[6] Athakho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno bhagavantaṃ etadavoca etarahi bhante verañjā dubbhikkhā dvīhitikā setaṭṭhikā salākāvuttā na sukarā uñchena paggahena yāpetuṃ imissā bhante mahāpaṭhaviyā heṭṭhimatalaṃ sampannaṃ seyyathāpi khuddakamadhuṃ anīlakaṃ evamassādaṃ sādhāhaṃ bhante paṭhaviṃ parivatteyyaṃ bhikkhū pappaṭakojaṃ paribhuñjissantīti . ye pana te moggallāna paṭhavīnissitā pāṇā te kathaṃ karissasīti. Ekāhaṃ bhante pāṇiṃ abhinimminissāmi seyyathāpi mahāpaṭhavī ye paṭhavīnissitā pāṇā te tattha saṅkāmessāmi ekena hatthena paṭhaviṃ parivattessāmīti. Alaṃ moggallāna Mā te rucci paṭhaviṃ parivattetuṃ vipallāsaṃpi sattā paṭilabheyyunti. Sādhu bhante sabbo bhikkhusaṅgho uttarakuruṃ piṇḍāya gaccheyyāti. Ye pana te moggallāna bhikkhū aniddhimanto te kathaṃ karissasīti . tathāhaṃ bhante karissāmi yathā sabbe bhikkhū gacchissantīti . alaṃ moggallāna mā te rucci sabbassa bhikkhusaṅghassa uttarakuruṃ piṇḍāya gamananti.
[7] Athakho āyasmato sāriputtassa rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi katamesānaṃ kho buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosi katamesānaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti . athakho āyasmā sāriputto sāyaṇhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idha mayhaṃ bhante rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi katamesānaṃ kho buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosi katamesānaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti . bhagavato ca sāriputta vipassissa bhagavato ca sikhissa bhagavato ca vessabhussa brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosi bhagavato ca sāriputta kakusandhassa bhagavato ca konāgamanassa bhagavato ca kassapassa brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti . ko nu Kho bhante hetu ko paccayo yena bhagavato ca vipassissa bhagavato ca sikhissa bhagavato ca vessabhussa brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti. {7.1} Bhagavā ca sāriputta vipassī bhagavā ca sikhī bhagavā ca vessabhū kilāsuno ahesuṃ sāvakānaṃ vitthārena dhammaṃ dassetuṃ appakañca nesaṃ ahosi suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ gāthā udānaṃ itivuttakaṃ jātakaṃ abbhūtadhammaṃ vedallaṃ appaññattaṃ sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ anuddiṭṭhaṃ pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ khippaññeva antaradhāpesuṃ seyyathāpi sāriputta nānāpupphāni phalake nikkhittāni suttena asaṅgahitāni tāni vāto vikirati vidhamati viddhaṃseti taṃ kissa hetu yathātaṃ suttena asaṅgahitattā evameva kho sāriputta tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ khippaññeva antaradhāpesuṃ {7.2} kilāsuno ca te buddhā bhagavanto ahesuṃ sāvake cetasā ceto paricca ovadituṃ bhūtapubbaṃ sāriputta vessabhū bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho aññatarasmiṃ bhiṃsanake vanasaṇḍe sahassaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ Cetasā ceto paricca ovadati anusāsati evaṃ vitakketha mā evaṃ vitakkayittha evaṃ manasikarotha mā evaṃ manasākattha idaṃ pajahatha idaṃ upasampajja viharathāti athakho sāriputta tesaṃ bhikkhusahassānaṃ vessabhunā bhagavatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena evaṃ ovadiyamānānaṃ evaṃ anusāsiyamānānaṃ anupādāya āsavehi cittāni vimucciṃsu tatra sudaṃ sāriputta bhiṃsanakassa vanasaṇḍassa bhiṃsanakatasmiṃ hoti yo koci avītarāgo taṃ vanasaṇḍaṃ pavisati yebhuyyena lomāni haṃsanti ayaṃ kho sāriputta hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena bhagavato ca vipassissa bhagavato ca sikhissa bhagavato ca vessabhussa brahmacariyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti . ko pana bhante hetu ko paccayo yena bhagavato ca kakusandhassa bhagavato ca konāgamanassa bhagavato ca kassapassa brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti. {7.3} Bhagavā ca sāriputta kakusandho bhagavā ca konāgamano bhagavā ca kassapo akilāsuno ahesuṃ sāvakānaṃ vitthārena dhammaṃ desetuṃ bahuñca nesaṃ ahosi suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ gāthā udānaṃ itivuttakaṃ jātakaṃ abbhūtadhammaṃ vedallaṃ paññattaṃ sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiṭṭhaṃ pātimokkhaṃ tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ Ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ ṭhapesuṃ seyyathāpi sāriputta nānāpupphāni phalake nikkhittāni suttena susaṅgahitāni tāni vāto na vikirati na vidhamati na viddhaṃseti taṃ kissa hetu yathātaṃ suttena susaṅgahitattā evameva kho sāriputta tesaṃ buddhānaṃ bhagavantānaṃ antaradhānena buddhānubuddhānaṃ sāvakānaṃ antaradhānena ye te pacchimā sāvakā nānānāmā nānāgottā nānājaccā nānākulā pabbajitā te taṃ brahmacariyaṃ ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ ṭhapesuṃ ayaṃ kho sāriputta hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena bhagavato ca kakusandhassa bhagavato ca konāgamanassa bhagavato ca kassapassa brahmacariyaṃ ciraṭṭhitikaṃ ahosīti.