6. Aṅgulimālasuttavaṇṇanā

[347] Evamme sutanti aṅgulimālasuttaṃ. Tattha aṅgulīnaṃ mālaṃ dhāretīti kasmā dhāreti? ācariyavacanena. Tatrāyaṃ anupubbikathā:-

Ayaṃ kira kosalarañño purohitassa mantāniyā nāma brāhmaṇiyā kucchismiṃ paṭisandhiṃ aggahesi. Brāhmaṇiyā rattibhāge gabbhavuṭṭhānaṃ ahosi. Tassa mātukucchito nikkhamanakāle sakalanagare āvudhāni pajjaliṃsu, rañño maṅgalasakuntopi sirisayane ṭhapitā asilaṭṭhipi pajjali. Brāhmaṇo nikkhamitvā nakkhattaṃ olokento coranakkhattena jātoti rañño santikaṃ gantvā sukhaseyyabhāvaṃ pucchi.