Therāpadāna

Tamāla­pupphi­yavagga

4. Asoka­pūja­kat­the­ra­apadāna

Tivarāyaṃ pure ramme,
rājuyyānaṃ ahu tadā;
Uyyānapālo tatthāsiṃ,
rañño baddhacaro ahaṃ.

Padumo nāma nāmena,
sayambhū sappabho ahu;
Nisinnaṃ puṇḍarīkamhi,
chāyā na jahi taṃ muniṃ.

Asokaṃ pupphitaṃ disvā,
piṇḍibhāraṃ sudassanaṃ;
Buddhassa abhiropesiṃ,
jala­juttama­nāmino.

Catunnavutito kappe,
yaṃ puppha­ma­bhiro­payiṃ;
Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi,
buddha­pū­jāyi­daṃ phalaṃ.

Satta­tiṃ­sam­hito kappe,
soḷasa araṇañjahā;
Satta­ratana­sam­pannā,
cakkavattī mahabbalā.

Paṭisambhidā catasso,
… pe …
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā asokapūjako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Asoka­pūja­kat­theras­sāpadā­naṃ catutthaṃ.