8. Nāgapupphiyattheraapadānaṃ
39.
‘‘ Suvaccho
V1.183 nāma nāmena , brāhmaṇo mantapāragū ;Purakkhato sasissehi , vasate pabbatantare .
40.
‘‘ Padumuttaro nāma jino , āhutīnaṃ paṭiggaho ;
Mamuddharitukāmo so , āgacchi mama santikaṃ .
41.
‘‘ Vehāsamhi
T1.262 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 .