402. 1. Aññatarātherīgāthāvaṇṇanā

ekanipāte idāni therīgāthānaṃ atthasaṃvaṇṇanāya okāso anuppatto, tattha yasmā idha bhikkhunīnaṃ ādito yathā pabbajjā upasampadā ca paṭiladdhā, taṃ pakāsetvā atthasaṃvaṇṇanāya karīyamānāya tattha tattha gāthānaṃ aṭṭhuppattiṃ vibhāvetuṃ sukarā hoti supākaṭā ca, tasmā taṃ pakāsetuṃ ādito paṭṭhāya saṅkhepato ayamanupubbikathā:-

ayaṃ hi lokanātho "manussattaṃ liṅgasampattī"tyādinā vuttāni aṭṭhaṅgāni samodhānetvā dīpaṅkarassa bhagavato pādamūle katamahābhinīhāro samatiṃsapāramiyo pūrento catuvīsatiyā buddhānaṃ santike laddhabyākaraṇo anukkamena pāramiyo pūretvā ñātatthacariyāya lokatthacariyāya buddhatthacariyāya ca koṭiṃ patvā tusitabhavane nibbattitvā tattha yāvatāyukaṃ ṭhatvā dasasahassacakkavāḷadevatāhi buddhabhāvāya:-

"kāloyaṃ te mahāvīra uppajja mātukucchiyaṃ