Ye puggal ahasata pasah,
cattri etni yugni honti;
te dakkhieyy sugatassa svak,
etesu dinnni mahapphalni;
idampi saghe ratana pata,
etena saccena suvatthi hotti. (Khu. p. 6.6; su. ni. 229)
Eva ekadesena saghague likhitv bhagavato ssana svkkhta niyynika, sace mayha sahyo sakkoti, nikkhamitv pabbajatti likhitv suvaapaa saharitv sukhumakambalena vehetv srasamugge pakkhipitv ta samugga suvaamaye, suvaamaya, rajatamaye rajatamaya maimaye, maimaya pavamaye, pavamaya lohitakamaye, lohitakamaya masragallamaye, masragallamaya phalikamaye, phalikamaya dantamaye, dantamaya sabbaratanamaye, sabbaratanamaya kilajamaye, kilajamaya samugga srakaraake hapesi.
Puna srakaraaka suvaakaraaketi purimanayeneva haritv sabbaratanamaya karaaka kilajamaye karaake hapesi. Tato kilajamaya karaaka sramayapeyti puna vuttanayeneva haritv sabbaratanamaya pea kilajamayapeya hapetv bahi vatthena vehetv rjamuddikya lachetv amacce pesi mama pavattihne magga alakrpetha maggo ahusabhavitthato hotu, catu-usabhahna sodhitamattakameva hotu, majjhe catu-usabha rjnubhvena paiydethti. Tato magalahatthi alakrpetv tassa upari pallaka paapetv setacchatta usspetv nagaravthiyo sittasammah samussitaddhajapak kadalipuaghaagandhadhmapupphdhi suppaimait kretv attano attano visayappadese evarpa pja krentti antarabhogikna javanadte pesetv saya sabblakrena alakaritv sabbatvacarasammissabalakyaparivuto pakra pesemti attano visayapariyanta gantv amaccassa mukhassana adsi tta mayha sahyo pukkusti ima pakra paicchanto orodhamajjhe apaicchitv psda ruyha paicchatti. Eva ssana datv paccantadesa satth gacchatti pacapatihitena vanditv nivatti. Antarabhogik teneva niymena magga paiydetv pakra nayisu. Pukkustipi attano rajjasmato pahya teneva niymena magga paiydetv nagara alakrpetv pakrassa paccuggamana aksi. Pakro takkasla ppuanto uposathadivase ppui, pakra gahetv gata-amaccopi rao vuttassana rocesi. Rj ta sutv pakrena saddhi gatna kattabbakicca vicretv pakra dya psda ruyha m idha koci pavisatti dvre rakkha kretv shapajara vivaritv pakra uccsane hapetv saya ncsane nisinno lachana bhinditv nivsana apanetv kilajapeato pahya anupubbena vivaranto sramaya samugga disv cintesi mahparihro nya aassa ratanassa bhavissati, addh majjhimadese sotabbayuttaka ratana uppannanti. Atha ta samugga vivaritv rjalachana bhinditv sukhumakambala ubhato viyhitv suvaapaa addasa. So ta pasretv manpni vata akkharni samassni samapantni caturassnti-dito pahya vcetu rabhi. Tassa idha tathgato loke uppannoti buddhague vcentassa balavasomanassa uppajji, navanavutilomakpasahassni uddhaggalomni ahesu. Attano hitabhva v nisinnabhva v na jnti. Athassa kappakoisatasahassehipi eta dullabhassana sahya nissya sotu labhmti bhiyyo balavapti udapdi. So hi upari vcetu asakkonto yva ptivegapassaddhiy nisditv parato svkkhto bhagavat dhammoti dhammague rabhi. Tatrpissa tatheva ahosi. So puna yva ptivegapassaddhiy nisditv parato suppaipannoti saghague rabhi Tatrpissa tatheva ahosi. Atha sabbapariyante npnassatikammahna vcetv catukkapacakajjhnni nibbattesi, so jhnasukheneva vtinmesi. Ao koci dahu na labhati, ekova cupahko pavisati. Eva addhamsamatta vtinmesi. Ngar rjagae sannipatitv ukkuhi akasu pakra paicchitadivasato pahya baladassana v nakadassana v natthi, vinicchayadna natthi, rj sahyena pahita pakra yassicchati tassa dassetu, rjno nma ekaccassa pakravasenapi vacetv rajja attano ktu vyamanti. Ki nma amhka rj karotti? Rj ukkuhisadda sutv rajja nu kho dhremi, udhu satthranti cintesi. Athassa etadahosi rajjakrita-attabhvo nma neva gaakena, na gaakamahmattena gaetu sakko. Satthussana dhressmti sayane hapita asi gahetv kese chinditv shapajara vivaritv eta gahetv rajja krethti saddhi cmain kesakalpa parisamajjhe ptesi, mahjano ta ukkhipitv sahyakasantik laddhapakr nma rjno tumhdis honti devti ekappahreneva viravi. Raopi dvagulamatta kesamassu ahosi. Bodhisattassa pabbajjsadisameva kira jta. Tato cupahka pesetv antarpa dve ksyavatthni mattikpattaca harpetv ye loke arahanto, te uddissa mayha pabbajjti satthra uddissa eka ksva nivsetv eka prupitv patta vma-asake katv kattaradaa gahetv sobhati nu kho me pabbajj no vti mahtale katipayavre aparpara cakamitv sobhati me pabbajjti dvra vivaritv psd otari. Otaranta pana na tsu dvresu hitanakdni disvpi na sajnisu. Eko paccekabuddho amhka rao dhammakatha kathetu gatoti kira cintayisu. Uparipsda pana ruyha rao hitanisinnahnni disv rj gatoti atv samuddamajjhe osdamnya nvya jano viya ekappahreneva viravisu. Kulaputta bhmitala otiamatta ahrasaseniyo sabbe ngar balaky ca parivretv mahvirava viravisu. Amaccpi ta etadavocu deva majjhimadesarjno nma bahumy, ssana pesetv buddharatana nma loke uppanna v no vti atv gamissatha nivattatha devti. Saddahmaha mayha sahyakassa, tassa may saddhi dvejjhavacana nma natthi, tihatha tumheti. Te anugacchantiyeva. Kulaputto kattaradaena lekha katv ida rajja kassti ha? Tumhka devti. Yo ima lekha antara karoti, rjya kretabboti. Mahjanakajtake bodhisattena katalekha svalidev antara ktu avisahant vivattamn agamsi. Tass gatamaggena mahjano agamsi. Ta pana lekha mahjano antara ktu na visahi, lekha usssaka katv vivattamn viravisu. Kulaputto aya me gatahne dantakaha v mukhodaka v dassatti antamaso ekaceakampi aggahetv pakkmi. Eva kirassa ahosi mama satth ca mahbhinikkhamana nikkhamitv ekakova pabbajitoti ekakova agamsi. Satthu lajjmti ca satth kira me pabbajitv yna nruhoti ca antamaso ekapaalikampi uphana nruhi, paacchattakampi na dhresi. Mahjano rukkhapkralakdni ruyha esa amhka rj gacchatti olokesi. Kulaputto dra gantabba, na sakk ekena maggo nittharitunti eka satthavha anubandhi. Sukhumlassa kulaputtassa kahinatattya pathaviy gachantassa pdatalesu pho uhahitv bhijjanti, dukkh vedan uppajjanti. Satthavhe khandhvra bandhitv nisinne kulaputto magg okkamma ekasmi rukkhamle nisdati. Nisinnahne pdaparikamma v pihiparikamma v katt nma natthi, kulaputto npnacatutthajjhna sampajjitv maggadarathakilamathapariha vikkhambhetv jhnaratiy vtinmeti. Punadivase uhite arue sarrapaijaggana katv puna satthavha anubandhati. Ptarsakle kulaputtassa patta gahetv khdanya bhojanya patte pakkhipitv denti. Ta uttaulampi hoti kilinnampi samasakkharampi alotiloampi, kulaputto pavisanahna paccavekkhitv amata viya paribhujitv etena niymena ahahi nakni dve yojanasatni gato. Jetavanadvrakohakassa pana sampena gacchantopi kaha satth vasatti npucchi. Kasm? Satthugravena ceva rao pesitassanavasena ca. Rao hi idha tathgato loke uppajjatti satthra rjagahe uppanna viya katv ssana pesita, tasm na apucchitvva pacacattlsayojanamatta magga atikkanto. So sriyatthagamanavelya rjagaha patv satth kaha vasatti pucchi. Kuto nu, bhante, gatoti? Ito uttaratoti. Satth tuyha gatamagge ito pacacattlsayojanamatte svatthi nma atthi, tattha vasatti. Kulaputto cintesi idni aklo na sakk gantu, ajja idheva vasitv sve satthu santika gamissmti. Tato vikle sampattapabbajit kaha vasantti pucchi. Imya kumbhakraslya, bhanteti. Atha so ta kumbhakra ycitv tattha vsatthya pavisitv nisdi. Bhagavpi tadivasa paccsakle loka volokento pukkusti disv cintesi aya kulaputto sahyena pesita ssanamattaka vcetv atirekatiyojanasatika mahrajja pahya ma uddissa pabbajitv ahahi nakni dve yojanasatni atikkamma rjagaha ppuissati, mayi agacchante pana ti smaaphalni appaivijjhitv ekarattivsena anthaklakiriya karissati, mayi pana gate ti smaaphalni paivijjhissati. Janasagahatthyeva pana may satasahassakappdhikni cattri asakhyeyyni pramiyo prit, karissmi tassa sagahanti ptova sarrapaijaggana katv bhikkhusaghaparivuto svatthiya piya caritv pacchbhatta piaptappaikkanto gandhakui pavisitv muhutta attadarathakilamatha paipassambhetv kulaputto mayi gravena dukkara aksi, atirekayojanasata rajja pahya antamaso mukhadhovanadyakampi ceaka aggahetv ekakova nikkhantoti sriputtamahmoggallndsu kaci anmantetv sayameva attano pattacvara gahetv ekakova nikkhanto. Gacchanto ca neva kse uppati, na pathavi sakhipi, kulaputto mama lajjamno hatthi-assarathasuvaasivikdsu ekaynepi anisditv antamaso ekapaalika uphanampi anruyha paacchattakampi aggahetv nikkhanto, maypi padasva gantu vaatti pana cintetv padasva agamsi. So asti anubyajanni bymappabh bttisa mahpurisalakkhanti ima buddhasiri paicchdetv valhakapaicchanno puacando viya aatarabhikkhuvesena gacchanto ekapacchbhatteneva pacacattlsa yojanni atikkamma sriyatthagamalvelya kulaputte pavihamatteyeva ta kumbhakrasla ppui. Ta sandhya vutta tena kho pana samayena, pukkusti, nma kulaputto bhagavanta uddissa saddhya agrasm anagriya pabbajito, so tasmi kumbhakrvesane pahama vspagato hotti.