187. 10. Vimalattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

dharaṇī ca siñcati vāti āyasmato vimalattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

sopi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto vipassissa bhagavato kāle saṅkhadhamanakule nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto tasmiṃ sippe nipphattiṃ gato ekadivasaṃ vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ passitvā pasannamānaso saṅkhadhamanena pūjaṃ katvā tato paṭṭhāya kālena kālaṃ satthu upaṭṭhānaṃ akāsi. So tena puññakammena devaloke nibbattitvā aparāparaṃ puññāni katvā deva- manussesu saṃsaranto kassapassa bhagavato kāle "anāgate me vimalo visuddho kāyo hotū"ti bodhirukkhaṃ gandhodakehi nahāpesi, cetiyaṅgaṇabodhiyaṅgaṇesu āsanāni dhovāpesi, bhikkhūnampi kiliṭṭhe samaṇaparikkhāre dhovāpesi.

So tato cavitvā devesu ca manussesu ca parivattento imasmiṃ buddhuppāde rājagahe ibbhakule nibbatti. Tassa mātukucchiyaṃ vasantassa nikkhamantassa ca kāyo pittisemhādīhi asaṅkiliṭṭho padumapalāse udakabindu viya alaggo pacchimabhavikabodhi- sattassa viya suvisuddho ahosi, tenassa vimalotveva nāmaṃ akaṃsu. So vayappatto rājagahappavesane buddhānubhāvaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā kosalaraṭṭhe pabbataguhāyaṃ viharati. Athekadivasaṃ cātuddhīpika mahāmegho sakalaṃ