Dāṭhānāga saṅgha, ttherena theravaṃsanvayena.

Dīghāgamassa dasabala-guṇagaṇaparidīpanassa aṭṭhakathaṃ;

Yaṃ ārabhiṃ sumaṅgala-vilāsiniṃ nāma nāmena.

Sā hi mahāaṭṭhakathāya, sāramādāya niṭṭhitā esā’’ti [dī. ni. aṭṭha. 3. nigamanakathā].

Papañcasūdaniṃ nāma majjhimanikāyaṭṭhakathaṃ bhadantabuddhamittattherena pubbe mayūradūtapaṭṭane attanā saddhiṃ vasantena āyācito akāsi. Vuttaṃ hetametissā nigamane –

‘‘Āyācito sumatinā, therena bhadantabuddhamittena;

Pubbe mayūradūtapa,ṭṭanamhi saddhiṃ vasantena.

Paravādavidhaṃsanassa, majjhimanikāyaseṭṭhassa;

Yamahaṃ papañcasūdani-maṭṭhakathaṃ kātumārabhiṃ.

Sā hi mahāaṭṭhakathāya, sāramādāya niṭṭhitā esā’’ti [ma. ni. aṭṭha. 3. nigamanakathā].

Sāratthappakāsiniṃ nāma saṃyuttanikāyaṭṭhakathaṃ bhadantajotipālattherena āyācito akāsi. Vuttaṃ hetametissā nigamane –

‘‘Etissā karaṇatthaṃ, therena bhadantajotipālena;

Sucisīlena subhāsitassa pakāsayantañāṇena.

Sāsanavibhūtikāmena, yācamānena maṃ subhaguṇena;

Yaṃ samadhigataṃ puññaṃ, tenāpi jano sukhī bhavatū’’ti [saṃ. ni. aṭṭha. 3.5.nigamanakathā].

Manorathapūraṇiṃ nāma aṅguttaranikāyaṭṭhakathaṃ bhadantajotipālattherena dakkhiṇaindiyaraṭṭhe kañcipurādīsu ca sīhaḷadīpe mahāvihāramhi ca attanā saddhiṃ vasantena āyācito, tathā jīvakenāpi upāsakena piṭakattayapāragubhūtena vātāhatepi aniñjamānasabhāve dume viya aniñjamānasaddhamme ṭhitena sumatinā parisuddhājīvenābhiyācito akāsi. Vuttaṃ hetametissā nigamane –

‘‘Āyācito sumatinā, therena bhadantajotipālena;

Kañcipurādīsu mayā, pubbe saddhiṃ vasantena.

Vātāhate viya dume, aniñjamānamhi saddhamme.

Pāraṃ piṭakattayasā,garassa gantvā ṭhitena sumatinā;

Parisuddhājīvenā,bhiyācito jīvakenāpi.

Dhammakathānayanipuṇehi, dhammakathikehi aparimāṇehi;

Parikīḷitassa paṭipa,jjitassa sakasamayacitrassa.

Aṭṭhakathaṃ aṅguttara,mahānikāyassa kātumāraddho;

Yamahaṃ cirakālaṭṭhiti-micchanto sāsanavarassa.

Sā hi mahāaṭṭhakathāya, sāramādāya niṭṭhitā esā;

Catunnavutiparimāṇāya, pāḷiyā bhāṇavārehi.

Sabbāgamasaṃvaṇṇana, manoratho pūrito ca me yasmā;

Etāya manoratha pūraṇīti nāmaṃ tato assā’’ti [a. ni. aṭṭha. 3.11.nigamanakathā].

Imā ca pana catasso āgamaṭṭhakathāyo kurumāno ācariyabuddhaghoso mahāmahindattherenābhataṃ mūlaṭṭhakathāsaṅkhātaṃ mahāaṭṭhakathaṃyeva bhāsāparivattanavasena ceva punappunāgatavitthārakathāmaggassa saṃkhipanavasena ca akāsi. Vuttañhetaṃ ganthārambhe –

‘‘Sīhaḷadīpaṃ pana ābha,tātha vasinā mahāmahindena;

Ṭhapitā sīhaḷabhāsāya, dīpavāsīnamatthāya.

Apanetvāna tatohaṃ, sīhaḷabhāsaṃ manoramaṃ bhāsaṃ;

Tantinayānucchavikaṃ, āropento vigatadosaṃ…pe…

Hitvā punappunāgata-matthaṃ atthaṃ pakāsayissāmī’’ti.

Tathā nigamanepi –

‘‘Sā hi mahāaṭṭhakathāya, sāramādāya niṭṭhitā esā’’ti [dī. ni. aṭṭha. 3.nigamanakathā] ca;

‘‘Mūlaṭṭhakathāsāraṃ, ādāya mayā imaṃ karontenā’’ti [dī. ni. aṭṭha. 3.nigamanakathā] ca.