14. Cuddasakanipāta

381. 1. Khadiravaniyarevatattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

cuddasakanipāte yadā ahantiādikā āyasmato khadiravaniyarevatattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

Kāmañcimassa therassa gāthā heṭṭhā ekakanipāte āgatā, tattha panassa attano bhāgineyyesu satijananamattaṃ dassitanti tassā ekakanipāte saṅgaho kato, imā pana therassa pabbajitakālato paṭṭhāya yāva parinibbānā paṭipattipakāsitā gāthā imasmiṃ cuddasakanipāte saṅgahaṃ āropitā. Tattha aṭṭhuppatti heṭṭhā vuttāyeva. Ayaṃ pana viseso:- thero kira arahattaṃ patvā kālena kālaṃ satthu dhammasenāpatippabhutīnaṃ mahātherānañca upaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā katipāhameva tattha vasitvā khadiravanameva paccāgantvā phalasamāpattisukhena brahmavihārehi ca vītināmeti. Evaṃ gacchante kāle jiṇṇo vuḍḍho vayo anuppatto ahosi. So ekadivasaṃ buddhupaṭṭhānaṃ gacchanto antarāmagge sāvatthiyā avidūre araññe vasi. Tena ca samayena corā nagare katakammā ārakkhamanussehi anubandhā palāyantā therassa samīpe gahitabhaṇḍaṃ chaḍḍetvā palāyiṃsu. Manussā anudhāvantā therassa samīpe bhaṇḍaṃ disvā theraṃ bandhitvā "coro"ti saññāya gahetvā rañño dassesuṃ "ayaṃ deva coro"ti. Rājā theraṃ muñcāpetvā "kiṃ bhante tumhehi idaṃ corikakammaṃ kataṃ vā no vā"ti pucchi. Thero kiñcāpi jātito paṭṭhāya attanā tādisaṃ na katapubbaṃ, taṃ pabbajitato paṭṭhāya pana akatabhāvassa, sabbaso kilesānaṃ samucchinnattā tādisassa karaṇe abhabbatāya pakāsanatthaṃ samīpe ṭhitānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ rañño ca dhammaṃ desento:-