Evaṃ upasampannā pana mahāpajāpatigotamī satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Athassā satthā dhammaṃ desesi. Sā satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā bhāvanamanuyuñjantī nacirasseva abhiññāpaṭisambhidāparivāraṃ arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Sesā pana pañcasatā bhikkhuniyo nandakovādapariyosāne chaḷabhiññā ahesuṃ. Athekadivasaṃ satthā jetavane mahāvihāre ariyagaṇamajjhe nisinno bhikkhuniyo ṭhānantare ṭhapento mahāpajāpatigotamiṃ rattaññūnaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapesi. Sā phalasukhena nibbānasukhena ca vītināmentī kataññutāya ṭhatvā ekadivasaṃ satthu guṇābhitthavanapubbakaupakāraka- vibhāvanāmukhena aññaṃ byākarontī:-

[157] "buddhavīra namo tyatthu sabbasattānamuttama

yo maṃ dukkhā pamocesi aññañca bahukaṃ janaṃ.

[158] Sabbadukkhaṃ pariññātaṃ hetutaṇhā visositā