9. Dhammaruciyatthera-apadānaṃ

164. “Yadā dīpaṅkaro buddho, sumedhaṃ byākarī jino;

‘aparimeyye ito kappe, ayaṃ buddho bhavissati.

165. “‘Imassa janikā mātā, māyā nāma bhavissati;

pitā suddhodano nāma, ayaṃ hessati gotamo.

166. “‘Padhānaṃ padahitvāna, katvā dukkarakārikaṃ;

assatthamūle sambuddho, bujjhissati mahāyaso.

167. “‘Upatisso kolito ca, aggā hessanti sāvakā;

ānando nāma nāmena [ānando nāmupaṭṭhāko (syā.)], upaṭṭhissatimaṃ jinaṃ.

168. “‘Khemā uppalavaṇṇā ca, aggā hessanti sāvikā;

citto āḷavako ceva, aggā hessantupāsakā.

169. “‘Khujjuttarā nandamātā, aggā hessantupāsikā;

bodhi imassa vīrassa, assatthoti pavuccati’.

170. “Idaṃ sutvāna vacanaṃ, asamassa mahesino;

āmoditā naramarū, namassanti katañjalī.

171. “Tadāhaṃ māṇavo āsiṃ, megho nāma susikkhito;

sutvā byākaraṇaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, sumedhassa mahāmune.

172. “Saṃvisaṭṭho bhavitvāna, sumedhe karuṇāsaye [karuṇālaye (syā.)];

pabbajantañca taṃ vīraṃ, sahāva anupabbajiṃ.

173. “Saṃvuto pātimokkhasmiṃ, indriyesu ca pañcasu;

suddhājīvo sato vīro, jinasāsanakārako.

174. “Evaṃ viharamānohaṃ, pāpamittena kenaci;

niyojito anācāre, sumaggā paridhaṃsito.

175. “Vitakkavasiko hutvā, sāsanato apakkamiṃ;

pacchā tena kumittena, payutto mātughātanaṃ.

176. “Akariṃ ānantariyaṃ [akariṃ nantariyañca (syā. ka.)], ghātayiṃ duṭṭhamānaso;

tato cuto mahāvīciṃ, upapanno sudāruṇaṃ.

177. “Vinipātagato santo, saṃsariṃ dukkhito ciraṃ;

na puno addasaṃ vīraṃ, sumedhaṃ narapuṅgavaṃ.

178. “Asmiṃ kappe samuddamhi, maccho āsiṃ timiṅgalo;

disvāhaṃ sāgare nāvaṃ, gocaratthamupāgamiṃ.

179. “Disvā maṃ vāṇijā bhītā, buddhaseṭṭhamanussaruṃ;

gotamoti mahāghosaṃ, sutvā tehi udīritaṃ.

180. “Pubbasaññaṃ saritvāna, tato kālaṅkato ahaṃ;

sāvatthiyaṃ kule iddhe, jāto brāhmaṇajātiyaṃ.

181. “Āsiṃ dhammaruci nāma, sabbapāpajigucchako;

disvāhaṃ lokapajjotaṃ, jātiyā sattavassiko.

182. “Mahājetavanaṃ gantvā, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

upemi buddhaṃ tikkhattuṃ, rattiyā divasassa ca.

183. “Tadā disvā muni āha, ciraṃ dhammarucīti maṃ;

tatohaṃ avacaṃ buddhaṃ, pubbakammapabhāvitaṃ.

184. “Suciraṃ satapuññalakkhaṇaṃ, patipubbena visuddhapaccayaṃ;

ahamajjasupekkhanaṃ vata, tava passāmi nirupamaṃ viggahaṃ [nirūpamaggahaṃ (sī.)].

185. “Suciraṃ vihatattamo mayā, sucirakkhena nadī visositā;

suciraṃ amalaṃ visodhitaṃ, nayanaṃ ñāṇamayaṃ mahāmune.

186. “Cirakālasamaṅgito [cirakālaṃ samāgato (pī.)] tayā, avinaṭṭho punarantaraṃ ciraṃ;

punarajjasamāgato tayā, na hi nassanti katāni gotama.

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

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

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

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā dhammaruciyo thero imā gāthāyo

abhāsitthāti;

dhammaruciyattherassāpadānaṃ navamaṃ;