21. Mahānipāta

401. 1. Vaṅgīsattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

sattatinipāte nikkhantaṃ vata maṃ santantiādikā āyasmato vaṅgīsattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayaṃ kira padumuttarabuddhakāle haṃsavatīnagare mahābhogakule nibbatto purimanayeneva vihāraṃ gantvā dhammaṃ suṇanto satthārā ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ paṭibhāṇavantānaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā satthu adhikārakammaṃ katvā "ahampi anāgate paṭibhāṇavantānaṃ aggo bhaveyyan"ti patthanaṃ katvā satthārā byākato yāvajīvaṃ kusalaṃ katvā deva- manussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ brāhmaṇakule nibbattitvā vaṅgīsoti laddhanāmo tayo bede uggaṇhanto ācariyaṃ ārādhetvā chavasīsamantaṃ nāma sikkhitvā chavasīsaṃ nakhena ākoṭetvā "ayaṃ satto asukayoniyaṃ nibbatto"ti jānāti.