143. 6. Sītavaniyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

yo sītavananti āyasmato sambhūtattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ito kira aṭṭhārasādhikassa kappasatassa matthake atthadassī nāma sambuddho loke uppajjitvā sadevakaṃ lokaṃ saṃsāramahoghato tārento ekadivasaṃ mahatā bhikkhusaṃghena saddhiṃ gaṅgātīraṃ upagañchi, tasmiṃ kāle ayaṃ gahapatikule nibbatto tattha bhagavantaṃ passitvā pasannamānaso upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā "kiṃ bhante pāraṃ gantukāmatthā"ti pucchi. Bhagavā "gamissāmā"ti avoca. So tāvadeva nāvāsaṅghāṭaṃ yojetvā upanesi. Satthā taṃ anukampanto saha bhikkhusaṃghena nāvaṃ abhiruhi. So sayaṃ nāvaṃ abhiruyha sukheneva paratīraṃ sampāpetvā bhagavantaṃ bhikkhusaṃghañca dutiyadivase mahādānaṃ pavattetvā anugantvā pasannacitto vanditvā nivatti. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaritvā ito terasādhikakappasatassa matthake khattiyakule nibbattitvā rājā ahosi cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā. So satte sugatimagge patiṭṭhāpetvā tato cuto ekanavutikappe vipassissa bhagavato sāsane pabbajitvā dhūtadhamme samādāya susāne vasanto samaṇadhammaṃ akāsi. Puna kassapassa bhagavato kālepi tassa sāsane tīhi sahāyehi saddhiṃ pabbajitvā vīsativassa- sahassāni samaṇadhammaṃ katvā ekaṃ buddhantaraṃ devamanussesu saṃsaritvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde rājagahe brāhmaṇamahāsālassa putto hutvā nibbatti. Tassa "sambhūto"ti nāmaṃ akaṃsu. So vayappatto brāhmaṇasippesu nipphattiṃ gato. Bhūmijo jeyyaseno abhirādhanoti tīhi sahāyehi saddhiṃ bhagavato santikaṃ gato dhammadesanaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbaji. Ye sandhāya vuttaṃ:-