373. 4. Cūḷapanthakattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

dandhā mayhaṃ gatītiādikā āyasmato cūḷapanthakattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

yadettha atthuppattivasena vattabbaṃ, taṃ aṭṭhakanipāte mahāpanthakavatthusmiṃ vuttameva. Ayaṃ pana viseso:- mahāpanthakatthero arahattaṃ patvā aggaphalasukhena vītināmento cintesi "kathaṃ nu kho sakkā cūḷapanthakampi imasmiṃ sukhe patiṭṭhapetun"ti. So attano ayyakaṃ dhanaseṭṭhiṃ upasaṅkamitvā āha "sace mahāseṭṭhi anujānātha, ahaṃ cūḷapanthakaṃ pabbājeyyan"ti. Pabbājetha bhanteti. Thero taṃ pabbājesi. So dasasu sīlesu patiṭṭhito bhātu santike:-

"padumaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sugandhaṃ