9. Vaṭaṃsakiyattheraapadānaṃ

43.

‘‘Sumedho nāma nāmena, sayambhū aparājito;

Vivekamanubrūhanto, ajjhogahi mahāvanaṃ.

44.

‘‘Saḷalaṃ pupphitaṃ disvā, ganthitvāna ² vaṭaṃsakaṃ;

Buddhassa abhiropesiṃ, sammukhā lokanāyakaṃ.

45.

‘‘Tiṃsakappasahassamhi , yaṃ pupphamabhiropayiṃ;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, buddhapūjāyidaṃ phalaṃ.

46.

‘‘Ūnavīse kappasate, soḷasāsuṃ sunimmitā;

Sattaratanasampannā, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

47.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā vaṭaṃsakiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Vaṭaṃsakiyattherassāpadānaṃ navamaṃ.