346. 12. Kosiyattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

yo ve garūnantiādikā āyasmato kosiyattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto vipassissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ satthāraṃ disvā pasannacitto ucchukhaṇḍikaṃ adāsi. So tena puññakammena deva- manussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde magadharaṭṭhe brāhmaṇakule nibbatti, kosiyotissa gottavasena nāmaṃ akāsi. So viññutaṃ patto āyasmantaṃ dhammasenāpatiṃ abhiṇhaṃ upasaṅkamati, tassa santike dhammaṃ suṇāti. So tena sāsane paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā kammaṭṭhānaṃ anuyuñjanto na cirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 1-:-

"nagare bandhumatiyā dvārapālo ahosahaṃ