Pajjotasutta
Lamps
“Kati lokasmiṁ pajjotā, “How many lamps are there
Tehi loko pakāsati;
that light up the world?
Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,
We’ve come to ask you, worthy sir:
Kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayan”ti. how are we to understand this?”
“Cattāro loke pajjotā, “There are four lamps in the world,
pañcamettha na vijjati; a fifth is not found.
Divā tapati ādicco, The sun blazes by day,
rattimābhāti candimā. the moon radiates at night,
Atha aggi divārattiṁ, while a fire illuminates both
tattha tattha pakāsati; by day and by night.
Sambuddho tapataṁ seṭṭho, But a Buddha is the best of blazes:
esā ābhā anuttarā”ti. this is the supreme radiance.”