Ganthārambhakathā
1.
Vanditvā
M0.1V0.1 sirasā seṭṭhaṃ , buddhamappaṭipuggalaṃ ;Bhavābhāvakaraṃ dhammaṃ , gaṇañceva niraṅgaṇaṃ .
2.
Bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnañca , hitatthāya samāhito ;
Pavakkhāmi samāsena , vinayassavinicchayaṃ .
3.
Anākulamasaṃkiṇṇaṃ , madhuratthapadakkamaṃ ;
Paṭubhāvakaraṃ etaṃ , paramaṃ vinayakkame .
4.
Apāraṃ otarantānaṃ , sāraṃ vinayasāgaraṃ ;
Bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnañca , nāvābhūtaṃ manoramaṃ .
5.
Tasmā vinayanūpāyaṃ , vinayassavinicchayaṃ ;
Avikkhittena cittena , vadato me nibodhatha .