Phāhiyamaddhānakkamakathā
Phāhiya nnāmena hi cinabhikkhunā 956-buddhavasse sīhaḷadīpato sakkatabhāsāropitaṃ mahisāsakavinayapiṭakañca dīghāgamo ca saṃyuttāgamo ca sannipātapiṭakañca attanā saha cinaraṭṭhamānītanti tassa addhānakkamakathāyaṃ
M0.30 dassitaṃ .Tañca sabbaṃ abhayagirivihāratoyeva laddhamassa , mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ sakkatāropitapiṭakābhāvato .
Aṭṭhakathāyaṃ paṭikkhittavaṇṇapiṭakādīni ca tattheva bhaveyyuṃ , mahāvihāravāsīhi tesaṃ appaṭiggahitabhāvato .
Tathā ‘‘ phāhiyambhikkhussa sīhaḷadīpe paṭivasanakāle (954-956- bu-va ) mahāvihāre tisahassamattā bhikkhū vasanti , te theravādapiṭakameva uggaṇhanti , na mahāyānapiṭakaṃ .
Abhayagirivihāre pañcasahassamattā bhikkhū vasanti , te pana dvepi piṭakāni uggaṇhanti mahāyānapiṭaka ñceva theravādapiṭaka ñcā ’’ ti ca teneva cinabhikkhunā dassitaṃ .
Yasmā pana abhayagirivāsino mahāyānapiṭakampi uggaṇhanti , tasmā tasmiṃ vihāre mahāyānikānaṃ padhānācariyabhūtehi assaghosanāgajjunehi kataganthāpi saṃvijjamānāyeva bhaveyyuṃ , tatoyeva tesaṃ nayañca nāmañca ācariyabuddhaghosattheropi aññepi taṃkālikā mahāvihāravāsino sutasampannā therā jāneyyuṃyeva .
Apica dakkhiṇaindiyaraṭṭhe samuddasamīpe guntājanapade nāgārajunakoṇḍaṃ nāma ṭhānamatthi , yattha nāgajjuno mahāyānikānaṃ padhānācariyabhūto vasanto buddhasāsanaṃ patiṭṭhāpesi .
Ācariyabuddhaghosassa ca tandesikabhāvanimittaṃ dissati , taṃ pacchato (33- piṭṭhe ) āvibhavissati .
Tasmāpi ācariyabuddhaghosatthero nāgajjunassa ca assaghosassa ca nayañca nāmañca jāneyyayevāti sakkā anuminituṃ .
Jānatoyeva pana tesaṃ nayassa vā nāmassa vā attano aṭṭhakathāyamappakāsanaṃ tesaṃ nikāyantarabhāvatoyevassa .
Tathā hi tesaṃ assaghosanāgajjunānaṃ assaghoso [(570-670- buddhavassabbhantare )] theravādato bhinnesu ekādasasu gaṇesu sabbatthivādagaṇe pariyāpanno , nāgajjuno ca mahāsaṅghika-cetiyavādi gaṇādīhi jāte mahāyānanikāye pariyāpanno ,
M0.31 mahāvihāravāsino ca āditoyeva paṭṭhāya nikāyantarasamayehi asammissanatthaṃ attano piṭakaṃ atīva ādaraṃ katvā rakkhanti , ayañca ācariyabuddhaghoso tesamaññataro .Vuttañhi tassa ganthanigamanesu ‘‘ mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ vaṃsālaṅkārabhūtenā ’’ ti .
Tasmā ‘‘ ācariyabuddhaghoso tesaṃ nayaṃ jānantoyeva attano ganthesu nikāyantarasamayehi asammissanatthaṃ nappakāsesī ’’ ti veditabbaṃ .
Ettāvatā ca yāni ‘‘ bodhimaṇḍasamīpamhi , jāto brāhmaṇamāṇavo ’’ tiādinā vuttassa mahāvaṃsavacanassa vicāraṇamukhena ācariyabuddhaghosassa vambhanavacanāni dhammānandakosambinā vuttāni , tāni amūlakabhāvena anuvicāritāni .
Tathāpi ‘‘ ācariyabuddhaghoso bodhimaṇḍasamīpe jāto ’’ ti etaṃ pana atthaṃ sādhetuṃ daḷhakāraṇaṃ na dissateva ṭhapetvā taṃ mahāvaṃsavacanaṃ , yampi buddhaghosuppattiyaṃ vuttaṃ , tampi mahāvaṃsameva nissāya vuttavacanattā na daḷhakāraṇaṃ hotīti .