Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

IV. In Rājagaha - 163
andhakāre vā telappajjotaṁ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhintī’ ti,
or carry an oil lamp into the darkness, (thinking): ‘those with vision will see forms’,
evam-evaṁ Bhagavatā anekapariyāyena Dhammo pakāsito.
just so has the Dhamma been explained by the Gracious One in countless ways.
Esāhaṁ Bhante Bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
I go, venerable Sir, to the Gracious One for refuge,
Dhammañ-ca Bhikkhusaṅghañ-ca.
and to the Dhamma, and to the Community of monks.
Upāsakaṁ maṁ Bhagavā dhāretu
Please bear it in mind, Gracious One, that I am a lay follower
ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gataṁ.
who has gone for refuge from today forward for as long as I have the breath of life.
Adhivāsetu ca me bhante Bhagavā,
May the Gracious One consent, reverend Sir, to me
svātanāya bhattaṁ saddhiṁ Bhikkhusaṅghenā” ti.
(offering him) a meal on the morrow, together with the Community of monks.”
Adhivāsesi Bhagavā tuṇhībhāvena.
The Gracious One consented by maintaining silence.
Atha kho Rājā Māgadho Seniyo Bimbisāro Bhagavato adhivāsanaṁ viditvā,
Then the Māgadhan King Seniya Bimbisāra, having understood the Gracious One’s
consent,
uṭṭhāyāsanā, Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā, padakkhiṇaṁ katvā, pakkāmi.
after rising from his seat, worshipping and circumambulating the Gracious One, went
away.