Sundarīpi attano pitu pabbajitabhāvaṃ sutvā "amma ahampi pabbajissāmī"ti mātaraṃ āpucchi. Mātā "yaṃ imasmiṃ gehe bhogajātaṃ, sabbantaṃ tuyhaṃ santakaṃ, tvaṃ imassa kulassa dāyādikā paṭipajja, imaṃ sabbabhogaṃ paribhuñja, mā pabbajī"ti āha. Sā "na mayhaṃ bhogehi attho, pabbajissāmevāhaṃ ammā"ti mātaraṃ anujānāpetvā mahatiṃ sampattiṃ kheḷapiṇḍaṃ viya chaḍḍetvā pabbaji. Pabbajitvā ca sikkhamānāyeva hutvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhetvā ghaṭentī vāyamantī hetusampannatāya ñāṇassa paripākaṃ gatattā saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 3-:-

"piṇḍapātaṃ carantassa vessabhussa mahesino

kaṭacchubhikkhamuggayha buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṃ.

Paṭiggahetvā sambuddho vessabhū lokanāyako