384. 2. Udāyittheragāthāvaṇṇanā

manussabhūtaṃ sambuddhantiādikā āyasmato udāyittherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ puññaṃ upacinitvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde kapilavatthusmiṃ brāhmaṇa- kule nibbattitvā udāyīti laddhanāmo vayappatto satthu ñātisamāgame buddhānubhāvaṃ disvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto na cirasseva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tayo hi ime udāyittherā amaccaputto pubbe āgato kāḷudāyī, kovariyaputto lāludāyī, ayaṃ brāhmaṇaputto mahāudāyīti. Svāyaṃ ekadivasaṃ satthārā setavāraṇaṃ sabbālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ mahājanena pasaṃsiyamānaṃ aṭṭhuppattiṃ katvā nāgopamasuttante desite desanāpariyosāne attano ñāṇabalānurūpaṃ satthu guṇe anussaritvā buddhārammaṇāya pītiyā samussāhitamānaso "ayaṃ mahājano imaṃ tiracchānagataṃ nāgaṃ pasaṃsati, na buddhamahānāgaṃ. Handāhaṃ buddhamahāgandhahatthino guṇe pākaṭe karissāmī"ti satthāraṃ thomento:-