326. 4. Nandakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

dhiratthūtiādikā āyasmato nandakattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi kira padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle haṃsavatīnagare mahāvibhavo seṭṭhī hutvā satthu santike dhammaṃ suṇanto satthāraṃ ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ bhikkhunovādakānaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā taṃ ṭhānantaraṃ patthetvā satasahassagghanikena vatthena bhagavantaṃ pūjetvā paṇidhānamakāsi, satthu bodhirukkhe padīpapūjañca pavatteti. So tato paṭṭhāya deva- manussesu saṃsaranto kakusandhassa bhagavato kāle karavikasakuṇo hutvā madhurakūjitaṃ kūjanto satthāraṃ padakkhiṇaṃ akāsi. Aparabhāge mayūro hutvā aññatarassa pacceka- buddhassa vasanaguhāya dvāre pasannamānaso divase divase tikkhattuṃ madhuravassitaṃ vassi, evaṃ tattha tattha puññāni katvā amhākaṃ bhagavato kāle sāvatthiyaṃ kulagehe nibbattitvā nandakoti laddhanāmo vayappatto satthu santike dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 3-:-

"padumuttarabuddhassa bodhiyā pādaputtame