Gāthāpariyosāne cūḷapanthako saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Saha paṭisambhidāhiyevassa tīṇi piṭakāni āgamiṃsu. So kira pubbe rājā hutvā nagarapadakkhiṇaṃ karonto, nalāṭato sede Muñcante, parisuddhena sāṭakena nalāṭantaṃ puñchi. Sāṭako kiliṭṭho ahosi. So "imaṃ sarīraṃ nissāya evarūpo parisuddho sāṭako pakatiṃ jahitvā kiliṭṭho jāto, aniccā vata saṅkhārāti aniccasaññaṃ paṭilabhi, tena kāraṇenassa rajoharaṇameva paccayo jāto.

Jīvakopi kho komārabhacco dasabalassa dakkhiṇodakaṃ upanāmesi. Satthā "nanu jīvaka vihāre bhikkhu atthīti hatthena pattaṃ pidahi. Mahāpanthako "nanu bhante vihāre natthi bhikkhūti āha. Satthā "atthi jīvakāti āha. Jīvako "tenahi bhaṇe gaccha vihāre bhikkhūnaṃ atthibhāvaṃ vā natthibhāvaṃ vā jānāhīti purisaṃ pesesi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe cūḷapanthako "mayhaṃ bhātiko `vihāre bhikkhū natthīti bhaṇati, vihāre bhikkhūnaṃ atthibhāvamassa pakāsessāmīti sakalaṃ ambavanaṃ bhikkhūnaññeva pūresi: ekacce bhikkhū cīvarakammaṃ karonti, ekacce rajanakammaṃ karonti, ekacce sajjhāyaṃ karonti; evaṃ aññamaññaṃ asadisaṃ bhikkhusahassaṃ māpesi. So puriso vihāre bahū bhikkhū disvā nivattitvā "ayya sakalaambavanaṃ bhikkhūhi paripuṇṇanti jīvakassa ārocesi. Theropi kho tattheva

sahassakkhattumattānaṃ nimminitvāna panthako

nisīdi ambavane ramme yāva kālappavedanāti. Atha satthā taṃ purisaṃ āha "vihāraṃ gantvā `satthā cūḷapanthakaṃ nāma pakkosatīti vadehīti. Tena gantvā tathā vutte, "ahaṃ cūḷapanthako