Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalanda­ka­nivāpe. Atha kho āyasmā aññāsikoṇḍañño sucirasseva yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavato pādāni mukhena ca paricumbati, pāṇīhi ca parisambāhati, nāmañca sāveti: “koṇḍaññohaṃ, bhagavā, koṇḍaññohaṃ, sugatā”ti. Atha kho āyasmato vaṅgīsassa etadahosi: “ayaṃ kho āyasmā aññāsikoṇḍañño sucirasseva yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā 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.

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “paṭibhāti maṃ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṃ, sugatā”ti. “Paṭibhātu taṃ, vaṅgīsā”ti bhagavā avoca. Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso āyasmantaṃ aññā­sikoṇ­ḍaññaṃ bhagavato sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi: 

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

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

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