3. Santikenidānakathā

"santikenidānaṃ pana `ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.' `vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyan'ti ca evaṃ (1)- tasmiṃ tasmiṃ ṭhāneyeva labbhatī"ti vuttaṃ. Kiñcāpi evaṃ vuttaṃ, atha kho pana tampi ādito paṭṭhāya evaṃ veditabbaṃ:- udānañhi udānetvā jayapallaṅke nisinnassa bhagavato etadahosi "ahaṃ kappasatasahassādhikāni cattāri asaṅkhyeyyāni imassa pallaṅkassa kāraṇā sandhāviṃ, ettakaṃ me kālaṃ imasseva pallaṅkassa kāraṇā alaṅkatasīsaṃ gīvāya chinditvā dinnaṃ, suañjitāni akkhīni hadayamaṃsañca uppāṭetvā dinnaṃ, jālīkumārasadisā puttā kaṇhājinakumārisadisā dhītaro maddīdevisadisā bhariyāyo ca paresaṃ dāsatthāya dinnā, ayaṃ me pallaṅko jayapallaṅko thirapallaṅko, ettha me nisinnassa saṅkappā paripuṇṇā, na tāva ito vuṭṭhahissāmī"ti anekakoṭisatasahassasamāpattiyo samāpajjanto sattāhaṃ tattheva nisīdi. Yaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ "atha kho bhagavā sattāhaṃ ekapallaṅkena nisīdi vimuttisukhapaṭisaṃvedī"ti.

Atha ekaccānaṃ devatānaṃ "ajjāpi nūna siddhatthassa kattabbakiccaṃ atthi, pallaṅkasmiñhi ālayaṃ na vijahatī"ti parivitakko udapādi. Satthā devatānaṃ parivitakkaṃ ñatvā tāsaṃ vitakkavūpasamatthaṃ vehāsaṃ abbhuggantvā yamakapāṭihāriyaṃ dassesi. Mahābodhimaṇḍe hi katapāṭihāriyañca ñātisamāgame katapāṭihāriyañca pāthikaputtasamāgame katapāṭihāriyañca sabbaṃ gaṇḍambarukkhamūle katayamakapāṭihāriyasadisaṃ ahosi.