1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Atha kho āyasmā aññāsikoṇḍañño sucirasseva yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavato pādāni mukhena ca paricumbati, pāṇīhi ca parisambāhati, nāmañca sāveti:  "koṇḍaññohaṃ, bhagavā, koṇḍaññohaṃ, sugatā"ti. Atha kho āyasmato vangīsassa etadahosi:  "ayaṃ kho āyasmā aññāsikoṇḍañño sucirasseva yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavato pādāni mukhena ca paricumbati, pāṇīhi ca parisambāhati, nāmañca sāveti:  ‘koṇḍaññohaṃ, bhagavā, koṇḍaññohaṃ, sugatā’ti. Yannūnāhaṃ āyasmantaṃ aññāsikoṇḍaññaṃ bhagavato sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthaveyyan"ti.

2 Atha kho āyasmā vangīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsangaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "paṭibhāti maṃ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṃ, sugatā"ti. "Paṭibhātu taṃ, vangīsā"ti bhagavā avoca. Atha kho āyasmā vangīso āyasmantaṃ aññāsikoṇḍaññaṃ bhagavato sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi: 

3 "Buddhānubuddho so thero,
koṇḍañño tibbanikkamo;
Lābhī sukhavihārānaṃ,
vivekānaṃ abhiṇhaso.

4 Yaṃ sāvakena pattabbaṃ,
satthusāsanakārinā;
Sabbassa taṃ anuppattaṃ,
appamattassa sikkhato.

5 Mahānubhāvo tevijjo,
cetopariyāyakovido;
Koṇḍañño buddhadāyādo,
pāde vandati satthuno"ti.