9. Buddhupaṭṭhāyikattheraapadānaṃ

38. ‘‘Veṭambhinīti [veṭambarīti (sī.), vedhambhinīti (syā.)] me nāmaṃ, pitusantaṃ [pitā’santaṃ (?)] mamaṃ tadā;

Mama hatthaṃ gahetvāna, upānayi mahāmuniṃ.

39. ‘‘Imemaṃ uddisissanti, buddhā lokagganāyakā;

Tehaṃ upaṭṭhiṃ sakkaccaṃ, pasanno sehi pāṇibhi.

40. ‘‘Ekattiṃse ito kappe, buddhe upaṭṭhahiṃ [paricariṃ (sī. syā.)] tadā;

Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, upaṭṭhānassidaṃ phalaṃ.

41. ‘‘Tevīsamhi ito kappe, caturo āsu khattiyā;

Samaṇupaṭṭhākā nāma, cakkavattī mahabbalā.

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

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā buddhupaṭṭhāyiko thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Buddhupaṭṭhāyikattherassāpadānaṃ navamaṃ.