4. Pañcahatthiyattheraapadānaṃ

18.

‘‘Tisso nāmāsi bhagavā, lokajeṭṭho narāsabho;

Purakkhato sāvakehi, rathiyaṃ paṭipajjatha.

19.

‘‘Pañca uppalahatthā ca, cāturā ṭhapitā mayā;

Āhutiṃ dātukāmohaṃ, paggaṇhiṃ vatasiddhiyā ².

20.

‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sambuddhaṃ, gacchantaṃ antarāpaṇe;

Buddharaṃsīhi phuṭṭhosmi ⁴, pūjesiṃ dvipaduttamaṃ.

21.

‘‘Dvenavute ito kappe, yaṃ pupphamabhipūjayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

22.

‘‘Ito terasakappamhi, pañca susabhasammatā;

Sattaratanasampannā, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

23.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā pañcahatthiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Pañcahatthiyattherassāpadānaṃ catutthaṃ.