Te amhka nma eta kammanti nikkhamitv kattha gamissmti cintetv maddaraha nma itthkaro, maddaraha gamissmti maddarahe sgalanagara agamasu. Tattha ta suvaarpaka nhnatitthe hapetv ekamante nisdisu. Atha bhaddya dht bhadda nhpetv, alakaritv, sirigabbhe nisdpetv saya nhyitu udakatittha gat tattha ta suvaarpaka disv kissya avint idhgantv hitti pihipasse paharitv suvaarpakanti atv ayyadht meti saa uppdesi, aya pana me ayyadhtya nivsanapaigghikypi asadisti ha. Atha na te manuss parivretv evarp te smidhtti pucchisu. Ki es, imya suvaapaimya sataguena sahassaguena mayha ayyadht abhirpatar, dvdasahatthe gabbhe nisinnya padpakicca natthi, sarrobhseneva tama vidhamatti. Tena hi gacchti ta khujja gahetv suvaarpaka rathe ropetv kosiyagottassa brhmaassa gharadvre hatv gamana nivedayisu.

Brhmao paisanthra katv kuto gatatthti pucchi. Magadharahe mahtitthagme kapilabrhmaassa gharatoti. Ki kra gatti? Imin nma kraenti. Kalya, tt, samajtigottavibhavo amhka brhmao, dassmi drikanti pakra gahi. Te kapilabrhmaassa ssana pahiisu laddh drik kattabba karothti. Ta ssana sutv pippalimavassa rocayisu laddh kira drikti. Mavo aha na labhissantti cintesi, ime laddhti vadanti, anatthiko hutv paa pesessmti rahogato paa likhi bhadd, attano jtigottabhognurpa gharvsa labhatu, aha nikkhamitv pabbajissmi, m pacch vippaisrin ahosti. Bhaddpi asukassa kira ma dtukmoti sutv paa pesessmti rahogat paa likhi ayyaputto attano jtigottabhognurpa gharvsa labhatu, aha pabbajissmi, m pacch vippaisr ahosti. Dvepi pani antarmagge samgacchisu. Ida kassa paanti? Pippalimavena bhaddya pahitanti. Ida kassti? Bhaddya pippalimavassa pahitanti ca vutte te dvepi vcetv passatha drakna kammanti phletv arae chaetv aa tasamna paa likhitv ito etto ca pesesu. Iti kumrassa kumrikya ca sadisa paa lokassdarahitamevti anicchamnnayeva dvinna samgamo ahosi.

Ta divasayeva pippalimavo eka pupphadma ganthpesi bhaddpi. Tni sayanamajjhe hapesu bhuttasyams ubhopi sayana ruhissmti mavo dakkhiapassena sayana ruhi. Bhadd vmapassena abhiruhitv ha yassa passe pupphni milyanti, tassa rgacitta uppannanti vijnissma, ima pupphadma na alliyitabbanti. Te pana aamaa sarrasamphassabhayena tiymaratti nidda anokkamantva vtinmenti, div pana hasitamattampi nhosi. Te lokmisena asasah yva mtpitaro dharanti, tva kuumba avicretv tesu klakatesu vicrayisu. Mahat mavassa sampatti ekadivasa sarra ubbaetv chaetabba suvaacua eva magadhaniy dvdasanimatta laddhu vaati. Yantabaddhni sahimahtakni, kammanto dvdasayojaniko, anurdhapurapam cuddasa gm, cuddasa hatthnkni, cuddasa assnkni, cuddasa rathnkni.

So ekadivasa alakata-assa ruyha mahjanaparivuto kammanta gantv khettakoiya hito nagalehi bhinnahnato kkdayo sakue gauppddipake uddharitv khdante disv, tt, ime ki khdantti pucchi. Gauppde, ayyti. Etehi kata ppa kassa hotti? Tumhka, ayyti. So cintesi sace etehi kata ppa mayha hoti, ki me karissati satta-astikoidhana, ki dvdasayojano kammanto, ki yantabaddhni takni, ki cuddasa gm, sabbameta bhaddya kpilniy niyytetv nikkhamma pabbajissmti.

Bhaddpi kpiln tasmi khae antaravatthumhi tayo tilakumbhe pattharpetv dhthi parivut nisinn kke tilapake khdamne disv, amm, ki ime khdantti pucchi. Pake ayyeti. Akusala kassa hotti? Tumhka, ayyeti. S cintesi mayha catuhatthavattha nikodanamattaca laddhu vaati, yadi paneta ettakena janena kata akusala mayha hoti, bhavasahassenapi vaato ssa ukkhipitu na sakk. Ayyaputte gatamatteyeva sabba tassa niyytetv nikkhamma pabbajissmti.

Mavo gantv, nhatv psda ruyha mahrahe pallake nisdi. Athassa cakkavattino anucchavika bhojana sajjayisu. Dvepi bhujitv parijane nikkhante rahogat phsukahne nisdisu. Tato mavo bhadda ha bhadde, ima ghara gacchant tva kittaka dhana harasti? Pacapasa sakaasahassni, ayyti. Ta sabba, y ca imasmi ghare satta-astikoiyo yantabaddhasahitakdibhed ca sampatti atthi, ta sabbaca tuyhayeva niyydemti. Tumhe pana kaha gacchatha, ayyti? Aha pabbajissmti. Ayya, ahampi tumhkayeva gamana olokayamn nisinn. Ahampi pabbajissmti. Tesa dittapaakui viya tayo bhav upahahisu. Te antarpaato kasyarasaptni vatthni mattikpatte ca harpetv aamaa kese oropetv ye loke arahanto, te uddissa amhka pabbajjti pabbajitv, thaviksu patte pakkhipitv ase laggetv psdato otarisu. Gehe dsesu v kammakaresu v na koci sajni.

Atha ne brhmaagmato nikkhamma dsagmadvrena gacchante kappakuttavasena dsagmavsino sajnisu. Te rodant pdesu nipatitv ki, amhe, anthe karotha ayyti hasu. Maya, bhae, dittapaasl viya tayo bhavti pabbajimh. Sace tumhesu ekeka bhujissa karoma, vassasatampi nappahoti. Tumheva tumhka ssa dhovitv bhujiss hutv jvathti vatv tesa rodantnayeva pakkamisu.

Thero purato gacchanto nivattitv olokento cintesi aya, bhadd kpiln, sakalajambudpagghanik itth mayha pacchato gacchati, hna kho paneta vijjati, ya kocideva eva cinteyya ime pabbajitpi vin bhavitu na sakkonti, ananucchavika karontti, koci ppena mana padsetv apyaprako bhaveyya, ima pahya mayha gantu vaatti citta uppdesi. So purato gacchanto dvedhpatha disv tassa matthake ahsi. Bhaddpi gantv, vanditv ahsi. Atha na ha bhadde, tdisi itthi mama pacchato gacchanti disv ime pabbajitpi vin bhavitu na sakkontti cintetv amhesu paduhacitto mahjano apyaprako bhaveyya. Imasmi dvedhpathe tva eka gaha, ahamekena gamissmti. ma, ayya, pabbajitna mtugmo palibodho, pabbajitvpi vin na bhavantti amhka dosa dassessanti, tumhe eka magga gahatha, vin bhavissmti tikkhattu padakkhia katv catsu hnesu pacapatihitena vanditv dasanakhasamodhnasamujjala ajali paggayha satasahassakappaparime addhne kato mittasanthavo ajja bhijjatti vatv tumhe dakkhiajtik nma, tumhka dakkhiamaggo vaati, maya mtugm nma vmajtik, amhka vmamaggo vaatti vanditv magga paipann. Tesa dvedhbhtakle aya mahpathav aha cakkavasinerupabbate dhretu sakkontpi tumhka gue dhretu na sakkomti vadant viya viravamn kampi, kse asanisaddo viya pavatti, cakkavasinerupabbato unnadi.

Sammsambuddho veuvanamahvihre gandhakuiya nisinno pathavkampanasadda sutv kissa nu kho pathav kampatti vajjento pippalimavo ca bhadd ca kpiln ma uddissa appameyya sampatti pahya pabbajit. Tesa viyogahne ubhinna guabalena aya pathavkampo jto. Maypi etesa sagaha ktu vaatti gandhakuito nikkhamma sayameva pattacvaramdya astimahtheresu kacipi anmantetv tigvuta magga paccuggamana katv rjagahassa ca nlandya ca antare bahuputtakanigrodharukkhamle pallaka bhujitv nisdi. Nisdanto pana aatarapasukliko viya anisditv buddhavesa gahetv astihatthaghanabuddharasmiyo vissajjento nisdi. Iti tasmi khae paacchattasakaacakkakgrdippam buddharasmiyo ito cito ca vippharantiyo vidhvantiyo candasahassasriyasahassa-uggamanaklo viya kurumn ta vananta ekobhsa akasu. Dvattisamahpurisalakkhaasiriy samujjalatrgaena viya gagana, supupphitakamalakuvalayena viya salila, vananta virocittha. Nigrodharukkhassa nma khandho seto hoti, pattni nlni, pakkni rattni. Tasmi pana divase sataskho nigrodho suvaavaova ahosi.

Mahkassapatthero aya amhka satth bhavissati, ima aha uddissa pabbajitoti dihahnato pahya oatoatova gantv tsu hnesu vanditv satth me, bhante, bhagav, svakohamasmi, satth me, bhante, bhagav svakohamasmti (sa. ni. 2.154) ha. Atha na bhagav ha kassapa, sace tva ima nipaccakra mahpathaviy kareyysi, spi dhretu na sakkueyya. Tathgatassa eva guamahantata jnat tay kato nipaccakro mayha, lomampi cletu na sakkoti. Nisda, kassapa, dyajja te dassmti. Athassa bhagav thi ovdehi upasampadamadsi. Datv bahuputtakanigrodhamlato nikkhamitv thera pacchsamaa katv magga paipajji. Satthu sarra dvattisamahpurisalakkhaavicitta, mahkassapassa sarra sattamahpurisalakkhaapaimaita, so kacanamahnvya pacchbaddho viya satthu padnupadika anugacchi. Satth thoka magga gantv magg okkamma aatarasmi rukkhamle nisajjkra dassesi. Thero nisditukmo satthti atv attano prupitapaapilotikasaghi catuggua katv paapesi.

Satth tattha nisditv hatthena cvara parimajjanto muduk kho tyya, kassapa, paapilotikasaghti (sa. ni. 2.154) ha. Thero satth mama saghiy mudubhva katheti, prupitukmo bhavissatti atv prupatu, bhante, bhagav saghinti ha. Tva ki prupissasi, kassapti? Tumhka nivsana labhanto prupissmi, bhanteti. Ki pana tva, kassapa, ima paribhogajia pasukla dhretu sakkhissasi? May hi imassa pasuklassa gahitadivase udakapariyanta katv mahpathav kampi, ima buddhna paribhogajiacvara nma na sakk parittaguena dhretu, paibalenevida paipattipraasamatthena jtipasuklikena dhretu vaatti vatv therena saddhi cvara parivattesi.