pañcamāpadāne sahassaraṃsī bhagavātiādikaṃ āyasmato vajjiputtattherassa apadānaṃ. Ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayāni puññāni upacinanto ito catunavutikappe ekaṃ paccekabuddhaṃ bhikkhāya carantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso kadaliphalāni adāsi. So tena puññakammena devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde vesāliyaṃ licchavirājakumāro hutvā nibbatti, vajjirājaputtattā vajjiputtotvevassa samaññā. So daharo hutvā hatthisippādi- sikkhanakālepi hetusampannatāya nissaraṇajjhāsayova hutvā vicaranto satthu dhammadesanaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho satthu santike pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ katvā nacirasseva chaḷabhiñño ahosi. Chaḷabhiñño pana hutvā aparabhāge aciraparinibbute satthari dhammaṃ saṅgāyituṃ saṅketaṃ katvā mahātheresu tattha tattha viharantesu ekadivasaṃ āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ sekhaṃyeva samānaṃ mahatiyā parisāya parivutaṃ dhammaṃ desentaṃ disvā tassa uparimaggādhigamāya ussāhaṃ janento:-

"rukkhamūlagahanaṃ pasakkiya

nibbānaṃ hadayasmiṃ opiya