[140] Yaṃpi bhikkhave tathāgato purimaṃ jātiṃ purimaṃ bhavaṃ purimaṃ niketaṃ pubbe manussabhūto samāno catūhi saṅgahavatthūhi janasaṅgahiko ahosi dānena piyavācena atthacariyāya samānattatāya . So tassa kammassa katattā upacitattā ussannattā vipulattā kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjati . so tato cuto itthattaṃ āgato samāno imāni dve mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni paṭilabhati mudutalahatthapādo ca hoti jālahatthapādo ca. {140.1} So tehi lakkhaṇehi samannāgato sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati rājā hoti cakkavatti .pe. rājā samāno kiṃ labhati susaṅgahita- parijano hoti susaṅgahitassa honti brāhmaṇagahapatikā negamā Jānapadā gaṇakamahāmattā anīkaṭṭhā dovārikā amaccā pārisajjā rājāno bhogikā kumārā rājā samāno idaṃ labhati .pe. buddho samāno kiṃ labhati susaṅgahitaparijano hoti susaṅgahitassa honti bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyo devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā buddho samāno idaṃ labhati . etamatthaṃ bhagavā avoca . Tatthetaṃ vuccati

[141] Dānaṃpi catthacariyatañca piyavadatañca samānachandañca kariya cariya susaṅgahaṃ bahunnaṃ anavamatena guṇena yāti saggaṃ. Caviya punaridhāgato samāno karacaraṇamudukañca jālino ca atirucirasuvaggadassaneyyaṃ paṭilabhati daharo susukumāro. Bhavati parijanassa vo vidheyyo mahimaṃ āvasito susaṅgahito piyavadū hitasukhataṃ jigiṃsamāno abhirucitāni guṇāni ācarati. Yadi pajahati sabbakāmabhogaṃ kathayati dhammakathaṃ jino janassa Vacanapaṭikarassābhippasannā sutvāna dhammānudhammamācarantīti.