Kaṅkhāvitaraṇīaṭṭhakathākaraṇaṃ
Kaṅkhāvitaraṇiṃ nāma pātimokkhaṭṭhakathaṃ ācariyabuddhaghosatthero soṇattherena yācito mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ vācanāmagganissitaṃ sīhaḷapātimokkhaṭṭhakathānayaṃ nissāya ekampi padaṃ pāḷiyā vā mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ porāṇaṭṭhakathāhi vā avirodhetvā akāsi .
Tena vuttaṃ tissaṃ aṭṭhakathāyaṃ –
‘‘ Sūratena nivātena , sucisallekhavuttinā ;
Vinayācārayuttena , soṇattherena yācito .
Tattha sañjātakaṅkhānaṃ , bhikkhūnaṃ tassa vaṇṇanaṃ ;
Kaṅkhāvitaraṇatthāya , paripuṇṇavinicchayaṃ .
Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ , vācanāmagganissitaṃ ;
Vattayissāmi nāmena , kaṅkhāvitaraṇiṃ subhan ’’ ti [ kaṅkhā aṭṭha . ganthārambhakathā ] ca .
‘‘ Ārabhiṃ yamahaṃ sabbaṃ , sīhaḷaṭṭhakathānayaṃ ;
Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ , vācanāmagganissitaṃ .
Nissāya sā ayaṃ niṭṭhaṃ , gatā ādāya sabbaso ;
Sabbaṃ aṭṭhakathāsāraṃ , pāḷiyatthañca kevalaṃ .
Na hettha taṃ padaṃ atthi , yaṃ virujjheyya pāḷiyā ;
Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ , porāṇaṭṭhakathāhi vā ’’ ti [ kaṅkhā . aṭṭha . nigamanakathā ] ca .