1. Paṭhamavaggo
1. Uttarattheragāthā
121. ‘‘Natthi koci bhavo nicco, saṅkhārā vāpi sassatā;
Uppajjanti ca te khandhā, cavanti aparāparaṃ.
122. ‘‘Etamādīnaṃ ñatvā, bhavenamhi anatthiko;
Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.
Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā uttaro thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
2. Piṇḍolabhāradvājattheragāthā
123. ‘‘Nayidaṃ anayena jīvitaṃ, nāhāro hadayassa santiko;
Āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo, iti disvāna carāmi esanaṃ.
124. ‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ pavedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;
Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho’’ti.
Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā piṇḍolabhāradvājo thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
3. Valliyattheragāthā
125. ‘‘Makkaṭo pañcadvārāyaṃ, kuṭikāyaṃ pasakkiya;
Dvārena anupariyeti, ghaṭṭayanto muhuṃ muhuṃ.
126. ‘‘Tiṭṭha makkaṭa mā dhāvi, na hi te taṃ yathā pure;
Niggahītosi paññāya, neva dūraṃ gamissatī’’ti.
… Valliyo thero….
4. Gaṅgātīriyattheragāthā
127. ‘‘Tiṇṇaṃ me tālapattānaṃ, gaṅgātīre kuṭī katā;
Chavasittova me patto, paṃsukūlañca cīvaraṃ.
128. ‘‘Dvinnaṃ antaravassānaṃ, ekā vācā me bhāsitā;
Tatiye antaravassamhi, tamokhandho [tamokkhandho (sī. syā.)] padālito’’ti.
… Gaṅgātīriyo thero….
5. Ajinattheragāthā
129. ‘‘Api ce hoti tevijjo, maccuhāyī anāsavo;
Appaññātoti naṃ bālā, avajānanti ajānatā.
130. ‘‘Yo ca kho annapānassa, lābhī hotīdha puggalo;
Pāpadhammopi ce hoti, so nesaṃ hoti sakkato’’ti.
… Ajino thero….
6. Meḷajinattheragāthā
131. ‘‘Yadāhaṃ dhammamassosiṃ, bhāsamānassa satthuno;
Na kaṅkhamabhijānāmi, sabbaññūaparājite.
132. ‘‘Satthavāhe mahāvīre, sārathīnaṃ varuttame;
Magge paṭipadāyaṃ vā, kaṅkhā mayhaṃ na vijjatī’’ti.
… Meḷajino thero….
7. Rādhattheragāthā
133. [dha. pa. 13 dhammapade] ‘‘Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ, vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;
Evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo samativijjhati.
134. [dha. pa. 14 dhammapade] ‘‘Yathā agāraṃ succhannaṃ, vuḍḍhī na samativijjhati;
Evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo na samativijjhatī’’ti.
… Rādho thero….
8. Surādhattheragāthā
135. ‘‘Khīṇā hi mayhaṃ jāti, vusitaṃ jinasāsanaṃ;
Pahīno jālasaṅkhāto, bhavanetti samūhatā.
136. ‘‘Yassatthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;
So me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti.
… Surādho thero….
9. Gotamattheragāthā
137. ‘‘Sukhaṃ supanti munayo, ye itthīsu na bajjhare;
Sadā ve rakkhitabbāsu, yāsu saccaṃ sudullabhaṃ.
138. ‘‘Vadhaṃ carimha te kāma, anaṇā dāni te mayaṃ;
Gacchāma dāni nibbānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socatī’’ti.
… Gotamo thero….
10. Vasabhattheragāthā
139. ‘‘Pubbe hanati attānaṃ, pacchā hanati so pare;
Suhataṃ hanti attānaṃ, vītaṃseneva pakkhimā.
140. ‘‘Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo, anto vaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo;
Yasmiṃ pāpāni kammāni, sa ve kaṇho sujampatī’’ti.
… Vasabho thero….
Vaggo paṭhamo niṭṭhito.
Tassuddānaṃ –
Uttaro ceva piṇḍolo, valliyo tīriyo isi;
Ajino ca meḷajino, rādho surādho gotamo;
Vasabhena ime honti, dasa therā mahiddhikāti.