[498] Athakho bhagavā rājagahe yathābhirantaṃ viharitvā yena āḷavī tena cārikaṃ pakkāmi anupubbena cārikaṃ caramāno yena āḷavī tadavasari . tatra sudaṃ bhagavā āḷaviyaṃ viharati aggāḷave cetiye . athakho āyasmā mahākassapo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā mahākassapo bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesi . Athakho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe bhikkhusaṅghaṃ sannipātāpetvā āḷavike bhikkhū paṭipucchi saccaṃ kira tumhe bhikkhave saññācikāyo kuṭikāyo kārāpetha assāmikāyo attuddesikāyo Appamāṇikāyo tāyo na niṭṭhānaṃ gacchanti te tumhe yācanabahulā viññattibahulā viharatha purisaṃ detha purisatthakaraṃ detha goṇaṃ detha sakaṭaṃ detha vāsiṃ detha pharusaṃ detha kuṭhāriṃ detha kuddālaṃ detha nikhādanaṃ detha valliṃ detha veḷuṃ detha muñjaṃ detha pabbajaṃ detha tiṇaṃ detha mattikaṃ dethāti manussā upaddutā yācanāya upaddutā viññattiyā bhikkhū disvā ubbijjantipi uttasantipi palāyantipi aññenapi gacchanti aññenapi mukhaṃ karonti dvāraṃpi thakenti gāvīpi disvā palāyanti bhikkhūti maññamānāti. Saccaṃ bhagavāti. {498.1} Vigarahi buddho bhagavā ananucchavikaṃ moghapurisā .pe. Akaraṇīyaṃ kathaṃ hi nāma tumhe moghapurisā saññācikāyo kuṭikāyo kārāpessatha {498.2} assāmikāyo attuddesikāyo appamāṇikāyo tāyo na niṭṭhānaṃ gacchanti te tumhe yācanabahulā viññattibahulā viharissatha purisaṃ detha purisatthakaraṃ detha goṇaṃ detha sakaṭaṃ detha vāsiṃ detha pharusaṃ detha kuṭhāriṃ detha kuddālaṃ detha nikhādanaṃ detha valliṃ detha veḷuṃ detha muñjaṃ detha pabbajaṃ detha tiṇaṃ detha mattikaṃ dethāti netaṃ moghapurisā appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya .pe. aññathattāyāti . Athakho bhagavā āḷavike bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā .pe. Bhikkhūnaṃ tadanucchavikaṃ tadanulomikaṃ dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi