Theragāthā Ekakanipāta Paṭhamavagga 1.2. Mahākoṭṭhikattheragāthā “Upasanto uparato, mantabhāṇī anuddhato; Dhunāti pāpake dhamme, dumapattaṃva māluto”ti. Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṃ abhāsitthāti.