• Therāpadāna
  • Bījanivagga

Dhajadāyakattheraapadāna

“Padumuttarabuddhassa, bodhiyā pādaputtame; Haṭṭho haṭṭhena cittena, dhajamāropayiṁ ahaṁ.

Patitapattāni gaṇhitvā, bahiddhā chaḍḍayiṁ ahaṁ; Antosuddhaṁ bahisuddhaṁ, adhimuttamanāsavaṁ.

Sammukhā viya sambuddhaṁ, avandiṁ bodhimuttamaṁ; Padumuttaro lokavidū, āhutīnaṁ paṭiggaho.

Bhikkhusaṅghe ṭhito satthā, imā gāthā abhāsatha; ‘Iminā dhajadānena, upaṭṭhānena cūbhayaṁ.

Kappānaṁ satasahassaṁ, duggatiṁ so na gacchati; Devesu devasobhagyaṁ, anubhossatinappakaṁ.

Anekasatakkhattuñca, rājā raṭṭhe bhavissati; Uggato nāma nāmena, cakkavattī bhavissati.

Sampattiṁ anubhotvāna, sukkamūlena codito; Gotamassa bhagavato, sāsanebhiramissati’.

Padhānapahitattomhi, upasanto nirūpadhi; Dhāremi antimaṁ dehaṁ, sammāsambuddhasāsane.

Ekapaññāsasahasse, kappe uggatasavhayo; Paññāsasatasahasse, khattiyo meghasavhayo.

Paṭisambhidā catasso, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.

Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā dhajadāyako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Dhajadāyakattherassāpadānaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.