341. 7. Gayākassapattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

pāto majjhantikantiādikā āyasmato gayākassapattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upaci- nanto ito ekattiṃse kappe sikhissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto nissaraṇajjhāsayatāya gharāvāsaṃ pahāya tāpasapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā araññāyatane assamaṃ kāretvā vanamūlaphalāhāro vasati. Tena ca samayena bhagavā eko adutiyo tassa assamasamīpena gacchati. So bhagavantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ ṭhito velaṃ oloketvā manoharāni kolaphalāni satthu upanesi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā vayappatto nissaraṇajjhāsayatāya gharāvāsaṃ pahāya tāpasapabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā dvīhi tāpasasatehi saddhiṃ gayāyaṃ viharati. Gayāyaṃ vasanato hissa kassapa- gottatāya ca gayākassapoti samaññā ahosi. So bhagavatā saddhiṃ parisāya ehibhikkhū- pasampadaṃ datvā ādittapariyāyadesanāya ovadiyamāno arahatte patiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 3-:-