[595] Tattha ye te manussā assaddhā appasannā dubbuddhino te evamāhaṃsu ime kho samaṇā sakyaputtiyā dhūtā sallekhavuttino samaṇo pana gotamo bāhulliko bāhullāya cetetīti . ye pana te manussā saddhā pasannā paṇḍitā buddhimanto te ujjhāyanti khīyanti vipācenti kathaṃ hi nāma devadatto bhagavato saṅghabhedāya parakkamissati cakkabhedāyāti . assosuṃ kho bhikkhū tesaṃ manussānaṃ ujjhāyantānaṃ khīyantānaṃ vipācentānaṃ . ye te bhikkhū appicchā .pe. te ujjhāyanti khīyanti vipācenti kathaṃ hi nāma devadatto saṅghabhedāya parakkamissati cakkabhedāyāti. {595.1} Athakho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. Athakho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe bhikkhusaṅghaṃ sannipātāpetvā devadattaṃ paṭipucchi saccaṃ kira tvaṃ devadatta saṅghabhedāya parakkamasi cakkabhedāyāti . saccaṃ bhagavāti . vigarahi buddho bhagavā ananucchavikaṃ moghapurisa .pe. kathaṃ hi nāma tvaṃ moghapurisa saṅghabhedāya parakkamissasi cakkabhedāya netaṃ moghapurisa appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya .pe. Evañca pana bhikkhave imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha {595.2} yo pana bhikkhu samaggassa saṅghassa bhedāya parakkameyya bhedanasaṃvattanikaṃ vā adhikaraṇaṃ samādāya paggayha tiṭṭheyya so bhikkhu bhikkhūhi evamassa vacanīyo mā āyasmā samaggassa saṅghassa bhedāya parakkami bhedanasaṃvattanikaṃ Vā adhikaraṇaṃ samādāya paggayha aṭṭhāsi sametāyasmā saṅghena samaggo hi saṅgho sammodamāno avivadamāno ekuddeso phāsu viharatīti . evañca so bhikkhu bhikkhūhi vuccamāno tatheva paggaṇheyya so bhikkhu bhikkhūhi yāvatatiyaṃ samanubhāsitabbo tassa paṭinissaggāya . Yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamāno taṃ paṭinissajjeyya iccetaṃ kusalaṃ no ce paṭinissajjeyya saṅghādisesoti.

[596] Yo panāti yo yādiso .pe. Bhikkhūti .pe. Ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti . samaggo nāma saṅgho samānasaṃvāsako samānasīmāya ṭhito . bhedāya parakkameyyāti kathaṃ ime nānā assu vinā assu vaggā assūti pakkhaṃ pariyesati gaṇaṃ bandhati. Bhedanasaṃvattanikaṃ vā adhikaraṇanti aṭṭhārasabhedakaravatthūni . samādāyāti ādāya . Paggayhāti dīpeyya. Tiṭṭheyyāti nappaṭinissajjeyya.