5. Kappattheragāthā

567.

‘‘Nānākulamalasampuṇṇo, mahāukkārasambhavo;

Candanikaṃva paripakkaṃ, mahāgaṇḍo mahāvaṇo.

568.

‘‘Pubbaruhirasampuṇṇo, gūthakūpena gāḷhito ²;

Āpopaggharaṇo kāyo, sadā sandati pūtikaṃ.

569.

‘‘Saṭṭhikaṇḍarasambandho , maṃsalepanalepito;

Cammakañcukasannaddho, pūtikāyo niratthako.

570.

‘‘Aṭṭhisaṅghātaghaṭito, nhārusuttanibandhano;

Nekesaṃ saṃgatībhāvā, kappeti iriyāpathaṃ.

571.

‘‘Dhuvappayāto maraṇāya, maccurājassa santike;

Idheva chaḍḍayitvāna, yenakāmaṅgamo naro.

572.

‘‘Avijjāya nivuto kāyo, catuganthena ganthito;

Oghasaṃsīdano kāyo, anusayajālamotthato.

573.

‘‘Pañcanīvaraṇe yutto, vitakkena samappito;

Taṇhāmūlenānugato, mohacchādanachādito.

574.

‘‘Evāyaṃ vattate kāyo, kammayantena yantito;

Sampatti ca vipatyantā, nānābhāvo vipajjati.

575.

‘‘Yemaṃ kāyaṃ mamāyanti, andhabālā puthujjanā;

Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṃ ghoraṃ, ādiyanti punabbhavaṃ.

576.

‘‘Yemaṃ kāyaṃ vivajjenti, gūthalittaṃva pannagaṃ;

Bhavamūlaṃ vamitvāna, parinibbissantināsavā’’ti ⁴.

… Kappo thero….