6. Vaṅgantaputtaupasenattheragāthā

577.

‘‘Vivittaṃ appanigghosaṃ, vāḷamiganisevitaṃ;

Seve senāsanaṃ bhikkhu, paṭisallānakāraṇā.

578.

‘‘Saṅkārapuñjā āhatvā ², susānā rathiyāhi ca;

Tato saṅghāṭikaṃ katvā, lūkhaṃ dhāreyya cīvaraṃ.

579.

‘‘Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, sapadānaṃ kulā kulaṃ;

Piṇḍikāya care bhikkhu, guttadvāro susaṃvuto.

580.

‘‘Lūkhenapi vā ⁴ santusse, nāññaṃ patthe rasaṃ bahuṃ;

Rasesu anugiddhassa, jhāne na ramatī mano.

581.

‘‘Appiccho ceva santuṭṭho, pavivitto vase muni;

Asaṃsaṭṭho gahaṭṭhehi, anāgārehi cūbhayaṃ.

582.

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

Nātivelaṃ sambhāseyya, saṅghamajjhamhi paṇḍito.

583.

‘‘Na so upavade kañci, upaghātaṃ vivajjaye;

Saṃvuto pātimokkhasmiṃ, mattaññū cassa bhojane.

584.

‘‘Suggahītanimittassa, cittassuppādakovido;

Samaṃ anuyuñjeyya, kālena ca vipassanaṃ.

585.

‘‘Vīriyasātaccasampanno , yuttayogo sadā siyā;

Na ca appatvā dukkhantaṃ, vissāsaṃ eyya paṇḍito.

586.

‘‘Evaṃ viharamānassa, suddhikāmassa bhikkhuno;

Khīyanti āsavā sabbe, nibbutiñcādhigacchatī’’ti.

… Upaseno vaṅgantaputto thero….