174. 7. Kumāputtasahāyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

nānājanapadaṃ yantīti āyasmato kumāputtasahāyattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

so kira purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto ito catunavute kappe siddhatthassa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto araññaṃ pavisitvā bahuṃ rukkhadaṇḍaṃ chinditvā kattarayaṭṭhiṃ katvā saṃghassa adāsi. Aññañca yathāvibhavaṃ puññaṃ katvā devesu nibbattitvā tato paṭṭhāya sugatīsuyeva parivattento imasmiṃ buddhuppāde veḷukaṇṭakanagare iddhe kule nibbatti. Sudantotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. "vāsulo"ti keci vadanti. So kumāputtassa piyasahāyo hutvā vicaranto "kumāputto pabbajito"ti sutvā "na hi nūna so orako dhammavinayo, yattha kumāputto pabbajito"ti tadanubandhena sayampi pabbajitukāmo hutvā satthu santikaṃ upasaṅkami. Tassa satthā dhammaṃ desesi.