1. Sumedhāvaggo

1. Sumedhātherī-apadānaṃ

Atha therikāpadānāni suṇātha–

1. “Bhagavati koṇāgamane, saṅghārāmamhi navanivesanamhi [nivesamhi (syā.)];

sakhiyo tisso janiyo, vihāradānaṃ adāsimha.

2. “Dasakkhattuṃ satakkhattuṃ, dasasatakkhattuṃ satānañca satakkhattuṃ [satāni ca sattakkhattuṃ (sī. ka.)];

devesu upapajjimha, ko vādo mānuse bhave.

3. “Deve mahiddhikā ahumha, mānusakamhi ko vādo;

sattaratanamahesī [sattaratanassa mahesī (sī. pī.)], itthiratanaṃ ahaṃ bhaviṃ.

4. “Idha sañcitakusalā [tattha sañcitaṃ kusalaṃ (syā.)], susamiddhakulappajā;

dhanañjānī ca khemā ca, ahampi ca tayo janā.

5. “Ārāmaṃ sukataṃ katvā, sabbāvayavamaṇḍitaṃ;

buddhappamukhasaṅghassa, niyyādetvā samoditā.

6. “Yattha yatthūpapajjāmi, tassa kammassa vāhasā;

devesu aggataṃ pattā, manussesu tatheva ca.

7. “Imasmiṃyeva kappamhi, brahmabandhu mahāyaso;

kassapo nāma gottena, uppajji vadataṃ varo.

8. “Upaṭṭhāko mahesissa, tadā āsi narissaro;

kāsirājā kikī nāma, bārāṇasipuruttame.

9. “Tassāsuṃ satta dhītaro, rājakaññā sukhedhitā [sukhethitā (syā.)];

buddhopaṭṭhānaniratā, brahmacariyaṃ cariṃsu tā.

10. “Tāsaṃ sahāyikā hutvā, sīlesu susamāhitā;

datvā dānāni sakkaccaṃ, agāreva vataṃ [agāreva vattaṃ (syā.)] cariṃ.

11. “Tena kammena sukatena, cetanāpaṇidhīhi ca;

jahitvā mānusaṃ dehaṃ, tāvatiṃsūpagā ahaṃ.

12. “Tato cutā yāmamagaṃ [yāmasaggaṃ (syā.)], tatohaṃ tusitaṃ gatā;

tato ca nimmānaratiṃ, vasavattipuraṃ tato.

13. “Yattha yatthūpapajjāmi, puññakammasamohitā;

tattha tattheva rājūnaṃ, mahesittamakārayiṃ.

14. “Tato cutā manussatte, rājūnaṃ cakkavattinaṃ;

maṇḍalīnañca rājūnaṃ, mahesittamakārayiṃ.

15. “Sampattimanubhotvāna, devesu mānusesu ca;

sabbattha sukhitā hutvā, nekajātīsu saṃsariṃ.

16. “So hetu ca so pabhavo, tammūlaṃ sāsane khamaṃ [tammūlaṃ sā ca sāsane khanti (sī. pī. ka.)];

paṭhamaṃ taṃ samodhānaṃ, taṃ dhammaratāya nibbānaṃ [nibbutaṃ (syā.)].

17. “Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ, bhavā sabbe samūhatā;

nāgīva bandhanaṃ chetvā, viharāmi anāsavā.

18. “Svāgataṃ vata me āsi, mama buddhassa [buddhaseṭṭhassa (sī. syā. ka.)] santike;

tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

19. “Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ sumedhā bhikkhunī imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Sumedhātheriyāpadānaṃ paṭhamaṃ.