- Verses of the Senior Monks 1.18 Theragāthā 1.18
- The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
- Chapter Two Dutiyavagga
Siṅgāla’s Father Siṅgālapituttheragāthā
There was an heir of the Buddha, “Ahu buddhassa dāyādo, a monk in Bhesakaḷā forest, bhikkhu bhesakaḷāvane; who suffused the entire earth Kevalaṁ aṭṭhisaññāya, with the perception of bones. apharī pathaviṁ imaṁ; I think he will quickly Maññehaṁ kāmarāgaṁ so, get rid of sensual desire. khippameva pahissatī”ti.
… Siṅgālapitā thero ….