[546] Athakho mettiyā bhikkhunī yena mettiyabhummajakā bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā mettiyabhummajake bhikkhū etadavoca vandāmi ayyāti . evaṃ vutte mettiyabhummajakā bhikkhū nālapiṃsu . dutiyampi kho .pe. tatiyampi kho mettiyā bhikkhunī mettiyabhummajake bhikkhū etadavoca vandāmi ayyāti . tatiyampi kho mettiyabhummajakā bhikkhū nālapiṃsu . kyāhaṃ ayyānaṃ aparajjhāmi kissa maṃ ayyā nālapantīti. Tathā hi pana tvaṃ bhagini amhe dabbena mallaputtena viheṭhiyamāne ajjhupekkhasīti . kyāhaṃ ayyā karomīti . sace kho tvaṃ bhagini iccheyyāsi ajjeva bhagavā dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ nāsāpeyyāti . Kyāhaṃ ayyā karomi kiṃ mayā sakkā kātunti . ehi tvaṃ bhagini yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ evaṃ vadehi idaṃ bhante nacchannaṃ nappaṭirūpaṃ yāyaṃ bhante disā abhayā anītikā anupaddavā sāyaṃ disā sabhayā saītikā saupaddavā yato nīvātaṃ tato pavātaṃ udakaṃ maññe ādittaṃ ayyenamhi dabbena mallaputtena dūsitāti . evaṃ ayyāti kho mettiyā bhikkhunī mettiyabhummajakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ Abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi . ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho mettiyā bhikkhunī bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idaṃ bhante nacchannaṃ nappaṭirūpaṃ yāyaṃ bhante disā abhayā anītikā anupaddavā sāyaṃ disā sabhayā saītikā saupaddavā yato nīvātaṃ tato pavātaṃ udakaṃ maññe ādittaṃ ayyenamhi dabbena mallaputtena dūsitāti.

[547] Athakho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe bhikkhusaṅghaṃ sannipātāpetvā āyasmantaṃ dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ paṭipucchi sarasi tvaṃ dabba evarūpaṃ kattā yathāyaṃ bhikkhunī āhāti . yathā maṃ bhante bhagavā jānātīti . dutiyampi kho bhagavā .pe. tatiyampi kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ etadavoca sarasi tvaṃ dabba evarūpaṃ kattā yathāyaṃ bhikkhunī āhāti . yathā maṃ bhante bhagavā jānātīti . na kho dabba dabbā evaṃ nibbeṭhenti sace tayā kataṃ katanti vadehi sace tayā akataṃ akatanti vadehīti . yatohaṃ bhante jāto nābhijānāmi supinantenapi methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevitā pageva jāgaroti . athakho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi tenahi bhikkhave mettiyaṃ bhikkhuniṃ nāsetha ime ca bhikkhū anuyuñjathāti . idaṃ vatvā bhagavā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ pāvisi. {547.1} Athakho te bhikkhū mettiyaṃ bhikkhuniṃ nāsesuṃ. Athakho mettiyabhummajakā bhikkhū te bhikkhū etadavocuṃ mā āvuso mettiyaṃ bhikkhuniṃ nāsetha na sā kiñci aparajjhati amhehi sā ussāhitā kupitehi anattamanehi cāvanādhippāyehīti. Kiṃ pana tumhe āvuso āyasmantaṃ dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṃsethāti . evamāvusoti . ye te bhikkhū appicchā .pe. te ujjhāyanti khīyanti vipācenti kathaṃ hi nāma mettiyabhummajakā bhikkhū āyasmantaṃ dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṃsessantīti . athakho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ . athakho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe bhikkhusaṅghaṃ sannipātāpetvā mettiyabhummajake bhikkhū paṭipucchi saccaṃ kira tumhe bhikkhave dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṃsethāti . saccaṃ bhagavāti . vigarahi buddho bhagavā kathaṃ hi nāma tumhe moghapurisā dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṃsessatha netaṃ moghapurisā appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya .pe. evañca pana bhikkhave imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha {547.2} yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṃ duṭṭho doso appatīto amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṃseyya appevanāma naṃ imamhā brahmacariyā cāveyyanti tato aparena samayena samanuggāhiyamāno vā asamanuggāhiyamāno vā amūlakañceva taṃ adhikaraṇaṃ hoti bhikkhu ca dosaṃ patiṭṭhāti saṅghādisesoti.