8. Nāgapupphiyattheraapadānaṃ

39. ‘‘Suvaccho nāma nāmena, brāhmaṇo mantapāragū;

Purakkhato sasissehi, vasate pabbatantare.

40. ‘‘Padumuttaro nāma jino, āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho;

Mamuddharitukāmo so, āgacchi mama santikaṃ.

41. ‘‘Vehāsamhi caṅkamati, dhūpāyati jalate tathā;

Hāsaṃ mamaṃ viditvāna, pakkāmi pācināmukho.

42. ‘‘Tañca acchariyaṃ disvā, abbhutaṃ lomahaṃsanaṃ;

Nāgapupphaṃ gahetvāna, gatamaggamhi okiriṃ.

43. ‘‘Satasahassito kappe, yaṃ pupphaṃ okiriṃ ahaṃ;

Tena cittappasādena, duggatiṃ nupapajjahaṃ.

44. ‘‘Ekattiṃse kappasate [ekatiṃse ito kamme (syā.)], rājā āsi mahāraho;

Sattaratanasampanno, cakkavattī mahabbalo.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā nāgapupphiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Nāgapupphiyattherassāpadānaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.