5. Nandakatthera-apadānaṃ

143. “Padumuttaro nāma jino, sabbadhammesu cakkhumā;

ito satasahassamhi, kappe uppajji nāyako.

144. “Hitāya sabbasattānaṃ, sukhāya vadataṃ varo;

atthāya purisājañño, paṭipanno sadevake.

145. “Yasaggapatto sirimā, kittivaṇṇabhato [kittivaṇṇa bhaṭo (syā. ka.)] jino;

pūjito sabbalokassa, disā sabbāsu vissuto.

146. “Uttiṇṇavicikiccho so, vītivattakathaṃkatho;

paripuṇṇamanasaṅkappo, patto sambodhimuttamaṃ.

147. “Anuppannassa maggassa, uppādetā naruttamo;

anakkhātañca akkhāsi, asañjātañca sañjanī.

148. “Maggaññū maggavidū [so maggavidū (sī. pī.)] ca, maggakkhāyī narāsabho;

maggassa kusalo satthā, sārathīnaṃ varuttamo [naruttamo (syā.)].

149. “Tadā mahākāruṇiko, dhammaṃ desesi nāyako;

nimugge kāmapaṅkamhi [mohapaṅkamhi (sī. syā.), mohamaggamhi (pī.)], samuddharati pāṇine.

150. “Bhikkhunīnaṃ ovadane, sāvakaṃ seṭṭhasammataṃ;

vaṇṇayaṃ etadaggamhi, paññapesi mahāmuni.

151. “Taṃ sutvāhaṃ pamudito, nimantetvā tathāgataṃ;

bhojayitvā sasaṅghaṃ taṃ, patthayiṃ ṭhānamuttamaṃ.

152. “Tadā pamudito nātho, maṃ avoca mahā-isi;

‘sukhī bhavassu dīghāvu [dīghāyu (sī. syā.)], lacchase taṃ manorathaṃ.

153. “‘Satasahassito kappe, okkākakulasambhavo;

gotamo nāma gottena, satthā loke bhavissati.

154. “‘Tassa dhammesu dāyādo, oraso dhammanimmito;

nandako nāma nāmena, hessati satthu sāvako’.

155. “Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsūpago ahaṃ.

156. “Pacchime ca bhave dāni, jāto seṭṭhikule ahaṃ;

sāvatthiyaṃ pure vare, iddhe phīte mahaddhane.

157. “Purappavese sugataṃ, disvā vimhitamānaso;

jetārāmapaṭiggāhe, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.

158. “Nacireneva kālena, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ;

tatohaṃ tiṇṇasaṃsāro, sāsito sabbadassinā.

159. “Bhikkhunīnaṃ dhammakathaṃ, paṭipucchākariṃ ahaṃ;

sāsitā tā mayā sabbā, abhaviṃsu anāsavā.

160. “Satāni pañcanūnāni, tadā tuṭṭho mahāhito;

bhikkhunīnaṃ ovadataṃ, aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapesi maṃ.

161. “Satasahasse kataṃ kammaṃ, phalaṃ dassesi me idha;

sumutto saravegova, kilese jhāpayiṃ mama.

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

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

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

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nandako thero imā gāthāyo

abhāsitthāti;

nandakattherassāpadānaṃ pañcamaṃ;