8. Hemakamāṇavapucchā

109. ‘‘Ye me pubbe viyākaṃsu, [iccāyasmā hemako]

Huraṃ gotamasāsanā;

Iccāsi iti bhavissati, sabbaṃ taṃ itihītihaṃ;

Sabbaṃ taṃ takkavaḍḍhanaṃ, nāhaṃ tattha abhiramiṃ.

110. ‘‘Tvañca me dhammamakkhāhi, taṇhānigghātanaṃ muni;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

111. ‘‘Idha diṭṭhasutamutaviññātesu, piyarūpesu hemaka;

Chandarāgavinodanaṃ, nibbānapadamaccutaṃ.

112. ‘‘Etadaññāya ye satā, diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;

Upasantā ca te sadā, tiṇṇā loke visattika’’nti.

Hemakamāṇavapucchā aṭṭhamā.