃ pūtikāyaṃ
anapekkhena chaḍḍetvā amataṃ nibbānanagaraṃ pavisituṃ vaṭṭati. Yathā ca nāvikā nāma jajjaraṃ
nāvaṃ anapekkhā chaḍḍetvā gacchanti, evaṃ ahampi imaṃ navahi vaṇamukhehi paggharantaṃ kāyaṃ
chaḍḍetvā anapekkho nibbānapuraṃ pavisissāmi. Yathā ca puriso nānāratanāni ādāya corehi saddhiṃ
maggaṃ gacchanto attano ratananāsabhayena te chaḍḍetvā khemaṃ maggaṃ gaṇhāti, evaṃ ayampi
karajakāyo ratanavilopakacorasadiso. Sacāhaṃ ettha taṇhaṃ karissāmi,
ariyamaggakusaladhammaratanaṃ me nassissati. Tasmā mayā imaṃ corasadisaṃ kāyaṃ chaḍḍetvā
nibbānanagaraṃ pavisituṃ vaṭṭatīti. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Yathāpi kuṇapaṃ puriso, kaṇṭhe baddhaṃ jigucchiya;
Mocayitvāna gaccheyya, sukhī serī sayaṃvasī.
‘‘Tathevimaṃ pūtikāyaṃ, nānākuṇapasañcayaṃ;
Chaḍḍayitvāna gaccheyyaṃ, anapekkho anatthiko.
‘‘Yathā uccāraṭṭhānamhi, karīsaṃ naranāriyo;
Chaḍḍayitvāna gacchanti, anapekkhā anatthikā.
‘‘Evamevāhaṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, nānākuṇapapūritaṃ;
Chaḍḍayitvāna gacchissaṃ, vaccaṃ katvā yathā kuṭiṃ.
‘‘Yathāpi jajjaraṃ nāvaṃ, paluggaṃ udagāhiniṃ;
Sāmī chaḍḍetvā gacchanti, anapekkhā anatthikā.
‘‘Evamevāhaṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, navacchiddaṃ dhuvassavaṃ;
Chaḍḍayitvāna gacchissaṃ, jiṇṇanāvaṃva sāmikā.
‘‘Yathāpi puriso corehi, gacchanto bhaṇḍamādiya;
Bhaṇḍacchedabhayaṃ disvā, chaḍḍayitvāna gacchati.
‘‘Evameva ayaṃ kāyo, mahācorasamo viya;
Pahāyimaṃ gamissāmi, kusalacchedanābhayā’’ti.
Evaṃ sumedhapaṇḍito nānāvidhāhi upamāhi imaṃ nekkhammūpasaṃhitaṃ atthaṃ cintetvā
sakanivesane aparimitaṃ bhogakkhandhaṃ heṭṭhā vuttanayena kapaṇaddhikādīnaṃ vissajjetvā
mah ādāna ṃ datv ā vatthuk āme ca kilesak āme ca pah āya amaranagarato nikkhamitv ā ekakova himavante

dhammika ṃ nāma pabbata ṃ niss āya assama ṃ katv ā tattha pa ṇṇ as ālañca ca ṅkamañca m āpetv ā
pañcahi nīvaraṇadosehi vivajjitaṃ ‘‘evaṃ samāhite citte’’tiādinā nayena vuttehi aṭṭhahi kāraṇaguṇehi
samupetaṃ abhiññāsaṅkhātaṃ balaṃ āharituṃ tasmiṃ assamapade navadosasamannāgataṃ sāṭakaṃ
pajahitvā dvādasaguṇasamannāgataṃ vākacīraṃ nivāsetvā isipabbajjaṃ pabbaji. Evaṃ pabbajito
aṭṭhadosasamākiṇṇaṃ taṃ paṇṇasālaṃ pahāya dasaguṇasamannāgataṃ rukkhamūlaṃ upagantvā
sabbaṃ dhaññavikatiṃ pahāya pavattaphalabhojano hutvā nisajjaṭṭhānacaṅkamanavaseneva padhānaṃ
padahanto sattāhabbhantareyeva aṭṭhannaṃ samāpattīnaṃ pañcannañca abhiññānaṃ lābhī ahosi. Evaṃ
taṃ yathāpatthitaṃ abhiññābalaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Evāhaṃ cintayitvāna, nekakoṭisataṃ dhanaṃ;
Nāthānāthānaṃ datvāna, himavantamupāgamiṃ.
‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, dhammiko nāma pabbato;
Assamo sukato mayhaṃ, paṇṇasālā sumāpitā.
‘‘Caṅkamaṃ tattha māpesiṃ, pañcadosavivajjitaṃ;
Aṭṭhaguṇasamupetaṃ, abhiññābalamāhariṃ.
‘‘Sāṭakaṃ pajahiṃ tattha, navadosamupāgataṃ;
Vākacīraṃ nivāsesiṃ, dvādasaguṇamupāgataṃ.
‘‘Aṭṭhadosasamākiṇṇaṃ, pajahiṃ paṇṇasālakaṃ;
Upāgamiṃ rukkhamūlaṃ, guṇe dasahupāgataṃ.
‘‘Vāpitaṃ ropitaṃ dhaññaṃ, pajahiṃ niravasesato;
Anekaguṇasampannaṃ, pavattaphalamādiyiṃ.
‘‘Tatthappadhānaṃ padahiṃ, nisajjaṭṭhānacaṅkame;
Abbhantaramhi sattāhe, abhiññābalapāpuṇi’’nti.
Tattha ‘‘assamo sukato mayhaṃ, paṇṇasālā sumāpitā’’ti imāya pāḷiyā sumedhapaṇḍitena
assamapaṇṇasālācaṅkamā sahatthā māpitā viya vuttā. Ayaṃ panettha attho – mahāsattaṃ ‘‘himavantaṃ
ajjhogāhetvā ajja dhammikaṃ pabbataṃ pavisissāmī’’ti nikkhantaṃ disvā sakko devānamindo
vissakammadevaputtaṃ āmantesi – ‘‘tāta, ayaṃ sumedhapaṇḍito pabbajissāmīti nikkhanto, etassa
vasanaṭṭhānaṃ māpehī’’ti. So tassa vacanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā ramaṇīyaṃ assamaṃ, suguttaṃ
paṇṇasālaṃ, manoramaṃ caṅkamañca māpesi. Bhagavā pana tadā attano puññānubhāvena nipphannaṃ
taṃ assamapadaṃ sandhāya sāriputta, tasmiṃ dhammikapabbate –
‘‘Assamo sukato mayhaṃ, paṇṇasālā sumāpitā;
Caṅkamaṃ tattha māpesiṃ, pañcadosavivajjita’’nti. –
Āha. Tattha sukato mayha nti sukato mayā. Paṇṇasālā sumāpitāti paṇṇacchadanasālāpi me sumāpitā
ahosi.
Pañcadosavivajjita nti pañcime caṅkamadosā nāma – thaddhavisamatā, antorukkhatā,
gahanacchannatā, atisambādhatā, ativisālatāti. Thaddhavisamabhūmibhāgasmiñhi caṅkame
caṅkamantassa pādā rujjanti, phoṭā uṭṭhahanti, cittaṃ ekaggaṃ na labhati, kammaṭṭhānaṃ vipajjati.
Mudusamatale pana phāsuvihāraṃ āgamma kammaṭṭhānaṃ sampajjati. Tasmā
thaddhavisamabhūmibhāgatā eko dosoti veditabbo. Caṅkamassa anto vā majjhe vā koṭiyaṃ vā rukkhe
sati pamādamāgamma caṅkamantassa nalāṭaṃ vā sīsaṃ vā paṭihaññatīti antorukkhatā dutiyo doso.
Tiṇalatādigahanacchanne caṅkame caṅkamanto andhakāravelāyaṃ uragādike pāṇe akkamitvā vā māreti,

tehi v ā da ṭṭ ho dukkha ṃ ā pajjat īti gahanacchannat ā tatiyo doso. Atisamb ādhe ca ṅkame vitth ārato
ratanike vā aḍḍharatanike vā caṅkamantassa paricchede pakkhalitvā nakhāpi aṅguliyopi bhijjantīti
atisambādhatā catuttho doso. Ativisāle caṅkame caṅkamantassa cittaṃ vidhāvati, ekaggataṃ na labhatīti
ativisālatā pañcamo doso. Puthulato pana diyaḍḍharatanaṃ dvīsu passesu ratanamattaanucaṅkamaṃ
dīghato saṭṭhihatthaṃ mudutalaṃ samavippakiṇṇavālukaṃ caṅkamaṃ vaṭṭati cetiyagirimhi
dīpappasādakamahindattherassa caṅkamanaṃ viya, tādisaṃ taṃ ahosi. Tenāha ‘‘caṅkamaṃ tattha
māpesiṃ, pañcadosavivajjita’’nti.
Aṭṭhaguṇasamupeta nti aṭṭhahi samaṇasukhehi upetaṃ. Aṭṭhimāni samaṇasukhāni nāma –
dhanadhaññapariggahābhāvo, anavajjapiṇḍapātapariyesanabhāvo, nibbutapiṇḍapātabhuñjanabhāvo,
raṭṭhaṃ pīḷetvā dhanasāraṃ vā sīsakahāpaṇādīni vā gaṇhantesu rājakulesu raṭṭhapīḷanakilesābhāvo,
upakaraṇesu nicchandarāgabhāvo, coravilope nibbhayabhāvo, rājarājamahāmattehi asaṃsaṭṭhabhāvo,
catūsu disāsu appaṭihatabhāvoti. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – yathā tasmiṃ assame vasantena sakkā honti imāni
aṭṭha samaṇasukhāni vindituṃ, evaṃ aṭṭhaguṇasamupetaṃ taṃ assamaṃ māpesinti.
Abhiññābalamāhari nti pacchā tasmiṃ assame vasanto kasiṇaparikammaṃ katvā abhiññānaṃ
samāpattīnañca uppādanatthāya aniccato dukkhato vipassanaṃ ārabhitvā thāmappattaṃ vipassanābalaṃ
āhariṃ. Yathā tasmiṃ vasanto taṃ balaṃ āharituṃ sakkomi, evaṃ taṃ assamaṃ tassa abhiññatthāya
vipassanābalassa anucchavikaṃ katvā māpesinti attho.
Sāṭakaṃ pajahiṃ tattha, navadosamupāgata nti etthāyaṃ anupubbikathā – tadā kira
kuṭileṇacaṅkamādipaṭimaṇḍitaṃ pupphūpagaphalūpagarukkhasañchannaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ
madhurasalilāsayaṃ apagatavāḷamigabhiṃsanakasakuṇaṃ pavivekakkhamaṃ assamaṃ māpetvā
alaṅkatacaṅkamassa ubhosu antesu ālambanaphalakaṃ saṃvidhāya nisīdanatthāya caṅkamavemajjhe
samatalaṃ muggavaṇṇasilaṃ māpetvā antopaṇṇasālāyaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍalavākacīratidaṇḍakuṇḍikādike
tāpasaparikkhāre, maṇḍape pānīyaghaṭapānīyasaṅkhapānīyasarāvāni, aggisālāyaṃ
aṅgārakapalladāruādīnīti evaṃ yaṃ yaṃ pabbajitānaṃ upakārāya saṃvattati, taṃ taṃ sabbaṃ māpetvā
paṇṇasālāya bhittiyaṃ ‘‘ye keci pabbajitukāmā ime parikkhāre gahetvā pabbajantū’’ti akkharāni
chinditvā devalokameva gate vissakammadevaputte sumedhapaṇḍito himavantapabbatapāde
girikandarānusārena attano nivāsānurūpaṃ phāsukaṭṭhānaṃ olokento nadīnivattane
vissakammanimmitaṃ sakkadattiyaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ assamaṃ disvā caṅkamanakoṭiṃ gantvā padavalañjaṃ
apassanto ‘‘dhuvaṃ pabbajitā dhuragāme bhikkhaṃ pariyesitvā kilantarūpā āgantvā paṇṇasālaṃ
pavisitvā nisinnā bhavissantī’’ti cintetvā thokaṃ āgametvā ‘‘ativiya cirāyanti, jānissāmī’’ti
paṇṇāsālākuṭidvāraṃ vivaritvā anto pavisitvā ito cito ca olokento mahābhittiyaṃ akkharāni vācetvā
‘‘mayhaṃ kappiyaparikkhārā ete, ime gahetvā pabbajissāmī’’ti attano nivatthapārutaṃ sāṭakayugaṃ
pajahi. Tenāha ‘‘sāṭakaṃ pajahiṃ tatthā’’ti. Evaṃ paviṭṭho ahaṃ, sāriputta, tassaṃ paṇṇasālāyaṃ
sāṭakaṃ pajahiṃ.
Navadosamupāgata nti sāṭakaṃ pajahanto nava dose disvā pajahinti dīpeti. Tāpasapabbajjaṃ
pabbajitānañhi sāṭakasmiṃ nava dosā upaṭṭhahanti. Tesu tassa mahagghabhāvo eko doso,
parapaṭibaddhatāya uppajjanabhāvo eko, paribhogena lahuṃ kilissanabhāvo eko. Kiliṭṭho hi dhovitabbo
ca rajitabbo ca hoti. Paribhogena jīraṇabhāvo eko. Jiṇṇassa hi tunnaṃ vā aggaḷadānaṃ vā kātabbaṃ
hoti. Puna pariyesanāya durabhisambhavabhāvo eko, tāpasapabbajjāya asāruppabhāvo eko,
paccatthikānaṃ sādhāraṇabhāvo eko. Yathā hi naṃ paccatthikā na gaṇhanti, evaṃ gopetabbo hoti.
Paribhuñjantassa vibhūsanaṭṭhānabhāvo eko, gahetvā vicarantassa khandhabhāramahicchabhāvo ekoti.
Vākacīraṃ nivāsesi nti tadāhaṃ, sāriputta, ime nava dose disvā sāṭakaṃ pahāya vākacīraṃ
nivāsesiṃ, muñjatiṇaṃ hīraṃ hīraṃ katvā ganthetvā katavākacīraṃ nivāsanapārupanatthāya ādiyinti
attho.
Dvādasaguṇamupāgata nti dvādasahi ānisaṃsehi samannāgataṃ. Vākacīrasmiñhi dvādasa

ānisa ṃsā –appaggha ṃ sundara ṃ kappiyanti aya ṃ tāva eko ānisa ṃso, sahatth ā kātu ṃ sakk āti aya ṃ
dutiyo, paribhogena saṇikaṃ kilissati, dhoviyamānepi papañco natthīti ayaṃ tatiyo, paribhogena jiṇṇepi
sibbitabbābhāvo catuttho, puna pariyesantassa sukhena karaṇabhāvo pañcamo, tāpasapabbajjāya
sāruppabhāvo chaṭṭho, paccatthikānaṃ nirupabhogabhāvo sattamo, paribhuñjantassa
vibhūsanaṭṭhānābhāvo aṭṭhamo, dhāraṇe sallahukabhāvo navamo, cīvarapaccaye appicchabhāvo dasamo,
vākuppattiyā dhammikaanavajjabhāvo ekādasamo, vākacīre naṭṭhepi anapekkhabhāvo dvādasamoti.
Aṭṭhadosasamākiṇṇaṃ, pajahiṃ paṇṇasālaka nti. Kathaṃ pajahi? So kira varasāṭakayugaṃ
omuñcitvā cīvaravaṃse laggitaṃ anojapupphadāmasadisaṃ rattaṃ vākacīraṃ gahetvā nivāsetvā,
tassūpari aparaṃ suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ vākacīraṃ paridahitvā, punnāgapupphasantharasadisaṃ sakhuraṃ
ajinacammaṃ ekaṃsaṃ katvā jaṭāmaṇḍalaṃ paṭimuñcitvā cūḷāya saddhiṃ niccalabhāvakaraṇatthaṃ
sārasūciṃ pavesetvā muttajālasadisāya sikkāya pavāḷavaṇṇaṃ kuṇḍikaṃ odahitvā tīsu ṭhānesu
vaṅkakājaṃ ādāya ekissā kājakoṭiyā kuṇḍikaṃ, ekissā aṅkusapacchitidaṇḍakādīni olaggetvā
khāribhāraṃ aṃse katvā, dakkhiṇena hatthena kattaradaṇḍaṃ gahetvā paṇṇasālato nikkhamitvā
saṭṭhihatthe mahācaṅkame aparāparaṃ caṅkamanto attano vesaṃ oloketvā – ‘‘mayhaṃ manoratho
matthakaṃ patto, sobhati vata me pabbajjā, buddhapaccekabuddhādīhi sabbehi dhīrapurisehi vaṇṇitā
thomitā ayaṃ pabbajjā nāma, pahīnaṃ me gihibandhanaṃ, nikkhantosmi nekkhammaṃ, laddhā me
uttamapabbajjā, karissāmi samaṇadhammaṃ, labhissāmi maggaphalasukha’’nti ussāhajāto khārikājaṃ
otāretvā caṅkamavemajjhe muggavaṇṇasilāpaṭṭe suvaṇṇapaṭimā viya nisinno divasabhāgaṃ vītināmetvā
sāyanhasamayaṃ paṇṇasālaṃ pavisitvā, bidalamañcakapasse kaṭṭhattharikāya nipanno sarīraṃ utuṃ
gāhāpetvā, balavapaccūse pabujjhitvā attano āgamanaṃ āvajjesi ‘‘ahaṃ gharāvāse ādīnavaṃ disvā
amitabhogaṃ anantayasaṃ pahāya araññaṃ pavisitvā nekkhammagavesako hutvā pabbajito, ito dāni
paṭṭhāya pamādacāraṃ carituṃ na vaṭṭati.
Pavivekañhi pahāya vicarantaṃ micchāvitakkamakkhikā khādanti, idāni mayā
vivekamanubrūhetuṃ vaṭṭati. Ahañhi gharāvāsaṃ palibodhato disvā nikkhanto, ayañca manāpā
paṇṇasālā, beluvapakkavaṇṇaparibhaṇḍakatā bhūmi, rajatavaṇṇā setabhittiyo, kapotapādavaṇṇaṃ
paṇṇacchadanaṃ, vicittattharaṇavaṇṇo bidalamañcako, nivāsaphāsukaṃ vasanaṭṭhānaṃ, na etto
atirekatarā viya me gehasampadā paññāyatī’’ti paṇṇasālāya dose vicinanto aṭṭha dose passi.
Paṇṇasālāparibhogasmiñhi aṭṭha ādīnavā – mahāsamārambhena dabbasambhāre samodhānetvā
karaṇapariyesanabhāvo eko ādīnavo, tiṇapaṇṇamattikāsu patitāsu tāsaṃ punappunaṃ ṭhapetabbatāya
nibandhajagganabhāvo dutiyo, senāsanaṃ nāma mahallakassa pāpuṇāti, avelāya vuṭṭhāpiyamānassa
cittekaggatā na hotīti uṭṭhāpaniyabhāvo tatiyo, sītuṇhapaṭighātena kāyassa sukhumālakaraṇabhāvo
catuttho, gehaṃ paviṭṭhena yaṃkiñci pāpaṃ sakkā kātunti garahāpaṭicchādanabhāvo pañcamo,
‘‘mayha’’nti pariggahakaraṇabhāvo chaṭṭho, gehassa atthibhāvo nāma sadutiyakavāsoti sattamo,
ūkāmaṅgulagharagoḷikādīnaṃ sādhāraṇatāya bahusādhāraṇabhāvo aṭṭhamo. Iti ime aṭṭha ādīnave disvā
mahāsatto paṇṇasālaṃ pajati. Tenāha ‘‘aṭṭhadosasamākiṇṇaṃ, pajahiṃ paṇṇasālaka’’nti.
Upāgamiṃ rukkhamūlaṃ, guṇe dasahupāgata nti channaṃ paṭikkhipitvā dasahi guṇehi upetaṃ
rukkhamūlaṃ upagatosmīti vadati. Tatrime dasa guṇā – appasamārambhatā eko guṇo,
upagamanamattakameva hi tattha hoti; apaṭijagganatā dutiyo, tañhi sammaṭṭhampi asammaṭṭhampi
paribhogaphāsukaṃ hotiyeva. Anuṭṭhāpariyabhāvo tatiyo, garahaṃ nappaṭicchādeti; tattha hi pāpaṃ
karonto lajjatīti garahāya appaṭicchannabhāvo catuttho; abbhokāsavāso viya kāyaṃ na santhambhetīti
kāyassa asanthambhanabhāvo pañcamo; pariggahakaraṇābhāvo chaṭṭho; gehālayapaṭikkhepo sattamo;
bahusādhāraṇagehe viya ‘‘paṭijaggissāmi naṃ, nikkhamathā’’ti nīharaṇakābhāvo aṭṭhamo; vasantassa
sappītikabhāvo navamo; rukkhamūlasenāsanassa gatagataṭṭhāne sulabhatāya anapekkhabhāvo dasamoti
ime dasa guṇe disvā rukkhamūlaṃ upāgatosmīti vadati.
Imāni ettakāni kāraṇāni sallakkhetvā mahāsatto punadivase bhikkhāya gāmaṃ pāvisi. Athassa
sampattag āme manuss ā mahantena uss āhena bhikkha ṃ ada ṃsu. So bhattakicca ṃ ni ṭṭ hāpetv ā assama ṃ

āgamma nis īditv ā cintesi ‘‘ nāha ṃ ā hāra ṃ na labh āmīti pabbajito, siniddh āhāro n āmesa
mānamadapurisamade vaḍḍheti, āhāramūlakassa ca dukkhassa anto natthi. Yaṃnūnāhaṃ
vāpitaropitadhaññanibbattaṃ āhāraṃ pajahitvā pavattaphalabhojano bhaveyya’’nti. So tato ṭṭhāya tathā
katvā ghaṭento vāyamanto sattāhabbhantareyeva aṭṭha samāpattiyo pañca abhiññāyo ca nibbattesi. Tena
vuttaṃ –
‘‘Vāpitaṃ ropitaṃ dhaññaṃ, pajahiṃ niravasesato;
Anekaguṇasampannaṃ, pavattaphalamādiyiṃ.
‘‘Tatthappadhānaṃ padahiṃ, nisajjaṭṭhānacaṅkame;
Abbhantaramhi sattāhe, abhiññābalapāpuṇi’’nti.
Evaṃ abhiññābalaṃ patvā sumedhatāpase samāpattisukhena vītināmente dīpaṅkaro nāma satthā
loke udapādi. Tassa paṭisandhijātisambodhidhammacakkappavattanesu sakalāpi dasasahassī lokadhātu
saṃkampi sampakampi sampavedhi, mahāviravaṃ viravi, dvattiṃsa pubbanimittāni pāturahesuṃ.
Sumedhatāpaso samāpattisukhena vītināmento neva taṃ saddamassosi, na tāni nimittāni addasa. Tena
vuttaṃ –
‘‘Evaṃ me siddhippattassa, vasībhūtassa sāsane;
Dīpaṅkaro nāma jino, uppajji lokanāyako.
‘‘Uppajjante ca jāyante, bujjhante dhammadesane;
Caturo nimitte nāddasaṃ, jhānaratisamappito’’ti.
Tasmiṃ kāle dīpaṅkaradasabalo catūhi khīṇāsavasatasahassehi parivuto anupubbena cārikaṃ
caramāno rammaṃ nāma nagaraṃ patvā sudassanamahāvihāre paṭivasati. Rammanagaravāsino
‘‘dīpaṅkaro kira samaṇissaro paramātisambodhiṃ patvā pavattavaradhammacakko anupubbena cārikaṃ
caramāno rammanagaraṃ patvā sudassanamahāvihāre paṭivasatī’’ti sutvā sappinavanītādīni ceva
bhesajjāni vatthacchādanāni ca gāhāpetvā gandhamālādihatthā yena buddho, yena dhammo, yena
saṅgho, tanninnā tappoṇā tappabbhārā hutvā satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā gandhamālādīhi pūjetvā
ekamantaṃ nisinnā dhammadesanaṃ sutvā svātanāya nimantetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkamiṃsu.
Te punadivase mahādānaṃ sajjetvā nagaraṃ alaṅkaritvā dasabalassa āgamanamaggaṃ alaṅkarontā
udakabhinnaṭṭhānesu paṃsuṃ pakkhipitvā samaṃ bhūmitalaṃ katvā rajatapaṭṭavaṇṇaṃ vālukaṃ
ākiranti, lājāni ceva pupphāni ca vikiranti, nānāvirāgehi vatthehi dhajapaṭāke ussāpenti, kadaliyo ceva
puṇṇaghaṭapantiyo ca patiṭṭhāpenti. Tasmiṃ kāle sumedhatāpaso attano assamapadā uggantvā tesaṃ
manussānaṃ uparibhāgena ākāsena gacchanto te haṭṭhatuṭṭhe manusse disvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho kāraṇa’’nti
ākāsato oruyha ekamantaṃ ṭhito manusse pucchi – ‘‘ambho kassa tumhe imaṃ maggaṃ alaṅkarothā’’ti?
Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Paccantadesavisaye, nimantetvā tathāgataṃ;
Tassa āgamanaṃ maggaṃ, sodhenti tuṭṭhamānasā.
‘‘Ahaṃ tena samayena, nikkhamitvā sakassamā;
Dhunanto vākacīrāni, gacchāmi ambare tadā.
‘‘Vedajātaṃ janaṃ disvā, tuṭṭhahaṭṭhaṃ pamoditaṃ;
Orohitvāna gaganā, manusse pucchi tāvade.
‘‘‘Tuṭṭhahaṭṭho pamudito, vedajāto mahājano;
Kassa sodh īyati maggo, añjasa ṃ va ṭum āyana ’’’ nti.

Manuss ā ā ha ṃsu ‘‘ bhante sumedha, na tva ṃ jānāsi, d īpa ṅkaradasabalo samm āsambodhi ṃ patv ā
pavattitavaradhammacakko cārikaṃ caramāno amhākaṃ nagaraṃ patvā sudassanamahāvihāre
paṭivasati. Mayaṃ taṃ bhagavantaṃ nimantayimhā, tassetaṃ buddhassa bhagavato āgamanamaggaṃ
alaṅkaromā’’ti. Sumedhatāpaso cintesi – ‘‘buddhoti kho ghosamattakampi loke dullabhaṃ, pageva
buddhuppādo, mayāpi imehi manussehi saddhiṃ dasabalassa maggaṃ alaṅkarituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti. So te
manusse āha – ‘‘sace bho tumhe etaṃ maggaṃ buddhassa alaṅkarotha, mayhampi ekaṃ okāsaṃ detha,
ahampi tumhehi saddhiṃ maggaṃ alaṅkarissāmī’’ti. Te ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchitvā ‘‘sumedhatāpaso
iddhimā’’ti jānantā udakabhinnokāsaṃ sallakkhetvā ‘‘tvaṃ imaṃ ṭhānaṃ alaṅkarohī’’ti adaṃsu.
Sumedho buddhārammaṇaṃ pītiṃ gahetvā cintesi ‘‘ahaṃ imaṃ okāsaṃ iddhiyā alaṅkarituṃ sakkomi,
evaṃ alaṅkato pana mama manaṃ na paritosessati, ajja mayā kāyaveyyāvaccaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti
paṃsuṃ āharitvā tasmiṃ padese pakkhipi.
Tassa tasmiṃ padese analaṅkateyeva dīpaṅkaro dasabalo mahānubhāvānaṃ chaḷabhiññānaṃ
khīṇāsavānaṃ catūhi satasahassehi parivuto devatāsu dibbagandhamālādīhi pūjayantīsu dibbasaṅgītesu
pavattantesu manussesu mānusakagandhehi ceva mālādīhi ca pūjayantesu anantāya buddhalīḷāya
manosilātale vijambhamāno sīho viya taṃ alaṅkatapaṭiyattaṃ maggaṃ paṭipajji. Sumedhatāpaso akkhīni
ummīletvā alaṅkatamaggena āgacchantassa dasabalassa dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ
asītiyā anubyañjanehi anurañjitaṃ byāmappabhāya samparivāritaṃ maṇivaṇṇagaganatale nānappakārā
vijjulatā viya āveḷāveḷabhūtā ceva yugalayugalabhūtā ca chabbaṇṇaghanabuddharasmiyo vissajjentaṃ
rūpaggappattaṃ attabhāvaṃ oloketvā ‘‘ajja mayā dasabalassa jīvitapariccāgaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭati, mā
bhagavā kalalaṃ akkami, maṇiphalakasetuṃ pana akkamanto viya saddhiṃ catūhi
khīṇāsavasatasahassehi mama piṭṭhiṃ maddamāno gacchatu, taṃ me bhavissati dīgharattaṃ hitāya
sukhāyā’’ti kese mocetvā ajinacammajaṭāmaṇḍalavākacīrāni kāḷavaṇṇe kalale pattharitvā
maṇiphalakasetu viya kalalapiṭṭhe nipajji. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Te me puṭṭhā viyākaṃsu, ‘buddho loke anuttaro;
Dīpaṅkaro nāma jino, uppajji lokanāyako;
Tassa sodhīyati maggo, añjasaṃ vaṭumāyanaṃ’.
‘‘Buddhoti mama sutvāna, pīti uppajji tāvade;
Buddho buddhoti kathayanto, somanassaṃ pavedayiṃ.
‘‘Tattha ṭhatvā vicintesiṃ, tuṭṭho saṃviggamānaso;
‘Idha bījāni ropissaṃ, khaṇo eva mā upaccagā’.
‘‘Yadi buddhassa sodhetha, ekokāsaṃ dadātha me;
Ahampi sodhayissāmi, añjasaṃ vaṭumāyanaṃ.
‘‘Adaṃsu te mamokāsaṃ, sodhetuṃ añjasaṃ tadā;
Buddho buddhoti cintento, maggaṃ sodhemahaṃ tadā.
‘‘Aniṭṭhite mamokāse, dīpaṅkaro mahāmuni;
Catūhi satasahassehi, chaḷabhiññehi tādihi;
Khīṇāsavehi vimalehi, paṭipajji añjasaṃ jino.
‘‘Paccuggamanā vattanti, vajjanti bheriyo bahū;
Āmoditā naramarū, sādhukāraṃ pavattayuṃ.
‘‘Devā manusse passanti, manussāpi ca devatā;
Ubhopi te pañjalik ā, anuyanti tath āgata ṃ.

‘‘ Dev ā dibbehi turiyehi, manuss ā mānusehi ca;
Ubhopi te vajjayantā, anuyanti tathāgataṃ.
‘‘Dibbaṃ mandāravaṃ pupphaṃ, padumaṃ pārichattakaṃ;
Disodisaṃ okiranti, ākāsanabhagatā marū.
‘‘Campakaṃ salalaṃ nīpaṃ, nāgapunnāgaketakaṃ;
Disodisaṃ ukkhipanti, bhūmitalagatā narā.
‘‘Kese muñcitvāhaṃ tattha, vākacīrañca cammakaṃ;
Kalale pattharitvāna, avakujjo nipajjahaṃ.
‘‘Akkamitvāna maṃ buddho, saha sissehi gacchatu;
Mā naṃ kalale akkamittho, hitāya me bhavissatī’’ti.
So kalalapiṭṭhe nipannakova puna akkhīni ummīletvā dīpaṅkaradasabalassa buddhasiriṃ
sampassamāno evaṃ cintesi – ‘‘sacāhaṃ iccheyyaṃ, sabbakilese jhāpetvā saṅghanavako hutvā
rammanagaraṃ paviseyyaṃ. Aññātakavesena pana me kilese jhāpetvā nibbānappattiyā kiccaṃ natthi.
Yaṃnūnāhaṃ dīpaṅkaradasabalo viya paramābhisambodhiṃ patvā dhammanāvaṃ āropetvā mahājanaṃ
saṃsārasāgarā uttāretvā pacchā parinibbāyeyyaṃ, idaṃ mayhaṃ patirūpa’’nti. Tato aṭṭha dhamme
samodhānetvā buddhabhāvāya abhinīhāraṃ katvā nipajji. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Pathaviyaṃ nipannassa, evaṃ me āsi cetaso;
‘Icchamāno ahaṃ ajja, kilese jhāpaye mama.
‘Kiṃ me aññātavesena, dhammaṃ sacchikatenidha;
Sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇitvā, buddho hessaṃ sadevake.
‘Kiṃ me ekena tiṇṇena, purisena thāmadassinā;
Sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇitvā, santāressaṃ sadevake.
‘Iminā me adhikārena, katena purisuttame;
Sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇitvā, tāremi janataṃ bahuṃ.
‘Saṃsārasotaṃ chinditvā, viddhaṃsetvā tayo bhave;
Dhammanāvaṃ samāruyha, santāressaṃ sadevake’’’ti. (bu. vaṃ. 2.54-58);
Yasmā pana buddhattaṃ patthentassa –
‘‘Manussattaṃ liṅgasampatti, hetu satthāradassanaṃ;
Pabbajjā guṇasampatti, adhikāro ca chandatā;
Aṭṭhadhammasamodhānā, abhinīhāro samijjhatī’’ti. (bu. vaṃ. 2.59);
Manussattabhāvasmiṃyeva hi ṭhatvā buddhattaṃ patthentassa patthanā samijjhati, na nāgassa vā
supaṇṇassa vā devatāya vā patthanā samijjhati. Manussattabhāvepi purisaliṅge ṭhitasseva patthanā
samijjhati, na itthiyā vā paṇḍakanapuṃsakaubhatobyañjanakānaṃ vā patthanā samijjhati. Purisassāpi
tasmiṃ attabhāve arahattappattiyā hetusampannasseva patthanā samijjhati, no itarassa.
Hetusampannassāpi jīvamānakabuddhasseva santike patthentassa patthanā samijjhati, parinibbute
buddhe cetiyasantike vā bodhimūle vā patthentassa na samijjhati. Buddhānaṃ santike patthentassāpi
pabbajjāliṅge ṭhitasseva samijjhati, no gihiliṅge ṭhitassa. Pabbajitassāpi pañcābhiññassa
aṭṭ hasam āpattil ābhinoyeva samijjhati, na im āya gu ṇasampattiy ā virahitassa. Gu ṇasampannen āpi yena

attano j īvita ṃ buddh āna ṃ pariccatta ṃ hoti, tassa imin ā adhik ārena adhik ārasampannasseva
samijjhati, na itarassa. Adhikārasampannassāpi yassa buddhakārakadhammānaṃ atthāya mahanto
chando ca ussāho ca vāyāmo ca pariyeṭṭhi ca, tasseva samijjhati, na itarassa.
Tatridaṃ chandamahantatāya opammaṃ – sace hi evamassa ‘‘yo sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ
ekodakībhūtaṃ attano bāhubalena uttaritvā pāraṃ gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Yo vā
pana sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ veḷugumbasañchannaṃ byūhitvā madditvā padasā gacchanto pāraṃ
gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Yo vā pana sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ sattiyo ākoṭetvā
nirantaraṃ sattiphalasamākiṇṇaṃ padasā akkamamāno pāraṃ gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ
pāpuṇāti. Yo vā pana sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ vītaccitaṅgārabharitaṃ pādehi maddamāno pāraṃ
gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇātī’’ti. Yo etesu ekampi attano dukkaraṃ na maññati, ‘‘ahaṃ
etampi taritvā vā gantvā vā pāraṃ gahessāmī’’ti evaṃ mahantena chandena ca ussāhena ca vāyāmena ca
pariyeṭṭhiyā ca samannāgato hoti, tassa patthanā samijjhati, na itarassa. Sumedhatāpaso pana ime aṭṭha
dhamme samodhānetvā buddhabhāvāya abhinīhāraṃ katvā nipajji.
Dīpaṅkaropi bhagavā āgantvā sumedhatāpasassa sīsabhāge ṭhatvā maṇisīhapañjaraṃ ugghāṭento
viya pañcavaṇṇappasādasampannāni akkhīni ummīletvā kalalapiṭṭhe nipannaṃ sumedhatāpasaṃ disvā
‘‘ayaṃ tāpaso buddhattāya abhinīhāraṃ katvā nipanno, ijjhissati nu kho imassa patthanā, udāhu no’’ti
anāgataṃsañāṇaṃ pesetvā upadhārento ‘‘ito kappasatasahassādhikāni cattāri asaṅkhyeyyāni atikkamitvā
gotamo nāma buddho bhavissatī’’ti ñatvā ṭhitakova parisamajjhe byākāsi – ‘‘passatha no tumhe imaṃ
uggatapaṃ tāpasaṃ kalalapiṭṭhe nipanna’’nti? ‘‘Evaṃ, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Ayaṃ buddhattāya abhinīhāraṃ
katvā nipanno, samijjhissati imassa patthanā, ito kappasatasahassādhikānaṃ catunnaṃ asaṅkhyeyyānaṃ
matthake gotamo nāma buddho bhavissati. Tasmiṃ panassa attabhāve kapilavatthu nāma nagaraṃ
nivāso bhavissati, māyā nāma devī mātā, suddhodano nāma rājā pitā, aggasāvako upatisso nāma thero,
dutiyasāvako kolito nāma, buddhupaṭṭhāko ānando nāma, aggasāvikā khemā nāma therī, dutiyasāvikā
uppalavaṇṇā nāma therī bhavissati, paripakkañāṇo mahābhinikkhamanaṃ katvā mahāpadhānaṃ
padahitvā nigrodhamūle pāyāsaṃ paṭiggahetvā nerañjarāya tīre paribhuñjitvā bodhimaṇḍaṃ āruyha
assattharukkhamūle abhisambujjhissatī’’ti. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Dīpaṅkaro lokavidū, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;
Ussīsake maṃ ṭhatvāna, idaṃ vacanamabravi.
‘Passatha imaṃ tāpasaṃ, jaṭilaṃ uggatāpanaṃ;
Aparimeyye ito kappe, buddho loke bhavissati.
‘Ahu kapilavhayā rammā, nikkhamitvā tathāgato;
Padhānaṃ padahitvāna, katvā dukkarakārikaṃ.
‘Ajapālarukkhamūle, nisīditvā tathāgato;
Tattha pāyāsaṃ paggayha, nerañjaramupehiti.
‘Nerañjarāya tīramhi, pāyāsaṃ ada so jino;
Paṭiyattavaramaggena, bodhimūlamūpehiti.
‘Tato padakkhiṇaṃ katvā, bodhimaṇḍaṃ anuttaro;
Assattharukkhamūlamhi, bujjhissati mahāyaso.
‘Imassa janikā mātā, māyā nāma bhavissati;
Pitā suddhodano nāma, ayaṃ hessati gotamo.
‘An āsav ā vītar āgā, santacitt ā sam āhit ā;

Kolito upatisso ca, agg ā hessanti s āvak ā;
Ānando nāmupaṭṭhāko, upaṭṭhissati taṃ jinaṃ.
‘Khemā uppalavaṇṇā ca, aggā hessanti sāvikā;
Anāsavā vītarāgā, santacittā samāhitā;
Bodhi tassa bhagavato, assatthoti pavuccatī’’’ti.
Sumedhatāpaso ‘‘mayhaṃ kira patthanā samijjhissatī’’ti somanassappatto ahosi. Mahājano
dīpaṅkaradasabalassa vacanaṃ sutvā ‘‘sumedhatāpaso kira buddhabījaṃ buddhaṅkuro’’ti haṭṭhatuṭṭho
ahosi. Evañcassa ahosi ‘‘yathā nāma puriso nadiṃ taranto ujukena titthena uttarituṃ asakkonto
heṭṭhātitthena uttarati, evameva mayampi dīpaṅkaradasabalassa sāsane maggaphalaṃ alabhamānā
anāgate yadā tvaṃ buddho bhavissasi, tadā tava sammukhā maggaphalaṃ sacchikātuṃ samatthā
bhaveyyāmā’’ti patthanaṃ ṭhapayiṃsu. Dīpaṅkaradasabalopi bodhisattaṃ pasaṃsitvā aṭṭhahi
pupphamuṭṭhīhi pūjetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi, tepi catusatasahassasaṅkhā khīṇāsavā bodhisattaṃ
gandhehi ca mālehi ca pūjetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkamiṃsu. Devamanussā pana tatheva pūjetvā
vanditvā pakkantā.
Bodhisatto sabbesaṃ paṭikkantakāle sayanā vuṭṭhāya ‘‘pāramiyo vicinissāmī’’ti
puppharāsimatthake pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā nisīdi. Evaṃ nisinne bodhisatte
sakaladasasahassacakkavāḷadevatā sannipatitvā sādhukāraṃ datvā ‘‘ayya sumedhatāpasa,
porāṇakabodhisattānaṃ pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ‘pāramiyo vicinissāmā’ti nisinnakāle yāni pubbanimittāni
nāma paññāyanti, tāni sabbānipi ajja pātubhūtāni, nissaṃsayena tvaṃ buddho bhavissasi, mayampetaṃ
jānāma ‘yassetāni nimittāni paññāyanti, ekantena so buddho hoti’, tvaṃ attano vīriyaṃ daḷhaṃ katvā
paggaṇhā’’ti bodhisattaṃ nānappakārāhi thutīhi abhitthuniṃsu. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Idaṃ sutvāna vacanaṃ, asamassa mahesino;
Āmoditā naramarū, buddhabījaṃ kira ayaṃ.
‘Ukkuṭṭhisaddā vattanti, apphoṭenti hasanti ca;
Katañjalī namassanti, dasasahassī sadevakā.
‘Yadimassa lokanāthassa, virajjhissāma sāsanaṃ;
Anāgatamhi addhāne, hessāma sammukhā imaṃ.
‘Yathā manussā nadiṃ tarantā, paṭibhitthaṃ virajjhiya;
Heṭṭhātitthe gahetvāna, uttaranti mahānadiṃ.
‘Evameva mayaṃ sabbe, yadi muñcāmimaṃ jinaṃ;
Anāgatamhi addhāne, hessāma sammukhā imaṃ’.
‘Dīpaṅkaro lokavidū, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;
Mama kammaṃ pakittetvā, dakkhiṇaṃ pādamuddhari.
‘Ye tatthāsuṃ jinaputtā, sabbe padakkhiṇamakaṃsu maṃ;
Narā nāgā ca gandhabbā, abhivādetvāna pakkamuṃ.
‘Dassanaṃ me atikkante, sasaṅghe lokanāyake;
Haṭṭhatuṭṭhena cittena, āsanā vuṭṭhahiṃ tadā.
‘Sukhena sukhito homi, pāmojjena pamodito;
Pītiyā ca abhissanno, pallaṅkaṃ ābhujiṃ tadā.

‘Palla ṅkena nis īditv ā, eva ṃ cintesaha ṃ tad ā;
‘Vasībhūto ahaṃ jhāne, abhiññāsu pāramiṃ gato.
‘Sahassiyamhi lokamhi, isayo natthi me samā;
Asamo iddhidhammesu, alabhiṃ īdisaṃ sukhaṃ’.
‘Pallaṅkābhujane mayhaṃ, dasasahassādhivāsino;
Mahānādaṃ pavattesuṃ, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Yā pubbe bodhisattānaṃ, pallaṅkavaramābhuje;
Nimittāni padissanti, tāni ajja padissare.
‘Sītaṃ byapagataṃ hoti, uṇhañca upasammati;
Tāni ajja padissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Dasasahassī lokadhātū, nissaddā honti nirākulā;
Tāni ajja padissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Mahāvātā na vāyanti, na sandanti savantiyo;
Tāni ajja padissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Thalajā dakajā pupphā, sabbe pupphanti tāvade;
Tepajja pupphitā sabbe, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Latā vā yadi vā rukkhā, phalabhārā honti tāvade;
Tepajja phalitā sabbe, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Ākāsaṭṭhā ca bhūmaṭṭhā, ratanā jotanti tāvade;
Tepajja ratanā jotanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Mānusakā ca dibbā ca, turiyā vajjanti tāvade;
Tepajjubho abhiravanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Vicittapupphā gaganā, abhivassanti tāvade;
Tepi ajja pavassanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Mahāsamuddo ābhujati, dasasahassī pakampati;
Tepajjubho abhiravanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Nirayepi dasasahasse, aggī nibbanti tāvade;
Tepajja nibbutā aggī, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Vimalo hoti sūriyo, sabbā dissanti tārakā;
Tepi ajja padissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Anovaṭṭhena udakaṃ, mahiyā ubbhijji tāvade;
Tampajjubbhijjate mahiyā, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Tārāgaṇā virocanti, nakkhattā gaganamaṇḍale;
Vis ākh ā candim āyutt ā, dhuva ṃ buddho bhavissasi.

‘Bil āsay ā dar īsay ā, nikkhamanti sak āsay ā;
Tepajja āsayā chuddhā, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Na hoti arati sattānaṃ, santuṭṭhā honti tāvade;
Tepajja sabbe santuṭṭhā, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Rogā tadūpasammanti, jighacchā ca vinassati;
Tānipajja padissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Rāgo tadā tanu hoti, doso moho vinassati;
Tepajja vigatā sabbe, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Bhayaṃ tadā na bhavati, ajjapetaṃ padissati;
Tena liṅgena jānāma, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Rajo nuddhaṃsati uddhaṃ, ajjapetaṃ padissati;
Tena liṅgena jānāma, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Aniṭṭhagandho pakkamati, diṭṭhagandho pavāyati;
Sopajja vāyati gandho, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Sabbe devā padissanti, ṭhapayitvā arūpino;
Tepajja sabbe dissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Yāvatā nirayā nāma, sabbe dissanti tāvade;
Tepajja sabbe dissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Kuṭṭā kavāṭā selā ca, na hontāvaraṇā tadā;
Ākāsabhūtā tepajja, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Cutī ca upapatti ca, khaṇe tasmiṃ na vijjati;
Tānipajja padissanti, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasi.
‘Daḷhaṃ paggaṇha vīriyaṃ, mā nivatta abhikkama;
Mayampetaṃ vijānāma, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavissasī’’’ti.
Bodhisatto dīpaṅkaradasabalassa ca dasasahassacakkavāḷadevatānañca vacanaṃ sutvā bhiyyoso
mattāya sañjātussāho hutvā cintesi ‘‘buddhā nāma amoghavacanā, natthi buddhānaṃ kathāya
aññathattaṃ. Yathā hi ākāse khittaleḍḍussa patanaṃ dhuvaṃ, jātassa maraṇaṃ dhuvaṃ, aruṇe uggate
sūriyassuṭṭhānaṃ, āsayā nikkhantasīhassa sīhanādanadanaṃ, garugabbhāya itthiyā bhāramoropanaṃ
avassaṃbhāvī, evameva buddhānaṃ vacanaṃ nāma dhuvaṃ amoghaṃ, addhā ahaṃ buddho
bhavissāmī’’ti. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Buddhassa vacanaṃ sutvā, dasasahassīna cūbhayaṃ;
Tuṭṭhahaṭṭho pamodito, evaṃ cintesahaṃ tadā.
‘‘Advejjhavacanā buddhā, amoghavacanā jinā;
Vitathaṃ natthi buddhānaṃ, dhuvaṃ buddho bhavāmahaṃ.
‘‘Yathā khittaṃ nabhe leḍḍu, dhuvaṃ patati bhūmiyaṃ;

Tatheva buddhase ṭṭ hāna ṃ , vacana ṃ dhuvasassata ṃ .
‘‘Yathāpi sabbasattānaṃ, maraṇaṃ dhuvasassataṃ;
Tatheva buddhaseṭṭhānaṃ, vacanaṃ dhuvasassataṃ.
‘‘Yathā rattikkhaye patte, sūriyuggamanaṃ dhuvaṃ;
Tatheva buddhaseṭṭhānaṃ, vacanaṃ dhuvasassataṃ.
‘‘Yathā nikkhantasayanassa, sīhassa nadanaṃ dhuvaṃ;
Tatheva buddhaseṭṭhānaṃ, vacanaṃ dhuvasassataṃ.
‘‘Yathā āpannasattānaṃ, bhāramoropanaṃ dhuvaṃ;
Tatheva buddhaseṭṭhānaṃ, vacanaṃ dhuvasassata’’nti.
So ‘‘dhuvāhaṃ buddho bhavissāmī’’ti evaṃ katasanniṭṭhāno buddhakārake dhamme upadhāretuṃ
‘‘kahaṃ nu kho buddhakārakadhammā, kiṃ uddhaṃ, udāhu adho, disāsu, vidisāsū’’ti anukkamena
sakalaṃ dhammadhātuṃ vicinanto porāṇakabodhisattehi āsevitanisevitaṃ paṭhamaṃ dānapāramiṃ
disvā evaṃ attānaṃ ovadi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya paṭhamaṃ dānapāramiṃ pūreyyāsi.
Yathā hi nikkujjito udakakumbho nissesaṃ katvā udakaṃ vamatiyeva, na paccāharati, evameva dhanaṃ
vā yasaṃ vā puttaṃ vā dāraṃ vā aṅgapaccaṅgaṃ vā anoloketvā sampattayācakānaṃ sabbaṃ
icchiticchitaṃ nissesaṃ katvā dadamāno bodhirukkhamūle nisīditvā buddho bhavissasī’’ti paṭhamaṃ
dānapāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Handa buddhakare dhamme, vicināmi ito cito;
Uddhaṃ adho dasa disā, yāvatā dhammadhātuyā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, paṭhamaṃ dānapāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, anuciṇṇaṃ mahāpathaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ paṭhamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Dānapāramitaṃ gaccha, yadi bodhiṃ pattumicchasi.
‘‘Yathāpi kumbho sampuṇṇo, yassa kassaci adhokato;
Vamatevudakaṃ nissesaṃ, na tattha parirakkhati.
‘‘Tatheva yācake disvā, hīnamukkaṭṭhamajjhime;
Dadāhi dānaṃ nissesaṃ, kumbho viya adhokato’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato dutiyaṃ
sīlapāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya sīlapāramimpi pūreyyāsi. Yathā hi
camarīmigo nāma jīvitampi anoloketvā attano vālameva rakkhati, evaṃ tvampi ito paṭṭhāya jīvitampi
anoloketvā sīlameva rakkhanto buddho bhavissasī’’ti dutiyaṃ sīlapāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi.
Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, dutiyaṃ sīlapāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ dutiyaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;

Sīlap āramita ṃ gaccha, yadi bodhi ṃ pattumicchasi.
‘‘Yathāpi camarī vālaṃ, kismiñci paṭilaggitaṃ;
Upeti maraṇaṃ tattha, na vikopeti vāladhiṃ.
‘‘Tatheva catūsu, bhūmīsu, sīlāni paripūraya;
Parirakkha sabbadā sīlaṃ, camarī viya vāladhi’’nti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato tatiyaṃ
nekkhammapāramiṃ disvā etadahosi ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya nekkhammapāramimpi
pūreyyāsi. Yathā hi ciraṃ bandhanāgāre vasamāno puriso na tattha sinehaṃ karoti, atha kho
ukkaṇṭhitoyeva avasitukāmo hoti, evameva tvampi sabbabhave bandhanāgārasadise katvā sabbabhavehi
ukkaṇṭhito muccitukāmo hutvā nekkhammābhimukhova hohi, evaṃ buddho bhavissasī’’ti tatiyaṃ
nekkhammapāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, tatiyaṃ nekkhammapāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ tatiyaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Nekkhammapāramitaṃ gaccha, yadi bodhiṃ pattumicchasi.
‘‘Yathā andughare puriso, ciravuttho dukhaṭṭito;
Na tattha rāgaṃ janeti, muttimeva gavesati.
‘‘Tatheva tvaṃ sabbabhave, passa andughare viya;
Nekkhammābhimukho hohi, bhavato parimuttiyā’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato catutthaṃ
paññāpāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya paññāpāramimpi pūreyyāsi.
Hīnamajjhimukkaṭṭhesu kañci avajjetvā sabbepi paṇḍite upasaṅkamitvā pañhaṃ puccheyyāsi. Yathā hi
piṇḍacāriko bhikkhu hīnādikesu kulesu kiñci avajjetvā paṭipāṭiyā piṇḍāya caranto khippaṃ yāpanaṃ
labhati, evaṃ tvampi sabbapaṇḍite upasaṅkamitvā pañhaṃ pucchanto buddho bhavissasī’’ti catutthaṃ
paññāpāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, catutthaṃ paññāpāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ catutthaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Paññāpāramitaṃ gaccha, yadi bodhiṃ pattumicchasi.
‘‘Yathāpi bhikkhu bhikkhanto, hīnamukkaṭṭhamajjhime;
Kulāni na vivajjento, evaṃ labhati yāpanaṃ.
‘‘Tatheva tvaṃ sabbakālaṃ, paripucchanto budhaṃ janaṃ;
Paññāpāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.

Athassa ‘‘ na ettakeheva buddhak ārakadhammehi bhavitabba ’’ nti uttaripi upadh ārayato pañcama ṃ
vīriyapāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya vīriyapāramimpi pūreyyāsi. Yathā
hi sīho migarājā sabbairiyāpathesu daḷhavīriyo hoti, evaṃ tvampi sabbabhavesu sabbairiyāpathesu
daḷhavīriyo anolīnavīriyo samāno buddho bhavissasī’’ti pañcamaṃ vīriyapāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā
adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, pañcamaṃ vīriyapāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ pañcamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Vīriyapāramitaṃ gaccha, yadi bodhiṃ pattumicchasi.
‘‘Yathāpi sīho migarājā, nisajjaṭṭhānacaṅkame;
Alīnavīriyo hoti, paggahitamano sadā.
‘‘Tatheva tvaṃ sabbabhave, paggaṇha vīriyaṃ daḷhaṃ;
Vīriyapāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato chaṭṭhaṃ
khantipāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya khantipāramimpi pūreyyāsi.
Sammānanepi avamānanepi khamova bhaveyyāsi. Yathā hi pathaviyaṃ nāma sucimpi pakkhipanti
asucimpi, na tena pathavī sinehaṃ, na paṭighaṃ karoti, khamati sahati adhivāsetiyeva, evaṃ tvampi
sammānanāvamānanakkhamova samāno buddho bhavissasī’’ti chaṭṭhaṃ khantipāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā
adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, chaṭṭhamaṃ khantipāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ chaṭṭhamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Tattha advejjhamānaso, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasi.
‘‘Yathāpi pathavī nāma, sucimpi asucimpi ca;
Sabbaṃ sahati nikkhepaṃ, na karoti paṭighaṃ tayā.
‘‘Tatheva tvampi sabbesaṃ, sammānāvamānakkhamo;
Khantipāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato sattamaṃ
saccapāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya saccapāramimpi pūreyyāsi.
Asaniyā matthake patamānāyapi dhanādīnaṃ atthāya chandādivasena sampajānamusāvādaṃ nāma
mākāsi. Yathā hi osadhitārakā nāma sabbautūsu attano gamanavīthiṃ jahitvā aññāya vīthiyā na gacchati,
sakavīthiyāva gacchati, evameva tvampi saccaṃ pahāya musāvādaṃ nāma akarontoyeva buddho
bhavissasī’’ti sattamaṃ saccapāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘ Na hete ettak āyeva, buddhadhamm ā bhavissare;

Aññepi viciniss āmi, ye dhamm ā bodhip ācan ā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, sattamaṃ saccapāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ sattamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Tattha advejjhavacano, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasi.
‘‘Yathāpi osadhī nāma, tulābhūtā sadevake;
Samaye utuvasse vā, na vokkamati vīthito.
‘‘Tatheva tvampi saccesu, mā vokkamasi vīthito;
Saccapāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato aṭṭhamaṃ
adhiṭṭhānapāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya adhiṭṭhānapāramimpi
pūreyyāsi. Yaṃ adhiṭṭhāsi, tasmiṃ adhiṭṭhāne niccalo bhaveyyāsi. Yathā hi pabbato nāma sabbadisāsu
vātehi pahaṭopi na kampati na calati, attano ṭhāneyeva tiṭṭhati, evameva tvampi attano adhiṭṭhāne niccalo
hontova buddho bhavissasī’’ti aṭṭhamaṃ adhiṭṭhānapāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, aṭṭhamaṃ adhiṭṭhānapāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Tattha tvaṃ acalo hutvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasi.
‘‘Yathāpi pabbato selo, acalo suppatiṭṭhito;
Na kampati bhusavātehi, sakaṭṭhāneva tiṭṭhati.
‘‘Tatheva tvampi adhiṭṭhāne, sabbadā acalo bhava;
Adhiṭṭhānapāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato navamaṃ
mettāpāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya navamaṃ mettāpāramimpi
pūreyyāsi. Ahitesupi hitesupi ekacitto bhaveyyāsi. Yathā hi udakaṃ nāma pāpajanassāpi
kalyāṇajanassāpi sītibhāvaṃ ekasadisaṃ katvā pharati, evameva tvampi sabbasattesu mettacittena
ekacittova honto buddho bhavissasī’’ti navamaṃ mettāpāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, navamaṃ mettāpāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ navamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Mettāya asamo hohi, yadi bodhiṃ pattumicchasi.

‘‘ Yath āpi udaka ṃ nāma, kaly āṇ e p āpake jane;
Samaṃ pharati sītena, pavāheti rajomalaṃ.
‘‘Tatheva tvampi ahitahite, samaṃ mettāya bhāvaya;
Mettāpāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.
Athassa ‘‘na ettakeheva buddhakārakadhammehi bhavitabba’’nti uttaripi upadhārayato dasamaṃ
upekkhāpāramiṃ disvā etadahosi – ‘‘sumedhapaṇḍita, tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya upekkhāpāramimpi pūreyyāsi.
Sukhepi dukkhepi majjhattova bhaveyyāsi. Yathā hi pathavī nāma sucimpi asucimpi pakkhippamānā
majjhattāva hoti, evameva tvampi sukhadukkhesu majjhattova honto buddho bhavissasī’’ti dasamaṃ
upekkhāpāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Na hete ettakāyeva, buddhadhammā bhavissare;
Aññepi vicinissāmi, ye dhammā bodhipācanā.
‘‘Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ, dasamaṃ upekkhāpāramiṃ;
Pubbakehi mahesīhi, āsevitanisevitaṃ.
‘‘Imaṃ tvaṃ dasamaṃ tāva, daḷhaṃ katvā samādiya;
Tulābhūto daḷho hutvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasi.
‘‘Yathāpi pathavī nāma, nikkhittaṃ asuciṃ suciṃ;
Upekkhati ubhopete, kopānunayavajjitā.
‘‘Tatheva tvampi sukhadukkhe, tulābhūto sadā bhava;
Upekkhāpāramitaṃ gantvā, sambodhiṃ pāpuṇissasī’’ti.
Tato cintesi – ‘‘imasmiṃ loke bodhisattehi pūretabbā bodhiparipācanā buddhakārakadhammā
ettakāyeva, dasa pāramiyo ṭhapetvā aññe natthi, imāpi dasa pāramiyo uddhaṃ ākāsepi natthi, heṭṭhā
pathaviyampi, puratthimādīsu disāsupi natthi, mayhameva pana hadayamaṃsabbhantare patiṭṭhitā’’ti.
Evaṃ tāsaṃ hadaye patiṭṭhitabhāvaṃ disvā sabbāpi tā daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāya punappunaṃ
sammasanto anulomapaṭilomaṃ sammasati, pariyante gahetvā ādiṃ pāpeti, ādimhi gahetvā pariyante
ṭhapeti, majjhe gahetvā ubhato osāpeti, ubhato koṭīsu hetvā majjhe osāpeti. Bāhirakabhaṇḍapariccāgo
dānapāramī nāma, aṅgapariccāgo dānaupapāramī nāma, jīvitapariccāgo dānaparamatthapāramī nāmāti
dasa pāramiyo dasa upapāramiyo dasa paramatthapāramiyo yantatelaṃ vinivaṭṭento viya mahāmeruṃ
matthaṃ katvā cakkavāḷamahāsamuddaṃ āluḷento viya ca sammasi. Tassevaṃ dasa pāramiyo
sammasantassa dhammatejena catunahutādhikadviyojanasatasahassabahalā ayaṃ mahāpathavī hatthinā
akkantanaḷakalāpo viya, pīḷiyamānaṃ ucchuyantaṃ viya ca mahāviravaṃ viravamānā saṅkampi
sampakampi sampavedhi, kulālacakkaṃ viya telayantacakkaṃ viya ca paribbhami. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Ettakāyeva te loke, ye dhammā bodhipācanā;
Tatuddhaṃ natthi aññatra, daḷhaṃ tattha patiṭṭhaha.
‘‘Ime dhamme sammasato, sabhāvasarasalakkhaṇe;
Dhammatejena vasudhā, dasasahassī pakampatha.
‘‘Calatī ravatī pathavī, ucchuyantaṃva pīḷitaṃ;
Telayante yathā cakkaṃ, evaṃ kampati medanī’’ti.
Mahāpathaviyā kampamānāya rammanagaravāsino saṇṭhātuṃ asakkontā yugantavātabbhāhatā
mahāsālā viya mucchitamucchitāva papatiṃsu, ghaṭādīni kulālabhājanāni pavaṭṭantāni aññamaññaṃ

paharant āni cu ṇṇ avicu ṇṇā ni ahesu ṃ. Mah ājano bh ītatasito satth āra ṃ upasa ṅkamitv ā ‘‘ ki ṃ nu kho
bhagavā nāgāvaṭṭo ayaṃ bhūtayakkhadevatāsu aññatarāvaṭṭoti na hi mayaṃ etaṃ jānāma, apica kho
sabbopi ayaṃ mahājano upadduto, kiṃ nu kho imassa lokassa pāpakaṃ bhavissati, udāhu kalyāṇaṃ,
kathetha no etaṃ kāraṇa’’nti āha. Atha satthā tesaṃ kathaṃ sutvā ‘‘tumhe mā bhāyatha mā cintayittha,
natthi vo itonidānaṃ bhayaṃ. Yo so mayā ajja sumedhapaṇḍito ‘anāgate gotamo nāma buddho
bhavissatī’ti byākato, so dasa pāramiyo sammasati, tassa dasa pāramiyo sammasantassa viloḷentassa
dhammatejena sakaladasasahassilokadhātu ekappahārena kampati, ceva, ravati cā’’ti āha. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Yāvatā parisā āsi, buddhassa parivesane;
Pavedhamānā sā tattha, mucchitā sesi bhūmiyaṃ.
‘‘Ghaṭānekasahassāni, kumbhīnañca satā bahū;
Sañcuṇṇamathitā tattha, aññamaññaṃ paghaṭṭitā.
‘‘Ubbiggā tasitā bhītā, bhantā byadhitamānasā;
Mahājanā samāgamma, dīpaṅkaramupāgamuṃ.
‘Kiṃ bhavissati lokassa, kalyāṇamatha pāpakaṃ;
Sabbo upadduto loko, taṃ vinodehi cakkhuma’.
‘‘Tesaṃ tadā saññāpesi, dīpaṅkaro mahāmuni;
Vissatthā hotha mā bhātha, imasmiṃ pathavikampane.
‘‘Yamahaṃ ajja byākāsiṃ, buddho loke bhavissati;
Eso sammasati dhammaṃ, pubbakaṃ jinasevitaṃ.
‘‘Tassa sammasato dhammaṃ, buddhabhūmiṃ asesato;
Tenāyaṃ kampitā pathavī, dasasahassī sadevake’’ti.
Mahājano tathāgatassa vacanaṃ sutvā haṭṭhatuṭṭho mālāgandhavilepanaṃ ādāya rammanagarā
nikkhamitvā bodhisattaṃ upasaṅkamitvā mālādīhi pūjetvā vanditvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā
rammanagarameva pāvisi. Bodhisattopi dasa pāramiyo sammasitvā vīriyaṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāya
nisinnāsanā vuṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ –
‘‘Buddhassa vacanaṃ sutvā, mano nibbāyi tāvade;
Sabbe maṃ upasaṅkamma, punāpi abhivandisuṃ.
‘‘Samādiyitvā buddhaguṇaṃ, daḷhaṃ katvāna mānasaṃ;
Dīpaṅkaraṃ namassitvā, āsanā vuṭṭhahiṃ tadā’’ti.
Atha bodhisattaṃ āsanā vuṭṭhahantaṃ sakaladasasahassacakkavāḷadevatā sannipatitvā dibbehi
mālāgandhehi pūjetvā vanditvā ‘‘ayya sumedhatāpasa, tayā ajja dīpaṅkaradasabalassa pādamūle mahatī
patthanā patthitā, sā te anantarāyena samijjhatu, mā te bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā ahosi, sarīre
appamattakopi rogo mā uppajji, khippaṃ pāramiyo pūretvā sammāsambodhiṃ paṭivijjha. Yathā
pupphūpagaphalūpagā rukkhā samaye pupphanti ceva phalanti ca, tatheva tvampi samayaṃ
anatikkamitvā khippaṃ sambodhimuttamaṃ phusassū’’tiādīni thutimaṅgalāni payirudāhaṃsu, evaṃ
payirudāhitvā attano attano devaṭṭhānameva agamaṃsu. Bodhisattopi devatāhi abhitthuto ‘‘ahaṃ dasa
pāramiyo pūretvā kappasatasahassādhikānaṃ catunnaṃ asaṅkhyeyyānaṃ matthake buddho
bhavissāmī’’ti vīriyaṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāya nabhaṃ abbhuggantvā himavantameva agamāsi. Tena
vutta ṃ –

‘‘ Dibba ṃ m ānusaka ṃ puppha ṃ , dev ā m ānusak ā ubho;
Samokiranti pupphehi, vuṭṭhahantassa āsanā.
‘‘Vedayanti ca te sotthiṃ, devā mānusakā ubho;
Mahantaṃ patthitaṃ tuyhaṃ, taṃ labhassu yathicchitaṃ.
‘‘Sabbītiyo vivajjantu, soko rogo vinassatu;
Mā te bhavantvantarāyā, phusa khippaṃ bodhimuttamaṃ.
‘‘Yathāpi samaye patte, pupphanti pupphino dumā;
Tatheva tvaṃ mahāvīra, buddhañāṇena pupphassu.
‘‘Yathā ye keci sambuddhā, pūrayuṃ dasa pāramī;
Tatheva tvaṃ mahāvīra, pūraya dasa pāramī.
‘‘Yathā ye keci sambuddhā, bodhimaṇḍamhi bujjhare;
Tatheva tvaṃ mahāvīra, bujjhassu jinabodhiyaṃ.
‘‘Yathā ye keci sambuddhā, dhammacakkaṃ pavattayuṃ;
Tatheva tvaṃ mahāvīra, dhammacakkaṃ pavattaya.
‘‘Puṇṇamāye yathā cando, parisuddho virocati;
Tatheva tvaṃ puṇṇamano, viroca dasasahassiyaṃ.
‘‘Rāhumutto yathā sūriyo, tāpena atirocati;
Tatheva lokā muccitvā, viroca siriyā tuvaṃ.
‘‘Yathā yā kāci nadiyo, osaranti mahodadhiṃ;
Evaṃ sadevakā lokā, osarantu tavantike.
‘‘Tehi thutappasattho so, dasa dhamme samādiya;
Te dhamme paripūrento, pavanaṃ pāvisī tadā’’ti.
Sumedhakathā niṭṭhitā.
Rammanagaravāsinopi kho nagaraṃ pavisitvā buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa mahādānaṃ
adaṃsu. Satthā tesaṃ dhammaṃ desetvā mahājanaṃ saraṇādīsu patiṭṭhāpetvā rammanagaramhā
nikkhamitvā tato uddhampi yāvatāyukaṃ tiṭṭhanto sabbaṃ buddhakiccaṃ katvā anukkamena
anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbāyi. Tattha yaṃ vattabbaṃ, taṃ sabbaṃ buddhavaṃse
vuttanayeneva veditabbaṃ. Vuttañhi tattha –
‘‘Tadā te bhojayitvāna, sasaṅghaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;
Upagacchuṃ saraṇaṃ tassa, dīpaṅkarassa satthuno.
‘‘Saraṇāgamane kañci, niveseti tathāgato;
Kañci pañcasu sīlesu, sīle dasavidhe paraṃ.
‘‘Kassaci deti sāmaññaṃ, caturo phalamuttame;
Kassaci asame dhamme, deti so pa ṭisambhid ā.

‘‘ Kassaci varasam āpattiyo, a ṭṭ ha deti nar āsabho;
Tisso kassaci vijjāyo, chaḷabhiññā pavecchati.
‘‘Tena yogena janakāyaṃ, ovadati mahāmuni;
Tena vitthārikaṃ āsi, lokanāthassa sāsanaṃ.
‘‘Mahāhanusabhakkhandho, dīpaṅkarasanāmako;
Bahū jane tārayati, parimoceti duggatiṃ.
‘‘Bodhaneyyaṃ janaṃ disvā, satasahassepi yojane;
Khaṇena upagantvāna, bodheti taṃ mahāmuni.
‘‘Paṭhamābhisamaye buddho, koṭisatamabodhayi;
Dutiyābhisamaye nātho, navutikoṭimabodhayi.
‘‘Yadā ca devabhavanamhi, buddho dhammamadesayi;
Navutikoṭisahassānaṃ, tatiyābhisamayo ahu.
‘‘Sannipātā tayo āsuṃ, dīpaṅkarassa satthuno;
Koṭisatasahassānaṃ, paṭhamo āsi samāgamo.
‘‘Puna nāradakūṭamhi, pavivekagate jine;
Khīṇāsavā vītamalā, samiṃsu satakoṭiyo.
‘‘Yamhi kāle mahāvīro, sudassanasiluccaye;
Navutikoṭisahassehi, pavāresi mahāmuni.
‘‘Ahaṃ tena samayena, jaṭilo uggatāpano;
Antalikkhamhi caraṇo, pañcābhiññāsu pāragū.
‘‘Dasavīsasahassānaṃ, dhammābhisamayo ahu;
Ekadvinnaṃ abhisamayā, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyā.
‘‘Vitthārikaṃ bāhujaññaṃ, iddhaṃ phītaṃ ahu tadā;
Dīpaṅkarassa bhagavato, sāsanaṃ suvisodhitaṃ.
‘‘Cattāri satasahassāni, chaḷabhiññā mahiddhikā;
Dīpaṅkaraṃ lokaviduṃ, parivārenti sabbadā.
‘‘Ye keci tena samayena, jahanti mānusaṃ bhavaṃ;
Apattamānasā sekkhā, garahitā bhavanti te.
‘‘Supupphitaṃ pāvacanaṃ, arahantehi tādihi;
Khīṇāsavehi vimalehi, upasobhati sadevake.
‘‘Nagaraṃ rammavatī nāma, sudevo nāma khattiyo;
Sumedhā nāma janikā, dīpaṅkarassa satthuno.
‘‘Sumaṅgalo ca tisso ca, ahesuṃ aggasāvakā;
Sāgato n āmupa ṭṭ hāko, d īpa ṅkarassa satthuno.

‘‘ Nand ā ceva sunand ā ca, ahesu ṃ aggas āvik ā;
Bodhi tassa bhagavato, pipphalīti pavuccati.
‘‘Asītihatthamubbedho, dīpaṅkaro mahāmuni;
Sobhati dīparukkhova, sālarājāva phullito.
‘‘Satasahassavassāni, āyu tassa mahesino;
Tāvatā tiṭṭhamāno so, tāresi janataṃ bahuṃ.
‘‘Jotayitvāna saddhammaṃ, santāretvā mahājanaṃ;
Jalitvā aggikhandhova, nibbuto so sasāvako.
‘‘Sā ca iddhi so ca yaso, tāni ca pādesu cakkaratanāni;
Sabbaṃ tamantarahitaṃ, nanu rittā sabbasaṅkhārā’’ti.
Dīpaṅkarassa pana bhagavato aparabhāge ekaṃ asaṅkhyeyyaṃ atikkamitvā koṇḍañño nāma satthā
udapādi. Tassāpi tayo sāvakasannipātā ahesuṃ. Paṭhamasannipāte koṭisatasahassaṃ, dutiye
koṭisahassaṃ, tatiye navutikoṭiyo. Tadā bodhisatto vijitāvī nāma cakkavattī hutvā
koṭisatasahassasaṅkhassa buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa mahādānaṃ adāsi. Satthā bodhisattaṃ
‘‘buddho bhavissasī’’ti byākaritvā dhammaṃ desesi. So satthu dhammakathaṃ sutvā rajjaṃ niyyādetvā
pabbaji. So tīṇi piṭakāni uggahetvā aṭṭha samāpattiyo pañca abhiññāyo ca uppādetvā aparihīnajjhāno
brahmaloke nibbatti. Koṇḍaññassa buddhassa pana rammavatī nāma nagaraṃ, sunando nāma khattiyo
pitā, sujātā nāma devī mātā, bhaddo ca subhaddo ca dve aggasāvakā, anuruddho nāmupaṭṭhāko, tissā ca
upatissā ca dve aggasāvikā, sālakalyāṇī bodhi, aṭṭhāsītihatthubbedhaṃ sarīraṃ, vassasatasahassaṃ
āyuppamāṇaṃ ahosi.
‘‘Dīpaṅkarassa aparena, koṇḍañño nāma nāyako;
Anantatejo amitayaso, appameyyo durāsado’’ti.
Tassa aparabhāge ekaṃ asaṅkhyeyyaṃ atikkamitvā ekasmiṃyeva kappe caturo buddhā nibbattiṃsu
maṅgalo, sumano, revato, sobhito ti. Maṅgalassa bhagavato tayo sannipātā ahesuṃ. Tesu
paṭhamasannipāte koṭisatasahassaṃ bhikkhū ahesuṃ, dutiye koṭisahassaṃ, tatiye navutikoṭiyo.
Vemātikabhātā kirassa ānandakumāro nāma navutikoṭisaṅkhāya parisāya saddhiṃ
dhammassavanatthāya satthu santikaṃ agamāsi. Satthā tassa anupubbiṃ kathaṃ kathesi, so saddhiṃ
parisāya saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Satthā tesaṃ kulaputtānaṃ pubbacaritaṃ olokento
iddhimayapattacīvarassa upanissayaṃ disvā dakkhiṇahatthaṃ pasāretvā ‘‘etha, bhikkhavo’’ti āha. Sabbe
taṅkhaṇaññeva iddhimayapattacīvaradharā saṭṭhivassamahātherā viya ākappasampannā hutvā satthāraṃ
vanditvā parivārayiṃsu. Ayamassa tatiyo sāvakasannipāto ahosi.
Yathā pana aññesaṃ buddhānaṃ samantā asītihatthappamāṇāyeva sarīrappabhā ahosi, na evaṃ
tassa tassa pana bhagavato sarīrappabhā niccakālaṃ dasasahassilokadhātuṃ pharitvā aṭṭhāsi.
Rukkhapathavipabbatasamuddādayo antamaso ukkhalikādīni upādāya suvaṇṇapaṭṭapariyonaddhā viya
ahesuṃ. Āyuppamāṇaṃ panassa navutivassasahassāni ahosi. Ettakaṃ kālaṃ candimasūriyādayo attano
pabhāya virocituṃ nāsakkhiṃsu, rattindivaparicchedo na paññāyittha. Divā sūriyālokena viya sattā
niccaṃ buddhālokeneva vicariṃsu, sāyaṃ pupphitakusumānaṃ, pāto ravanakasakuṇādīnañca vasena
loko rattindivaparicchedaṃ sallakkhesi.
Kiṃ pana aññesaṃ buddhānaṃ ayamānubhāvo natthīti? No natthi. Tepi hi ākaṅkhamānā
dasasahassiṃ vā lokadhātuṃ tato vā bhiyyo ābhāya phareyyuṃ. Maṅgalassa pana bhagavato
pubbapatthanāvasena aññesaṃ byāmappabhā viya sarīrappabhā niccakālameva dasasahassilokadhātuṃ
pharitv ā aṭṭ hāsi. So kira bodhisattacariyak āle vessantarasadise attabh āve ṭhito saputtad āro

va ṅkapabbatasadise pabbate vasi. Atheko kharad āṭ hiko n āma yakkho mah āpurisassa
dānajjhāsayataṃ sutvā brāhmaṇavaṇṇena upasaṅkamitvā mahāsattaṃ dve dārake yāci. Mahāsatto
‘‘dadāmi brāhmaṇassa puttake’’ti haṭṭhapahaṭṭho udakapariyantaṃ pathaviṃ kampento dvepi dārake
adāsi. Yakkho caṅkamanakoṭiyaṃ ālambanaphalakaṃ nissāya ṭhatvā passantasseva mahāsattassa
mūlakalāpe viya dve dārake khādi. Mahāpurisassa yakkhaṃ oloketvā mukhe vivaṭamatte aggijālaṃ viya
lohitadhāraṃ uggiramānaṃ tassa mukhaṃ disvāpi kesaggamattampi domanassaṃ na uppajji.
‘‘Sudinnaṃ vata me dāna’’nti cintayato panassa sarīre mahantaṃ pītisomanassa udapādi. So ‘‘imassa
me nissandena anāgate imināva nīhārena rasmiyo nikkhamantū’’ti patthanaṃ akāsi. Tassa taṃ
patthanaṃ nissāya buddhabhūtassa sarīrato rasmiyo nikkhamitvā ettakaṃ ṭhānaṃ phariṃsu.
Aparampissa pubbacaritaṃ atthi. So kira bodhisattakāle ekassa buddhassa cetiyaṃ disvā ‘‘imassa
buddhassa mayā jīvitaṃ pariccajituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti daṇḍadīpikāveṭhananiyāmena sakalasarīraṃ veṭhāpetvā
ratanamattamakuḷaṃ satasahassagghanikaṃ suvaṇṇapātiṃ sappissa pūrāpetvā tattha sahassavaṭṭiyo
jālāpetvā taṃ sīsenādāya sakalasarīraṃ jālāpetvā cetiyaṃ padakkhiṇaṃ karonto sakalarattiṃ vītināmesi.
Evaṃ yāva aruṇuggamanā vāyamantassāpissa lomakūpamattampi usumaṃ na gaṇhi. Padumagabbhaṃ
paviṭṭhakālo viya ahosi. Dhammo hi nāmesa attānaṃ rakkhantaṃ rakkhati. Tenāha bhagavā –
‘‘Dhammo have rakkhati dhammacāriṃ, dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti;
Esānisaṃso dhamme suciṇṇe, na duggatiṃ gacchati dhammacārī’’ti. (theragā. 303; jā.
1.10.102; 1.15.385);
Imassāpi kammassa nissandena tassa bhagavato sarīrobhāso dasasahassilokadhātuṃ pharitvā
aṭṭhāsi.
Tadā amhākaṃ bodhisatto suruci nāma brāhmaṇo hutvā ‘‘satthāraṃ nimantessāmī’’ti
upasaṅkamitvā madhuradhammakathaṃ sutvā ‘‘sve mayhaṃ bhikkhaṃ gaṇhatha, bhante’’ti āha.
Brāhmaṇa, kittakehi te bhikkhūhi atthoti? ‘‘Kittakā pana vo, bhante, parivārabhikkhū’’ti āha. Tadā pana
satthu paṭhamasannipātoyeva hoti, tasmā ‘‘koṭisatasahassa’’nti āha. Bhante, sabbehipi saddhiṃ mayhaṃ
gehe bhikkhaṃ gaṇhathāti. Satthā adhivāsesi. Brāhmaṇo svātanāya nimantetvā gehaṃ gacchanto cintesi
– ‘‘ahaṃ ettakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ yāgubhattavatthādīni dātuṃ sakkomi, nisīdanaṭṭhānaṃ pana kathaṃ
bhavissatī’’ti.
Tassa sā cintā caturāsītiyojanasahassamatthake ṭhitassa devarañño paṇḍukambalasilāsanassa
uṇhabhāvaṃ janesi. Sakko ‘‘ko nu kho maṃ imamhā ṭhānā cāvetukāmo’’ti dibbacakkhunā olokento
mahāpurisaṃ disvā ‘‘suruci nāma brāhmaṇo buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ nimantetvā
nisīdanaṭṭhānatthāya cintesi, mayāpi tattha gantvā puññakoṭṭhāsaṃ gahetuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti vaḍḍhakivaṇṇaṃ
nimminitvā vāsipharasuhattho mahāpurisassa purato pāturahosi. So ‘‘atthi nu kho kassaci bhatiyā
kattabba’’nti āha. Mahāpuriso taṃ disvā ‘‘kiṃ kammaṃ karissasī’’ti āha. ‘‘Mama ajānanasippaṃ nāma
natthi, gehaṃ vā maṇḍapaṃ vā yo yaṃ kāreti, tassa taṃ kātuṃ jānāmī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi mayhaṃ kammaṃ
atthī’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ ayyā’’ti? ‘‘Svātanāya me koṭisatasahassabhikkhū nimantitā, tesaṃ nisīdanamaṇḍapaṃ
karissasī’’ti. ‘‘Ahaṃ nāma kareyyaṃ, sace mama bhatiṃ dātuṃ sakkhissathā’’ti. ‘‘Sakkhissāmi tātā’’ti.
‘‘Sādhu karissāmī’’ti gantvā ekaṃ padesaṃ olokesi, dvādasaterasayojanappamāṇo padeso
kasiṇamaṇḍalaṃ viya samatalo ahosi. So ‘‘ettake ṭhāne sattaratanamayo maṇḍapo uṭṭhahatū’’ti cintetvā
olokesi. Tāvadeva pathaviṃ bhinditvā maṇḍapo uṭṭhahi. Tassa sovaṇṇamayesu thambhesu rajatamayā
ghaṭakā ahesuṃ, rajatamayesu sovaṇṇamayā, maṇitthambhesu pavāḷamayā, pavāḷatthambhesu
maṇimayā, sattaratanamayesu sattaratanamayāva ghaṭakā ahesuṃ. Tato ‘‘maṇḍapassa antarantarena
kiṅkiṇikajālaṃ olambatū’’ti olokesi, saha olokaneneva kiṅkiṇikajālaṃ olambi, yassa mandavāteritassa
pañcaṅgikasseva tūriyassa madhurasaddo niggacchati, dibbasaṅgītivattanakālo viya hoti. ‘‘Antarantarā
gandhadāmamālādāmāni olambantū’’ti cintesi, dāmāni olambiṃsu. ‘‘Koṭisatasahassasaṅkhānaṃ
bhikkhūnaṃ āsanāni ca ādhārakāni ca pathaviṃ bhinditvā uṭṭhahantū’’ti cintesi, tāvadeva uṭṭhahiṃsu.
‘‘ Ko ṇe ko ṇe ekek ā udakac āṭ iyo u ṭṭ hahant ū’’ ti cintesi, udakac āṭ iyo u ṭṭ hahi ṃ su.

Ettaka ṃ m āpetv ā br āhma ṇassa santika ṃ gantv ā ‘‘ ehi ayya, tava ma ṇḍ apa ṃ oloketv ā mayha ṃ
bhatiṃ dehī’’ti āha. Mahāpuriso gantvā maṇḍapaṃ olokesi, olokentassevassa sakalasarīraṃ
pañcavaṇṇāya pītiyā nirantaraṃ phuṭaṃ ahosi. Athassa maṇḍapaṃ olokayato etadahosi – ‘‘nāyaṃ
maṇḍapo manussabhūtena kato, mayhaṃ pana ajjhāsayaṃ mayhaṃ guṇaṃ āgamma addhā
sakkabhavanaṃ uṇhaṃ ahosi, tato sakkena devaraññā ayaṃ maṇḍapo kārito bhavissatī’’ti. ‘‘Na kho
pana me yuttaṃ evarūpe maṇḍape ekadivasaṃyeva dānaṃ dātuṃ, sattāhaṃ dassāmī’’ti cintesi.
Bāhirakadānañhi kittakampi samānaṃ bodhisattānaṃ tuṭṭhiṃ kātuṃ na sakkoti, alaṅkatasīsaṃ pana
chinditvā añjitaakkhīni uppāṭetvā hadayamaṃsaṃ vā ubbaṭṭetvā dinnakāle bodhisattānaṃ cāgaṃ nissāya
tuṭṭhi nāma hoti. Amhākampi hi bodhisattassa sivijātake devasikaṃ pañca kahāpaṇasatasahassāni
vissajjetvā catūsu dvāresu nagaramajjhe ca dānaṃ dentassa taṃ dānaṃ cāgatuṭṭhiṃ uppādetuṃ
nāsakkhi. Yadā panassa brāhmaṇavaṇṇena āgantvā sakko devarājā akkhīni yāci, tadā tāni uppāṭetvā
dadamānasseva hāso uppajji, kesaggamattampi cittassa aññathattaṃ nāhosi. Evaṃ dānaṃ nissāya
bodhisattānaṃ titti nāma natthi. Tasmā sopi mahāpuriso ‘‘sattāhaṃ mayā koṭisatasahassasaṅkhānaṃ
bhikkhūnaṃ dānaṃ dātuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti cintetvā tasmiṃ maṇḍape buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ
nisīdāpetvā sattāhaṃ gavapānaṃ nāma dānaṃ adāsi. Gavapānanti mahante mahante kolambe khīrassa
pūretvā uddhanesu āropetvā ghanapākapakke khīre thoke taṇḍule pakkhipitvā
pakkamadhusakkarācuṇṇasappīhi abhisaṅkhataṃ bhojanaṃ vuccati. Manussāyeva pana parivisituṃ
nāsakkhiṃsu, devāpi ekantarikā hutvā parivisiṃsu. Dvādasaterasayojanappamāṇaṃ ṭhānampi bhikkhū
gaṇhituṃ nappahosiyeva. Te pana bhikkhū attano attano ānubhāvena nisīdiṃsu. Pariyosānadivase
sabbabhikkhūnaṃ pattāni dhovāpetvā bhesajjatthāya sappinavanītamadhuphāṇitādīni pūretvā ticīvarehi
saddhiṃ adāsi, saṅghanavakabhikkhunā laddhacīvarasāṭakā satasahassagghanakā ahesuṃ.
Satthā anumodanaṃ karonto ‘‘ayaṃ puriso evarūpaṃ mahādānaṃ adāsi, ko nu kho bhavissatī’’ti
upadhārento ‘‘anāgate kappasatasahassādhikānaṃ dvinnaṃ asaṅkhyeyyānaṃ matthake gotamo nāma
buddho bhavissatī’’ti disvā mahāpurisaṃ āmantetvā ‘‘tvaṃ ettakaṃ nāma kālaṃ atikkamitvā gotamo
nāma buddho bhavissasī’’ti byākāsi. Mahāpuriso byākaraṇaṃ sutvā ‘‘ahaṃ kira buddho bhavissāmi, ko
me gharāvāsena attho, pabbajissāmī’’ti cintetvā tathārūpaṃ sampattiṃ kheḷapiṇḍaṃ viya pahāya satthu
santike pabbajitvā buddhavacanaṃ uggaṇhitvā abhiññā ca samāpattiyo ca nibbattetvā āyupariyosāne
brahmaloke nibbatti.
Maṅgalassa pana bhagavato nagaraṃ uttaraṃ nāma ahosi, pitāpi uttaro nāma khattiyo, mātāpi
uttarā nāma devī, sudevo ca dhammaseno ca dve aggasāvakā, pālito nāmupaṭṭhāko, sīvalī ca asokā ca
dve aggasāvikā, nāgarukkho bodhi, aṭṭhāsītihatthubbedhaṃ sarīraṃ ahosi. Navutivassasahassāni ṭhatvā
parinibbute pana tasmiṃ bhagavati ekappahāreneva dasa cakkavāḷasahassāni ekandhakārāni ahesuṃ.
Sabbacakkavāḷesu manussānaṃ mahantaṃ ārodanaparidevanaṃ ahosi.
‘‘Koṇḍaññassa aparena, maṅgalo nāma nāyako;
Tamaṃ loke nihantvāna, dhammokkamabhidhārayī’’ti.
Evaṃ dasasahassilokadhātuṃ andhakāraṃ katvā parinibbutassa tassa bhagavato aparabhāge
sumano nāma satthā udapādi. Tassāpi tayo sāvakasannipātā ahesuṃ. Paṭhamasannipāte
koṭisatasahassabhikkhū ahesuṃ, dutiye kañcanapabbatamhi navutikoṭisahassāni, tatiye
asītikoṭisahassāni. Tadā mahāsatto atulo nāma nāgarājā ahosi mahiddhiko mahānubhāvo. So ‘‘buddho
uppanno’’ti sutvā ñātisaṅghaparivuto nāgabhavanā nikkhamitvā koṭisatasahassabhikkhuparivārassa tassa
bhagavato dibbatūriyehi upahāraṃ kāretvā mahādānaṃ pavattetvā paccekaṃ dussayugāni datvā
saraṇesu patiṭṭhāsi. Sopi naṃ satthā ‘‘anāgate buddho bhavissasī’’ti byākāsi. Tassa bhagavato nagaraṃ
khemaṃ nāma ahosi, sudatto nāma rājā pitā, sirimā nāma mātā, saraṇo ca bhāvitatto ca dve aggasāvakā,
udeno nāmupaṭṭhāko, soṇā ca upasoṇā ca dve aggasāvikā, nāgarukkho bodhi, navutihatthubbedhaṃ
sarīraṃ, navutiyeva vassasahassāni āyuppamāṇaṃ ahosi.
‘‘ Ma ṅgalassa aparena, sumano n āma n āyako;