16. Bandhujīvakavaggo

‘‘Candaṃva vimalaṃ suddhaṃ, vippasannamanāvilaṃ;

Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṃ, tiṇṇaṃ loke visattikaṃ.

‘‘Nibbāpayantaṃ janataṃ, tiṇṇaṃ tārayataṃ varaṃ ;

Muniṃ vanamhi jhāyantaṃ , ekaggaṃ susamāhitaṃ.

‘‘Bandhujīvakapupphāni, lagetvā suttakenahaṃ;

Buddhassa abhiropayiṃ, sikhino lokabandhuno.

‘‘Ekattiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ito sattamake kappe, manujindo mahāyaso;

Samantacakkhu nāmāsi, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā bandhujīvako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Parakammāyane yutto, aparādhaṃ akāsahaṃ;

Vanantaṃ abhidhāvissaṃ, bhayaverasamappito.

‘‘Pupphitaṃ pādapaṃ disvā, piṇḍibandhaṃ sunimmitaṃ;

Tambapupphaṃ gahetvāna, bodhiyaṃ okiriṃ ahaṃ.

‘‘Sammajjitvāna taṃ bodhiṃ, pāṭaliṃ pādaputtamaṃ;

Pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvāna, bodhimūle upāvisiṃ.

‘‘Gatamaggaṃ gavesantā, āgacchuṃ mama santikaṃ;

Te ca disvānahaṃ tattha, āvajjiṃ bodhimuttamaṃ.

‘‘Vanditvāna ahaṃ bodhiṃ, vippasannena cetasā;

Anekatāle papatiṃ, giridugge bhayānake.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhiropayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, bodhipūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ito ca tatiye kappe, rājā susaññato ahaṃ ;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā tambapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Udentaṃ sataraṃsiṃva, pītaraṃsiṃva bhāṇumaṃ;

Pannarase yathā candaṃ, niyyantaṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

‘‘Aṭṭhasaṭṭhisahassāni, sabbe khīṇāsavā ahuṃ;

Parivāriṃsu sambuddhaṃ, dvipadindaṃ narāsabhaṃ.

‘‘Sammajjitvāna taṃ vīthiṃ, niyyante lokanāyake;

Ussāpesiṃ dhajaṃ tattha, vippasannena cetasā.

‘‘Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ dhajaṃ abhiropayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, dhajadānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ito catutthake kappe, rājāhosiṃ mahabbalo;

Sabbākārena sampanno, sudhajo iti vissuto.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā vīthisammajjako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Devaputto ahaṃ santo, pūjayiṃ sikhināyakaṃ;

Kakkārupupphaṃ paggayha, buddhassa abhiropayiṃ.

‘‘Ekattiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhiropayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ito ca navame kappe, rājā sattuttamo ahuṃ;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā kakkārupupphapūjako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Devaputto ahaṃ santo, pūjayiṃ sikhināyakaṃ;

Mandāravena pupphena, buddhassa abhiropayiṃ.

‘‘Sattāhaṃ chadanaṃ āsi, dibbaṃ mālaṃ tathāgate;

Sabbe janā samāgantvā, namassiṃsu tathāgataṃ.

‘‘Ekattiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ito ca dasame kappe, rājāhosiṃ jutindharo;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mandāravapupphapūjako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, kukkuṭo nāma pabbato;

Tamhi pabbatapādamhi, satta buddhā vasanti te.

‘‘Kadambaṃ pupphitaṃ disvā, dīparājaṃva uggataṃ;

Ubho hatthehi paggayha, satta buddhe samokiriṃ.

‘‘Catunnavutito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhiropayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Dvenavute ito kappe, sattāsuṃ pupphanāmakā;

Sattaratanasampannā, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā kadambapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti;

‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, bhūtagaṇo nāma pabbato;

Vasateko jino tattha, sayambhū lokanissaṭo.

‘‘Tiṇasūlaṃ gahetvāna, buddhassa abhiropayiṃ;

Ekūnasatasahassaṃ, kappaṃ na vinipātiko.

‘‘Ito ekādase kappe, ekosiṃ dharaṇīruho;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā tiṇasūlako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Suvaccho nāma nāmena, brāhmaṇo mantapāragū;

Purakkhato sasissehi, vasate pabbatantare.

‘‘Padumuttaro nāma jino, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

‘‘Vehāsamhi caṅkamati, dhūpāyati jalate tathā;

Hāsaṃ mamaṃ viditvāna, pakkāmi pācināmukho.

‘‘Tañca acchariyaṃ disvā, abbhutaṃ lomahaṃsanaṃ;

Nāgapupphaṃ gahetvāna, gatamaggamhi okiriṃ.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ pupphaṃ okiriṃ ahaṃ;

Tena cittappasādena, duggatiṃ nupapajjahaṃ.

‘‘Ekattiṃse kappasate , rājā āsi mahāraho;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nāgapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Kānanaṃ vanamogayha, vasāmi luddako ahaṃ;

Punnāgaṃ pupphitaṃ disvā, buddhaseṭṭhaṃ anussariṃ.

‘‘Taṃ pupphaṃ ocinitvāna, sugandhaṃ gandhitaṃ subhaṃ;

Thūpaṃ karitvā puline, buddhassa abhiropayiṃ.

‘‘Dvenavute ito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

‘‘Ekamhi navute kappe, eko āsiṃ tamonudo;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā punnāgapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

‘‘Himavantassāvidūre, mahājātassaro ahu;

Padumuppalasañchanno, puṇḍarīkasamotthaṭo.

‘‘Kukuttho nāma nāmena, tatthāsiṃ sakuṇo tadā;

Sīlavā buddhisampanno, puññāpuññesu kovido.

‘‘Padumuttaro lokavidū, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Jātassarassāvidūre, sañcarittha mahāmuni.

‘‘Jalajaṃ kumudaṃ chetvā, upanesiṃ mahesino;

Mama saṅkappamaññāya, paṭiggahi mahāmuni.

‘‘Tañca dānaṃ daditvāna, sukkamūlena codito;

Kappānaṃ satasahassaṃ, duggatiṃ nupapajjahaṃ.

‘‘Soḷaseto kappasate, āsuṃ varuṇanāmakā;

Aṭṭha ete janādhipā, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā kumudadāyako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.