318. 12. Uttarapālattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

paṇḍitaṃ vata maṃ santanti āyasmato uttarapālattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave puññāni upacinanto vipassissa bhagavato gamanamagge setuṃ kārāpesi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā uttarapāloti laddhanāmo vayappatto yamakapāṭihāriyaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā samaṇadhammaṃ karoti. Tassa ekadivasaṃ ayonisomanasikāravasena anubhūtārammaṇaṃ anussarantassa kāmarāgo uppajji. So tāvadeva sahoḍḍhaṃ coraṃ gaṇhanto viya attano cittaṃ niggahetvā saṃvegajāto paṭipakkhamanasikārena kilese vikkhambhetvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto bhāvanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne :-

"vipassino bhagavato caṅkamantassa sammukhā