8. Aṅgulimālattheragāthā

866. “Gacchaṃ vadesi samaṇa ‘ṭṭhitomhi’, mamañca brūsi ṭhitamaṭṭhitoti;

pucchāmi taṃ samaṇa etamatthaṃ, ‘kathaṃ ṭhito tvaṃ ahamaṭṭhitomhi”’.

867. “Ṭhito ahaṃ aṅgulimāla sabbadā, sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ;

tuvañca pāṇesu asaññatosi, tasmā ṭhitohaṃ tuvamaṭṭhitosi”.

868. “Cirassaṃ vata me mahito mahesī, mahāvanaṃ samaṇo paccapādi [paccupādi (sabbattha)];

sohaṃ cajissāmi sahassapāpaṃ, sutvāna gāthaṃ tava dhammayuttaṃ”.

869. Icceva coro asimāvudhañca, sobbhe papāte narake anvakāsi [akiri (ma. ni. 2.349)];

avandi coro sugatassa pāde, tattheva pabbajjamayāci buddhaṃ.

870. Buddho ca kho kāruṇiko mahesi, yo satthā lokassa sadevakassa;

‘tamehi bhikkhū’ti tadā avoca, eseva tassa ahu bhikkhubhāvo.

871. “Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, pacchā so nappamajjati;

somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

872. “Yassa pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ, kusalena pidhīyati [pithīyati (sī. syā.)];

somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

873. “Yo have daharo bhikkhu, yuñjati buddhasāsane;

somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

874. [Disā hi (syā. ka., ma. ni. 2.352)] “disāpi me dhammakathaṃ suṇantu, disāpi me yuñjantu buddhasāsane;

disāpi me te manuje bhajantu, ye dhammamevādapayanti santo.

875. “Disā hi me khantivādānaṃ, avirodhappasaṃsinaṃ;

suṇantu dhammaṃ kālena, tañca anuvidhīyantu.

876. “Na hi jātu so mamaṃ hiṃse, aññaṃ vā pana kiñcanaṃ [kañcinaṃ (sī. syā.), kañcanaṃ (?)];

Pappuyya paramaṃ santiṃ, rakkheyya tasathāvare.

877. [Theragā. 19] “udakañhi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti [damayanti (ka.)] tejanaṃ;

dāruṃ namayanti [damayanti (ka.)] tacchakā, attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā.

878. “Daṇḍeneke damayanti, aṅkusebhi kasāhi ca;

adaṇḍena asatthena, ahaṃ dantomhi tādinā.

879. “‘Ahiṃsako’ti me nāmaṃ, hiṃsakassa pure sato;

ajjāhaṃ saccanāmomhi, na naṃ hiṃsāmi kiñcanaṃ [kañcinaṃ (sī. syā.), kañcanaṃ (?)].

880. “Coro ahaṃ pure āsiṃ, aṅgulimāloti vissuto;

vuyhamāno mahoghena, buddhaṃ saraṇamāgamaṃ.

881. “Lohitapāṇi pure āsiṃ, aṅgulimāloti vissuto;

saraṇagamanaṃ passa, bhavanetti samūhatā.

882. “Tādisaṃ kammaṃ katvāna, bahuṃ duggatigāminaṃ;

phuṭṭho kammavipākena, anaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṃ.

883. “Pamādamanuyuñjanti, bālā dummedhino janā;

appamādañca medhāvī, dhanaṃ seṭṭhaṃva rakkhati.

884. “Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha, mā kāmaratisanthavaṃ [sandhavaṃ (ka.)];

appamatto hi jhāyanto, pappoti paramaṃ sukhaṃ.

885. “Svāgataṃ nāpagataṃ, netaṃ dummantitaṃ mama;

savibhattesu dhammesu, yaṃ seṭṭhaṃ tadupāgamaṃ.

886. “Svāgataṃ nāpagataṃ, netaṃ dummantitaṃ mama;

tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

887. “Araññe rukkhamūle vā, pabbatesu guhāsu vā;

tattha tattheva aṭṭhāsiṃ, ubbiggamanaso tadā.

888. “Sukhaṃ sayāmi ṭhāyāmi, sukhaṃ kappemi jīvitaṃ;

ahatthapāso mārassa, aho satthānukampito.

889. “Brahmajacco pure āsiṃ, udicco ubhato ahu;

sojja putto sugatassa, dhammarājassa satthuno.

890. “Vītataṇho anādāno, guttadvāro susaṃvuto;

aghamūlaṃ vadhitvāna, patto me āsavakkhayo.

891. “Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

ohito garuko bhāro, bhavanetti samūhatā”ti.

… Aṅgulimālo thero….