Piṇḍolabhāradvājattheravatthu

[195] Aṭṭhame sīhanādikānanti sīhanādaṃ nadantānaṃ. Yadidaṃ piṇḍolabhāradvājo aggo so kira arahattappattadivase apāpuraṇaṃ ādāya vihārena vihāraṃ pariveṇena pariveṇaṃ gantvā "yassa magge vā phale vā kaṅkhā atthi, so maṃ pucchatū"ti sīhanādaṃ nadanto vicari. Buddhānaṃ purato ṭhatvā "imasmiṃ bhante sāsane kattabbakiccaṃ mayhaṃ matthakaṃ pattan"ti sīhanādaṃ nadati. Tasmā sīhanādikānaṃ aggo nāma jāto.

Pañhākamme panassa ayamanupubbikathā:- ayaṃ kira padumuttarabuddhakāle pabbatapāde sīhayoniyaṃ nibbatto. Satthā paccūsasamaye lokaṃ volokento tassa hetusampattiṃ disvā haṃsavatiyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ sīhe gocarāya pakkante tassa nivāsanaguhaṃ pavisitvā ākāsena pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā nirodhaṃ samāpajjitvā nisīdi. Sīho gocaraṃ labhitvā nivatto guhādvāre ṭhito antoguhāyaṃ dasabalaṃ nisinnaṃ disvā "mama vasanaṭṭhānaṃ āgantvā añño satto nisīdituṃ samattho nāma natthi, mahanto vatāyaṃ puriso, yo antoguhāyaṃ pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā nisinno. Sarīrappabhāpissa samantā pattharitvā gatā, mayā evarūpaṃ acchariyaṃ adiṭṭhapubbaṃ. Ayaṃ puriso imasmiṃ loke pūjanīyānaṃ aggo bhavissatīti, mayāpissa yathāsatti yathābalaṃ