26. Thomakavaggo

1. Thomakatthera-apadānaṃ

1. “Devaloke ṭhito santo, vipassissa mahesino;

dhammaṃ suṇitvā mudito, imaṃ vācaṃ abhāsahaṃ.

2. “‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

bahujjanaṃ [bahuṃ janaṃ (sī.)] tārayasi, desento amataṃ padaṃ’.

3. “Ekanavutito kappe, yaṃ vācamabhaṇiṃ tadā;

duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, thomanāya idaṃ phalaṃ.

4. “Paṭisambhidā catasso, vimokkhāpi ca aṭṭhime;

chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā thomako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

Thomakattherassāpadānaṃ paṭhamaṃ.