2. Sunītattheragāthā

620.

‘‘Nīce kulamhi jātohaṃ, daliddo appabhojano;

Hīnakammaṃ ² mamaṃ āsi, ahosiṃ pupphachaḍḍako.

621.

‘‘Jigucchito manussānaṃ, paribhūto ca vambhito;

Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, vandissaṃ bahukaṃ janaṃ.

622.

‘‘Athaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

Pavisantaṃ mahāvīraṃ, magadhānaṃ puruttamaṃ.

623.

‘‘Nikkhipitvāna byābhaṅgiṃ, vandituṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;

Mameva anukampāya, aṭṭhāsi purisuttamo.

624.

‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ ṭhito tadā;

Pabbajjaṃ ahamāyāciṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

625.

‘‘Tato kāruṇiko satthā, sabbalokānukampako;

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

626.

‘‘Sohaṃ eko araññasmiṃ, viharanto atandito;

Akāsiṃ satthuvacanaṃ, yathā maṃ ovadī jino.

627.

‘‘Rattiyā paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ, pubbajātimanussariṃ;

Rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ, dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ ⁴;

Rattiyā pacchime yāme, tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.

628.

‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;

Indo brahmā ca āgantvā, maṃ namassiṃsu pañjalī.

629.

‘‘‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

Yassa te āsavā khīṇā, dakkhiṇeyyosi mārisa’.

630.

‘‘Tato disvāna maṃ satthā, devasaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

Sitaṃ pātukaritvāna, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.

631.

⁶ ‘‘‘Tapena brahmacariyena, saṃyamena damena ca;

Etena brāhmaṇo hoti, etaṃ brāhmaṇamuttama’’’nti.

… Sunīto thero….

Dvādasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Sīlavā ca sunīto ca, therā dve te mahiddhikā;

Dvādasamhi nipātamhi, gāthāyo catuvīsatīti.