17. Tiṃsanipāta

395. 1. Pussattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

tiṃsanipāte pāsādike bahū disvātiādikā āyasmato pussattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinitvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde ekassa maṇḍalikarañño putto hutvā nibbatti, pussoti nāmaṃ ahosi. So viññutaṃ patto khattiyakumārehi sikkhitabbasippesu nipphattiṃ gato upanissayasampannattā kāmesu alaggacitto aññatarassa mahātherassa santike dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā cariyānukūlaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā bhāvanaṃ anuyuñjanto jhānāni nibbattetvā jhānapādakaṃ vipassanaṃ paṭṭhapetvā na cirasseva chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Athekadivasaṃ paṇḍaragotto nāma eko tāpaso tassa santike dhammaṃ sutvā nisinno sambahule bhikkhū sīlācāra- sampanne susaṃvutindriye bhāvitakāye bhāvitacitte disvā pasannacitto "sādhu vatāyaṃ paṭipatti loke ciraṃ tiṭṭheyyā"ti cintetvā "kathaṃ nu kho bhante anāgatamaddhānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ paṭipatti bhavissatī"ti theraṃ pucchi. Tamatthaṃ dassento saṅgītikārā:-