3. Tikanipāta

307. 1. Aṅgaṇikabhāradvājattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

tikanipāte ayoni suddhimanvesanti āyasmato aṅgaṇikabhāradvājattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ puññaṃ upacinanto ito ekatiṃse kappe sikhissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ satthāraṃ piṇḍāya carantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso pañcapatiṭ- ṭhitena vanditvā añjaliṃ paggaṇhi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde himavantasamīpe ukkaṭṭhe nāma nagare vibhava- sampannassa brāhmaṇassa gehe nibbattitvā aṅgaṇikabhāradvājoti laddhanāmo vayappatto vijjāsippesu nipphattiṃ gato nekkhammajjhāsayatāya paribbājakapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā amaraṃ tapaṃ caranto tattha tattha vicaranto sammāsambuddhaṃ janapadacārikaṃ carantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso satthu santike dhammaṃ sutvā taṃ micchāgāhaṃ pahāya sāsane pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto na cirasseva chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne :-