[727] The Blessed One said this. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this:
These bhikkhus are friends indeed,
long have they been together;
their true Dhamma (saddhamma) is in accord
with the Dhamma proclaimed by the Buddha.
Well trained by Kappina
in the Dhamma proclaimed by the noble ones,
they bear their final body,
having conquered Māra together with his mount.
The Twelfth [Sutta].
The Bhikkhu Saṃyutta, the Ninth, is completed.
Its summary (uddāna):
Kolita and Upatissa,
and Ghaṭa too is spoken of;
the Newly Ordained, Sujāta, and Bhaddi,
Visākha, Nanda, and Tissa;
the one named "Elder," and Kappina,
and with the Companion — twelve.
The Saṃyutta Collection of the Nidānavagga.
Its summary (uddāna):
The Abhisamaya and Dhātu Saṃyuttas,
with the Anamatagga, the Kassapa,
the Honors, the Rāhula, the Lakkhaṇa,
the Similes, and that of the Bhikkhu — the Nidāna;
thus the Second is declared.
The Nidānavagga Saṃyutta is completed.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.