KN 8 · 长老偈

Nidānagāthā

Sīhānaṃva nadantānaṃ, dāṭhīnaṃ girigabbhare;

Suṇātha bhāvitattānaṃ, gāthā atthūpanāyikā .

Yathānāmā yathāgottā, yathādhammavihārino;

Yathādhimuttā sappaññā, vihariṃsu atanditā.

Tattha tattha vipassitvā, phusitvā accutaṃ padaṃ;

Katantaṃ paccavekkhantā, imamatthamabhāsisuṃ.

1. Paṭhamavaggo

1. Ekakanipāto

1. Paṭhamavaggo

1. Subhūtittheragāthā

‘‘Channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā, vassa deva yathāsukhaṃ;

Cittaṃ me susamāhitaṃ vimuttaṃ, ātāpī viharāmi vassa devā’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā subhūtitthero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

2. Mahākoṭṭhikattheragāthā

‘‘Upasanto uparato, mantabhāṇī anuddhato;

Dhunāti pāpake dhamme, dumapattaṃva māluto’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

3. Kaṅkhārevatattheragāthā

‘‘Paññaṃ imaṃ passa tathāgatānaṃ, aggi yathā pajjalito nisīthe;

Ālokadā cakkhudadā bhavanti, ye āgatānaṃ vinayanti kaṅkha’’nti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā kaṅkhārevato thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

4. Puṇṇattheragāthā

‘‘Sambhireva samāsetha, paṇḍitehatthadassibhi;

Atthaṃ mahantaṃ gambhīraṃ, duddasaṃ nipuṇaṃ aṇuṃ;

Dhīrā samadhigacchanti, appamattā vicakkhaṇā’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā puṇṇo mantāṇiputto thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

5. Dabbattheragāthā

‘‘Yo duddamiyo damena danto, dabbo santusito vitiṇṇakaṅkho;

Vijitāvī apetabheravo hi, dabbo so parinibbuto ṭhitatto’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā dabbo thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

6. Sītavaniyattheragāthā

‘‘Yo sītavanaṃ upagā bhikkhu, eko santusito samāhitatto;

Vijitāvī apetalomahaṃso, rakkhaṃ kāyagatāsatiṃ dhitimā’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā sītavaniyo thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

7. Bhalliyattheragāthā

‘‘Yopānudī maccurājassa senaṃ, naḷasetuṃva sudubbalaṃ mahogho;

Vijitāvī apetabheravo hi, danto so parinibbuto ṭhitatto’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā bhalliyo thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

8. Vīrattheragāthā

‘‘Yo duddamiyo damena danto, vīro santusito vitiṇṇakaṅkho;

Vijitāvī apetalomahaṃso, vīro so parinibbuto ṭhitatto’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā vīro thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

9. Pilindavacchattheragāthā

‘‘Svāgataṃ na durāgataṃ , nayidaṃ dumantitaṃ mama;

Saṃvibhattesu dhammesu, yaṃ seṭṭhaṃ tadupāgami’’nti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā pilindavaccho thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

10. Puṇṇamāsattheragāthā

‘‘Vihari apekkhaṃ idha vā huraṃ vā, yo vedagū samito yatatto;

Sabbesu dhammesu anūpalitto, lokassa jaññā udayabbayañcā’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā puṇṇamāso thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Vaggo paṭhamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Subhūti koṭṭhiko thero, kaṅkhārevatasammato;

Mantāṇiputto dabbo ca, sītavaniyo ca bhalliyo;

Vīro pilindavaccho ca, puṇṇamāso tamonudoti.

2. Dutiyavaggo

2. Dutiyavaggo

1. Cūḷavacchattheragāthā

‘‘Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu, dhamme buddhappavedite;

Adhigacche padaṃ santaṃ, saṅkhārūpasamaṃ sukha’’nti.

… Cūḷavaccho thero….

2. Mahāvacchattheragāthā

‘‘Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno, samāhito jhānarato satīmā;

Yadatthiyaṃ bhojanaṃ bhuñjamāno, kaṅkhetha kālaṃ idha vītarāgo’’ti.

… Mahāvaccho thero….

3. Vanavacchattheragāthā

‘‘Nīlabbhavaṇṇā rucirā, sītavārī sucindharā;

Indagopakasañchannā, te selā ramayanti ma’’nti.

… Vanavaccho thero….

4. Sivakasāmaṇeragāthā

‘‘Upajjhāyo maṃ avaca, ito gacchāma sīvaka;

Gāme me vasati kāyo, araññaṃ me gato mano;

Semānakopi gacchāmi, natthi saṅgo vijānata’’nti.

… Sivako sāmaṇero….

5. Kuṇḍadhānattheragāthā

‘‘Pañca chinde pañca jahe, pañca cuttari bhāvaye;

Pañcasaṅgātigo bhikkhu, oghatiṇṇoti vuccatī’’ti.

… Kuṇḍadhāno thero….

6. Belaṭṭhasīsattheragāthā

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño, naṅgalāvattanī sikhī;

Gacchati appakasirena, evaṃ rattindivā mama;

Gacchanti appakasirena, sukhe laddhe nirāmise’’ti.

… Belaṭṭhasīso thero….

7. Dāsakattheragāthā

‘‘Middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca, niddāyitā samparivattasāyī;

Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho, punappunaṃ gabbhamupeti mando’’ti.

… Dāsako thero….

8. Siṅgālapituttheragāthā

‘‘Ahu buddhassa dāyādo, bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane;

Kevalaṃ aṭṭhisaññāya, apharī pathaviṃ imaṃ;

Maññehaṃ kāmarāgaṃ so, khippameva pahissatī’’ti .

… Siṅgālapitā thero….

9. Kulattheragāthā

‘‘Udakaṃ hi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ;

Dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā, attānaṃ damayanti subbatā’’ti.

… Kulo thero….

10. Ajitattheragāthā

‘‘Maraṇe me bhayaṃ natthi, nikanti natthi jīvite;

Sandehaṃ nikkhipissāmi, paṭissato’’ti ;;

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Ajito thero ….

Vaggo dutiyo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Cūḷavaccho mahāvaccho, vanavaccho ca sīvako;

Kuṇḍadhāno ca belaṭṭhi, dāsako ca tatopari;

Siṅgālapitiko thero, kulo ca ajito dasāti.

3. Tatiyavaggo

3. Tatiyavaggo

1. Nigrodhattheragāthā

‘‘Nāhaṃ bhayassa bhāyāmi, satthā no amatassa kovido;

Yattha bhayaṃ nāvatiṭṭhati, tena maggena vajanti bhikkhavo’’ti.

… Nigrodho thero….

2. Cittakattheragāthā

‘‘Nīlā sugīvā sikhino, morā kārambhiyaṃ abhinadanti;

Te sītavātakīḷitā , suttaṃ jhāyaṃ nibodhentī’’ti.

… Cittako thero….

3. Gosālattheragāthā

‘‘Ahaṃ kho veḷugumbasmiṃ, bhutvāna madhupāyasaṃ;

Padakkhiṇaṃ sammasanto,

Sānuṃ paṭigamissāmi, vivekamanubrūhaya’’nti.

… Gosālo thero….

4. Sugandhattheragāthā

‘‘Anuvassiko pabbajito,

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Sugandho thero….

5. Nandiyattheragāthā

‘‘Obhāsajātaṃ phalagaṃ, cittaṃ yassa abhiṇhaso;

Tādisaṃ bhikkhumāsajja, kaṇha dukkhaṃ nigacchasī’’ti.

… Nandiyo thero….

6. Abhayattheragāthā

‘‘Sutvā subhāsitaṃ vācaṃ, buddhassādiccabandhuno;

Paccabyadhiṃ hi nipuṇaṃ, vālaggaṃ usunā yathā’’ti.

… Abhayo thero….

7. Lomasakaṅgiyattheragāthā

‘‘Dabbaṃ kusaṃ poṭakilaṃ, usīraṃ muñjapabbajaṃ;

Urasā panudissāmi, vivekamanubrūhaya’’nti.

… Lomasakaṅgiyo thero….

8. Jambugāmikaputtattheragāthā

‘‘Kacci no vatthapasuto, kacci no bhūsanārato;

Kacci sīlamayaṃ gandhaṃ, kiṃ tvaṃ vāyasi netarā pajā’’ti.

… Jambugāmikaputto thero….

9. Hāritattheragāthā

‘‘Samunnamayamattānaṃ, usukārova tejanaṃ;

Tassuddānaṃ –

Cittaṃ ujuṃ karitvāna, avijjaṃ bhinda hāritā’’ti.

… Hārito thero….

10. Uttiyattheragāthā

‘‘Ābādhe me samuppanne, sati me udapajjatha;

Ābādho me samuppanno, kālo me nappamajjitu’’nti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Uttiyo thero….

Vaggo tatiyo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Nigrodho cittako thero, gosālathero sugandho;

Nandiyo abhayo thero, thero lomasakaṅgiyo;

Jambugāmikaputto ca, hārito uttiyo isīti.

4. Catutthavaggo

4. Catutthavaggo

1. Gahvaratīriyattheragāthā

‘‘Phuṭṭho ḍaṃsehi makasehi, araññasmiṃ brahāvane;

Nāgo saṃgāmasīseva, .

… Gahvaratīriyo thero….

2. Suppiyattheragāthā

‘‘Ajaraṃ jīramānena, tappamānena nibbutiṃ;

Nimiyaṃ paramaṃ santiṃ, yogakkhemaṃ anuttara’’nti.

… Suppiyo thero….

3. Sopākattheragāthā

‘‘Yathāpi ekaputtasmiṃ, piyasmiṃ kusalī siyā;

Evaṃ sabbesu pāṇesu, sabbattha kusalo siyā’’ti.

… Sopāko thero….

4. Posiyattheragāthā

‘‘Anāsannavarā etā, niccameva vijānatā;

Gāmā araññamāgamma, tato gehaṃ upāvisi ;

Tato uṭṭhāya pakkāmi, anāmantetvā posiyo’’ti.

… Posiyo thero….

5. Sāmaññakānittheragāthā

‘‘Sukhaṃ sukhattho labhate tadācaraṃ, kittiñca pappoti yasassa vaḍḍhati;

Yo ariyamaṭṭhaṅgikamañjasaṃ ujuṃ, bhāveti maggaṃ amatassa pattiyā’’ti.

… Sāmaññakānitthero….

6. Kumāputtattheragāthā

‘‘Sādhu sutaṃ sādhu caritakaṃ, sādhu sadā aniketavihāro;

Atthapucchanaṃ padakkhiṇakammaṃ, etaṃ sāmaññamakiñcanassā’’ti.

… Kumāputto thero….

7. Kumāputtasahāyakattheragāthā

‘‘Nānājanapadaṃ yanti, vicarantā asaññatā;

Samādhiñca virādhenti, kiṃsu raṭṭhacariyā karissati;

Tasmā vineyya sārambhaṃ, jhāyeyya apurakkhato’’ti.

… Kumāputtattherassa sahāyako thero….

8. Gavampatittheragāthā

‘‘Yo iddhiyā sarabhuṃ aṭṭhapesi, so gavampati asito anejo;

Taṃ sabbasaṅgātigataṃ mahāmuniṃ, devā namassanti bhavassa pāragu’’nti.

… Gavampatitthero….

9. Tissattheragāthā

‘‘Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, ḍayhamānova matthake;

Kāmarāgappahānāya, sato bhikkhu paribbaje’’ti.

… Tisso thero….

10. Vaḍḍhamānattheragāthā

‘‘Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, ḍayhamānova matthake;

Bhavarāgappahānāya, sato bhikkhu paribbaje’’ti.

… Vaḍḍhamāno thero….

Vaggo catuttho niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Gahvaratīriyo suppiyo, sopāko ceva posiyo;

Sāmaññakāni kumāputto, kumāputtasahāyako;

Gavampati tissatthero, vaḍḍhamāno mahāyasoti.

5. Pañcamavaggo

5. Pañcamavaggo

1. Sirivaḍḍhattheragāthā

‘‘Vivaramanupatanti vijjutā, vebhārassa ca paṇḍavassa ca;

Nagavivaragato ca jhāyati, putto appaṭimassa tādino’’ti.

… Sirivaḍḍho thero….

2. Khadiravaniyattheragāthā

‘‘Cāle upacāle sīsūpacāle ( ) patissatā nu kho viharatha;

Āgato vo vālaṃ viya vedhī’’ti.

… Khadiravaniyo thero….

3. Sumaṅgalattheragāthā

‘‘Sumuttiko sumuttiko sāhu, sumuttikomhi tīhi khujjakehi;

Asitāsu mayā naṅgalāsu, mayā khuddakuddālāsu mayā.

Yadipi idhameva idhameva, atha vāpi alameva alameva;

Jhāya sumaṅgala jhāya sumaṅgala, appamatto vihara sumaṅgalā’’ti.

… Sumaṅgalo thero….

4. Sānuttheragāthā

‘‘Mataṃ vā amma rodanti, yo vā jīvaṃ na dissati;

Jīvantaṃ maṃ amma passantī, kasmā maṃ amma rodasī’’ti.

… Sānutthero….

5. Ramaṇīyavihārittheragāthā

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño, khalitvā patitiṭṭhati;

Evaṃ dassanasampannaṃ, sammāsambuddhasāvaka’’nti.

… Ramaṇīyavihāritthero….

6. Samiddhittheragāthā

‘‘Saddhāyāhaṃ pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

ca me vuḍḍhā, cittañca susamāhitaṃ;

Kāmaṃ karassu rūpāni, neva maṃ byādhayissasī’’ti .

… Samiddhitthero….

7. Ujjayattheragāthā

‘‘Namo te buddha vīratthu, vippamuttosi sabbadhi;

Tuyhāpadāne viharaṃ, viharāmi anāsavo’’ti.

… Ujjayo thero….

8. Sañjayattheragāthā

‘‘Yato ahaṃ pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

Nābhijānāmi saṅkappaṃ, anariyaṃ dosasaṃhita’’nti.

… Sañjayo thero….

9. Rāmaṇeyyakattheragāthā

‘‘Cihacihābhinadite , sippikābhirutehi ca;

Na me taṃ phandati cittaṃ, ekattanirataṃ hi me’’ti.

… Rāmaṇeyyako thero….

10. Vimalattheragāthā

‘‘Dharaṇī ca siñcati vāti, māluto vijjutā carati nabhe;

Upasamanti vitakkā, cittaṃ susamāhitaṃ mamā’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Vimalo thero….

Vaggo pañcamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Sirīvaḍḍho revato thero, sumaṅgalo sānusavhayo ;

Ramaṇīyavihārī ca, samiddhiujjayasañjayā;

Rāmaṇeyyo ca so thero, vimalo ca raṇañjahoti.

6. Chaṭṭhavaggo

6. Chaṭṭhavaggo

1. Godhikattheragāthā

‘‘Vassati devo yathā sugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Cittaṃ susamāhitañca mayhaṃ, atha ce patthayasi pavassa devā’’ti.

… Godhiko thero….

2. Subāhuttheragāthā

‘‘Vassati devo yathā sugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

atha ce patthayasi pavassa devā’’ti.

… Subāhutthero….

3. Valliyattheragāthā

‘‘Vassati devo yathā sugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Tassaṃ viharāmi appamatto, atha ce patthayasi pavassa devā’’ti.

… Valliyo thero….

4. Uttiyattheragāthā

‘‘Vassati devo yathā sugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Tassaṃ viharāmi adutiyo, atha ce patthayasi pavassa devā’’ti.

… Uttiyo thero….

5. Añjanavaniyattheragāthā

‘‘Āsandiṃ kuṭikaṃ katvā, ogayha añjanaṃ vanaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Añjanavaniyo thero….

6. Kuṭivihārittheragāthā

‘‘Ko kuṭikāyaṃ bhikkhu kuṭikāyaṃ, vītarāgo susamāhitacitto;

Evaṃ jānāhi āvuso, amoghā te kuṭikā katā’’ti.

… Kuṭivihāritthero….

7. Dutiyakuṭivihārittheragāthā

‘‘Ayamāhu purāṇiyā kuṭi, aññaṃ patthayase navaṃ kuṭiṃ;

Āsaṃ kuṭiyā virājaya, dukkhā bhikkhu puna navā kuṭī’’ti.

… Dutiyakuṭivihāritthero….

8. Ramaṇīyakuṭikattheragāthā

‘‘Ramaṇīyā me kuṭikā, saddhādeyyā manoramā;

Na me attho kumārīhi, yesaṃ attho tahiṃ gacchatha nāriyo’’ti.

… Ramaṇīyakuṭiko thero….

9. Kosalavihārittheragāthā

‘‘Saddhāyāhaṃ pabbajito, araññe me kuṭikā katā;

Appamatto ca ātāpī, sampajāno patissato’’ti .

… Kosalavihāritthero….

10. Sīvalittheragāthā

‘‘Te me ijjhiṃsu saṅkappā, yadattho pāvisiṃ kuṭiṃ;

Vijjāvimuttiṃ paccesaṃ, mānānusayamujjaha’’nti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Sīvalitthero….

Vaggo chaṭṭho niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Godhiko ca subāhu ca, valliyo uttiyo isi;

Añjanavaniyo thero, duve kuṭivihārino;

Ramaṇīyakuṭiko ca, kosalavhayasīvalīti.

7. Sattamavaggo

7. Sattamavaggo

1. Vappattheragāthā

‘‘Passati passo passantaṃ, apassantañca passati;

Apassanto apassantaṃ, passantañca na passatī’’ti.

… Vappo thero….

2. Vajjiputtattheragāthā

‘‘Ekakā mayaṃ araññe viharāma, apaviddhaṃva vanasmiṃ dārukaṃ;

Tassa me bahukā pihayanti, nerayikā viya saggagāmina’’nti.

… Vajjiputto thero….

3. Pakkhattheragāthā

‘‘Cutā patanti patitā, giddhā ca punarāgatā;

Kataṃ kiccaṃ rataṃ rammaṃ, sukhenanvāgataṃ sukha’’nti.

… Pakkho thero….

4. Vimalakoṇḍaññattheragāthā

‘‘Dumavhayāya uppanno, jāto paṇḍaraketunā;

Ketuhā ketunāyeva, mahāketuṃ padhaṃsayī’’ti.

… Vimalakoṇḍañño thero….

5. Ukkhepakatavacchattheragāthā

‘‘Ukkhepakatavacchassa, saṅkalitaṃ bahūhi vassehi;

Taṃ bhāsati gahaṭṭhānaṃ, sunisinno uḷārapāmojjo’’ti.

… Ukkhepakatavaccho thero….

6. Meghiyattheragāthā

‘‘Anusāsi mahāvīro, sabbadhammāna pāragū;

Tassāhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, vihāsiṃ santike sato;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Meghiyo thero….

7. Ekadhammasavanīyattheragāthā

‘‘Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Ekadhammasavanīyo thero….

8. Ekudāniyattheragāthā

‘‘Adhicetaso appamajjato, munino monapathesu sikkhato;

Sokā na bhavanti tādino, upasantassa sadā satīmato’’ti.

… Ekudāniyo thero….

9. Channattheragāthā

‘‘Sutvāna dhammaṃ mahato mahārasaṃ, sabbaññutaññāṇavarena desitaṃ;

Maggaṃ papajjiṃ amatassa pattiyā, so yogakkhemassa pathassa kovido’’ti.

… Channo thero….

10. Puṇṇattheragāthā

‘‘Sīlameva idha aggaṃ, paññavā pana uttamo;

Manussesu ca devesu, sīlapaññāṇato jaya’’nti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Puṇṇo thero….

Vaggo sattamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Vappo ca vajjiputto ca, pakkho vimalakoṇḍañño;

Ukkhepakatavaccho ca, meghiyo ekadhammiko;

Ekudāniyachannā ca, puṇṇatthero mahabbaloti.

8. Aṭṭhamavaggo

8. Aṭṭhamavaggo

1. Vacchapālattheragāthā

‘‘Susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā, matikusalena nivātavuttinā;

Saṃsevitavuddhasīlinā , nibbānaṃ na hi tena dullabha’’nti.

… Vacchapālo thero….

2. Ātumattheragāthā

‘‘Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo, dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto;

Evaṃ ahaṃ bhariyāyānitāya, anumaññaṃ maṃ pabbajitomhi dānī’’ti.

… Ātumo thero….

3. Māṇavattheragāthā

‘‘Jiṇṇañca disvā dukhitañca byādhitaṃ, matañca disvā gatamāyusaṅkhayaṃ;

Tato ahaṃ nikkhamitūna pabbajiṃ, pahāya kāmāni manoramānī’’ti.

… Māṇavo thero….

4. Suyāmanattheragāthā

‘‘Kāmacchando ca byāpādo, thinamiddhañca bhikkhuno;

Uddhaccaṃ vicikicchā ca, sabbasova na vijjatī’’ti.

… Suyāmano thero….

5. Susāradattheragāthā

‘‘Sādhu suvihitāna dassanaṃ, kaṅkhā chijjati buddhi vaḍḍhati;

Bālampi karonti paṇḍitaṃ, tasmā sādhu sataṃ samāgamo’’ti.

… Susārado thero….

6. Piyañjahattheragāthā

‘‘Uppatantesu nipate, nipatantesu uppate;

Vase avasamānesu, ramamānesu no rame’’ti.

… Piyañjaho thero….

7. Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā

‘‘Idaṃ pure cittamacāri cārikaṃ, yenicchakaṃ yatthakāmaṃ yathāsukhaṃ;

Tadajjahaṃ niggahessāmi yoniso, hatthippabhinnaṃ viya aṅkusaggaho’’ti.

… Hatthārohaputto thero….

8. Meṇḍasirattheragāthā

‘‘Anekajātisaṃsāraṃ , sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ;

Tassa me dukkhajātassa, dukkhakkhandho aparaddho’’ti.

… Meṇḍasiro thero….

9. Rakkhitattheragāthā

‘‘Sabbo rāgo pahīno me, sabbo doso samūhato;

Sabbo me vigato moho, sītibhūtosmi nibbuto’’ti.

… Rakkhito thero….

10. Uggattheragāthā

‘‘Yaṃ mayā pakataṃ kammaṃ, appaṃ vā yadi vā bahuṃ;

Sabbametaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Uggo thero….

Vaggo aṭṭhamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Vacchapālo ca yo thero, ātumo māṇavo isi;

Suyāmano susārado, thero yo ca piyañjaho;

Ārohaputto meṇḍasiro, rakkhito uggasavhayoti.

9. Navamavaggo

1. Samitiguttattheragāthā

‘‘Yaṃ mayā pakataṃ pāpaṃ, pubbe aññāsu jātisu;

Idheva taṃ vedanīyaṃ, vatthu aññaṃ na vijjatī’’ti.

… Samitigutto thero….

2. Kassapattheragāthā

‘‘Yena yena subhikkhāni, sivāni abhayāni ca;

Tena puttaka gacchassu, mā sokāpahato bhavā’’ti.

… Kassapo thero….

3. Sīhattheragāthā

‘‘Sīhappamatto vihara, rattindivamatandito;

Bhāvehi kusalaṃ dhammaṃ, jaha sīghaṃ samussaya’’nti.

… Sīho thero….

4. Nītattheragāthā

‘‘Sabbarattiṃ supitvāna, divā saṅgaṇike rato;

Kudāssu nāma dummedho, dukkhassantaṃ karissatī’’ti.

… Nīto thero….

5. Sunāgattheragāthā

‘‘Cittanimittassa kovido, pavivekarasaṃ vijāniya;

Jhāyaṃ nipako patissato, adhigaccheyya sukhaṃ nirāmisa’’nti.

… Sunāgo thero….

6. Nāgitattheragāthā

‘‘Ito bahiddhā puthu aññavādinaṃ, maggo na nibbānagamo yathā ayaṃ;

Itissu saṅghaṃ bhagavānusāsati, satthā sayaṃ pāṇitaleva dassaya’’nti.

… Nāgito thero….

7. Paviṭṭhattheragāthā

‘‘Khandhā diṭṭhā yathābhūtaṃ, bhavā sabbe padālitā;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Paviṭṭho thero….

8. Ajjunattheragāthā

‘‘Asakkhiṃ vata attānaṃ, uddhātuṃ udakā thalaṃ;

Vuyhamāno mahogheva, saccāni paṭivijjhaha’’nti.

… Ajjuno thero….

9. (Paṭhama)-devasabhattheragāthā

‘‘Uttiṇṇā paṅkapalipā, pātālā parivajjitā;

Mutto oghā ca ganthā ca, sabbe mānā visaṃhatā’’ti.

… Devasabho thero….

10. Sāmidattattheragāthā

‘‘Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā, tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Sāmidatto thero….

Vaggo navamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Thero samitigutto ca, kassapo sīhasavhayo;

Nīto sunāgo nāgito, paviṭṭho ajjuno isi;

Devasabho ca yo thero, sāmidatto mahabbaloti.

10. Dasamavaggo

10. Dasamavaggo

1. Paripuṇṇakattheragāthā

‘‘Na tathā mataṃ satarasaṃ, sudhannaṃ yaṃ mayajja paribhuttaṃ;

Aparimitadassinā gotamena, buddhena desito dhammo’’ti.

… Paripuṇṇako thero….

2. Vijayattheragāthā

‘‘Yassāsavā parikkhīṇā, āhāre ca anissito;

Suññatā animitto ca, vimokkho yassa gocaro;

Ākāseva sakuntānaṃ, padaṃ tassa durannaya’’nti.

… Vijayo thero….

3. Erakattheragāthā

‘‘Dukkhā kāmā eraka, na sukhā kāmā eraka;

Yo kāme kāmayati, dukkhaṃ so kāmayati eraka;

Yo kāme na kāmayati, dukkhaṃ so na kāmayati erakā’’ti.

… Erako thero….

4. Mettajittheragāthā

‘‘Namo hi tassa bhagavato, sakyaputtassa sirīmato;

Tenāyaṃ aggappattena, aggadhammo sudesito’’ti.

… Mettaji thero….

5. Cakkhupālattheragāthā

‘‘Andhohaṃ hatanettosmi, kantāraddhānapakkhando ;

Sayamānopi gacchissaṃ, na sahāyena pāpenā’’ti.

… Cakkhupālo thero….

6. Khaṇḍasumanattheragāthā

‘‘Ekapupphaṃ cajitvāna, asīti vassakoṭiyo;

Saggesu paricāretvā, sesakenamhi nibbuto’’ti.

… Khaṇḍasumano thero….

7. Tissattheragāthā

‘‘Hitvā satapalaṃ kaṃsaṃ, sovaṇṇaṃ satarājikaṃ;

Aggahiṃ mattikāpattaṃ, idaṃ dutiyābhisecana’’nti.

… Tisso thero….

8. Abhayattheragāthā

‘‘Rūpaṃ disvā sati muṭṭhā, piyaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto;

Sārattacitto vedeti, tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;

Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā, bhavamūlopagāmino’’ti .

… Abhayo thero….

9. Uttiyattheragāthā

‘‘Saddaṃ sutvā sati muṭṭhā, piyaṃ nimittaṃ manasikaroto;

Sārattacitto vedeti, tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;

Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā, saṃsāraṃ upagāmino’’ti.

… Uttiyo thero….

10. (Dutiya)-devasabhattheragāthā

‘‘Sammappadhānasampanno, satipaṭṭhānagocaro;

Vimuttikusumasañchanno, parinibbissatyanāsavo’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Devasabho thero….

Vaggo dasamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Paripuṇṇako ca vijayo, erako mettajī muni;

Cakkhupālo khaṇḍasumano, tisso ca abhayo tathā;

Uttiyo ca mahāpañño, thero devasabhopi cāti.

11. Ekādasamavaggo

1. Belaṭṭhānikattheragāthā

‘‘Hitvā gihittaṃ anavositatto, mukhanaṅgalī odariko kusīto;

Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho, punappunaṃ gabbhamupeti mando’’ti.

… Belaṭṭhāniko thero….

2. Setucchattheragāthā

‘‘Mānena vañcitāse, saṅkhāresu saṃkilissamānāse;

Lābhālābhena mathitā, samādhiṃ nādhigacchantī’’ti.

… Setuccho thero….

3. Bandhurattheragāthā

‘‘Nāhaṃ etena atthiko, sukhito dhammarasena tappito;

Pitvā rasaggamuttamaṃ, na ca kāhāmi visena santhava’’nti.

… Bandhuro thero….

4. Khitakattheragāthā

‘‘Lahuko vata me kāyo, phuṭṭho ca pītisukhena vipulena;

Tūlamiva eritaṃ mālutena, pilavatīva me kāyo’’ti.

… Khitako thero….

5. Malitavambhattheragāthā

‘‘Ukkaṇṭhitopi na vase, ramamānopi pakkame;

Na tvevānatthasaṃhitaṃ, vase vāsaṃ vicakkhaṇo’’ti.

… Malitavambho thero….

6. Suhemantattheragāthā

‘‘Sataliṅgassa atthassa, satalakkhaṇadhārino;

Ekaṅgadassī dummedho, satadassī ca paṇḍito’’ti.

… Suhemanto thero….

7. Dhammasavattheragāthā

‘‘Pabbajiṃ tulayitvāna, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Dhammasavo thero….

8. Dhammasavapituttheragāthā

‘‘Sa vīsavassasatiko, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

… Dhammasavapitu thero….

9. Saṅgharakkhitattheragāthā

‘‘Na nūnāyaṃ paramahitānukampino, rahogato anuvigaṇeti sāsanaṃ;

Tathāhayaṃ viharati pākatindriyo, migī yathā taruṇajātikā vane’’ti.

… Saṅgharakkhito thero….

10. Usabhattheragāthā

‘‘Nagā nagaggesu susaṃvirūḷhā, udaggameghena navena sittā;

Vivekakāmassa araññasaññino, janeti bhiyyo usabhassa kalyata’’nti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Usabho thero….

Vaggo ekādasamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Belaṭṭhāniko setuccho, bandhuro khitako isi;

Malitavambho suhemanto, dhammasavo dhammasavapitā;

Saṅgharakkhitatthero ca, usabho ca mahāmunīti.

12. Dvādasamavaggo

12. Dvādasamavaggo

1. Jentattheragāthā

‘‘Duppabbajjaṃ ve duradhivāsā gehā, dhammo gambhīro duradhigamā bhogā;

Kicchā vutti no itarītareneva, yuttaṃ cintetuṃ satatamaniccata’’nti.

… Jento thero….

2. Vacchagottattheragāthā

‘‘Tevijjohaṃ mahājhāyī, cetosamathakovido;

Sadattho me anuppatto, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Vacchagotto thero….

3. Vanavacchattheragāthā

‘‘Acchodikā puthusilā,gonaṅgulamigāyutā;

Ambusevālasañchannā, te selā ramayanti ma’’nti.

… Vanavaccho thero….

4. Adhimuttattheragāthā

‘‘Kāyaduṭṭhullagaruno, hiyyamānamhi jīvite;

Sarīrasukhagiddhassa, kuto samaṇasādhutā’’ti.

… Adhimutto thero….

5. Mahānāmattheragāthā

‘‘Esāvahiyyase pabbatena, bahukuṭajasallakikena ;

Nesādakena girinā, yasassinā paricchadenā’’ti.

… Mahānāmo thero….

6. Pārāpariyattheragāthā

‘‘Chaphassāyatane hitvā, guttadvāro susaṃvuto;

Aghamūlaṃ vamitvāna, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

… Pārāpariyo thero ….

7. Yasattheragāthā

‘‘Suvilitto suvasano,sabbābharaṇabhūsito;

Tassuddānaṃ –

Tisso vijjā ajjhagamiṃ, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Yaso thero….

8. Kimilattheragāthā

‘‘Abhisattova nipatati, vayo rūpaṃ aññamiva tatheva santaṃ;

Tasseva sato avippavasato, aññasseva sarāmi attāna’’nti.

… Kimilo thero….

9. Vajjiputtattheragāthā

‘‘Rukkhamūlagahanaṃ pasakkiya, nibbānaṃ hadayasmiṃ opiya;

Jhāya gotama mā ca pamādo, kiṃ te biḷibiḷikā karissatī’’ti.

… Vajjiputto thero….

10. Isidattattheragāthā

‘‘Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā, tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā;

Dukkhakkhayo anuppatto,patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Isidatto thero….

Vaggo dvādasamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Jento ca vacchagotto ca, vaccho ca vanasavhayo;

Adhimutto mahānāmo, pārāpariyo yasopi ca;

Kimilo vajjiputto ca, isidatto mahāyasoti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Ekakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Vīsuttarasataṃ therā, katakiccā anāsavā;

Ekakeva nipātamhi, susaṅgītā mahesibhīti.

1. Paṭhamavaggo

2. Dukanipāto

1. Paṭhamavaggo

1. Uttarattheragāthā

‘‘Natthi koci bhavo nicco, saṅkhārā vāpi sassatā;

Uppajjanti ca te khandhā, cavanti aparāparaṃ.

‘‘Etamādīnaṃ ñatvā, bhavenamhi anatthiko;

Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā uttaro thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

2. Piṇḍolabhāradvājattheragāthā

‘‘Nayidaṃ anayena jīvitaṃ, nāhāro hadayassa santiko;

Āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo, iti disvāna carāmi esanaṃ.

‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ pavedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā piṇḍolabhāradvājo thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

3. Valliyattheragāthā

‘‘Makkaṭo pañcadvārāyaṃ, kuṭikāyaṃ pasakkiya;

Dvārena anupariyeti, ghaṭṭayanto muhuṃ muhuṃ.

‘‘Tiṭṭha makkaṭa mā dhāvi, na hi te taṃ yathā pure;

Niggahītosi paññāya, neva dūraṃ gamissatī’’ti.

… Valliyo thero….

4. Gaṅgātīriyattheragāthā

‘‘Tiṇṇaṃ me tālapattānaṃ, gaṅgātīre kuṭī katā;

Chavasittova me patto, paṃsukūlañca cīvaraṃ.

‘‘Dvinnaṃ antaravassānaṃ, ekā vācā me bhāsitā;

Tatiye antaravassamhi, tamokhandho padālito’’ti.

… Gaṅgātīriyo thero….

5. Ajinattheragāthā

‘‘Api ce hoti tevijjo, maccuhāyī anāsavo;

Appaññātoti naṃ bālā, avajānanti ajānatā.

‘‘Yo ca kho annapānassa, lābhī hotīdha puggalo;

Pāpadhammopi ce hoti, so nesaṃ hoti sakkato’’ti.

… Ajino thero….

6. Meḷajinattheragāthā

‘‘Yadāhaṃ dhammamassosiṃ, bhāsamānassa satthuno;

Na kaṅkhamabhijānāmi, sabbaññūaparājite.

‘‘Satthavāhe mahāvīre, sārathīnaṃ varuttame;

Magge paṭipadāyaṃ vā, kaṅkhā mayhaṃ na vijjatī’’ti.

… Meḷajino thero….

7. Rādhattheragāthā

‘‘Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ, vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;

Evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo samativijjhati.

‘‘Yathā agāraṃ succhannaṃ, vuḍḍhī na samativijjhati;

Evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo na samativijjhatī’’ti.

Nidānagāthā

… Rādho thero….

8. Surādhattheragāthā

‘‘Khīṇā hi mayhaṃ jāti, vusitaṃ jinasāsanaṃ;

Pahīno jālasaṅkhāto, bhavanetti samūhatā.

‘‘Yassatthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

So me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti.

… Surādho thero….

9. Gotamattheragāthā

‘‘Sukhaṃ supanti munayo, ye itthīsu na bajjhare;

Sadā ve rakkhitabbāsu, yāsu saccaṃ sudullabhaṃ.

‘‘Vadhaṃ carimha te kāma, anaṇā dāni te mayaṃ;

Gacchāma dāni nibbānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socatī’’ti.

… Gotamo thero….

10. Vasabhattheragāthā

‘‘Pubbe hanati attānaṃ, pacchā hanati so pare;

Suhataṃ hanti attānaṃ, vītaṃseneva pakkhimā.

‘‘Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo, anto vaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo;

Yasmiṃ pāpāni kammāni, sa ve kaṇho sujampatī’’ti.

… Vasabho thero….

Vaggo paṭhamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Uttaro ceva piṇḍolo, valliyo tīriyo isi;

Ajino ca meḷajino, rādho surādho gotamo;

Vasabhena ime honti, dasa therā mahiddhikāti.

2. Dutiyavaggo

2. Dutiyavaggo

1. Mahācundattheragāthā

‘‘Sussūsā sutavaddhanī, sutaṃ paññāya vaddhanaṃ;

Paññāya atthaṃ jānāti, ñāto attho sukhāvaho.

‘‘Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni, careyya saṃyojanavippamokkhaṃ;

Sace ratiṃ nādhigaccheyya tattha, saṅghe vase rakkhitatto satimā’’ti.

… Mahācundo thero….

2. Jotidāsattheragāthā

‘‘Ye kho te veṭhamissena , nānattena ca kammunā;

Manusse uparundhanti, pharusūpakkamā janā;

Tepi tattheva kīranti, na hi kammaṃ panassati.

‘‘Yaṃ karoti naro kammaṃ, kalyāṇaṃ yadi pāpakaṃ;

Tassa tasseva dāyādo, yaṃ yaṃ kammaṃ pakubbatī’’ti.

… Jotidāso thero….

3. Heraññakānittheragāthā

‘‘Accayanti ahorattā, jīvitaṃ uparujjhati;

Āyu khīyati maccānaṃ, kunnadīnaṃva odakaṃ.

‘‘Atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṃ bālo na bujjhati;

Pacchāssa kaṭukaṃ hoti, vipāko hissa pāpako’’ti.

… Heraññakānitthero….

4. Somamittattheragāthā

‘‘Parittaṃ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

Evaṃ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

Tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya, kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ.

‘‘Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi;

Niccaṃ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase’’ti.

… Somamitto thero….

5. Sabbamittattheragāthā

‘‘Jano janamhi sambaddho , janamevassito jano;

Jano janena heṭhīyati, heṭheti ca jano janaṃ.

‘‘Ko hi tassa janenattho, janena janitena vā;

Janaṃ ohāya gacchaṃ taṃ, heṭhayitvā bahuṃ jana’’nti.

… Sabbamitto thero….

6. Mahākāḷattheragāthā

‘‘Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā, satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṃ;

Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṃ, sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṃva;

Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.

‘‘Yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karoti, punappunaṃ dukkhamupeti mando;

Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā, māhaṃ puna bhinnasiro sayissa’’nti .

… Mahākāḷo thero….

7. Tissattheragāthā

‘‘Bahū sapatte labhati, muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto;

Lābhī annassa pānassa, vatthassa sayanassa ca.

‘‘Etamādīnavaṃ ñatvā, sakkāresu mahabbhayaṃ;

Appalābho anavassuto, sato bhikkhu paribbaje’’ti.

… Tisso thero….

8. Kimilattheragāthā

‘‘Pācīnavaṃsadāyamhi , sakyaputtā sahāyakā;

Pahāyānappake bhoge, uñchāpattāgate ratā.

‘‘Āraddhavīriyā pahitattā, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamā;

Ramanti dhammaratiyā, hitvāna lokiyaṃ rati’’nti.

… Kimilo thero….

9. Nandattheragāthā

‘‘Ayoniso manasikārā, maṇḍanaṃ anuyuñjisaṃ;

Uddhato capalo cāsiṃ, kāmarāgena aṭṭito.

‘‘Upāyakusalenāhaṃ, buddhenādiccabandhunā;

Yoniso paṭipajjitvā, bhave cittaṃ udabbahi’’nti.

… Nando thero….

10. Sirimattheragāthā

‘‘Pare ca naṃ pasaṃsanti, attā ce asamāhito;

Moghaṃ pare pasaṃsanti, attā hi asamāhito.

‘‘Pare ca naṃ garahanti, attā ce susamāhito;

Moghaṃ pare garahanti, attā hi susamāhito’’ti.

… Sirimā thero….

Vaggo dutiyo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Cundo ca jotidāso ca, thero heraññakāni ca;

Somamitto sabbamitto, kālo tisso ca kimilo ;

Nando ca sirimā ceva, dasa therā mahiddhikāti.

3. Tatiyavaggo

3. Tatiyavaggo

1. Uttarattheragāthā

‘‘Khandhā mayā pariññātā, taṇhā me susamūhatā;

Bhāvitā mama bojjhaṅgā, patto me āsavakkhayo.

‘‘Sohaṃ khandhe pariññāya, abbahitvāna jāliniṃ;

Bhāvayitvāna bojjhaṅge, nibbāyissaṃ anāsavo’’ti.

… Uttaro thero….

2. Bhaddajittheragāthā

‘‘Panādo nāma so rājā, yassa yūpo suvaṇṇayo;

Tiriyaṃ soḷasubbedho , ubbhamāhu sahassadhā.

‘‘Sahassakaṇḍo satageṇḍu, dhajālu haritāmayo;

9. Navamavaggo

Anaccuṃ tattha gandhabbā, chasahassāni sattadhā’’ti.

… Bhaddajitthero….

3. Sobhitattheragāthā

bhikkhu, āraddhabalavīriyo;

Pañca kappasatānāhaṃ, ekarattiṃ anussariṃ.

‘‘Cattāro satipaṭṭhāne, satta aṭṭha ca bhāvayaṃ;

Pañca kappasatānāhaṃ, ekarattiṃ anussari’’nti.

… Sobhito thero….

4. Valliyattheragāthā

‘‘Yaṃ kiccaṃ daḷhavīriyena, yaṃ kiccaṃ boddhumicchatā;

Karissaṃ nāvarajjhissaṃ , passa vīriyaṃ parakkama.

‘‘Tvañca me maggamakkhāhi, añjasaṃ amatogadhaṃ;

Ahaṃ monena monissaṃ, gaṅgāsotova sāgara’’nti.

… Valliyo thero….

5. Vītasokattheragāthā

‘‘Kese me olikhissanti, kappako upasaṅkami;

Tato ādāsamādāya, sarīraṃ paccavekkhisaṃ.

‘‘Tuccho kāyo adissittha, andhakāro tamo byagā;

Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Vītasoko thero….

6. Puṇṇamāsattheragāthā

‘‘Pañca nīvaraṇe hitvā, yogakkhemassa pattiyā;

Dhammādāsaṃ gahetvāna, ñāṇadassanamattano.

‘‘Paccavekkhiṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, sabbaṃ santarabāhiraṃ;

Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, tuccho kāyo adissathā’’ti.

… Puṇṇamāso thero….

7. Nandakattheragāthā

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño, khalitvā patitiṭṭhati;

Bhiyyo laddāna saṃvegaṃ, adīno vahate dhuraṃ.

‘‘Evaṃ dassanasampannaṃ, sammāsambuddhasāvakaṃ;

Ājānīyaṃ maṃ dhāretha, puttaṃ buddhassa orasa’’nti.

… Nandako thero….

8. Bharatattheragāthā

‘‘Ehi nandaka gacchāma, upajjhāyassa santikaṃ;

Sīhanādaṃ nadissāma, buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.

‘‘Yāya no anukampāya, amhe pabbājayī muni;

So no attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti.

… Bharato thero….

9. Bhāradvājattheragāthā

‘‘Nadanti evaṃ sappaññā, sīhāva girigabbhare;

Vīrā vijitasaṅgāmā, jetvā māraṃ savāhaniṃ .

‘‘Satthā ca pariciṇṇo me, dhammo saṅgho ca pūjito;

Ahañca vitto sumano, puttaṃ disvā anāsava’’nti.

… Bhāradvājo thero….

10. Kaṇhadinnattheragāthā

‘‘Upāsitā sappurisā, sutā dhammā abhiṇhaso;

Sutvāna paṭipajjissaṃ, añjasaṃ amatogadhaṃ.

‘‘Bhavarāgahatassa me sato, bhavarāgo puna me na vijjati;

Na cāhu na ca me bhavissati, na ca me etarahi vijjatī’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Kaṇhadinno thero….

Vaggo tatiyo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Uttaro bhaddajitthero, sobhito valliyo isi;

Vītasoko ca yo thero, puṇṇamāso ca nandako;

Bharato bhāradvājo ca, kaṇhadinno mahāmunīti.

4. Catutthavaggo

4. Catutthavaggo

1. Migasirattheragāthā

‘‘Yato ahaṃ pabbajito, sammāsambuddhasāsane;

Vimuccamāno uggacchiṃ, kāmadhātuṃ upaccagaṃ.

‘‘Brahmuno pekkhamānassa, tato cittaṃ vimucci me;

Akuppā me vimuttīti, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayā’’ti.

… Migasiro thero….

2. Sivakattheragāthā

‘‘Aniccāni gahakāni, tattha tattha punappunaṃ;

Gahakāraṃ gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.

‘‘Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi;

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, thūṇikā ca vidālitā ;

Vimariyādikataṃ cittaṃ, idheva vidhamissatī’’ti.

… Sivako thero….

3. Upavāṇattheragāthā

‘‘Arahaṃ sugato loke, vātehābādhito muni;

Sace uṇhodakaṃ atthi, munino dehi brāhmaṇa.

‘‘Pūjito pūjaneyyānaṃ , sakkareyyāna sakkato;

Apacitopaceyyānaṃ , tassa icchāmi hātave’’ti.

… Upavāṇo thero….

4. Isidinnattheragāthā

‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā dhammadharā upāsakā, kāmā aniccā iti bhāsamānā;

Sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca te apekkhā.

‘‘Addhā na jānanti yatodha dhammaṃ, kāmā aniccā iti cāpi āhu;

Tassuddānaṃ –

Rāgañca tesaṃ na balatthi chettuṃ, tasmā sitā puttadāraṃ dhanañcā’’ti.

… Isidinno thero….

5. Sambulakaccānattheragāthā

‘‘Devo ca vassati devo ca gaḷagaḷāyati,

Ekako cāhaṃ bherave bile viharāmi;

Tassa mayhaṃ ekakassa bherave bile viharato,

Natthi bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā.

‘‘Dhammatā mamasā yassa me, ekakassa bherave bile;

Viharato natthi bhayaṃ vā, chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā’’ti.

… Sambulakaccāno thero….

6. Nitakattheragāthā

‘‘Kassa selūpamaṃ cittaṃ, ṭhitaṃ nānupakampati;

Virattaṃ rajanīyesu, kuppanīye na kuppati;

Yassevaṃ bhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, kuto taṃ dukkhamessati.

‘‘Mama selūpamaṃ cittaṃ, ṭhitaṃ nānupakampati;

Virattaṃ rajanīyesu, kuppanīye na kuppati;

Mamevaṃ bhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, kuto maṃ dukkhamessatī’’ti.

… Nitako thero….

7. Soṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā

‘‘Na tāva supituṃ hoti, ratti nakkhattamālinī;

Paṭijaggitumevesā, ratti hoti vijānatā.

‘‘Hatthikkhandhāvapatitaṃ , kuñjaro ce anukkame;

Saṅgāme me mataṃ seyyo, yañce jīve parājito’’ti.

… Soṇo poṭiriyo thero ….

8. Nisabhattheragāthā

‘‘Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā, piyarūpe manorame;

Saddhāya gharā nikkhamma, dukkhassantakaro bhave.

‘‘Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṃ, nābhinandāmi jīvitaṃ;

Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi, sampajāno patissato’’ti.

… Nisabho thero….

9. Usabhattheragāthā

‘‘Ambapallavasaṅkāsaṃ, aṃse katvāna cīvaraṃ;

Nisinno hatthigīvāyaṃ, gāmaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisiṃ.

‘‘Hatthikkhandhato oruyha, saṃvegaṃ alabhiṃ tadā;

Sohaṃ ditto tadā santo, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

… Usabho thero….

10. Kappaṭakurattheragāthā

‘‘Ayamiti kappaṭo kappaṭakuro, acchāya atibharitāya ;

Amataghaṭikāyaṃ dhammakaṭamatto , katapadaṃ jhānāni ocetuṃ.

‘‘Mā kho tvaṃ kappaṭa pacālesi, mā tvaṃ upakaṇṇamhi tāḷessaṃ;

Na hi tvaṃ kappaṭa mattamaññāsi, saṅghamajjhamhi pacalāyamānoti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Kappaṭakuro thero….

Vaggo catuttho niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Migasiro sivako ca, upavāno ca paṇḍito;

Isidinno ca kaccāno, nitako ca mahāvasī;

Poṭiriyaputto nisabho, usabho kappaṭakuroti.

5. Pañcamavaggo

5. Pañcamavaggo

1. Kumārakassapattheragāthā

‘‘Aho buddhā aho dhammā, aho no satthu sampadā;

Yattha etādisaṃ dhammaṃ, sāvako sacchikāhi’’ti.

‘‘Asaṅkheyyesu kappesu, sakkāyādhigatā ahū;

Tesamayaṃ pacchimako, carimoyaṃ samussayo;

Jātimaraṇasaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Kumārakassapo thero….

2. Dhammapālattheragāthā

‘‘Yo have daharo bhikkhu, yuñjati buddhasāsane;

Jāgaro sa hi suttesu , amoghaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.

‘‘Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca, pasādaṃ dhammadassanaṃ;

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī, saraṃ buddhāna sāsana’’nti.

… Dhammapālo thero….

3. Brahmālittheragāthā

‘‘Kassindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, assā yathā sārathinā sudantā;

Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi kassa pihayanti tādino’’ti.

‘‘Mayhindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, assā yathā sārathinā sudantā;

Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi mayhaṃ pihayanti tādino’’ti.

… Brahmāli thero….

4. Mogharājattheragāthā

‘‘Chavipāpaka cittabhaddaka, mogharāja satataṃ samāhito;

Hemantikasītakālarattiyo , bhikkhu tvaṃsi kathaṃ karissasi’’.

‘‘Sampannasassā magadhā, kevalā iti me sutaṃ;

Palālacchannako seyyaṃ, yathaññe sukhajīvino’’ti.

… Mogharājā thero….

5. Visākhapañcālaputtattheragāthā

‘‘Na ukkhipe no ca parikkhipe pare, okkhipe pāragataṃ na eraye;

Na cattavaṇṇaṃ parisāsu byāhare, anuddhato sammitabhāṇi subbato.

‘‘Susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā, matikusalena nivātavuttinā;

Saṃsevitavuddhasīlinā, nibbānaṃ na hi tena dullabha’’nti.

… Visākho pañcālaputto thero ….

6. Cūḷakattheragāthā

‘‘Nadanti morā susikhā supekhuṇā, sunīlagīvā sumukhā sugajjino;

Susaddalā cāpi mahāmahī ayaṃ, subyāpitambu suvalāhakaṃ nabhaṃ.

‘‘Sukallarūpo sumanassa jhāyataṃ , sunikkamo sādhu subuddhasāsane;

Susukkasukkaṃ nipuṇaṃ sududdasaṃ, phusāhi taṃ uttamamaccutaṃ pada’’nti.

… Cūḷako thero….

7. Anūpamattheragāthā

‘‘Nandamānāgataṃ cittaṃ, sūlamāropamānakaṃ;

Tena teneva vajasi, yena sūlaṃ kaliṅgaraṃ.

‘‘Tāhaṃ cittakaliṃ brūmi, taṃ brūmi cittadubbhakaṃ;

Satthā te dullabho laddho, mānatthe maṃ niyojayī’’ti.

… Anūpamo thero….

8. Vajjitattheragāthā

‘‘Saṃsaraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ, gatīsu parivattisaṃ;

Apassaṃ ariyasaccāni, andhabhūto puthujjano.

‘‘Tassa me appamattassa, saṃsārā vinaḷīkatā;

Sabbā gatī samucchinnā, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Vajjito thero….

9. Sandhitattheragāthā

‘‘Assatthe haritobhāse, saṃvirūḷhamhi pādape;

Ekaṃ buddhagataṃ saññaṃ, alabhitthaṃ patissato.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ saññamalabhiṃ tadā;

Tassā saññāya vāhasā, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

Tassuddānaṃ –

… Sandhito thero….

Vaggo pañcamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Kumārakassapo thero, dhammapālo ca brahmāli;

Mogharājā visākho ca, cūḷako ca anūpamo;

Vajjito sandhito thero, kilesarajavāhanoti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Dukanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Gāthādukanipātamhi, navuti ceva aṭṭha ca;

Therā ekūnapaññāsaṃ, bhāsitā nayakovidāti.

3. Tikanipāto

1. Aṅgaṇikabhāradvājattheragāthā

‘‘Ayoni suddhimanvesaṃ, aggiṃ paricariṃ vane;

Suddhimaggaṃ ajānanto, akāsiṃ amaraṃ tapaṃ .

‘‘Taṃ sukhena sukhaṃ laddhaṃ, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Brahmabandhu pure āsiṃ, idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo;

Tevijjo nhātako camhi, sottiyo camhi vedagū’’ti.

… Aṅgaṇikabhāradvājo thero….

2. Paccayattheragāthā

‘‘Pañcāhāhaṃ pabbajito, sekho appattamānaso,

Vihāraṃ me paviṭṭhassa, cetaso paṇidhī ahu.

‘‘Nāsissaṃ na pivissāmi, vihārato na nikkhame;

Napi passaṃ nipātessaṃ, taṇhāsalle anūhate.

‘‘Tassa mevaṃ viharato, passa vīriyaparakkamaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

… Paccayo thero….

3. Bākulattheragāthā

‘‘Yo pubbe karaṇīyāni, pacchā so kātumicchati;

Sukhā so dhaṃsate ṭhānā, pacchā ca manutappati.

‘‘Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade, yaṃ na kayirā na taṃ vade;

Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ, parijānanti paṇḍitā.

‘‘Susukhaṃ vata nibbānaṃ, sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;

Asokaṃ virajaṃ khemaṃ, yattha dukkhaṃ nirujjhatī’’ti.

… Bākulo thero….

4. Dhaniyattheragāthā

‘‘Sukhaṃ ce jīvituṃ icche, sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā;

Saṅghikaṃ nātimaññeyya, cīvaraṃ pānabhojanaṃ.

‘‘Sukhaṃ ce jīvituṃ icche, sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā;

Ahi mūsikasobbhaṃva, sevetha sayanāsanaṃ.

‘‘Sukhaṃ ce jīvituṃ icche, sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā;

Itarītarena tusseyya, ekadhammañca bhāvaye’’ti.

… Dhaniyo thero….

5. Mātaṅgaputtattheragāthā

‘‘Atisītaṃ atiuṇhaṃ, atisāyamidaṃ ahu;

Iti vissaṭṭhakammante, khaṇā accenti māṇave.

‘‘Yo ca sītañca uṇhañca, tiṇā bhiyyo na maññati;

Karaṃ purisakiccāni, so sukhā na vihāyati.

‘‘Dabbaṃ kusaṃ poṭakilaṃ, usīraṃ muñjapabbajaṃ;

Urasā panudissāmi, vivekamanubrūhaya’’nti.

… Mātaṅgaputto thero….

6. Khujjasobhitattheragāthā

‘‘Ye cittakathī bahussutā, samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino;

Tesaññataroyamāyuvā, dvāre tiṭṭhati khujjasobhito.

‘‘Ye cittakathī bahussutā, samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino;

Tesaññataroyamāyuvā, dvāre tiṭṭhati māluterito.

‘‘Suyuddhena suyiṭṭhena, saṅgāmavijayena ca;

Brahmacariyānuciṇṇena, evāyaṃ sukhamedhatī’’ti.

… Khujjasobhito thero….

7. Vāraṇattheragāthā

‘‘Yodha koci manussesu, parapāṇāni hiṃsati;

Asmā lokā paramhā ca, ubhayā dhaṃsate naro.

‘‘Yo ca mettena cittena, sabbapāṇānukampati;

Bahuñhi so pasavati, puññaṃ tādisako naro.

‘‘Subhāsitassa sikkhetha, samaṇūpāsanassa ca;

Ekāsanassa ca raho, cittavūpasamassa cā’’ti.

… Vāraṇo thero….

8. Vassikattheragāthā

‘‘Ekopi saddho medhāvī, assaddhānīdha ñātinaṃ;

Dhammaṭṭho sīlasampanno, hoti atthāya bandhunaṃ.

‘‘Niggayha anukampāya, coditā ñātayo mayā;

Ñātibandhavapemena, kāraṃ katvāna bhikkhusu.

‘‘Te abbhatītā kālaṅkatā, pattā te tidivaṃ sukhaṃ;

Bhātaro mayhaṃ mātā ca, modanti kāmakāmino’’ti.

… Vassiko thero….

9. Yasojattheragāthā

‘‘Kālapabbaṅgasaṅkāso, kiso dhamanisanthato;

Mattaññū annapānamhi, adīnamanaso naro’’.

‘‘Phuṭṭho ḍaṃsehi makasehi, araññasmiṃ brahāvane;

Nāgo saṅgāmasīseva, sato tatrādhivāsaye.

‘‘Yathā brahmā tathā eko, yathā devo tathā duve;

Yathā gāmo tathā tayo, kolāhalaṃ tatuttari’’nti.

… Yasojo thero….

10. Sāṭimattiyattheragāthā

‘‘Ahu tuyhaṃ pure saddhā, sā te ajja na vijjati;

Yaṃ tuyhaṃ tuyhamevetaṃ, natthi duccaritaṃ mama.

‘‘Aniccā hi calā saddā, evaṃ diṭṭhā hi sā mayā;

Rajjantipi virajjanti, tattha kiṃ jiyyate muni.

‘‘Paccati munino bhattaṃ, thokaṃ thokaṃ kule kule;

Piṇḍikāya carissāmi, atthi jaṅghabalaṃ mamā’’ti.

… Sāṭimattiyo thero….

11. Upālittheragāthā

‘‘Saddhāya abhinikkhamma, navapabbajito navo;

Mitte bhajeyya kalyāṇe, suddhājīve atandite.

‘‘Saddhāya abhinikkhamma, navapabbajito navo;

Saṅghasmiṃ viharaṃ bhikkhu, sikkhetha vinayaṃ budho.

‘‘Saddhāya abhinikkhamma, navapabbajito navo;

Kappākappesu kusalo, careyya apurakkhato’’ti.

… Upālitthero….

12. Uttarapālattheragāthā

‘‘Paṇḍitaṃ vata maṃ santaṃ, alamatthavicintakaṃ;

Pañca kāmaguṇā loke, sammohā pātayiṃsu maṃ.

‘‘Pakkhando māravisaye, daḷhasallasamappito;

Asakkhiṃ maccurājassa, ahaṃ pāsā pamuccituṃ.

‘‘Sabbe kāmā pahīnā me, bhavā sabbe padālitā ;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Uttarapālo thero….

13. Abhibhūtattheragāthā

‘‘Suṇātha ñātayo sabbe, yāvantettha samāgatā;

Dhammaṃ vo desayissāmi, dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.

‘‘Ārambhatha nikkamatha, yuñjatha buddhasāsane;

Dhunātha maccuno senaṃ, naḷāgāraṃva kuñjaro.

‘‘Yo imasmiṃ dhammavinaye, vihassati ;

Pahāya jātisaṃsāraṃ, dukkhassantaṃ karissatī’’ti.

… Abhibhūto thero….

14. Gotamattheragāthā

‘‘Saṃsaraṃ hi nirayaṃ agacchissaṃ, petalokamagamaṃ punappunaṃ;

Dukkhamamhipi tiracchānayoniyaṃ, nekadhā hi vusitaṃ ciraṃ mayā.

‘‘Mānusopi ca bhavobhirādhito, saggakāyamagamaṃ sakiṃ sakiṃ;

Rūpadhātusu arūpadhātusu, nevasaññisu asaññisuṭṭhitaṃ.

‘‘Sambhavā suviditā asārakā, saṅkhatā pacalitā saderitā;

Taṃ viditvā mahamattasambhavaṃ, santimeva satimā samajjhaga’’nti.

… Gotamo thero….

15. Hāritattheragāthā

‘‘Yo pubbe karaṇīyāni, pacchā so kātumicchati;

Sukhā so dhaṃsate ṭhānā, pacchā ca manutappati.

‘‘Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade, yaṃ na kayirā na taṃ vade;

Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ, parijānanti paṇḍitā.

‘‘Susukhaṃ vata nibbānaṃ, sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;

Asokaṃ virajaṃ khemaṃ, yattha dukkhaṃ nirujjhatī’’ti.

… Hārito thero….

16. Vimalattheragāthā

‘‘Pāpamitte vivajjetvā, bhajeyyuttamapuggalaṃ;

Ovāde cassa tiṭṭheyya, patthento acalaṃ sukhaṃ.

‘‘Parittaṃ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

Evaṃ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

Tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya, kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ.

‘‘Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi;

Niccaṃ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase’’ti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Vimalo thero….

Tikanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Aṅgaṇiko bhāradvājo, paccayo bākulo isi;

Dhaniyo mātaṅgaputto, sobhito vāraṇo isi.

Vassiko ca yasojo ca, sāṭimattiyupāli ca;

Uttarapālo abhibhūto, gotamo hāritopi ca.

Thero tikanipātamhi, nibbāne vimalo kato;

Aṭṭhatālīsa gāthāyo, therā soḷasa kittitāti.

4. Catukanipāto

1. Nāgasamālattheragāthā

‘‘Alaṅkatā suvasanā, mālinī candanussadā;

Majjhe mahāpathe nārī, turiye naccati naṭṭakī.

‘‘Piṇḍikāya paviṭṭhohaṃ, gacchanto naṃ udikkhisaṃ;

Alaṅkataṃ suvasanaṃ, maccupāsaṃva oḍḍitaṃ.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha;

Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha .

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Nāgasamālo thero….

2. Bhaguttheragāthā

‘‘Ahaṃ middhena pakato, vihārā upanikkhamiṃ;

Caṅkamaṃ abhiruhanto, tattheva papatiṃ chamā.

‘‘Gattāni parimajjitvā, punapāruyha caṅkamaṃ;

Caṅkame caṅkamiṃ sohaṃ, ajjhattaṃ susamāhito.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha;

Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

… Bhagutthero….

3. Sabhiyattheragāthā

‘‘Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase;

Ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

‘‘Yadā ca avijānantā, iriyantyamarā viya;

Vijānanti ca ye dhammaṃ, āturesu anāturā.

‘‘Yaṃ kiñci sithilaṃ kammaṃ, saṃkiliṭṭhañca yaṃ vataṃ;

Saṅkassaraṃ brahmacariyaṃ, na taṃ hoti mahapphalaṃ.

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati;

Ārakā hoti saddhammā, nabhaṃ puthaviyā yathā’’ti.

… Sabhiyo thero….

4. Nandakattheragāthā

‘‘Dhiratthu pūre duggandhe, mārapakkhe avassute;

Navasotāni te kāye, yāni sandanti sabbadā.

‘‘Mā purāṇaṃ amaññittho, māsādesi tathāgate;

Saggepi te na rajjanti, kimaṅgaṃ pana mānuse.

‘‘Ye ca kho bālā dummedhā, dummantī mohapārutā;

Tādisā tattha rajjanti, mārakhittamhi bandhane.

‘‘Yesaṃ rāgo ca doso ca, avijjā ca virājitā;

Tādī tattha na rajjanti, chinnasuttā abandhanā’’ti.

… Nandako thero….

5. Jambukattheragāthā

‘‘Pañcapaññāsavassāni, rajojallamadhārayiṃ;

Bhuñjanto māsikaṃ bhattaṃ, kesamassuṃ alocayiṃ.

‘‘Ekapādena aṭṭhāsiṃ, āsanaṃ parivajjayiṃ;

Sukkhagūthāni ca khādiṃ, uddesañca na sādiyiṃ.

‘‘Etādisaṃ karitvāna, bahuṃ duggatigāminaṃ;

Vuyhamāno mahoghena, buddhaṃ saraṇamāgamaṃ.

‘‘Saraṇagamanaṃ passa, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

… Jambuko thero….

6. Senakattheragāthā

‘‘Svāgataṃ vata me āsi, gayāyaṃ gayaphagguyā;

Yaṃ addasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, desentaṃ dhammamuttamaṃ.

‘‘Mahappabhaṃ gaṇācariyaṃ, aggapattaṃ vināyakaṃ;

Sadevakassa lokassa, jinaṃ atuladassanaṃ.

‘‘Mahānāgaṃ mahāvīraṃ, mahājutimanāsavaṃ;

Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇaṃ, satthāramakutobhayaṃ.

‘‘Cirasaṃkiliṭṭhaṃ vata maṃ, diṭṭhisandānabandhitaṃ ;

Vimocayi so bhagavā, sabbaganthehi senaka’’nti.

… Senako thero….

7. Sambhūtattheragāthā

‘‘Yo dandhakāle tarati, taraṇīye ca dandhaye;

Ayoni saṃvidhānena, bālo dukkhaṃ nigacchati.

‘‘Tassatthā parihāyanti, kāḷapakkheva candimā;

Āyasakyañca pappoti, mittehi ca virujjhati.

‘‘Yo dandhakāle dandheti, taraṇīye ca tāraye;

Yoniso saṃvidhānena, sukhaṃ pappoti paṇḍito.

‘‘Tassatthā paripūrenti, sukkapakkheva candimā;

Yaso kittiñca pappoti, mittehi na virujjhatī’’ti.

… Sambhūto thero….

8. Rāhulattheragāthā

‘‘Ubhayeneva sampanno, rāhulabhaddoti maṃ vidū;

Yañcamhi putto buddhassa, yañca dhammesu cakkhumā.

‘‘Yañca me āsavā khīṇā, yañca natthi punabbhavo;

Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi, tevijjo amataddaso.

‘‘Kāmandhā jālapacchannā, taṇhāchādanachāditā;

Pamattabandhunā baddhā, macchāva kumināmukhe.

‘‘Taṃ kāmaṃ ahamujjhitvā, chetvā mārassa bandhanaṃ;

Samūlaṃ taṇhamabbuyha, sītibhūtosmi nibbuto’’ti.

… Rāhulo thero….

9. Candanattheragāthā

‘‘Jātarūpena sañchannā , dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā;

Aṅkena puttamādāya, bhariyā maṃ upāgami.

‘‘Tañca disvāna āyantiṃ, sakaputtassa mātaraṃ;

Alaṅkataṃ suvasanaṃ, maccupāsaṃva oḍḍitaṃ.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha;

Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me,

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Candano thero….

10. Dhammikattheragāthā

‘‘Dhammo have rakkhati dhammacāriṃ, dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati;

Esānisaṃso dhamme suciṇṇe, na duggatiṃ gacchati dhammacārī.

‘‘Nahi dhammo adhammo ca, ubho samavipākino;

Adhammo nirayaṃ neti, dhammo pāpeti suggatiṃ.

‘‘Tasmā hi dhammesu kareyya chandaṃ, iti modamāno sugatena tādinā;

Dhamme ṭhitā sugatavarassa sāvakā, nīyanti dhīrā saraṇavaraggagāmino.

‘‘Vipphoṭito gaṇḍamūlo, taṇhājālo samūhato;

So khīṇasaṃsāro na catthi kiñcanaṃ,

Cando yathā dosinā puṇṇamāsiya’’nti.

… Dhammiko thero….

11. Sappakattheragāthā

‘‘Yadā balākā sucipaṇḍaracchadā, kāḷassa meghassa bhayena tajjitā;

Palehiti ālayamālayesinī, tadā nadī ajakaraṇī rameti maṃ.

‘‘Yadā balākā suvisuddhapaṇḍarā, kāḷassa meghassa bhayena tajjitā;

Pariyesati leṇamaleṇadassinī, tadā nadī ajakaraṇī rameti maṃ.

‘‘Kaṃ nu tattha na ramenti, jambuyo ubhato tahiṃ;

Sobhenti āpagākūlaṃ, mama leṇassa pacchato.

‘‘Tā matamadasaṅghasuppahīnā,

Bhekā mandavatī panādayanti;

‘Nājja girinadīhi vippavāsasamayo,

Khemā ajakaraṇī sivā surammā’’’ti.

… Sappako thero….

12. Muditattheragāthā

‘‘Pabbajiṃ jīvikatthohaṃ, laddhāna upasampadaṃ;

Tato saddhaṃ paṭilabhiṃ, daḷhavīriyo parakkamiṃ.

‘‘Kāmaṃ bhijjatuyaṃ kāyo, maṃsapesī visīyaruṃ ;

Ubho jaṇṇukasandhīhi, jaṅghāyo papatantu me.

‘‘Nāsissaṃ na pivissāmi, vihārā ca na nikkhame;

Napi passaṃ nipātessaṃ, taṇhāsalle anūhate.

‘‘Tassa mevaṃ viharato, passa vīriyaparakkamaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Mudito thero….

Catukkanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Nāgasamālo bhagu ca, sabhiyo nandakopi ca;

Jambuko senako thero, sambhūto rāhulopi ca.

Bhavati candano thero, dasete buddhasāvakā;

Dhammiko sappako thero, mudito cāpi te tayo;

Gāthāyo dve ca paññāsa, therā sabbepi terasāti .

5. Pañcakanipāto

1. Rājadattattheragāthā

‘‘Bhikkhu sivathikaṃ gantvā, addasa itthimujjhitaṃ;

Apaviddhaṃ susānasmiṃ, khajjantiṃ kimihī phuṭaṃ.

‘‘Yañhi eke jigucchanti, mataṃ disvāna pāpakaṃ;

Kāmarāgo pāturahu, andhova savatī ahuṃ.

‘‘Oraṃ odanapākamhā, tamhā ṭhānā apakkamiṃ;

Satimā sampajānohaṃ, ekamantaṃ upāvisiṃ.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha;

Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Rājadatto thero….

2. Subhūtattheragāthā

‘‘Ayoge yuñjamattānaṃ, puriso kiccamicchako ;

Caraṃ ce nādhigaccheyya, ‘taṃ me dubbhagalakkhaṇaṃ’.

‘‘Abbūḷhaṃ aghagataṃ vijitaṃ, ekañce ossajeyya kalīva siyā;

Sabbānipi ce ossajeyya andhova siyā, samavisamassa adassanato.

‘‘Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade, yaṃ na kayirā na taṃ vade;

Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ, parijānanti paṇḍitā.

‘‘Yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ agandhakaṃ;

Evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, aphalā hoti akubbato.

‘‘Yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ sugandhakaṃ ;

Evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, saphalā hoti kubbato’’ti .

… Subhūto thero….

3. Girimānandattheragāthā

‘‘Vassati devo yathā sugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Tassaṃ viharāmi vūpasanto, atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva.

‘‘Vassati devo yathā sugītaṃ, channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;

Tassaṃ viharāmi santacitto, atha ce patthayasī pavassa deva.

‘‘Vassati devo…pe… tassaṃ viharāmi vītarāgo…pe….

‘‘Vassati devo…pe… tassaṃ viharāmi vītadoso…pe….

‘‘Vassati devo…pe… tassaṃ viharāmi vītamoho;

Atha ce patthayasī pavassa devā’’ti.

… Girimānando thero….

4. Sumanattheragāthā

‘‘Yaṃ patthayāno dhammesu, upajjhāyo anuggahi;

Amataṃ abhikaṅkhantaṃ, kataṃ kattabbakaṃ mayā.

‘‘Anuppatto sacchikato, sayaṃ dhammo anītiho;

Visuddhiñāṇo nikkaṅkho, byākaromi tavantike.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Sadattho me anuppatto, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

‘‘Appamattassa me sikkhā, sussutā tava sāsane;

Sabbe me āsavā khīṇā, natthi dāni punabbhavo.

‘‘Anusāsi maṃ ariyavatā, anukampi anuggahi;

Amogho tuyhamovādo, antevāsimhi sikkhito’’ti.

… Sumano thero….

5. Vaḍḍhattheragāthā

‘‘Sādhū hi kira me mātā, patodaṃ upadaṃsayi;

Yassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, anusiṭṭho janettiyā;

Āraddhavīriyo pahitatto, patto sambodhimuttamaṃ.

‘‘Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi, tevijjo amataddaso;

Jetvā namucino senaṃ, viharāmi anāsavo.

‘‘Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, ye me vijjiṃsu āsavā;

Sabbe asesā ucchinnā, na ca uppajjare puna.

‘‘Visāradā kho bhaginī, etamatthaṃ abhāsayi;

‘Apihā nūna mayipi, vanatho te na vijjati’.

‘‘Pariyantakataṃ dukkhaṃ, antimoyaṃ samussayo;

Jātimaraṇasaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Vaḍḍho thero….

6. Nadīkassapattheragāthā

‘‘Atthāya vata me buddho, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ agā;

Yassāhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, micchādiṭṭhiṃ vivajjayiṃ.

‘‘Yajiṃ uccāvace yaññe, aggihuttaṃ juhiṃ ahaṃ;

‘Esā suddhī’ti maññanto, andhabhūto puthujjano.

‘‘Diṭṭhigahanapakkhando , parāmāsena mohito;

Asuddhiṃ maññisaṃ suddhiṃ, andhabhūto aviddasu.

‘‘Micchādiṭṭhi pahīnā me, bhavā sabbe padālitā ;

Juhāmi dakkhiṇeyyaggiṃ, namassāmi tathāgataṃ.

‘‘Mohā sabbe pahīnā me, bhavataṇhā padālitā;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Nadīkassapo thero….

7. Gayākassapattheragāthā

‘‘Pāto majjhanhikaṃ sāyaṃ, tikkhattuṃ divasassahaṃ;

Otariṃ udakaṃ sohaṃ, gayāya gayaphagguyā.

‘‘‘Yaṃ mayā pakataṃ pāpaṃ, pubbe aññāsu jātisu;

Taṃ dānīdha pavāhemi’, evaṃdiṭṭhi pure ahuṃ.

‘‘Sutvā subhāsitaṃ vācaṃ, dhammatthasahitaṃ padaṃ;

Tathaṃ yāthāvakaṃ atthaṃ, yoniso paccavekkhisaṃ;

‘‘Ninhātasabbapāpomhi, nimmalo payato suci;

Suddho suddhassa dāyādo, putto buddhassa oraso.

‘‘Ogayhaṭṭhaṅgikaṃ sotaṃ, sabbapāpaṃ pavāhayiṃ;

Tisso vijjā ajjhagamiṃ, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Gayākassapo thero….

8. Vakkalittheragāthā

‘‘Vātarogābhinīto tvaṃ, viharaṃ kānane vane;

Paviṭṭhagocare lūkhe, kathaṃ bhikkhu karissasi.

‘‘Pītisukhena vipulena, pharamāno samussayaṃ;

Lūkhampi abhisambhonto, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Bhāvento satipaṭṭhāne, indriyāni balāni ca;

Bojjhaṅgāni ca bhāvento, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Āraddhavīriye pahitatte, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkame ;

Samagge sahite disvā, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Anussaranto sambuddhaṃ, aggaṃ dantaṃ samāhitaṃ;

Atandito rattindivaṃ, viharissāmi kānane’’ti.

… Vakkalitthero….

9. Vijitasenattheragāthā

‘‘Olaggessāmi te citta, āṇidvāreva hatthinaṃ;

Na taṃ pāpe niyojessaṃ, kāmajāla sarīraja .

‘‘Tvaṃ olaggo na gacchasi , dvāravivaraṃ gajova alabhanto;

Na ca cittakali punappunaṃ, pasakka pāparato carissasi.

‘‘Yathā kuñjaraṃ adantaṃ, navaggahamaṅkusaggaho;

Balavā āvatteti akāmaṃ, evaṃ āvattayissaṃ taṃ.

‘‘Yathā varahayadamakusalo, sārathi pavaro dameti ājaññaṃ;

Evaṃ damayissaṃ taṃ, patiṭṭhito pañcasu balesu.

‘‘Satiyā taṃ nibandhissaṃ, payutto te damessāmi ;

Vīriyadhuraniggahito, na yito dūraṃ gamissase cittā’’ti.

… Vijitaseno thero….

10. Yasadattattheragāthā

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Ārakā hoti saddhammā, nabhaso pathavī yathā.

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Parihāyati saddhammā, kāḷapakkheva candimā.

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Parisussati saddhamme, maccho appodake yathā.

‘‘Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Na virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṃva pūtikaṃ.

‘‘Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena, suṇāti jinasāsanaṃ;

Khepetvā āsave sabbe, sacchikatvā akuppataṃ;

Pappuyya paramaṃ santiṃ, parinibbātināsavo’’ti.

… Yasadatto thero….

11. Soṇakuṭikaṇṇattheragāthā

‘‘Upasampadā ca me laddhā, vimutto camhi anāsavo;

So ca me bhagavā diṭṭho, vihāre ca sahāvasiṃ.

‘‘Bahudeva rattiṃ bhagavā, abbhokāsetināmayi;

Vihārakusalo satthā, vihāraṃ pāvisī tadā.

‘‘Santharitvāna saṅghāṭiṃ, seyyaṃ kappesi gotamo;

Sīho selaguhāyaṃva, pahīnabhayabheravo.

‘‘Tato kalyāṇavākkaraṇo, sammāsambuddhasāvako;

Soṇo abhāsi saddhammaṃ, buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.

‘‘Pañcakkhandhe pariññāya, bhāvayitvāna añjasaṃ;

Pappuyya paramaṃ santiṃ, parinibbissatyanāsavo’’ti.

… Soṇo kuṭikaṇṇathero….

12. Kosiyattheragāthā

‘‘Yo ve garūnaṃ vacanaññu dhīro, vase ca tamhi janayetha pemaṃ;

So bhattimā nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Yaṃ āpadā uppatitā uḷārā, nakkhambhayante paṭisaṅkhayantaṃ;

So thāmavā nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Yo ve samuddova ṭhito anejo, gambhīrapañño nipuṇatthadassī;

Asaṃhāriyo nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Bahussuto dhammadharo ca hoti, dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī;

So tādiso nāma ca hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assa.

‘‘Atthañca yo jānāti bhāsitassa, atthañca ñatvāna tathā karoti;

Atthantaro nāma sa hoti paṇḍito, ñatvā ca dhammesu visesi assā’’ti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Kosiyo thero….

Pañcakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Rājadatto subhūto ca, girimānandasumanā;

Vaḍḍho ca kassapo thero, gayākassapavakkalī.

Vijito yasadatto ca, soṇo kosiyasavhayo;

Saṭṭhi ca pañca gāthāyo, therā ca ettha dvādasāti.

6. Chakkanipāto

1. Uruveḷakassapattheragāthā

‘‘Disvāna pāṭihīrāni, gotamassa yasassino;

Na tāvāhaṃ paṇipatiṃ, issāmānena vañcito.

‘‘Mama saṅkappamaññāya, codesi narasārathi;

Tato me āsi saṃvego, abbhuto lomahaṃsano.

‘‘Pubbe jaṭilabhūtassa, yā me siddhi parittikā;

Tāhaṃ tadā nirākatvā , pabbajiṃ jinasāsane.

‘‘Pubbe yaññena santuṭṭho, kāmadhātupurakkhato;

Pacchā rāgañca dosañca, mohañcāpi samūhaniṃ.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Iddhimā paracittaññū, dibbasotañca pāpuṇiṃ.

‘‘Yassa catthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

So me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti.

… Uruveḷakassapo thero….

2. Tekicchakārittheragāthā

‘‘Atihitā vīhi, khalagatā sālī;

Na ca labhe piṇḍaṃ, kathamahaṃ kassaṃ.

‘‘Buddhamappameyyaṃ anussara pasanno;

Pītiyā phuṭasarīro hohisi satatamudaggo.

‘‘Dhammamappameyyaṃ anussara pasanno;

Pītiyā phuṭasarīro hohisi satatamudaggo.

‘‘Saṅghamappameyyaṃ anussara pasanno;

Pītiyā phuṭasarīro hohisi satatamudaggo.

‘‘Abbhokāse viharasi, sītā hemantikā imā ratyo;

Mā sītena pareto vihaññittho, pavisa tvaṃ vihāraṃ phusitaggaḷaṃ.

‘‘Phusissaṃ catasso appamaññāyo, tāhi ca sukhito viharissaṃ;

Nāhaṃ sītena vihaññissaṃ, aniñjito viharanto’’ti.

… Tekicchakārī thero….

3. Mahānāgattheragāthā

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati;

Parihāyati saddhammā, maccho appodake yathā.

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati;

Na virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṃva pūtikaṃ.

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati;

Ārakā hoti nibbānā , dhammarājassa sāsane.

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo upalabbhati;

Na vihāyati saddhammā, maccho bavhodake yathā.

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo upalabbhati;

So virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṃva bhaddakaṃ.

‘‘Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo upalabbhati;

Santike hoti nibbānaṃ , dhammarājassa sāsane’’ti.

… Mahānāgo thero….

4. Kullattheragāthā

‘‘Kullo sivathikaṃ gantvā, addasa itthimujjhitaṃ;

Apaviddhaṃ susānasmiṃ, khajjantiṃ kimihī phuṭaṃ.

‘‘Āturaṃ asuciṃ pūtiṃ, passa kulla samussayaṃ;

Uggharantaṃ paggharantaṃ, bālānaṃ abhinanditaṃ.

‘‘Dhammādāsaṃ gahetvāna, ñāṇadassanapattiyā;

Paccavekkhiṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, tucchaṃ santarabāhiraṃ.

‘‘Yathā idaṃ tathā etaṃ, yathā etaṃ tathā idaṃ;

Yathā adho tathā uddhaṃ, yathā uddhaṃ tathā adho.

‘‘Yathā divā tathā rattiṃ, yathā rattiṃ tathā divā;

Yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure.

‘‘Pañcaṅgikena turiyena, na ratī hoti tādisī;

Yathā ekaggacittassa, sammā dhammaṃ vipassato.

… Kullo thero….

5. Mālukyaputtattheragāthā

‘‘Manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya;

So plavatī hurā huraṃ, phalamicchaṃva vanasmi vānaro.

‘‘Yaṃ esā sahate jammī, taṇhā loke visattikā;

Sokā tassa pavaḍḍhanti, abhivaṭṭhaṃva bīraṇaṃ.

‘‘Yo cetaṃ sahate jammiṃ, taṇhaṃ loke duraccayaṃ;

Sokā tamhā papatanti, udabindūva pokkharā.

‘‘Taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvantettha samāgatā;

Taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīratthova bīraṇaṃ;

Mā vo naḷaṃva sotova, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.

‘‘Karotha buddhavacanaṃ, khaṇo vo mā upaccagā;

Khaṇātītā hi socanti, nirayamhi samappitā.

‘‘Pamādo rajo pamādo , pamādānupatito rajo;

Appamādena vijjāya, abbahe sallamattano’’ti.

… Mālukyaputto thero….

6. Sappadāsattheragāthā

‘‘Paṇṇavīsativassāni , yato pabbajito ahaṃ;

Accharāsaṅghātamattampi, cetosantimanajjhagaṃ.

‘‘Aladdhā cittassekaggaṃ, kāmarāgena aṭṭito ;

Bāhā paggayha kandanto, vihārā upanikkhamiṃ .

‘‘Satthaṃ vā āharissāmi, ko attho jīvitena me;

Kathaṃ hi sikkhaṃ paccakkhaṃ, kālaṃ kubbetha mādiso.

‘‘Tadāhaṃ khuramādāya, mañcakamhi upāvisiṃ;

Parinīto khuro āsi, dhamaniṃ chettumattano.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro, yoniso udapajjatha;

Ādīnavo pāturahu, nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me, passa dhammasudhammataṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Sappadāso thero….

7.Kātiyānattheragāthā

‘‘Uṭṭhehi nisīda kātiyāna, mā niddābahulo ahu jāgarassu;

Mā taṃ alasaṃ pamattabandhu, kūṭeneva jinātu maccurājā.

‘‘Seyyathāpi mahāsamuddavego, evaṃ jātijarātivattate taṃ;

So karohi sudīpamattano tvaṃ, na hi tāṇaṃ tava vijjateva aññaṃ.

‘‘Satthā hi vijesi maggametaṃ, saṅgā jātijarābhayā atītaṃ;

Pubbāpararattamappamatto, anuyuñjassu daḷhaṃ karohi yogaṃ.

‘‘Purimāni pamuñca bandhanāni, saṅghāṭikhuramuṇḍabhikkhabhojī;

Mā khiḍḍāratiñca mā niddaṃ, anuyuñjittha jhāya kātiyāna.

‘‘Jhāyāhi jināhi kātiyāna, yogakkhemapathesu kovidosi;

Pappuyya anuttaraṃ visuddhiṃ, parinibbāhisi vārināva joti.

‘‘Pajjotakaro parittaraṃso, vātena vinamyate latāva;

Evampi tuvaṃ anādiyāno, māraṃ indasagotta niddhunāhi;

So vedayitāsu vītarāgo, kālaṃ kaṅkha idheva sītibhūto’’ti.

… Kātiyāno thero….

8. Migajālattheragāthā

‘‘Sudesito cakkhumatā, buddhenādiccabandhunā;

Sabbasaṃyojanātīto, sabbavaṭṭavināsano.

‘‘Niyyāniko uttaraṇo, taṇhāmūlavisosano;

Visamūlaṃ āghātanaṃ, chetvā pāpeti nibbutiṃ.

‘‘Aññāṇamūlabhedāya , kammayantavighāṭano;

Viññāṇānaṃ pariggahe, ñāṇavajiranipātano.

‘‘Vedanānaṃ viññāpano, upādānappamocano;

Bhavaṃ aṅgārakāsuṃva, ñāṇena anupassano .

‘‘Mahāraso sugambhīro, jarāmaccunivāraṇo;

Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, dukkhūpasamano sivo.

‘‘Kammaṃ kammanti ñatvāna, vipākañca vipākato;

Paṭiccuppannadhammānaṃ, yathāvālokadassano;

Mahākhemaṅgamo santo, pariyosānabhaddako’’ti.

… Migajālo thero….

9. Purohitaputtajentattheragāthā

‘‘Jātimadena mattohaṃ, bhogaissariyena ca;

Saṇṭhānavaṇṇarūpena, madamatto acārihaṃ.

‘‘Nāttano samakaṃ kañci, atirekaṃ ca maññisaṃ;

Atimānahato bālo, patthaddho ussitaddhajo.

‘‘Mātaraṃ pitarañcāpi, aññepi garusammate;

Na kañci abhivādesiṃ, mānatthaddho anādaro.

‘‘Disvā vināyakaṃ aggaṃ, sārathīnaṃ varuttamaṃ;

Tapantamiva ādiccaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ.

‘‘Mānaṃ madañca chaḍḍetvā, vippasannena cetasā;

Sirasā abhivādesiṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

‘‘Atimāno ca omāno, pahīnā susamūhatā;

Asmimāno samucchinno, sabbe mānavidhā hatā’’ti.

… Jento purohitaputto thero….

10. Sumanattheragāthā

‘‘Yadā navo pabbajito, jātiyā sattavassiko;

Iddhiyā abhibhotvāna, pannagindaṃ mahiddhikaṃ.

‘‘Upajjhāyassa udakaṃ, anotattā mahāsarā;

Āharāmi tato disvā, maṃ satthā etadabravi’’.

‘‘Sāriputta imaṃ passa, āgacchantaṃ kumārakaṃ;

Udakakumbhamādāya, ajjhattaṃ susamāhitaṃ.

‘‘Pāsādikena vattena, kalyāṇairiyāpatho;

Sāmaṇeronuruddhassa, iddhiyā ca visārado.

‘‘Ājānīyena ājañño, sādhunā sādhukārito;

Vinīto anuruddhena, katakiccena sikkhito.

‘‘So patvā paramaṃ santiṃ, sacchikatvā akuppataṃ;

Sāmaṇero sa sumano, mā maṃ jaññāti icchatī’’ti.

… Sumano thero….

11. Nhātakamunittheragāthā

‘‘Vātarogābhinīto tvaṃ, viharaṃ kānane vane;

Paviddhagocare lūkhe, kathaṃ bhikkhu karissasi’’.

‘‘Pītisukhena vipulena, pharitvāna samussayaṃ;

Lūkhampi abhisambhonto, viharissāmi kānane.

‘‘Bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge, indriyāni balāni ca;

Jhānasokhummasampanno , viharissaṃ anāsavo.

‘‘Vippamuttaṃ kilesehi, suddhacittaṃ anāvilaṃ;

Abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhanto, viharissaṃ anāsavo.

‘‘Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, ye me vijjiṃsu āsavā;

Sabbe asesā ucchinnā, na ca uppajjare puna.

‘‘Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā, tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā;

Dukkhakkhayo anuppatto, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Nhātakamunitthero….

12. Brahmadattattheragāthā

‘‘Akkodhassa kuto kodho, dantassa samajīvino;

Sammadaññā vimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.

‘‘Tasseva tena pāpiyo, yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhati;

Kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṃ jeti dujjayaṃ.

‘‘Ubhinnamatthaṃ carati, attano ca parassa ca;

Paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati.

‘‘Ubhinnaṃ tikicchantaṃ taṃ, attano ca parassa ca;

Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā.

‘‘Uppajje te sace kodho, āvajja kakacūpamaṃ;

Uppajje ce rase taṇhā, puttamaṃsūpamaṃ sara.

‘‘Sace dhāvati cittaṃ te, kāmesu ca bhavesu ca;

Khippaṃ niggaṇha satiyā, kiṭṭhādaṃ viya duppasu’’nti;

… Brahmadatto thero….

13. Sirimaṇḍattheragāthā

‘‘Channamativassati , vivaṭaṃ nātivassati;

Tasmā channaṃ vivaretha, evaṃ taṃ nātivassati.

‘‘Maccunābbhahato loko, jarāya parivārito;

Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo, icchādhūpāyito sadā.

‘‘Maccunābbhahato loko, parikkhitto jarāya ca;

Haññati niccamattāṇo, pattadaṇḍova takkaro.

‘‘Āgacchantaggikhandhāva, maccu byādhi jarā tayo;

Paccuggantuṃ balaṃ natthi, javo natthi palāyituṃ.

‘‘Amoghaṃ divasaṃ kayirā, appena bahukena vā;

Yaṃ yaṃ vijahate rattiṃ, tadūnaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.

‘‘Carato tiṭṭhato vāpi, āsīnasayanassa vā;

Upeti carimā ratti, na te kālo pamajjitu’’nti.

… Sirimaṇḍo thero….

14. Sabbakāmittheragāthā

‘‘Dvipādakoyaṃ asuci, duggandho parihīrati ;

Nānākuṇapaparipūro, vissavanto tato tato.

‘‘Migaṃ nilīnaṃ kūṭena, baḷiseneva ambujaṃ;

Vānaraṃ viya lepena, bādhayanti puthujjanaṃ.

‘‘Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā, phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;

Pañca kāmaguṇā ete, itthirūpasmi dissare.

‘‘Ye etā upasevanti, rattacittā puthujjanā;

Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṃ ghoraṃ, ācinanti punabbhavaṃ.

‘‘Yo cetā parivajjeti, sappasseva padā siro;

Somaṃ visattikaṃ loke, sato samativattati.

‘‘Kāmesvādīnavaṃ disvā, nekkhammaṃ daṭṭhu khemato;

Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Sabbakāmitthero….

Chakkanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Uruveḷakassapo ca, thero tekicchakāri ca;

Mahānāgo ca kullo ca, mālukyo sappadāsako.

Kātiyāno migajālo, jento sumanasavhayo;

Nhātamuni brahmadatto, sirimaṇḍo sabbakāmī ca;

Gāthāyo caturāsīti, therā cettha catuddasāti.

7. Sattakanipāto

1. Sundarasamuddattheragāthā

‘‘Alaṅkatā suvasanā, māladhārī vibhūsitā;

Alattakakatāpādā, pādukāruyha vesikā.

‘‘Pādukā oruhitvāna, purato pañjalīkatā;

Sā maṃ saṇhena mudunā, mhitapubbaṃ abhāsatha’’.

‘‘Yuvāsi tvaṃ pabbajito, tiṭṭhāhi mama sāsane;

Bhuñja mānusake kāme, ahaṃ vittaṃ dadāmi te;

Saccaṃ te paṭijānāmi, aggiṃ vā te harāmahaṃ.

‘‘Yadā jiṇṇā bhavissāma, ubho daṇḍaparāyanā;

Ubhopi pabbajissāma, ubhayattha kaṭaggaho’’.

‘‘Tañca disvāna yācantiṃ, vesikaṃ pañjalīkataṃ;

Alaṅkataṃ suvasanaṃ, maccupāsaṃva oḍḍitaṃ.

‘‘Tato me manasīkāro…pe… nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

‘‘Tato cittaṃ vimucci me…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

… Sundarasamuddo thero….

2. Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheragāthā

Pare ambāṭakārāme, vanasaṇḍamhi bhaddiyo;

Samūlaṃ taṇhamabbuyha, tattha bhaddova jhāyati .

‘‘Ramanteke mudiṅgehi , vīṇāhi paṇavehi ca;

Ahañca rukkhamūlasmiṃ, rato buddhassa sāsane.

‘‘Buddho ce me varaṃ dajjā, so ca labbhetha me varo;

Gaṇhehaṃ sabbalokassa, niccaṃ kāyagataṃ satiṃ.

‘‘Ye maṃ rūpena pāmiṃsu, ye ca ghosena anvagū;

Chandarāgavasūpetā, na maṃ jānanti te janā.

‘‘Ajjhattañca na jānāti, bahiddhā ca na passati;

Samantāvaraṇo bālo, sa ve ghosena vuyhati.

‘‘Ajjhattañca na jānāti, bahiddhā ca vipassati;

Bahiddhā phaladassāvī, sopi ghosena vuyhati.

‘‘Ajjhattañca pajānāti, bahiddhā ca vipassati;

Anāvaraṇadassāvī, na so ghosena vuyhatī’’ti.

… Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyo thero….

3. Bhaddattheragāthā

‘‘Ekaputto ahaṃ āsiṃ, piyo mātu piyo pitu;

Bahūhi vatacariyāhi, laddho āyācanāhi ca.

‘‘Te ca maṃ anukampāya, atthakāmā hitesino;

Ubho pitā ca mātā ca, buddhassa upanāmayuṃ’’.

‘‘Kicchā laddho ayaṃ putto, sukhumālo sukhedhito;

Imaṃ dadāma te nātha, jinassa paricārakaṃ’’.

‘‘Satthā ca maṃ paṭiggayha, ānandaṃ etadabravi;

‘Pabbājehi imaṃ khippaṃ, hessatyājāniyo ayaṃ.

‘‘Pabbājetvāna maṃ satthā, vihāraṃ pāvisī jino;

Anoggatasmiṃ sūriyasmiṃ, tato cittaṃ vimucci me.

‘‘Tato satthā nirākatvā, paṭisallānavuṭṭhito;

‘Ehi bhaddā’ti maṃ āha, sā me āsūpasampadā.

‘‘Jātiyā sattavassena, laddhā me upasampadā;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, aho dhammasudhammatā’’ti.

… Bhaddo thero….

4. Sopākattheragāthā

‘‘Disvā pāsādachāyāyaṃ, caṅkamantaṃ naruttamaṃ;

Tattha naṃ upasaṅkamma, vandissaṃ purisuttamaṃ.

‘‘Ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, saṃharitvāna pāṇayo;

Anucaṅkamissaṃ virajaṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

‘‘Tato pañhe apucchi maṃ, pañhānaṃ kovido vidū;

Acchambhī ca abhīto ca, byākāsiṃ satthuno ahaṃ.

‘‘Vissajjitesu pañhesu, anumodi tathāgato;

Bhikkhusaṅghaṃ viloketvā, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha’’.

‘‘Lābhā aṅgānaṃ magadhānaṃ, yesāyaṃ paribhuñjati;

Cīvaraṃ piṇḍapātañca, paccayaṃ sayanāsanaṃ;

Paccuṭṭhānañca sāmīciṃ, tesaṃ lābhā’’ti cābravi.

‘‘Ajjatagge maṃ sopāka, dassanāyopasaṅkama;

Esā ceva te sopāka, bhavatu upasampadā’’.

‘‘Jātiyā sattavassohaṃ, laddhāna upasampadaṃ;

Dhāremi antimaṃ dehaṃ, aho dhammasudhammatā’’ti.

… Sopāko thero….

5. Sarabhaṅgattheragāthā

‘‘Sare hatthehi bhañjitvā, katvāna kuṭimacchisaṃ;

Tena me sarabhaṅgoti, nāmaṃ sammutiyā ahu.

‘‘Na mayhaṃ kappate ajja, sare hatthehi bhañjituṃ;

Sikkhāpadā no paññattā, gotamena yasassinā.

‘‘Sakalaṃ samattaṃ rogaṃ, sarabhaṅgo nāddasaṃ pubbe;

Soyaṃ rogo diṭṭho, vacanakarenātidevassa.

‘‘Yeneva maggena gato vipassī, yeneva maggena sikhī ca vessabhū;

Kakusandhakoṇāgamano ca kassapo, tenañjasena agamāsi gotamo.

‘‘Vītataṇhā anādānā, satta buddhā khayogadhā;

Yehāyaṃ desito dhammo, dhammabhūtehi tādibhi.

‘‘Cattāri ariyasaccāni, anukampāya pāṇinaṃ;

Dukkhaṃ samudayo maggo, nirodho dukkhasaṅkhayo.

‘‘Yasmiṃ nivattate dukkhaṃ, saṃsārasmiṃ anantakaṃ;

Bhedā imassa kāyassa, jīvitassa ca saṅkhayā;

Añño punabbhavo natthi, suvimuttomhi sabbadhī’’ti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Sarabhaṅgo thero….

Sattakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Sundarasamuddo thero, thero lakuṇḍabhaddiyo;

Bhaddo thero ca sopāko, sarabhaṅgo mahāisi;

Sattake pañcakā therā, gāthāyo pañcatiṃsatīti.

8. Aṭṭhakanipāto

1. Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā

‘‘Kammaṃ bahukaṃ na kāraye, parivajjeyya janaṃ na uyyame;

So ussukko rasānugiddho, atthaṃ riñcati yo sukhāvaho.

‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ avedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.

‘‘Na parassupanidhāya, kammaṃ maccassa pāpakaṃ;

Attanā taṃ na seveyya, kammabandhūhi mātiyā.

‘‘Na pare vacanā coro, na pare vacanā muni;

Attā ca naṃ yathāvedi , devāpi naṃ tathā vidū.

‘‘Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase;

Ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena , vittavāpi na jīvati.

‘‘Sabbaṃ suṇāti sotena, sabbaṃ passati cakkhunā;

Na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro, sabbaṃ ujjhitumarahati.

‘‘Cakkhumāssa yathā andho, sotavā badhiro yathā;

Paññavāssa yathā mūgo, balavā dubbaloriva;

Atha atthe samuppanne, sayetha matasāyika’’nti.

… Mahākaccāyano thero….

2. Sirimittattheragāthā

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Sa ve tādisako bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Guttadvāro sadā bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī , amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Kalyāṇasīlo so bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī, amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Kalyāṇamitto so bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Akkodhanonupanāhī , amāyo rittapesuṇo;

Kalyāṇapañño so bhikkhu, evaṃ pecca na socati.

‘‘Yassa saddhā tathāgate, acalā suppatiṭṭhitā;

Sīlañca yassa kalyāṇaṃ, ariyakantaṃ pasaṃsitaṃ.

‘‘Saṅghe pasādo yassatthi, ujubhūtañca dassanaṃ;

‘Adaliddo’ti taṃ āhu, amoghaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.

‘‘Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca, pasādaṃ dhammadassanaṃ;

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī, saraṃ buddhāna sāsana’’nti.

… Sirimitto thero….

3. Mahāpanthakattheragāthā

‘‘Yadā paṭhamamaddakkhiṃ, satthāramakutobhayaṃ;

Tato me ahu saṃvego, passitvā purisuttamaṃ.

‘‘Siriṃ hatthehi pādehi, yo paṇāmeyya āgataṃ;

Etādisaṃ so satthāraṃ, ārādhetvā virādhaye.

‘‘Tadāhaṃ puttadārañca, dhanadhaññañca chaḍḍayiṃ;

Kesamassūni chedetvā, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

‘‘Sikkhāsājīvasampanno, indriyesu susaṃvuto;

Namassamāno sambuddhaṃ, vihāsiṃ aparājito.

‘‘Tato me paṇidhī āsi, cetaso abhipatthito;

Na nisīde muhuttampi, taṇhāsalle anūhate.

‘‘Tassa mevaṃ viharato, passa vīriyaparakkamaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi, vippamutto nirūpadhi.

‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne , sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;

Sabbaṃ taṇhaṃ visosetvā, pallaṅkena upāvisi’’nti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Mahāpanthako thero….

Aṭṭhakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Mahākaccāyano thero, sirimitto mahāpanthako;

Ete aṭṭhanipātamhi, gāthāyo catuvīsatīti.

9. Navakanipāto

1. Bhūtattheragāthā

‘‘Yadā dukkhaṃ jarāmaraṇanti paṇḍito, aviddasū yattha sitā puthujjanā;

Dukkhaṃ pariññāya satova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā dukkhassāvahaniṃ visattikaṃ, papañcasaṅghātadukhādhivāhiniṃ;

Taṇhaṃ pahantvāna satova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā sivaṃ dvecaturaṅgagāminaṃ, magguttamaṃ sabbakilesasodhanaṃ;

Paññāya passitva satova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā asokaṃ virajaṃ asaṅkhataṃ, santaṃ padaṃ sabbakilesasodhanaṃ;

Bhāveti saññojanabandhanacchidaṃ, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā nabhe gajjati meghadundubhi, dhārākulā vihagapathe samantato;

Bhikkhū ca pabbhāragatova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā nadīnaṃ kusumākulānaṃ, vicitta-vāneyya-vaṭaṃsakānaṃ;

Tīre nisinno sumanova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā nisīthe rahitamhi kānane, deve gaḷantamhi nadanti dāṭhino;

Bhikkhū ca pabbhāragatova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā vitakke uparundhiyattano, nagantare nagavivaraṃ samassito;

Vītaddaro vītakhilova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

‘‘Yadā sukhī malakhilasokanāsano, niraggaḷo nibbanatho visallo;

Sabbāsave byantikatova jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindatī’’ti.

… Bhūto thero….

Navakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Bhūto tathaddaso thero, eko khaggavisāṇavā;

Navakamhi nipātamhi, gāthāyopi imā navāti.

10. Dasakanipāto

1. Kāḷudāyittheragāthā

‘‘Aṅgārino dāni dumā bhadante, phalesino chadanaṃ vippahāya;

Te accimantova pabhāsayanti, samayo mahāvīra bhāgī rasānaṃ.

‘‘Dumāni phullāni manoramāni, samantato sabbadisā pavanti;

Pattaṃ pahāya phalamāsasānā , kālo ito pakkamanāya vīra.

‘‘Nevātisītaṃ na panātiuṇhaṃ, sukhā utu addhaniyā bhadante;

Passantu taṃ sākiyā koḷiyā ca, pacchāmukhaṃ rohiniyaṃ tarantaṃ.

‘‘Āsāya kasate khettaṃ, bījaṃ āsāya vappati;

Āsāya vāṇijā yanti, samuddaṃ dhanahārakā;

Yāya āsāya tiṭṭhāmi, sā me āsā samijjhatu.

‘‘Punappunaṃ ceva vapanti bījaṃ, punappunaṃ vassati devarājā;

Punappunaṃ khettaṃ kasanti kassakā, punappunaṃ dhaññamupeti raṭṭhaṃ.

‘‘Punappunaṃ yācanakā caranti, punappunaṃ dānapatī dadanti;

Punappunaṃ dānapatī daditvā, punappunaṃ saggamupenti ṭhānaṃ.

‘‘Vīro have sattayugaṃ puneti, yasmiṃ kule jāyati bhūripañño;

Maññāmahaṃ sakkati devadevo, tayā hi jāto muni saccanāmo.

Tatruddānaṃ –

‘‘Suddhodano nāma pitā mahesino, buddhassa mātā pana māyanāmā;

Yā bodhisattaṃ parihariya kucchinā, kāyassa bhedā tidivamhi modati.

‘‘Sā gotamī kālakatā ito cutā, dibbehi kāmehi samaṅgibhūtā;

Sā modati kāmaguṇehi pañcahi, parivāritā devagaṇehi tehi.

‘‘Buddhassa puttomhi asayhasāhino, aṅgīrasassappaṭimassa tādino;

Pitupitā mayhaṃ tuvaṃsi sakka, dhammena me gotama ayyakosī’’ti.

… Kāḷudāyī thero….

2. Ekavihāriyattheragāthā

‘‘Purato pacchato vāpi, aparo ce na vijjati;

Atīva phāsu bhavati, ekassa vasato vane.

‘‘Handa eko gamissāmi, araññaṃ buddhavaṇṇitaṃ;

Phāsu ekavihārissa, pahitattassa bhikkhuno.

‘‘Yogī-pītikaraṃ rammaṃ, mattakuñjarasevitaṃ;

Eko attavasī khippaṃ, pavisissāmi kānanaṃ.

‘‘Supupphite sītavane, sītale girikandare;

Gattāni parisiñcitvā, caṅkamissāmi ekako.

‘‘Ekākiyo adutiyo, ramaṇīye mahāvane;

Kadāhaṃ viharissāmi, katakicco anāsavo.

‘‘Evaṃ me kattukāmassa, adhippāyo samijjhatu;

Sādhiyissāmahaṃyeva, nāñño aññassa kārako.

‘‘Esa bandhāmi sannāhaṃ, pavisissāmi kānanaṃ;

Na tato nikkhamissāmi, appatto āsavakkhayaṃ.

‘‘Mālute upavāyante, sīte surabhigandhike ;

Avijjaṃ dālayissāmi, nisinno nagamuddhani.

‘‘Vane kusumasañchanne, pabbhāre nūna sītale;

Vimuttisukhena sukhito, ramissāmi giribbaje.

‘‘Sohaṃ paripuṇṇasaṅkappo, cando pannaraso yathā;

Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇo, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Ekavihāriyo thero….

3. Mahākappinattheragāthā

‘‘Anāgataṃ yo paṭikacca passati, hitañca atthaṃ ahitañca taṃ dvayaṃ;

Viddesino tassa hitesino vā, randhaṃ na passanti samekkhamānā.

‘‘Ānāpānasatī yassa, paripuṇṇā subhāvitā;

Anupubbaṃ paricitā, yathā buddhena desitā;

Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

‘‘Odātaṃ vata me cittaṃ, appamāṇaṃ subhāvitaṃ;

Nibbiddhaṃ paggahītañca, sabbā obhāsate disā.

‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena, vittavāpi na jīvati.

‘‘Paññā sutavinicchinī, paññā kittisilokavaddhanī;

Paññāsahito naro idha, api dukkhesu sukhāni vindati.

‘‘Nāyaṃ ajjatano dhammo, nacchero napi abbhuto;

Yattha jāyetha mīyetha, tattha kiṃ viya abbhutaṃ.

‘‘Anantaraṃ hi jātassa, jīvitā maraṇaṃ dhuvaṃ;

Jātā jātā marantīdha, evaṃdhammā hi pāṇino.

‘‘Na hetadatthāya matassa hoti, yaṃ jīvitatthaṃ paraporisānaṃ;

Matamhi ruṇṇaṃ na yaso na lokyaṃ, na vaṇṇitaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇehi.

‘‘Cakkhuṃ sarīraṃ upahanti tena , nihīyati vaṇṇabalaṃ matī ca;

Ānandino tassa disā bhavanti, hitesino nāssa sukhī bhavanti.

‘‘Tasmā hi iccheyya kule vasante, medhāvino ceva bahussute ca;

Yesaṃ hi paññāvibhavena kiccaṃ, taranti nāvāya nadiṃva puṇṇa’’nti.

… Mahākappino thero….

4. Cūḷapanthakattheragāthā

‘‘Dandhā mayhaṃ gatī āsi, paribhūto pure ahaṃ;

Bhātā ca maṃ paṇāmesi, ‘gaccha dāni tuvaṃ gharaṃ’.

‘‘Sohaṃ paṇāmito santo , saṅghārāmassa koṭṭhake;

Dummano tattha aṭṭhāsiṃ, sāsanasmiṃ apekkhavā.

‘‘Bhagavā tattha āgacchi , sīsaṃ mayhaṃ parāmasi;

Bāhāya maṃ gahetvāna, saṅghārāmaṃ pavesayi.

‘‘Anukampāya me satthā, pādāsi pādapuñchaniṃ;

‘Etaṃ suddhaṃ adhiṭṭhehi, ekamantaṃ svadhiṭṭhitaṃ’.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihāsiṃ sāsane rato;

Samādhiṃ paṭipādesiṃ, uttamatthassa pattiyā.

‘‘Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsana’’nti.

‘‘Sahassakkhattumattānaṃ , nimminitvāna panthako;

Nisīdambavane ramme, yāva kālappavedanā.

‘‘Tato me satthā pāhesi, dūtaṃ kālappavedakaṃ;

Paveditamhi kālamhi, vehāsādupasaṅkamiṃ .

‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ nisīdahaṃ;

Nisinnaṃ maṃ viditvāna, atha satthā paṭiggahi.

‘‘Āyāgo sabbalokassa, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Puññakkhettaṃ manussānaṃ, paṭigaṇhittha dakkhiṇa’’nti.

… Cūḷapanthako thero….

5. Kappattheragāthā

‘‘Nānākulamalasampuṇṇo, mahāukkārasambhavo;

Candanikaṃva paripakkaṃ, mahāgaṇḍo mahāvaṇo.

‘‘Pubbaruhirasampuṇṇo, gūthakūpena gāḷhito ;

Āpopaggharaṇo kāyo, sadā sandati pūtikaṃ.

‘‘Saṭṭhikaṇḍarasambandho , maṃsalepanalepito;

Cammakañcukasannaddho, pūtikāyo niratthako.

‘‘Aṭṭhisaṅghātaghaṭito, nhārusuttanibandhano;

Nekesaṃ saṃgatībhāvā, kappeti iriyāpathaṃ.

‘‘Dhuvappayāto maraṇāya, maccurājassa santike;

Idheva chaḍḍayitvāna, yenakāmaṅgamo naro.

‘‘Avijjāya nivuto kāyo, catuganthena ganthito;

Oghasaṃsīdano kāyo, anusayajālamotthato.

‘‘Pañcanīvaraṇe yutto, vitakkena samappito;

Taṇhāmūlenānugato, mohacchādanachādito.

‘‘Evāyaṃ vattate kāyo, kammayantena yantito;

Sampatti ca vipatyantā, nānābhāvo vipajjati.

‘‘Yemaṃ kāyaṃ mamāyanti, andhabālā puthujjanā;

Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṃ ghoraṃ, ādiyanti punabbhavaṃ.

‘‘Yemaṃ kāyaṃ vivajjenti, gūthalittaṃva pannagaṃ;

Bhavamūlaṃ vamitvāna, parinibbissantināsavā’’ti .

… Kappo thero….

6. Vaṅgantaputtaupasenattheragāthā

‘‘Vivittaṃ appanigghosaṃ, vāḷamiganisevitaṃ;

Seve senāsanaṃ bhikkhu, paṭisallānakāraṇā.

‘‘Saṅkārapuñjā āhatvā , susānā rathiyāhi ca;

Tato saṅghāṭikaṃ katvā, lūkhaṃ dhāreyya cīvaraṃ.

‘‘Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, sapadānaṃ kulā kulaṃ;

Piṇḍikāya care bhikkhu, guttadvāro susaṃvuto.

‘‘Lūkhenapi vā santusse, nāññaṃ patthe rasaṃ bahuṃ;

Rasesu anugiddhassa, jhāne na ramatī mano.

‘‘Appiccho ceva santuṭṭho, pavivitto vase muni;

Asaṃsaṭṭho gahaṭṭhehi, anāgārehi cūbhayaṃ.

‘‘Yathā jaḷo va mūgo va, attānaṃ dassaye tathā;

Nātivelaṃ sambhāseyya, saṅghamajjhamhi paṇḍito.

‘‘Na so upavade kañci, upaghātaṃ vivajjaye;

Saṃvuto pātimokkhasmiṃ, mattaññū cassa bhojane.

‘‘Suggahītanimittassa, cittassuppādakovido;

Samaṃ anuyuñjeyya, kālena ca vipassanaṃ.

‘‘Vīriyasātaccasampanno , yuttayogo sadā siyā;

Na ca appatvā dukkhantaṃ, vissāsaṃ eyya paṇḍito.

‘‘Evaṃ viharamānassa, suddhikāmassa bhikkhuno;

Khīyanti āsavā sabbe, nibbutiñcādhigacchatī’’ti.

… Upaseno vaṅgantaputto thero….

7. (Apara)-gotamattheragāthā

‘‘Vijāneyya sakaṃ atthaṃ, avalokeyyātha pāvacanaṃ;

Yañcettha assa patirūpaṃ, sāmaññaṃ ajjhupagatassa.

‘‘Mittaṃ idha ca kalyāṇaṃ, sikkhā vipulaṃ samādānaṃ;

Sussūsā ca garūnaṃ, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Buddhesu sagāravatā, dhamme apaciti yathābhūtaṃ;

Saṅghe ca cittikāro, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Ācāragocare yutto, ājīvo sodhito agārayho;

Cittassa ca saṇṭhapanaṃ, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Cārittaṃ atha vārittaṃ, iriyāpathiyaṃ pasādaniyaṃ;

Adhicitte ca āyogo, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Āraññakāni senāsanāni, pantāni appasaddāni;

Bhajitabbāni muninā, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Sīlañca bāhusaccañca, dhammānaṃ pavicayo yathābhūtaṃ;

Saccānaṃ abhisamayo, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Bhāveyya ca aniccanti, anattasaññaṃ asubhasaññañca;

Lokamhi ca anabhiratiṃ, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Bhāveyya ca bojjhaṅge, iddhipādāni indriyāni balāni;

Aṭṭhaṅgamaggamariyaṃ, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Taṇhaṃ pajaheyya muni, samūlake āsave padāleyya;

Vihareyya vippamutto, etaṃ samaṇassa patirūpa’’nti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Gotamo thero….

Dasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Kāḷudāyī ca so thero, ekavihārī ca kappino;

Cūḷapanthako kappo ca, upaseno ca gotamo;

Sattime dasake therā, gāthāyo cettha sattatīti.

11. Ekādasanipāto

1. Saṃkiccattheragāthā

‘‘Kiṃ tavattho vane tāta, ujjuhānova pāvuse;

Verambhā ramaṇīyā te, paviveko hi jhāyinaṃ.

‘‘Yathā abbhāni verambho, vāto nudati pāvuse;

Saññā me abhikiranti, vivekapaṭisaññutā.

‘‘Apaṇḍaro aṇḍasambhavo, sīvathikāya niketacāriko;

Uppādayateva me satiṃ, sandehasmiṃ virāganissitaṃ.

‘‘Yañca aññe na rakkhanti, yo ca aññe na rakkhati;

Sa ve bhikkhu sukhaṃ seti, kāmesu anapekkhavā.

‘‘Acchodikā puthusilā, gonaṅgulamigāyutā;

Ambusevālasañchannā, te selā ramayanti maṃ.

‘‘Vasitaṃ me araññesu, kandarāsu guhāsu ca;

Senāsanesu pantesu, vāḷamiganisevite.

‘‘‘Ime haññantu vajjhantu, dukkhaṃ pappontu pāṇino’;

Saṅkappaṃ nābhijānāmi, anariyaṃ dosasaṃhitaṃ.

‘‘Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

Ohito garuko bhāro, bhavanetti samūhatā.

‘‘Yassa catthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

So me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo.

‘‘Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṃ, nābhinandāmi jīvitaṃ;

Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi, nibbisaṃ bhatako yathā.

‘‘Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṃ, nābhinandāmi jīvitaṃ;

Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi, sampajāno patissato’’ti.

Tatruddānaṃ –

… Saṃkicco thero….

Ekādasanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Saṃkiccathero ekova, katakicco anāsavo;

Ekādasanipātamhi, gāthā ekādaseva cāti.

12. Dvādasakanipāto

1. Sīlavattheragāthā

‘‘Sīlamevidha sikkhetha, asmiṃ loke susikkhitaṃ;

Sīlaṃ hi sabbasampattiṃ, upanāmeti sevitaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ rakkheyya medhāvī, patthayāno tayo sukhe;

Pasaṃsaṃ vittilābhañca, pecca sagge pamodanaṃ .

‘‘Sīlavā hi bahū mitte, saññamenādhigacchati;

Dussīlo pana mittehi, dhaṃsate pāpamācaraṃ.

‘‘Avaṇṇañca akittiñca, dussīlo labhate naro;

Vaṇṇaṃ kittiṃ pasaṃsañca, sadā labhati sīlavā.

‘‘Ādi sīlaṃ patiṭṭhā ca, kalyāṇānañca mātukaṃ;

Pamukhaṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.

‘‘Velā ca saṃvaraṃ sīlaṃ , cittassa abhihāsanaṃ;

Titthañca sabbabuddhānaṃ, tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye.

‘‘Sīlaṃ balaṃ appaṭimaṃ, sīlaṃ āvudhamuttamaṃ;

Sīlamābharaṇaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, sīlaṃ kavacamabbhutaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ setu mahesakkho, sīlaṃ gandho anuttaro;

Sīlaṃ vilepanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, yena vāti disodisaṃ.

‘‘Sīlaṃ sambalamevaggaṃ, sīlaṃ pātheyyamuttamaṃ;

Sīlaṃ seṭṭho ativāho, yena yāti disodisaṃ.

‘‘Idheva nindaṃ labhati, peccāpāye ca dummano;

Sabbattha dummano bālo, sīlesu asamāhito.

‘‘Idheva kittiṃ labhati, pecca sagge ca summano;

Sabbattha sumano dhīro, sīlesu susamāhito.

‘‘Sīlameva idha aggaṃ, paññavā pana uttamo;

Manussesu ca devesu, sīlapaññāṇato jaya’’nti.

… Sīlavo thero….

2. Sunītattheragāthā

‘‘Nīce kulamhi jātohaṃ, daliddo appabhojano;

Hīnakammaṃ mamaṃ āsi, ahosiṃ pupphachaḍḍako.

‘‘Jigucchito manussānaṃ, paribhūto ca vambhito;

Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, vandissaṃ bahukaṃ janaṃ.

‘‘Athaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

Pavisantaṃ mahāvīraṃ, magadhānaṃ puruttamaṃ.

‘‘Nikkhipitvāna byābhaṅgiṃ, vandituṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;

Mameva anukampāya, aṭṭhāsi purisuttamo.

‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ ṭhito tadā;

Pabbajjaṃ ahamāyāciṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

‘‘Tato kāruṇiko satthā, sabbalokānukampako;

‘Ehi bhikkhū’ti maṃ āha, sā me āsūpasampadā.

‘‘Sohaṃ eko araññasmiṃ, viharanto atandito;

Akāsiṃ satthuvacanaṃ, yathā maṃ ovadī jino.

‘‘Rattiyā paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ, pubbajātimanussariṃ;

Rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ, dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ ;

Rattiyā pacchime yāme, tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.

‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;