375. 6. Vaṅgantaputtaupasenattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

vivattaṃ appanigghosantiādikā āyasmato upasenattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayaṃ kira padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle haṃsavatīnagare kulagehe nibbattitvā vayappatto satthu santikaṃ gantvā dhammaṃ suṇamāno satthāraṃ ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ samantapāsādikānaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā satthu adhikārakammaṃ katvā taṃ ṭhānantaraṃ patthetvā yāvajīvaṃ kusalaṃ katvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde nālakagāme rūpasārībrāhmaṇiyā kucchimhi nibbatti, upasenotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. So vayappatto tayo vede uggahetvā satthu santike dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā upasampadāya ekavassiko "ariyagabbhaṃ vaḍḍhemī"ti ekaṃ kulaputtaṃ attano santike upasampādetvā tena saddhiṃ satthu santikaṃ gato. Satthārā cassa tassa avassikassa bhikkhuno saddhivihārikabhāvaṃ sutvā "atilahuṃ kho tvaṃ moghapurisa bāhullāya āvatto"ti garahito "idānāhaṃ yadipi parisaṃ nissāya satthārā garahito, parisaṃyeva pana nissāya satthu pāsaṃsopi bhavissāmī"ti vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto na cirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 3-:-

"padumuttaraṃ bhagavantaṃ lokajeṭṭhaṃ narāsabhaṃ