393. 9. Anuruddhattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

pahāya mātāpitarotiādikā āyasmato anuruddhattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle vibhavasampanno kuṭumbiko hutvā nibbatti, so ekadivasaṃ vihāraṃ gantvā satthu santike dhammaṃ suṇanto satthāraṃ ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ dibbacakkhukānaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā sayampi taṃ ṭhānantaraṃ patthetvā satasahassabhikkhuparivārassa bhagavato sattāhaṃ mahādānaṃ pavattetvā sattame divase bhagavato bhikkhusaṃghassa ca uttamāni vatthāni datvā paṇidhānamakāsi. Satthāpissa anantarāyena samijjhanabhāvaṃ disvā "anāgate gotamassa nāma sammāsambuddhassa sāsane dibbacakkhukānaṃ aggo bhavissatī"ti byākāsi. Sopi tattha puññāni karonto satthari parinibbute niṭṭhite sattayojanike suvaṇṇacetiye anekasahassehi dīparukkhehi dīpakapallikāhi ca "dibbacakkhuñāṇassa upanissayapaccayo hotū"ti uḷāraṃ dīpapūjaṃ akāsi.