Eva½ pana cintetv± antoyudhan±yaka½ amacca½ padh±na½ katv± tesa½ tesa½ ther±na½ santika½ gantv± ±roc±pesi,-sakasakav±da½ vissaµµh± hutv± vadath±ti. Atha eka½sikagaºik± ther± amhehi vuttavacana½ p±¼i-±d²su na dissati, atha kho pana ±cariyappaveº²vaseneva maya½ carimh±ti anuj±ni½su.

Mah±r±j± ca eva½ ther±na½ anuj±nane sati kiñci kattabba½ natthi, id±ni parimaº¹alasuppaµicchannasikkh±pad±ni avikopetv± s±maºer± g±ma½ pavisant³ti r±jalekhana½ tattha tattha pesesi.

Aparabh±ge pana sahassorodhag±mato upasampad± vassena sattavassika½ ñ±ºa½ n±ma bhikkhu½ ±netv± antoyudhavih±ra½ n±ma k±r±petv± tassa ad±si, ñ±º±bhis±sanadhajamah±dhammar±jagur³ti n±malañchampi ad±si. Atha raññ± y±cito r±j±bhisekagantha½ parisodhetv± marammabh±s±ya attha½ yojesi.

Aparabh±ge bhagav± dharam±noyeva ±gantv± catunna½ yakkh±na½ dametv± tehi dinna½ ma½sodana½ paµiggahetv± pabbatas±mantadesa½ gantv± paribhuñjitv± ta½ µh±na½ oloketv± sita½ p±tv±k±si. Atha ±nandatthero k±raºa½ pucchi. An±gate kho ±nanda imasmi½ dese mah±nagara½ bhavissati, catt±ro ca ime yakkh± tasmi½ nagare r±j±no bhavissant²ti by±k±si.

Yath±by±kataniy±meneva kaliyuge catucatt±l²s±dhike vassasate sahasse ca sampatte m±gham±sassa k±¼apakkhadv±dasamiya½ aªg±rav±re uttaraphaggun²nakkhattena yoge amarapura½ n±ma mah±r±jaµµh±n²nagara½ m±pesi.

Siriparavijay±nantayasatribhavan±dity±dhipatipaº¹itamah±dhammar±j±dhir±j±ti n±malañchampi paµiggaºhi.

Aggamahesiy± k±r±pita½ jeyyabh³mivih±rakittin±maka½ vih±ra½ guº±bhilaªk±rasaddhammamah±dhammar±j±dhir±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘me o say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Kann²nagarabhojak±ya r±jakaññ±ya k±r±pita½ vih±raramaº²yavir±ma½ n±ma vih±ra½ guºamunind±dhipati mah±dhammar±j±dhir±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘m±½ le say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Uparañño deviy± k±r±pita½ maªgal±vir±ma½ n±ma vih±ra½ tipiµakasaddhammas±mimah±dhammar±j±dhir±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘so½ µh± say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Majjhimagehav±sideviy± k±r±pita½ maªgal±v±s±tula½ n±ma vih±ra½ ñ±ºajambud²pa-anantadhajamah±dhammar±j±dhir±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘me½ jv± say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Ime ppana catt±ro mah±there saªghar±jaµµh±ne µhapesi.

Uttaragehav±sideviy± k±r±pita½ maªgalabh³mikitti½ n±ma vih±ra½ kavind±bhisaddhammadharadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘ñyo½ k±½ say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Sirikhettanagarabhojakena r±jakum±rena k±r±pita½ atulabh³miv±sa½ n±ma vih±ra½ kavind±bhisaddhammapavaramah±dhamma r±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘sve µo½ say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Anto-amaccena ekena k±r±pita½ vih±ra½ ñ±º±laªk±rasaddhammadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘se½ µe say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

V±mabalan±yaken±maccena k±r±pita½ vih±ra½ paramasiriva½sadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘me µh² say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Dhammavinicchakena eken±maccena k±r±pita½ vih±ra½ kavinda s±radhajamah±dhammar±j±dhir±jaguruttherassa ad±si, yo ‘lok± mh±½ ke½ say±¹o’ iti vuccati.

Icceva½ pariyattikovid±na½ anek±na½ mah±ther±na½ saddhi½ n±malañchena vih±ra½ datv± anuggaha½ ak±si. Yasm± pana sabbesa½ ther±na½ n±ma½ uddharitv± visu½ visu½ kathite aya½ s±sanava½sappad²pikakath± atippapañc± bhavissati, tasm± idha ajjhupekkhitv± vattabbameva vakkh±m±ti.

Pacch±bh±ge catt±ro mah±ther± r±j±dubbalat±ya yath±k±ma½ s±sana½ visodhetu½ sakkhissant²ti maññitv± puna aµµha there etehi cat³hi mah±therehi saddhi½ s±sana½ visodh±petu½ saªghan±yakaµµh±ne µhapesi. Seyyathida½, kavind±bhisaddhammapavaramah±dhammar±jagurutthero, tipiµak±laªk±radhajamah±dhammar±jagurutthero, cakkind±bhidhajamah±dhammar±jagurutther±, paramasiriva½sadhajamah±dhammar±jagurutthero, janind±bhipavaramah±dhammar±jagurutthero, mah±ñ±º±bhidhajamah±dhammar±jagurutthero ñ±º±laªk±rasaddhammadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruthero, ñ±º±bhis±sanadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttheroti.

Atha arah±pi sam±no nissayamuccakaªgavikalo vin±nissay±cariyena vasitu½ na vaµµat²ti j±nitv± nissay± cariyappahonak±na½ ther±na½ nissayaªg±ni nissayamuccak±rah±na½ nissayamuccakaªg±ni parip³r±petv± nissitak±na½ nissaya½ gaºhitv±va nis²d±pesi.

Tato pacch± kaliyuge paññ±s±dhike vassasate sahasseva sampatte ñ±º±bhis±sanadhajamah±dhammar±jagurutthera½yeva eka½ saªghar±jaµµh±ne µhapesi. Tato paµµh±ya soyeva eko saªghan±yako hutv± s±sana½ visodhayi.

Tato pacch± ekapaºº±s±dhike vassasate sahasse ca sampatte phaggunam±se mah±municetiyassa dakkhiºadis±bh±ge dv²hi iµµhakamayehi p±k±rehi parikkhitta½ pañcabh³mika½ asok±r±me ratanabh³mikitti½ n±ma vih±ra½ atimahanta½ k±r±petv± ñ±º±bhis±sanadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttherassa ad±si. ѱº±bhiva½sadhammasen±patimah±dhammar±j±dhir±jagur³ti n±malañchampi puna ad±si. Tato aññ±ni jeyyabh³mivih±rakittimaªgalavir±m±dayo anekepi-i vih±re tasseva ad±si.

So pana tesu vih±resu v±rena nis²ditv± pariyatti½ v±cesi. Ubhatovibhaªg±nipi v±cuggata½ ak±si. Nicca½yeva ek±sanikadhujaªga½ sam±diyi.

So pana thero upasampad±vassena pañcavassiko hutv± pubbeva saªghar±jabh±vato peµak±laªk±ra n±ma nettisa½vaººana½ abhinavaµ²ka½ ak±si. Aµµhavassi-ikak±le saªghar±j± ahosi. Saªghar±j± hutv± s±dhujjanavil±sini½ n±ma d²ghanik±yaµ²ka½ ak±si. Ariyava½s±laªk±ra½ n±ma ganthañca ak±si. Mah±dhammaraññ± y±cito j±takaµµhakath±ya atthayojana½ catus±maºeravatthu½ r±jov±davatthu½ tigumbhathomana½ chaddantan±gar±juppattikatha½ r±j±dhir±ja vil±sini½ n±ma ganthañc±ti evam±dayopi ak±si-i.

Kaliyuge pana dv±saµµh±dhike vassasate sahasse ca sampatte s²ha¼ad²pato ampagahapatisso, mah±dampo, koccha godho, br±hmaºavatto, bhogahavatto, v±turagammoti ime cha s±maºer± dasa dh±tuyo dhammapaºº± k±ratth±ya ±netv± amarapura½ n±ma mah±r±jaµµh±n²nagara½ ±gat± saddhi½ ekena up±sakena.

Atha ñ±º±bhiva½sadhammasen±patimah±dhammar±j±dhir±jagurun± saªgharaññ± upajjh±yena kavind±bhisaddhammadharadhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttherena janind±bhidhajamah±dhammar±jaguruttherena munindaghosamah±dhammar±jaguruttheren±ti evam±d²hi r±jagurutthe rehi kammav±cariyehi hatthirajjusuvaººaguhas²m±ya½ upasampadakamma½ k±r±pesi, up±sakañca s±maºerabh³miya½ patiµµh±pesi, tato pacch± ca anekav±ra½ ±gat±na½ bhikkh³na½ puna sikkha½ gaºh±pesi, s±maºer±nañca upasampadakamma½ k±r±pesi, up±sak±nañca pabbajjakammanti.

Aparabh±ge pana kaliyuge chacatt±l²s±dhike vassasate sahasse ca sampatte piturañño ±cariyapubbo atulo n±ma thero c²varapaµala½ uparisaªgh±µi½ katv± urabandhanavattha½ bandhitabbanti c³¼agaºµhipade vuttatt± s±maºer±na½ g±mappavasenak±le eka½sa½ uttar±saªga½ katv± urabandhanavattha½ bandhitv±yeva pavisitabbanti da¼a½ katv± rañño santika½ lekhana½ pavesesi.

Atha r±j± ta½ sutv± mah±there sudhammasabh±ya½ sannip±t±petv± atulattherena saddhi½ s±kaccha½ k±r±pesi. Atha atulatthero c²varapaµala½ uparisaªgh±µi½ katv± urabandhanavattha½ bandhitabbanti c³¼agaºµhipade ±gatap±µha½ dassetv± s±maºer±na½ g±mappavesanak±le eka½sa½ uttar±saªga½ katv± urabandhanavattha½ bandhitv± pavisitabbanti ±ha.

Atha mah±ther± ta½ pucchi½su,-²diso adhipp±yo aññattha dissati v± m± v±ti. Atha atulatthero evam±ha,-aññattha pana ²diso adhipp±yo na dissat²ti. Eva½ hotu, aya½ gantho kena katoti. S²ha¼ad²pe anur±dhapurassa dakkhiºadis±bh±ge pokkanti g±me arahantena moggal±nattheren±ti. Ayamattho katha½ j±nitabboti. Piµakattayalakkhaºaganthe ±gatatt±ti. Ayañca piµakattaya lakkhaºagantho kuto laddhoti. Buddhaghosattherena kira s²ha¼ad²pato ±n²tatt± tato, ayañhi gantho s²ha¼ad²pato attan± ±n²tesu ganthesu asuko gantho asukena therena katoti viññ±panatth±ya buddhaghosattherena kato, id±n±ya½ gantho amh±ka½ hatthe sa½vijjat²ti. Sace id±n±ya½ gantho tumh±ka½ hatthe sa½vijjati, amh±ka½ dasseh²ti. Passath±vuso ayamamh±ka½ hatthe ganthoti dassesi. Atha mah±therehi saªghar±jappamukhehi tasmi½ ganthe passite vinayagaºµhipada½ s²ha¼ad²pe parakkamab±hurañño k±le moggal±natthero ak±s²ti ±gata½, na c³¼agaºµhipada½ s²ha¼ad²pe anur±dhapurassadakkhiºadis±bh±ge pokkantig±me arah± moggal±natthero ak±s²ti.

Atha ther± evam±ha½su,-kasm± pana piµakattayalakkhaºaganthe an±gatampi ±gata½viya katv± mus± vadatha, na nu tumh±kampi eka½sikabhikkh³na½ mus±v±dasikkh±pada½ atth²ti. Atha atulatthero uttari½ vattu½ asakkuºeyyatt± luddakassa v±kure bandhamigoviya phandam±no hutv± aµµh±si, saho¹¹ena gahitoviya coro sahamus±v±dakammena so thero gahito ahos²ti.

Ida½ imassa atthassa ±vibh±vatth±ya vatthu,–

Imasmi½ kira raµµhe eko janapadav±s²puriso kenacideva karaº²yena amarapura½ n±ma mah±r±jaµµh±n²nagara½ ±gacchi. ¾gantv± ca pacc±gatak±le antar±magge p±theyya½ khaya½ ahosi. Athassa etadahosi,- id±ni mama p±theyya½ khaya½ ahosi, imasmi½ kira raµµhe sahassorodhag±me laddhavaro n±ma mah±seµµhi sabbattha bh³tale ativiya p±kaµo. Tass±ha½ ñ±t²ti vañcetv± kathess±mi, eva½ sati tena mah±seµµhin± mittasanthava½ k±tu½ teteg±mik± manuss± mama bahu l±bha½ dassanti, tad± p±theyyena akiccho bhaviss±m²ti. Eva½ pana cintetv± antar±magge sampattasampattag±mesu mah±bhog±na½ geha½ vicinetv± mah±bhog±na½ santika½ pavisitv± kath±sall±pa½ ak±si.

Atha teteg±mik± tva½ kuto ±gato, kuhi½ gamissasi, kassa ñ±ti,ko v± tvanti pucchi½su. Amarap³ramah±r±jaµµh±n²nagarato ±gato, sahassorodhag±ma½ gamiss±mi, sahassorodhag±me laddhavarassa n±ma mah±seµµhino j±m±t± dhanava¹¹hako n±m±hanti ±ha.

Atha teteg±mik± laddhavarena mah±seµµhin± mittasanthava½ k±tu½ n±n±bhojanehi bhojesu½. Aññehipi bah³hi paºº±k±rehi saªgaha½ aka½su. Imin±va nayena sampatta sampattag±mesu vañcetv± attano guºa½ kathetv± addh±na magga½ tari. Pacch± pana sahassorodhag±ma½ sampatto. So sahassorodhag±ma½ na sampattapubbo. Laddhavaro mah±seµµhi tena na diµµhapubbo. Sahassorodhag±ma½ sampatteyeva aya½ ki½ n±ma g±moti apucchitv±yeva tasmi½ g±me mah±bhogatarassa mah±geha½ vicinanto tasseva laddhavarassa seµµhino mahanta½ geha½ passitv± laddhavarassa seµµhino santika½ pavisitv± tena saddhi½ kath±sall±pa½ ak±si.

Atha mah±seµµhi ta½ pucchi,-tva½ kuto ±gato, kuhi½ gamissasi, kassa ñ±ti,ko tvanti. Amarapuramah±r±jaµµh±n²nagarato s±mi ±gato, sahassorodhag±ma½ gamiss±mi, sahassorodhag±me laddhavarassa n±ma mah±seµµhino j±m±t±, dhanava¹¹hako n±m±hanti ±ha.

Atha mah±seµµhi tassa mukha½ uju½ oloketv± aya½ m±ºava sahassorodhag±moyeva, ahampi laddhavaro n±ma mah±seµµhi, mama dh²taro santi, t±pi sass±mik±yeva honti, id±ni t± sakasakass±mik±na½yeva santike vasanti, na tva½ kad±ci may± diµµhapubbo, kena k±raºena kuto ±gantv± mama j±m±t± bhavas²ti pucchi.