Visākha Puṇṇamī Pūjā Kathā

Yam-amha kho mayam, Bhagavantam saraṇam gatā, yo no Bhagavā satthā, yassa ca mayam Bhagavato dhammam rocema: Ahosi kho so Bhagavā, majjhimesu janapadesu ariyakesu manussesu uppanno, khattiyo jātiyā, Gotamo gottena; Sakya-putto Sakya-kulā pabbajito, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake, sassamaṇa-brāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadeva-manussāya, anuttaram sammā-sambodhim abhisambuddho. Nissamsayam kho so Bhagavā, araham sammā-sambuddho, vijjā- caraṇa-sampanno sugato loka-vidū, anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathi satthā deva-manussānam, buddho Bhagavā. Svākkhāto kho pana, tena Bhagavatā dhammo, sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehi-passiko, opanayiko paccattam veditabbo viññūhi. Supaṭipanno ko panassa, Bhagavato sāvaka-sangho, uju-paṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-sangho, ñāya-paṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-sangho, sāmīci-paṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-sangho, yadidam cattāri purisa- yugāni aṭṭha purisa-puggalā. Esa Bhagavato sāvaka-sangho, āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjali-karaṇīyo anuttaram puññakkhettam lokassa.

Ayam kho pana paṭimā, tam Bhagavantam uddissa katā patiṭṭhāpitā, yāvadeva dassanena, tam Bhagavantam anussaritvā, pasāda-samvega-paṭilābhāya. Mayam kho etarahi, imam visākha-puṇṇamī-kālam, tassa Bhagavato jāti-sambodhi-nibbāna-kāla-sammatam patvā, imam ṭhānam sampattā. Ime daṇḍa-dīpa-dhūpādi-sakkāre gahetvā, attano kāyam sakkārūpadhānam karitvā, Tassa Bhagavato yathā-bhucce guṇe anussarantā, imam paṭimā- gharam tikkhattum padakkhiṇam karissāma, yathā-gahitehi sakkārehi pūjam kurumānā. Sādhu no bhante Bhagavā, sucira-parinibbutopi, ñātabbehi guṇehi atītārammaṇatāya paññāyamāno, Ime amhehi gahite sakkāre paṭiggaṇhātu, amhākam dīgha-rattam hitāya sukhāya.