3. Mettagutthera-apadānaṃ

45. “Himavantassāvidūre asoko nāma pabbato;

tatthāsi assamo mayhaṃ, vissakammena [visukammena (sī. syā. ka.)] māpito.

46. “Sumedho nāma sambuddho, aggo kāruṇiko muni;

nivāsayitvā pubbaṇhe, piṇḍāya me [maṃ (sī.)] upāgami.

47. “Upāgataṃ mahāvīraṃ, sumedhaṃ lokanāyakaṃ;

paggayha sugatapattaṃ [sugataṃ pattaṃ (sī.), subhakaṃ pattaṃ (pī.)], sappitelaṃ apūrayiṃ [sappitelena pūrayiṃ (sī.), sappitelassa’pūrayiṃ (?)].

48. “Datvānahaṃ buddhaseṭṭhe, sumedhe lokanāyake;

añjaliṃ paggahetvāna, bhiyyo [bhīyo (sī.), bhīyyo (pī.)] hāsaṃ janesahaṃ.

49. “Iminā sappidānena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

devabhūto manusso vā, labhāmi vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

50. “Vinipātaṃ vivajjetvā, saṃsarāmi bhavābhave;

tattha cittaṃ paṇidhitvā, labhāmi acalaṃ padaṃ.

51. “Lābhā tuyhaṃ suladdhaṃ te, yaṃ maṃ addakkhi brāhmaṇa;

mama dassanamāgamma, arahattaṃ bhavissati [arahā tvaṃ bhavissasi (sī. pī.), arahattaṃ gamissasi (syā.)].

52. “Vissattho [vissaṭṭho (syā. pī.), visaṭṭho (ka.)] hohi mā bhāyi, adhigantvā mahāyasaṃ;

mamañhi sappiṃ datvāna, parimokkhasi jātiyā.

53. “Iminā sappidānena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

devabhūto manusso vā, labhase vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

54. “Iminā sappidānena, mettacittavatāya ca;

aṭṭhārase kappasate, devaloke ramissasi.

55. “Aṭṭhatiṃsatikkhattuñca, devarājā bhavissasi;

padesarajjaṃ vipulaṃ, gaṇanāto asaṅkhiyaṃ.

56. “Ekapaññāsakkhattuñca, cakkavattī bhavissasi;

cāturanto vijitāvī, jambumaṇḍassa [jambusaṇḍassa (sī. pī.)] issaro.

57. “Mahāsamuddovakkhobho, duddharo pathavī yathā;

evameva ca te bhogā, appameyyā bhavissare.

58. “Saṭṭhikoṭī hiraññassa, cajitvā [catvāna (sī. ka.), datvāna (syā. pī.)] pabbajiṃ ahaṃ;

kiṃ kusalaṃ gavesanto, bāvariṃ upasaṅkamiṃ.

59. “Tattha mante adhīyāmi, chaḷaṅgaṃ nāma lakkhaṇaṃ;

tamandhakāraṃ vidhamaṃ, uppajji tvaṃ mahāmuni.

60. “Tava dassanakāmohaṃ, āgatomhi mahāmuni;

tava dhammaṃ suṇitvāna, pattomhi acalaṃ padaṃ.

61. “Tiṃsakappasahassamhi, sappiṃ buddhassadāsahaṃ;

etthantare nābhijāne, sappiṃ viññāpitaṃ [viññāpitā (?)] Mayā.

62. “Mama saṅkappamaññāya, uppajjati yadicchakaṃ;

cittamaññāya nibbattaṃ, sabbe santappayāmahaṃ.

63. “Aho buddhā aho dhammā [aho buddho aho dhammo (sī.) theragā. 201 theragāthāya tadaṭṭhakathāya ca saṃsandetabbaṃ], aho no satthu sampadā;

thokañhi sappiṃ datvāna, appameyyaṃ labhāmahaṃ.

64. “Mahāsamudde udakaṃ, yāvatā nerupassato;

mama sappiṃ upādāya, kalabhāgaṃ na hessati [hissati (syā. ka.), essati (sī.)].

65. “Yāvatā cakkavāḷassa, kariyantassa [kārayantassa (syā.), kayirantassa (pī.), āharantassa (ka.)] rāsito;

mama nibbattavatthānaṃ [mayā nivatthavatthānaṃ (pī.)], okāso so na sammati.

66. “Pabbatarājā himavā, pavaropi siluccayo;

mamānulittagandhassa, upanidhiṃ [upanidhaṃ (sī. syā. ka.), upanīyaṃ (pī.)] na hessati.

67. “Vatthaṃ gandhañca sappiñca, aññañca diṭṭhadhammikaṃ;

asaṅkhatañca nibbānaṃ, sappidānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

68. “Satipaṭṭhānasayano, samādhijhānagocaro;

bojjhaṅgabhojano [… janano (syā. ka.)] ajja, sappidānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

69. “Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… viharāmi anāsavo;

70. “svāgataṃ vata me āsi…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

71. “paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”;

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mettagū thero imā gāthāyo

abhāsitthāti;

mettaguttherassāpadānaṃ tatiyaṃ;