8. Aṭṭhamavaggo

1. Vacchapālattheragāthā

71. ‘‘Susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā, matikusalena nivātavuttinā;

Saṃsevitavuddhasīlinā [saṃsevitabuddhasīlinā (ka.)], nibbānaṃ na hi tena dullabha’’nti.

… Vacchapālo thero….

2. Ātumattheragāthā

72. ‘‘Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo, dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto;

Evaṃ ahaṃ bhariyāyānitāya, anumaññaṃ maṃ pabbajitomhi dānī’’ti.

… Ātumo thero….

3. Māṇavattheragāthā

73. ‘‘Jiṇṇañca disvā dukhitañca byādhitaṃ, matañca disvā gatamāyusaṅkhayaṃ;

Tato ahaṃ nikkhamitūna pabbajiṃ, pahāya kāmāni manoramānī’’ti.

… Māṇavo thero….

4. Suyāmanattheragāthā

74. ‘‘Kāmacchando ca byāpādo, thinamiddhañca [thīnamiddhañca (sī. syā.)] bhikkhuno;

Uddhaccaṃ vicikicchā ca, sabbasova na vijjatī’’ti.

… Suyāmano thero….

5. Susāradattheragāthā

75. ‘‘Sādhu suvihitāna dassanaṃ, kaṅkhā chijjati buddhi vaḍḍhati;

Bālampi karonti paṇḍitaṃ, tasmā sādhu sataṃ samāgamo’’ti.

… Susārado thero….

6. Piyañjahattheragāthā

76. ‘‘Uppatantesu nipate, nipatantesu uppate;

Vase avasamānesu, ramamānesu no rame’’ti.

… Piyañjaho thero….

7. Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā

77. ‘‘Idaṃ pure cittamacāri cārikaṃ, yenicchakaṃ yatthakāmaṃ yathāsukhaṃ;

Tadajjahaṃ niggahessāmi yoniso, hatthippabhinnaṃ viya aṅkusaggaho’’ti.

… Hatthārohaputto thero….

8. Meṇḍasirattheragāthā

78. ‘‘Anekajātisaṃsāraṃ, sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ;

Tassa me dukkhajātassa, dukkhakkhandho aparaddho’’ti.

… Meṇḍasiro thero….

9. Rakkhitattheragāthā

79. ‘‘Sabbo rāgo pahīno me, sabbo doso samūhato;

Sabbo me vigato moho, sītibhūtosmi nibbuto’’ti.

… Rakkhito thero….

10. Uggattheragāthā

80. ‘‘Yaṃ mayā pakataṃ kammaṃ, appaṃ vā yadi vā bahuṃ;

Sabbametaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Uggo thero….

Vaggo aṭṭhamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Vacchapālo ca yo thero, ātumo māṇavo isi;

Suyāmano susārado, thero yo ca piyañjaho;

Ārohaputto meṇḍasiro, rakkhito uggasavhayoti.