Kaṅkhāvitaraṇīaṭṭhakathākaraṇaṃ

Kaṅkhāvitaraṇiṃ nāma pātimokkhaṭṭhakathaṃ ācariyabuddhaghosatthero soṇattherena yācito mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ vācanāmagganissitaṃ sīhaḷapātimokkhaṭṭhakathānayaṃ nissāya ekampi padaṃ pāḷiyā vā mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ porāṇaṭṭhakathāhi vā avirodhetvā akāsi. Tena vuttaṃ tissaṃ aṭṭhakathāyaṃ –

‘‘Sūratena nivātena, sucisallekhavuttinā;

Vinayācārayuttena, soṇattherena yācito.

Tattha sañjātakaṅkhānaṃ, bhikkhūnaṃ tassa vaṇṇanaṃ;

Kaṅkhāvitaraṇatthāya, paripuṇṇavinicchayaṃ.

Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ, vācanāmagganissitaṃ;

Vattayissāmi nāmena, kaṅkhāvitaraṇiṃ subha’’nti ca.

‘‘Ārabhiṃ yamahaṃ sabbaṃ, sīhaḷaṭṭhakathānayaṃ;

Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ, vācanāmagganissitaṃ.

Nissāya sā ayaṃ niṭṭhaṃ, gatā ādāya sabbaso;

Sabbaṃ aṭṭhakathāsāraṃ, pāḷiyatthañca kevalaṃ.

Na hettha taṃ padaṃ atthi, yaṃ virujjheyya pāḷiyā;

Mahāvihāravāsīnaṃ, porāṇaṭṭhakathāhi vā’’ti ca.