[236] When this was said, the brahmin Kūṭadanta said this to the Blessed One: "Magnificent, worthy Gotama! Magnificent, worthy Gotama! Just as, worthy Gotama, one might set upright what has been overturned, or uncover what has been concealed, or point out the path to one who has gone astray, or hold up an oil lamp in the darkness so that those with eyes may see forms — even so has the Dhamma been made clear in many ways by the worthy Gotama. I go to the worthy Gotama for refuge, and to the Dhamma, and to the Saṅgha of bhikkhus. May the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower (upāsaka) who has gone for refuge for life from this day forth. And I, worthy Gotama, release these seven hundred bulls, seven hundred bullocks, seven hundred heifers, seven hundred goats, and seven hundred rams — I grant them life! Let them eat green grass and drink cool water, and may a cool breeze blow upon them."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.