8. Taraṇiyatthera-apadānaṃ

148. “Atthadassī tu bhagavā, sayambhū lokanāyako;

vinatā nadiyā tīraṃ [tīre (syā. pī. ka.)], upāgacchi tathāgato.

149. “Udakā abhinikkhamma, kacchapo vārigocaro;

buddhaṃ tāretukāmohaṃ, upesiṃ lokanāyakaṃ.

150. “‘Abhirūhatu maṃ buddho, atthadassī mahāmuni;

ahaṃ taṃ tārayissāmi, dukkhassantakaro tuvaṃ’.

151. “Mama saṅkappamaññāya, atthadassī mahāyaso;

abhirūhitvā me piṭṭhiṃ, aṭṭhāsi lokanāyako.

152. “Yato sarāmi attānaṃ, yato pattosmi viññutaṃ;

sukhaṃ me tādisaṃ natthi, phuṭṭhe pādatale yathā.

153. “Uttaritvāna sambuddho, atthadassī mahāyaso;

nadītīramhi ṭhatvāna, imā gāthā abhāsatha.

154. “‘Yāvatā vattate cittaṃ, gaṅgāsotaṃ tarāmahaṃ;

ayañca kacchapo rājā, tāresi mama paññavā.

155. “‘Iminā buddhataraṇena, mettacittavatāya ca;

aṭṭhārase kappasate, devaloke ramissati.

156. “‘Devalokā idhāgantvā, sukkamūlena codito;

ekāsane nisīditvā, kaṅkhāsotaṃ tarissati.

157. “‘Yathāpi bhaddake khette, bījaṃ appampi ropitaṃ;

sammādhāre pavacchante, phalaṃ toseti kassakaṃ [kassake (syā.)].

158. “‘Tathevidaṃ buddhakhettaṃ, sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;

sammādhāre pavacchante, phalaṃ maṃ tosayissati’.

159. “Padhānapahitattomhi, upasanto nirūpadhi;

sabbāsave pariññāya, viharāmi anāsavo.

160. “Aṭṭhārase kappasate, yaṃ kammamakariṃ tadā;

duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, taraṇāya idaṃ phalaṃ.

161. “Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṃ…pe… viharāmi anāsavo;

162. “svāgataṃ vata me āsi…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ;

163. “paṭisambhidā catasso…pe… kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ”;

itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā taraṇiyo thero imā gāthāyo

abhāsitthāti;

taraṇiyattherassāpadānaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ;