8. Sumanāveḷiyattheraapadānaṃ

64.

‘‘Vessabhussa bhagavato, lokajeṭṭhassa tādino;

Sabbe janā samāgamma, mahāpūjaṃ karonti te.

65.

‘‘Sudhāya piṇḍaṃ katvāna, āveḷaṃ sumanāyahaṃ;

Sīhāsanassa purato, abhiropesahaṃ tadā.

66.

‘‘Sabbe janā samāgamma, pekkhanti pupphamuttamaṃ;

Kenidaṃ pūjitaṃ pupphaṃ, buddhaseṭṭhassa tādino.

67.

‘‘Tena cittappasādena, nimmānaṃ upapajjahaṃ;

Anubhomi ² sakaṃ kammaṃ, pubbe sukatamattano.

68.

‘‘Yaṃ yaṃ yonupapajjāmi, devattaṃ atha mānusaṃ;

Sabbesānaṃ piyo homi, pupphapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

69.

‘‘Nābhijānāmi kāyena, vācāya uda cetasā;

Saṃyatānaṃ tapassīnaṃ, kataṃ akkositaṃ mayā.

70.

‘‘Tena sucaritenāhaṃ, cittassa paṇidhīhi ca;

Sabbesaṃ pūjito homi, anakkosassidaṃ phalaṃ.

71.

‘‘Ito ekādase kappe, sahassārosi khattiyo;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

72.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā sumanāveḷiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Sumanāveḷiyattherassāpadānaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.