5. Pañcamavagga

178. 1. Sirivaḍḍhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

vivaramanupatanti vijjutāti āyasmato sirivaḍḍhattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

sopi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinanto ito ekanavute kappe vipassissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ passitvā kiṅkaṇipupphehi pūjaṃ katvā tena puññakammena devaloke nibbatto aparāparaṃ puññāni katvā sugatīsuyeva saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde rājagahe vibhavasampannassa brāhmaṇassa gehe nibbatti, sirivaḍḍhotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. So vayappatto bimbisārasamāgame satthari saddhamme ca uppannapasādo hetusampannatāya pabbaji. Pabbajitvā ca katapubbakicco vebhāra- paṇḍavapabbatānaṃ avidūre aññatarasmiṃ araññāyatane pabbataguhāyaṃ kammaṭṭhāna- manuyutto viharati. Tasmiṃ ca samaye mahā akālamegho uṭṭhahi. Vijjullatā pabbatavivaraṃ pavisantiyo viya vicaranti. Therassa ghammapariḷāhābhibhūtassa sāragabbhehi meghavātehi ghammapariḷāho vūpasami. Utusappāyalābhena cittaṃ ekaggaṃ ahosi. Samāhitacitto vipassanaṃ ussukkāpetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne :-