Tadā ca thero nigrodhakappo bhagavato santike ṭhito hoti, taṃ bhagavā āṇāpesi "nigrodhakappa imaṃ pabbājehī"ti. So satthu āṇāya taṃ pabbājesi. Athassa satthā "mantaparivāraṃ tāva uggaṇhāhī"ti dvattiṃsā- kārakammaṭṭhānaṃ vipassanākammaṭṭhānañca ācikkhi. So dvattiṃsākāraṃ sajjhāyantova vipassanaṃ paṭṭhapesi. Brāhmaṇā vaṅgīsaṃ upasaṅkamitvā "kiṃ bho vaṅgīsa samaṇassa gotamassa santike sippaṃ sikkhitanti pucchiṃsu. Kiṃ sippasikkhanena, gacchatha tumhe, na mayhaṃ tumhehi kattabbakiccanti. Brāhmaṇā "tvampi dāni samaṇassa gotamassa vasaṃ āpanno, māyāya āvaṭṭito, kiṃ mayaṃ tava santike karissāmā"ti āgata- maggeneva pakkamiṃsu. Vaṅgīsatthero vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā arahattaṃ sacchākāsi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 2-:-

"padumuttaro nāma jino sabbadhammesu cakkhumā

ito satasahassamhi kappe uppajji nāyako.

Yathāpi sāgare ūmmi gagane viya tārakā