Nandakattheravatthu

229. Sattame bhikkhunovdakna yadida nandakoti aya hi thero dhammakatha kathento ekasamodhne paca bhikkhunsatni arahatta ppesi. Tasm bhikkhunovdakna aggo nma jto.

Tassa pahakamme ayamanupubbikath ayahi padumuttarabuddhakle hasavatnagare kulagehe nibbatto satthu dhammadesana suanto satthra eka bhikkhu bhikkhunovdakna aggahne hapenta disv adhikrakamma katv ta hnantara patthesi. So yvajva kusala katv devamanussesu sasaranto imasmi buddhuppde svatthiya kulagehe paisandhi gahetv vayappatto satthu dhammadesana sutv pailaddhasaddho satthu santike pabbajitv vipassana vahetv arahatta ppui, pubbenivsae ca ciavas ahosi. So catsu parissu sampattsu sabbesayeva mana gahetv kathetu sakkotti dhammakathikanandako nma jto. Tathgatopi kho rohinadtre cumbaakakalahe nikkhamitv pabbajitna pacanna skiyakumrasatna anabhiratiy uppannya te bhikkh dya kuladaha gantv kulajtakakathya (j. 2.21.kulajtaka) nesa saviggabhva atv catusaccakatha kathetv sotpattiphale patihpesi. Aparabhge mahsamayasutta (d. ni. 2.331 dayo) kathetv aggaphala arahatta ppesi. Tesa therna puradutiyik amhe dni idha ki karissmti vatv sabbva ekacitt hutv mahpajpati upasakamitv pabbajja ycisu. Tpi pacasat theriy santike pabbajjaca upasampadaca labhisu. Attnantarya pana jtiy sabbva t nandakattherassa rjaputtabhve hitassa pdaparicrik ahesu.

Tena samayena satth bhikkh bhikkhuniyo ovadantti ha. Thero attano vre sampatte tsa purimabhave attano pdaparicrikabhva atv cintesi ma imassa bhikkhunsaghassa majjhe nisinna upamyo ca krani ca haritv dhamma kathayamna disv ao pubbenivsaalbh bhikkhu ima kraa oloketv yasm nandako yvajjadivas orodhe na vissajjeti, sobhatyamyasm orodhaparivutoti vattabba maeyyti. Tasm saya agantv aa bhikkhu pesesi. T pana pacasat bhikkhuniyo therasseva ovda paccssanti. Imin kraena bhagav attano vre sampatte aa apesetv sayameva gantv bhikkhunsagha ovadhti thera ha. So satthu katha paibhitu asakkonto attano vre sampatte ctuddase bhikkhunisaghassa ovda datv sabbva t bhikkhuniyo sayatanapaimaitya dhammadesanya sotpattiphale patihpesi.

T bhikkhuniyo therassa dhammadesanya attaman hutv satthu santika gantv attano paividdhagua rocesu. Satth kasmi nu kho dhamma desente im bhikkhuniyo uparimaggaphalni ppueyyunti vajjento puna tayeva nandakassa dhammadesana sutv pacasatpi et arahatta ppuissantti disv punadivasepi therasseva santika dhammassavanatthya pesesi. T punadivase dhamma sutv sabbva arahatta patt. Tadivasa bhagav tsa bhikkhunna attano santika gatakle dhammadesanya saphalabhva atv hiyyo nandakassa dhammadesan ctuddasiya candasadis ahosi, ajja pannarasiya candasadisti vatv therassa sdhukra datv tadeva ca kraa ahuppatti katv thera bhikkhunovdakna aggahne hapesti.