Ṭhatvā sabbāni kiccāni, katvā lokassa sabbathā.

Kusinārāyayamaka-sālānamantare vare;

Vesākhapuṇṇamāyaṃ so, dīpo lokassa nibbuto.

Saṅkhyāpathamatikkantā, bhikkhū tattha samāgatā;

Khattiyā brāhmaṇā vassā, suddhā devā tatheva ca.

Sattasatasahassāni, tesu pāmokkhabhikkhavo;

Thero mahākassapova, saṅghatthero tadā ahu.

Satthusarīrasārīra-dhātukiccāni kāriya;

Icchanto so mahāthero, satthu dhammaciraṭṭhitiṃ.

Lokanāthe dasabale, sattāhaparinibbute;

Dubbhāsitaṃ subhaddassa, buddhassa vacanaṃ saraṃ.

Saraṃ cīvaradānañca, samatte ṭhapanaṃ tathā;

Saddhammaṭhapanatthāya, muninā’nuggahaṃ kataṃ.

Kātuṃ saddhammasaṃgītiṃ, sambuddhānamate yati;

Navaṅgasāsanadhare, sabbaṅgasamupāgate.

Bhikkhū pañcasateyeva, mahākhīṇāsave vare;

Sammanni ekenūne tu, ānandattherakāraṇā.

Puna ānandattherā’pi, bhikkhūhi abhiyācito;

Sammanni kātuṃ saṃgītiṃ, sā na sakkā hi taṃ vinā.

Sādhukīḷanasattāhaṃ, sattāhaṃ dhātubhājanaṃ;

Iccaddhamāsaṃ khepetvā, sabbalokānukampakā.

Vassaṃ vasaṃ rājagahe, kassāma dhammasaṅgahaṃ;

Nāññehi tatta vatthabba-miti katvāna nicchayaṃ.

Jambudīpamhi te therā, vicaritvāna cārikaṃ.

Āsaḷhisukkapakkhamhi, sukkapakkhaṭhitatthikā;

Upāgamuṃ rājagahaṃ, sampannacatupaccayaṃ.

Tattheva vassūpagatā, te mahākassapādayo;

Therā thiraguṇūpetā, sambuddhamatakovidā.

Vassānaṃ paṭhamaṃ māsaṃ, sabbasenāsanesu’pi;

Kāresuṃ paṭisaṅkhāraṃ, vatvānā’jātasattuno.

Vihārapaṭisaṅkhāre, niṭṭhite ahu bhūpati;

Idāni dhammasaṃgītiṃ, karissāmi mayaṃ iti.

Kattabbaṃ kintipuṭṭhassa, nisajjaṭhānamādisuṃ;

Rājā katthāti pucchitvā, vuttaṭhānamhi tehi so.

Sīghaṃ vebhāraselassa, passe kāresi maṇḍapaṃ;

Sattapaṇṇiguhādvāre, rammaṃ devasabhopamaṃ.

Sabbathā maṇḍayitvā taṃ, attharāpesi tattha so;

Bhikkhūnaṃ gaṇanāyeva, anagghattharaṇāni ca.

Nissāya dakkhiṇaṃ bhāgaṃ, uttarāmukhamuttamaṃ;

Therāsanaṃ supaññattaṃ, āsi tattha mahārahaṃ.

Tasmiṃ maṇḍapamajjhasmiṃ, puratthamukhamuttamaṃ;

Dhammāsanaṃ supaññattaṃ, ahosi sugatārahaṃ.

Rājā’rocayi therānaṃ, kammaṃ no niṭṭhitaṃ iti;

Te therā theramānanda-mānandakaramabravuṃ.

Sve sannipāto ānanda, sekhena gamanaṃ tahiṃ;

Na yuttante sadatthe tvaṃ, appamatto tato bhava.

Iccevaṃ codito thero, katvāna vīriyaṃ samaṃ;

Iriyāpathato muttaṃ, arahattamapāpuṇi.

Vassānaṃ dutiye māse, dutiye divase pana;

Rucire maṇḍape tasmiṃ, therā sannipatiṃsu te.

Ṭhapetvā’nandattherassa, anucchavikamāsanaṃ;

Āsanesu nisīdiṃsu, arahanto yathārahaṃ.

Kuhiṃ ānandatthero’ti, vuccamāne tu kehici.

Nimmujjitvā pathaviyā, gantvā jotipathena vā;

Nisīdi thero ānando, attano ṭhapitāsane.

Upālithero vinaye, sesadhamme asesake;

Ānandattheramakaruṃ, sabbe therā dhurandhare.

Mahāthero sakattānaṃ, vinayaṃ pucchituṃ sayaṃ;

Sammannu’pālithero ca, vissajjetuṃ tameva tu.

Therāsane nisīditvā, vinayaṃ tamapucchi so;

Dhammāsane nisīditvā, vissajjesi tameva so.

Vinayaññūnamaggena, vissajjitakamena te;

Sabbe sajjhāyamakaruṃ, vinayaṃ nayakovidā.

Aggaṃ bahussutādīnaṃ, kosārakkhaṃ mahesino;

Sammannitvāna attānaṃ, thero dhammamapucchi so.

Tathā sammanniya’ttānaṃ, dhammāsanāgato sayaṃ;

Vissajjesi tamānanda-tthero dhammamasesato.

Vedehamuninā tena, vissajjitakamena te;

Sabbe sajjhāyamakaruṃ, dhammaṃ dhammatthakovidā.

Evaṃ sattahi māsehi, dhammasaṃgīti niṭṭhitā;

Sabbalokahitatthāya, sabbalokahi tehi sā.

Mahākassapatherena, idaṃ sugatasāsanaṃ;

Pañcavassasahassāni, samatthaṃ vattane kataṃ.

Atīva jātapāmojjā, sandhārakajalantikā;

Saṃgītipariyosāne, chaddhākampi mahāmahī.

Acchariyāni cā’hesuṃ, lokenekāninekadhā;

Thereheva katattā ca, theriyāyaṃ paramparā.

Paṭhamaṃ saṅgahaṃ katvā, sabbalokahitaṃ bahuṃ;

Te yāvatāyukaṃ ṭhatvā, therā sabbepi nibbutā.

Lokandhakārahananamhi mahāpadīpā;

Nibbāpitā maraṇaghoramahānilena,

Tenāpi jīvitamadaṃ matimā jaheyyāti.

Sujanappasādaṃsaṃvegatthāya kate mahāvaṃse

Paṭhamadhammasaṃgītināma

Tatiyo paricchedo.