๖. นทีกัสสปเถรคาถา
340. 6. Nadīkassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā
atthāya vata metiādikā āyasmato nadīkassapattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?
ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ satthāraṃ piṇḍāya carantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso attanā ropitassa ambarukkhassa paṭhamuppannaṃ manosilāvaṇṇaṃ ekaṃ ambaphalaṃ adāsi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde magadharaṭṭhe brāhmaṇakule uruvelakassapassa bhātā hutvā nibbatto vayappatto nissaraṇajjhāsayatāya gharāvāsaṃ anicchanto tāpasapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā tīhi tāpasasatehi saddhiṃ nerañjarāya nadiyā tīre assamaṃ māpetvā viharati. Nadītīre vasanato hissa kassapagottatāya ca nadīkassapoti samaññā ahosi. Tassa bhagavā saparisassa ehibhikkhubhāvena upasampadaṃ adāsi. Taṃ sabbaṃ khandhake āgatameva. So bhagavato ādittapariyāyadesanāya arahatte patiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 4-:-
"padumuttarabuddhassa lokajeṭṭhassa tādino