8. Nāgapupphiyattheraapadānaṃ

39.

‘‘Suvaccho nāma nāmena, brāhmaṇo mantapāragū;

Purakkhato sasissehi, vasate pabbatantare.

40.

‘‘Padumuttaro nāma jino, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

41.

‘‘Vehāsamhi caṅkamati, dhūpāyati jalate tathā;

Hāsaṃ mamaṃ viditvāna, pakkāmi pācināmukho.

42.

‘‘Tañca acchariyaṃ disvā, abbhutaṃ lomahaṃsanaṃ;

Nāgapupphaṃ gahetvāna, gatamaggamhi okiriṃ.

43.

‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ pupphaṃ okiriṃ ahaṃ;

Tena cittappasādena, duggatiṃ nupapajjahaṃ.

44.

‘‘Ekattiṃse kappasate ², rājā āsi mahāraho;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

45.

‘‘Paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ’’.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nāgapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Nāgapupphiyattherassāpadānaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.