2. Sunītattheragāthā

620. ‘‘Nīce kulamhi jātohaṃ, daliddo appabhojano;

Hīnakammaṃ [hīnaṃ kammaṃ (syā.)] mamaṃ āsi, ahosiṃ pupphachaḍḍako.

621. ‘‘Jigucchito manussānaṃ, paribhūto ca vambhito;

Nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, vandissaṃ bahukaṃ janaṃ.

622. ‘‘Athaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

Pavisantaṃ mahāvīraṃ, magadhānaṃ puruttamaṃ.

623. ‘‘Nikkhipitvāna byābhaṅgiṃ, vandituṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;

Mameva anukampāya, aṭṭhāsi purisuttamo.

624. ‘‘Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ ṭhito tadā;

Pabbajjaṃ ahamāyāciṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

625. ‘‘Tato kāruṇiko satthā, sabbalokānukampako;

‘Ehi bhikkhū’ti maṃ āha, sā me āsūpasampadā.

626. ‘‘Sohaṃ eko araññasmiṃ, viharanto atandito;

Akāsiṃ satthuvacanaṃ, yathā maṃ ovadī jino.

627. ‘‘Rattiyā paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ, pubbajātimanussariṃ;

Rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ, dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ [dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ (ka.)];

Rattiyā pacchime yāme, tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.

628. ‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;

Indo brahmā ca āgantvā, maṃ namassiṃsu pañjalī.

629. ‘‘‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

Yassa te āsavā khīṇā, dakkhiṇeyyosi mārisa’.

630. ‘‘Tato disvāna maṃ satthā, devasaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

Sitaṃ pātukaritvāna, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.

631. [su. ni. 660 suttanipātepi] ‘‘‘Tapena brahmacariyena, saṃyamena damena ca;

Etena brāhmaṇo hoti, etaṃ brāhmaṇamuttama’’’nti.

… Sunīto thero….

Dvādasakanipāto niṭṭhito.