8. Aṅgulimālattheragāthā

866. ‘‘Gacchaṃ vadesi samaṇa ‘ṭṭhitomhi’, mamañca brūsi ṭhitamaṭṭhitoti;

Pucchāmi taṃ samaṇa etamatthaṃ, ‘kathaṃ ṭhito tvaṃ ahamaṭṭhitomhi’’’.

867. ‘‘Ṭhito ahaṃ aṅgulimāla sabbadā, sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ;

Tuvañca pāṇesu asaññatosi, tasmā ṭhitohaṃ tuvamaṭṭhitosi’’.

868. ‘‘Cirassaṃ vata me mahito mahesī, mahāvanaṃ samaṇo paccapādi [paccupādi (sabbattha)];

Sohaṃ cajissāmi sahassapāpaṃ, sutvāna gāthaṃ tava dhammayuttaṃ’’.

869. Icceva coro asimāvudhañca, sobbhe papāte narake anvakāsi [akiri (ma. ni. 2.349)];

Avandi coro sugatassa pāde, tattheva pabbajjamayāci buddhaṃ.

870. Buddho ca kho kāruṇiko mahesi, yo satthā lokassa sadevakassa;

‘Tamehi bhikkhū’ti tadā avoca, eseva tassa ahu bhikkhubhāvo.

871. ‘‘Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, pacchā so nappamajjati;

Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

872. ‘‘Yassa pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ, kusalena pidhīyati [pithīyati (sī. syā.)];

Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

873. ‘‘Yo have daharo bhikkhu, yuñjati buddhasāsane;

Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.

874. [disā hi (syā. ka., ma. ni. 2.352)] ‘‘Disāpi me dhammakathaṃ suṇantu, disāpi me yuñjantu buddhasāsane;

Disāpi me te manuje bhajantu, ye dhammamevādapayanti santo.

875. ‘‘Disā hi me khantivādānaṃ, avirodhappasaṃsinaṃ;

Suṇantu dhammaṃ kālena, tañca anuvidhīyantu.

876. ‘‘Na hi jātu so mamaṃ hiṃse, aññaṃ vā pana kiñcanaṃ [kañcinaṃ (sī. syā.), kañcanaṃ (?)];

Pappuyya paramaṃ santiṃ, rakkheyya tasathāvare.

877. [theragā. 19] ‘‘Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti [damayanti (ka.)] tejanaṃ;

Dāruṃ namayanti [damayanti (ka.)] tacchakā, attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā.

878. ‘‘Daṇḍeneke damayanti, aṅkusebhi kasāhi ca;

Adaṇḍena asatthena, ahaṃ dantomhi tādinā.

879. ‘‘‘Ahiṃsako’ti me nāmaṃ, hiṃsakassa pure sato;

Ajjāhaṃ saccanāmomhi, na naṃ hiṃsāmi kiñcanaṃ [kañcinaṃ (sī. syā.), kañcanaṃ (?)].

880. ‘‘Coro ahaṃ pure āsiṃ, aṅgulimāloti vissuto;

Vuyhamāno mahoghena, buddhaṃ saraṇamāgamaṃ.

881. ‘‘Lohitapāṇi pure āsiṃ, aṅgulimāloti vissuto;

Saraṇagamanaṃ passa, bhavanetti samūhatā.

882. ‘‘Tādisaṃ kammaṃ katvāna, bahuṃ duggatigāminaṃ;

Phuṭṭho kammavipākena, anaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṃ.

883. ‘‘Pamādamanuyuñjanti, bālā dummedhino janā;

Appamādañca medhāvī, dhanaṃ seṭṭhaṃva rakkhati.

884. ‘‘Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha, mā kāmaratisanthavaṃ [sandhavaṃ (ka.)];

Appamatto hi jhāyanto, pappoti paramaṃ sukhaṃ.

885. ‘‘Svāgataṃ nāpagataṃ, netaṃ dummantitaṃ mama;

Savibhattesu dhammesu, yaṃ seṭṭhaṃ tadupāgamaṃ.

886. ‘‘Svāgataṃ nāpagataṃ, netaṃ dummantitaṃ mama;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

887. ‘‘Araññe rukkhamūle vā, pabbatesu guhāsu vā;

Tattha tattheva aṭṭhāsiṃ, ubbiggamanaso tadā.

888. ‘‘Sukhaṃ sayāmi ṭhāyāmi, sukhaṃ kappemi jīvitaṃ;

Ahatthapāso mārassa, aho satthānukampito.

889. ‘‘Brahmajacco pure āsiṃ, udicco ubhato ahu;

Sojja putto sugatassa, dhammarājassa satthuno.

890. ‘‘Vītataṇho anādāno, guttadvāro susaṃvuto;

Aghamūlaṃ vadhitvāna, patto me āsavakkhayo.

891. ‘‘Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

Ohito garuko bhāro, bhavanetti samūhatā’’ti.

… Aṅgulimālo thero….