Uttarajjhayana 23

23.1

jine pāse tti nāmeṇa arahā logapūio |
saṃbuddhappā ya savvaṇṇū dhammatitthayare jine ||

The Jina named Pārśva was an Arhat worshipped by the world, / self-awakened, omniscient, a Jina, the maker of the ford of Dharma.

There was a Gina, Pârsva by name, an Arhat, worshipped by the people, who was thoroughly enlightened and omniscient, a prophet of the Law, and a Gina.

23.2

tassa logapaīvassa āsi sīse mahāyase |
kesīkumārasamaṇe vijjācaraṇapārage ||

That lamp of the world had a disciple of great renown, / the śramaṇa Keśikumāra, who had mastered knowledge and conduct.

23.3

ohināṇasue buddhe sīsasaṃghasamāule |
gāmānugāmaṃ rīyaṃte sāvatthiṃ nagarimāgae ||

Possessing clairvoyance and sacred learning, enlightened, surrounded by a community of disciples, / wandering from village to village, he came to the city of Śrāvastī.

23.4

tiṃduyaṃ nāma ujjānaṃ taṃmi nagaramaṃḍale |
phāsue sijjasaṃthāre tattha vāsamuvāgae ||

In that city's district was a park named Tinduka; / on a faultless bed and straw mat, he took up residence there.

23.5

aha teneva kāleṇaṃ dhammatitthayare jine |
bhagavaṃ vaddhamāṇo tti savvalogammi vissue ||

Then at that very time, the Jina, maker of the ford of Dharma, / the Blessed One named Vardhamāna, was renowned throughout all the world.

23.6

tassa logapaīvassa āsi sīse mahāyase |
bhagavaṃ goyame nāmaṃ vijjācaraṇapārage ||

That lamp of the world had a disciple of great renown, / the Blessed One named Gautama, who had mastered knowledge and conduct.

23.7

bārasaṃgaviū buddhe sīsasaṃghasamāule |
gāmānugāmaṃ rīyaṃte se vi sāvatthimāgae ||

Knowing the twelve Aṅgas, enlightened, surrounded by a community of disciples, / wandering from village to village, he too came to Śrāvastī.

23.8

koṭṭhagaṃ nāma ujjāṇaṃ tami nayaramaṃḍale |
phāsue sijjasaṃthāre tattha vāsamuvāgae ||

In that city's district was a park named Koṣṭhaka; / on a faultless bed and straw mat, he took up residence there.

23.9

kesīkumārasamaṇe goyame ya mahāyase |
ubhao vi tattha vihariṃsu allīṇā susamāhiyā ||

The śramaṇa Keśikumāra and Gautama of great renown, / both dwelt there, restrained and well composed.

23.10

ubhao sīsasaṃghāṇaṃ saṃjayāṇaṃ tavassiṇaṃ |
tattha ciṃtā samuppannā guṇavaṃtāṇa tāiṇaṃ ||

Among both communities of disciples, restrained ascetics, / virtuous protectors, a doubt arose there:

23.11

keriso vā imo dhammo? imo dhammo va keriso? |
āyāradhammapaṇihī imā vā sā va keriso? ||

"What kind of Dharma is this? And what kind of Dharma is that? / What kind is this application of moral conduct, and what kind is that?

'Is our Law the right one, or is the other Law the right one? are our conduct and doctrines right, or the other? (it)
'The Law as taught by the great sage Pârsva, which recognises but four vows, or the Law taught by Vardhamâna, which enjoins five vows?

23.12

cāujjāmo ya jo dhammo jo imo paṃcasikkhio |
desio vaddhamāṇeṇa pāseṇa ya mahāmunī ||

The Dharma of the fourfold restraint, and this one of the fivefold discipline, / taught by Vardhamāna and by the great sage Pārśva—

23.13

acelago ya jo dhammo jo imo saṃtaruttaro |
egakajjapavannāṇaṃ visese kiṃ nu kāraṇaṃ? ||

and the Dharma of nakedness, and this one of wearing upper and lower garments: / for those striving for the same goal, what indeed is the cause of this difference?"

23.14

aha te tattha sīsāṇaṃ viṇṇāya pavitakkiyaṃ |
samāgame kayamaī ubhao kesigoyamā ||

Then, knowing the deliberation of their disciples there, / both Keśin and Gautama resolved to meet.

23.15

goyame paḍirūvaṇṇū sīsasaṃghasamāule |
jeṭṭhaṃ kulamavekkhaṃto tiṃduyaṃ vanamāgao ||

Gautama, knowing what was proper, surrounded by his community of disciples, / having regard for the elder school, came to the Tinduka park.

23.16

kesīkumārasamaṇe goyamaṃ dissamāgayaṃ |
paḍirūvaṃ paḍivattiṃ sammaṃ saṃpaḍivajjaī ||

The young śramaṇa Keśin, seeing Gautama arrive, / properly offered a fitting reception.

23.17

palālaṃ phāsuyaṃ tattha paṃcamaṃ kusataṇāṇi ya |
goyamassa nisejjāe khippaṃ saṃpaṇāmae ||

Faultless straw there, along with kuśa grass as the fifth [layer], / he quickly spread out for Gautama's seat.

23.18

kesīkumārasamaṇe goyame ya mahāyase |
ubhao nisaṇṇā sohaṃti caṃdasūrasamappabhā ||

The young śramaṇa Keśin and Gautama of great fame, / both seated, shone with a radiance equal to the moon and sun.

23.19

samāgayā bahū tattha pāsaṃḍā kougā migā |
gihatthāṇaṃ anegāo sāhassīo samāgayā ||

Many heretics assembled there, curious onlookers and wild beasts; / many thousands of householders gathered.

23.20

devadānavagaṃdhavvā jakkharakkhasakinnarā |
adissāṇaṃ ca bhūyāṇaṃ āsī tattha samāgamo ||

Gods, dānavas, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, kinnaras, / and invisible beings assembled there.

23.21

pucchāmi te mahābhāga! kesā goyamamabbavī |
tao kesiṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

"I ask you, O venerable one!" Keśin said to Gautama. / Then, to Keśin speaking, Gautama said this:

23.22

puccha bhaṃte! jahicchaṃ te kesiṃ goyamamabbavī |
tao kesī aṇunnāe goyamaṃ iṇamabbavī ||

"Ask, Lord, as you wish!" Gautama said to Keśin. / Then, with permission given, Keśin said this to Gautama:

23.23

cāujjāmo ya jo dhammo jo imo paṃcasikkhio |
desio vaddhamāṇeṇa pāseṇa ya mahāmunī ||

"The Dharma of the fourfold restraint, and this one of the fivefold discipline, / taught by Vardhamāna and by the great sage Pārśva—

23.24

egakajjapavannāṇaṃ visese kiṃ nu kāraṇaṃ? |
dhamme duvihe mehāvi! kahaṃ vippaccao na te? ||

for those striving for the same goal, what indeed is the cause of this difference? / When the Dharma is twofold, O wise one, how do you have no doubt?"

23.25

tao kesiṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī |
paṇṇā samikkhae dhammaṃ tattaṃ tattavinicchayaṃ ||

Then, to Keśin speaking, Gautama said this: / "Wisdom investigates the Dharma, reality and the discernment of truth.

23.26

purimā ujjujaḍā u vaṃkajaḍā ya pacchimā |
majjhimā ujjupaṇṇā ya tena dhamme duhā kae ||

The first [disciples] were simple and slow-witted, while the last were crooked and slow-witted; / but the middle ones were simple and wise: therefore the Dharma was made twofold.

23.27

purimāṇaṃ duvvisojjho u carimāṇaṃ duranupālao |
kappo majjhimagāṇaṃ tu suvisojjho supālao ||

For the first, [the precepts] were hard to understand; for the last, hard to observe; / but for those in the middle, the rule was easy to understand and easy to observe."

23.28

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.29

acelago ya jo dhammo jo imo saṃtaruttaro |
desio vaddhamāṇenapāsena ya mahājasā ||

The Dharma of nakedness, and this one of wearing upper and lower garments, / taught by Vardhamāna and by Pārśva of great fame—

23.30

egakajjapavannāṇaṃ visese kiṃ nu kāraṇaṃ? |
liṃge duvihe mehāvi! kahaṃ vippaccao na te? ||

for those striving for the same goal, what indeed is the cause of this difference? / When the external mark is twofold, O wise one, how do you have no doubt?"

23.31

kesimevaṃ buvāṇa tu goyamo iṇamabbavī |
viṇṇāṇena samāgamma dhammasāhaṇamicchiyaṃ ||

To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this: / "Reaching [the conclusion] through discernment, an instrument for the Dharma was desired,

23.32

paccayatthaṃ ca logassa nānāvihavigappaṇaṃ |
jattatthaṃ gahaṇatthaṃ ca loge liṃgappaoyaṇaṃ ||

and for the sake of inspiring trust in the world, various distinctions [were made]; / for the sake of sustenance and recognition, the external mark has a purpose in the world.

"The various outward marks (of religious men) have been introduced in order that people might recognise them as such; the reason for the characteristic marks is their usefulness for religious life and their distinguishing character.

23.33

aha bhave paiṇṇā u mokkhasabbhūyasāhaṇe |
nāṇaṃ ca daṃsaṇaṃ ceva carittaṃ ceva nicchae ||

Now, the declaration regarding the real means of liberation / is knowledge, faith, and conduct alone, in truth."

23.34

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.35

anegāṇaṃ sahassāṇaṃ majjhe ciṭṭhasi goyamā! |
te ya te ahigacchaṃti kahaṃ te nijjiyā tume? ||

You stand in the midst of many thousands, O Gautama, / and they assail you; how have they been conquered by you?"

23.36

ege jie jiyā paṃca paṃca jie jiyā dasa |
dasahā u jiṇittāṇaṃ savvasattū jināmahaṃ ||

"When one is conquered, five are conquered; when five are conquered, ten are conquered; / having conquered the ten, I conquer all enemies."

23.37

sattū ya ii ke vutte? kesī goyamamabbavī |
tao kesiṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

"And who are said to be the enemies?" Keśin said to Gautama. / Then, to Keśin speaking, Gautama said this:

23.38

egappā ajie sattū kasāyā iṃdiyāṇi ya |
te jiṇittu jahānāyaṃ viharāmi ahaṃ munī! ||

"The single self, unconquered, is the enemy, along with the passions and the sense organs; / having conquered them according to the teaching, I live [at peace], O sage!"

23.39

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.40

dīsaṃti bahave loe pāsabaddhā sarīriṇo |
mukkapāso lahubbhūo kahaṃ taṃ viharaso? munī! ||

Many embodied beings in the world are seen bound with fetters; / free from fetters and lightened, how do you live, O sage?"

23.41

te pāse savvaso chittā nihaṃtūṇa uvāyao |
mukkapāso lahubbhūo viharāmi ahaṃ munī! ||

"Having severed those fetters entirely and destroyed them by expedient means, / free from fetters and lightened, I live [at peace], O sage!"

23.42

pāsā ya ii ke vuttā? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

"And what are said to be the fetters?" Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

Kêsi said to Gautama: 'What do you call fetters?' To these words of Kêsi Gautama made the following reply:

23.43

rāgaddosādao tivvā nehapāsā bhayaṃkarā |
te chiṃdittu jahānāyaṃ viharāmi jahakkamaṃ ||

"Attachment, aversion, and the like are fierce, terrifying fetters of affection; / having severed them according to the teaching, I live in proper order."

23.44

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.45

aṃtohiyayasaṃbhūyā layā ciṭṭhai goyamā! |
phalei visabhakkhīṇi sā u uddhariyā kahaṃ? ||

A creeper produced within the heart grows, O Gautama; / it bears poisonous fruit. How indeed was it uprooted?"

23.46

taṃ layaṃ savvaso chittā uddharittā samūliyaṃ |
viharāmi jahānāyaṃ mukko mi visabhakkhaṇaṃ ||

"Having severed that creeper completely and uprooted it together with its root, / I live according to the teaching, freed from eating poison."

23.47

layā ya ii kā vuttā? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

"And what is said to be the creeper?" Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.48

bhavataṇhā layā vuttā bhīmā bhīmaphalodayā |
tamuddharittu jahānāyaṃ viharāmi mahāmunī! ||

"Craving for existence is called the creeper, terrible and resulting in terrible fruit; / having uprooted it according to the teaching, I live [at peace], O great sage!"

23.49

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.50

saṃpajjaliyā ghorā aggī ciṭṭhai goyamā! |
je ḍahaṃti sarīratthā kahaṃ vijjhāviyā tume? ||

Fierce, blazing fires exist, O Gautama, / which burn while abiding in the body; how were they extinguished by you?"

23.51

mahāmehappasūyāo gijjha vāri jaluttamaṃ |
siṃcāmi sayayaṃ dehaṃ sittā no va ḍahaṃti me ||

"Taking the excellent water brought forth from a great cloud, / I constantly sprinkle the body; sprinkled, they do not burn me."

23.52

aggī ya ii ke vuttā? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

"And what are said to be the fires?" Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.53

kasāyā aggiṇo vuttā suyasīlatavo jalaṃ |
suyadhārābhihayā saṃtā bhinnā hu na ḍahaṃti me ||

"The passions are called fires; scripture, moral conduct, and austerity are the water; / struck by the stream of scripture, being calmed and quenched, they indeed do not burn me."

23.54

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.55

ayaṃ sāhasio bhīmo duṭṭhasso paridhāvaī |
jaṃsi goyama! ārūḍho kahaṃ teṇa na hīrasi? ||

This reckless, terrifying, wicked horse runs about; / mounted upon it, O Gautama, how are you not carried away by it?"

23.56

padhāvaṃtaṃ nigiṇhāmi suyarassīsamāhiyaṃ |
na me gacchai ummaggaṃ maggaṃ ca paḍivajjaī ||

"I rein in the running [horse], restrained by the reins of scripture; / it does not go on the wrong path for me, and it adheres to the [right] path."

23.57

asse ya ii ke vutte? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

"And what is said to be the horse?" Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.58

mano sāhasio bhīmo duṭṭhasso paridhāvaī |
taṃ sammaṃ nigiṇhāmi dhammasikkhāe kaṃthagaṃ ||

"The mind is the reckless, terrifying, wicked horse that runs about; / I restrain that steed properly through the discipline of the Dharma."

23.59

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

"Excellent, O Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; my doubt is dispelled! / I have yet another doubt; tell me that, O Gautama!

23.60

kuppahā bahavo loe jehi nāsaṃti jaṃtavo |
addhāṇe kaha vaṭṭaṃte taṃ na nassasi? goyamā! ||

There are many bad paths in the world by which creatures perish; / wandering on the road, how do you not go astray, O Gautama?"

23.61

je ya maggeṇa gacchaṃti je ya ummaggapaṭṭhiyā |
te savve viiyā majjhaṃ to na nassāmahaṃ munī ||

Those who walk on the path and those who set out on the wrong path, / they are all known to me; therefore, O sage, I do not get lost.

23.62

magge ya ii ke vutte? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

“And what is called the path?” Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.63

kuppavayaṇapāsaṃḍī savve ummaggapaṭṭhiyā |
sammaggaṃ tu jinakkhāyaṃ esa magge hi uttame ||

“The heretics of false doctrines have all set out on the wrong path; / but the right path was proclaimed by the Jina; this indeed is the supreme path.”

23.64

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

“Excellent, Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; this doubt of mine is cut away. / I have another doubt as well; explain that to me, O Gautama!

23.65

mahāudagavegeṇaṃ vujjhamāṇāṇa pāṇiṇaṃ |
saraṇaṃ gaī paiṭṭhā ya dīvaṃ kaṃ mannasī? munī! ||

For living beings who are being swept away by the great current of water, / what island do you consider to be a refuge, a destination, and a support, O sage?”

23.66

atthi ego mahādīvo vārimajjhaṃ mahālao |
mahāudagavegassa gaī tattha na vijjaī ||

“There is a single great island in the midst of the water, very extensive, / where the course of the great water-current has no reach.”

23.67

dīve ya ii ke vutte? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

“And what is called the island?” Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

'Do you, O sage, know a safe, happy, and quiet place for living beings which suffer from pains of body and mind?'

23.68

jarāmaraṇavegeṇaṃ vujjhamāṇāṇa pāṇiṇaṃ |
dhammo dīvo paiṭṭhā ya gaī saraṇamuttamaṃ ||

“For living beings who are being swept away by the current of old age and death, / the Dharma is the island, the support, the destination, and the supreme refuge.”

23.69

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

“Excellent, Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; this doubt of mine is cut away. / I have another doubt as well; explain that to me, O Gautama!

23.70

annavaṃsi mahohaṃsi nāvā viparidhāvaī |
jaṃsi goyamamārūḍho kahaṃ pāraṃ gamissasi? ||

In the ocean, in the great flood, a boat is rushing astray; / having boarded it, O Gautama, how will you reach the other shore?”

23.71

jā u assāviṇī nāvā na sā pārassa gāmiṇī |
jā nirassāviṇī nāvā sā u pārassa gāminī ||

“A boat that has leaks does not reach the other shore; / but a boat that is leakless reaches the other shore.”

23.72

nāvā ya ii kā vuttā? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

“And what is called the boat?” Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.73

sarīramāhu nāva tti jīvo vuccai nāvio |
saṃsāro annavo vutto jaṃ taraṃti mahesiṇo ||

“The body is said to be the boat, the soul is called the helmsman, / and the cycle of rebirth is called the ocean, which great sages cross.”

23.74

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

“Excellent, Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; this doubt of mine is cut away. / I have another doubt as well; explain that to me, O Gautama!

23.75

aṃdhayāre tame ghore ciṭṭhaṃti pāṇiṇo bahū |
ko karissai ujjoyaṃ savvalogaṃmi pāṇiṇaṃ? ||

In pitch darkness, in terrible gloom, many living beings dwell; / who will make illumination for the living beings in the entire world?”

23.76

uggao vimalo bhānū savvalogappabhaṃkaro |
so karissai ujjoyaṃ savvalogaṃmi pāṇiṇaṃ ||

“A stainless sun has risen, bringing light to the entire world; / it will make illumination for the living beings in the entire world.”

23.77

bhānū ya ii ke vutte? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

“And who is called the sun?” Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.78

uggao khīṇasaṃsāro savvaṇṇū jinabhakkharo |
so karissai ujjoyaṃ savvaloyaṃmi pāṇiṇaṃ ||

“The omniscient Sun-Jina, whose cycle of rebirth is exhausted, has arisen; / he will make illumination for the living beings in the entire world.”

23.79

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
anno vi saṃsao majjhaṃ taṃ me kahasu goyamā! ||

“Excellent, Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; this doubt of mine is cut away. / I have another doubt as well; explain that to me, O Gautama!

23.80

sārīramānase dukkhe bajjhamāṇāṇa pāṇiṇaṃ |
khemaṃ sivamanābāhaṃ ṭhāṇaṃ kiṃ mannasī munī? ||

For living beings being bound by bodily and mental suffering, / what place do you consider secure, blissful, and unassailable, O sage?”

23.81

atthi egaṃ dhuvaṃ ṭhāṇaṃ logaggaṃmi durāruhaṃ |
jattha natthi jarā maccū vāhiṇo veyaṇā tahā ||

“There is a single permanent place at the summit of the universe, difficult to reach, / where there is neither old age, nor death, nor diseases, nor pain.”

"There is a safe place in view of all, but difficult of approach, where there is no old age nor death, no pain nor disease."

23.82

ṭhāṇe ya ii ke vutte? kesī goyamamabbavī |
kesimevaṃ buvaṃtaṃ tu goyamo iṇamabbavī ||

“And what is called the place?” Keśin said to Gautama. / To Keśin speaking thus, Gautama said this:

23.83

nivvāṇaṃ ti abāhaṃ ti siddhī logaggameva ya |
khemaṃ sivaṃ anābāhaṃ jaṃ caraṃti mahesiṇo ||

“Nirvāṇa, the unassailable, perfection, and the summit of the universe, / secure, blissful, without affliction, which the great sages reach.

23.84

taṃ ṭhāṇaṃ sāsayaṃ vāsaṃ logaggaṃmi durāruhaṃ |
jaṃ saṃpattā na soyaṃti bhavohaṃtakarā munī ||

That place is an eternal abode at the summit of the universe, difficult to reach, / which having attained, the sages who end the flood of existence do not sorrow.”

23.85

sāhu goyama! paṇṇā te chinno me saṃsao imo |
namo te saṃsayāīya! savvasuttamahoyahī! ||

“Excellent, Gautama! Your wisdom [is great]; this doubt of mine is cut away. / Homage to you, who have transcended doubts, great ocean of all sūtras!”

23.86

evaṃ tu saṃsae chinne kesī ghoraparakkame |
abhivaṃdittā sirasā goyamaṃ tu mahāyasaṃ ||

When his doubt was thus cut away, Keśin of terrible prowess / bowed his head to Gautama of great renown,

23.87

paṃcamahavvayadhammaṃ paḍivajjai bhāvao |
purimassa pacchimaṃmī magge tattha suhāvahe ||

And sincerely adopted the Dharma of the five great vows / in that auspicious path of the first and the last [Jinas].

23.88

kesīgoyamao niccaṃ tammi āsi samāgame |
suyasīlasamukkariso mahatthatthavinicchao ||

In that meeting between Keśin and Gautama, there was ever / an exaltation of sacred learning and moral conduct, and a determination of deep truths.

The eight articles of the creed are the Samitis and the Guptis; there are five Samitis and three Guptis.

23.89

tosiyā parisā savvā sammaggaṃ samuvaṭṭhiyā |
saṃthayā te pasīyaṃtu bhayavaṃ kesigoyame || –tti bemi ||

The whole assembly was gratified and took up the right path. / May those praised ones, the venerable Keśin and Gautama, be gracious! — Thus I say.