[353] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . atha kho piṅgalakoccho brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho piṅgalakoccho brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca yeme bho gotama samaṇabrāhmaṇā saṅghino gaṇino gaṇācariyā ñātā yasassino titthakarā sādhusammatā bahujanassa seyyathīdaṃ pūraṇo kassapo makkhali gosālo ajito kesakambalo pakudho kaccāyano sañjayo velaṭṭhaputto nigantho nāṭaputto sabbe te sakāya paṭiññāya abbhaññiṃsu sabbeva na abbhaññiṃsu udāhu ekacce abbhaññiṃsu ekacce na abbhaññiṃsūti . alaṃ brāhmaṇa tiṭṭhatetaṃ sabbe te sakāya paṭiññāya abbhaññiṃsu sabbeva na abbhaññiṃsu udāhu ekacce abbhaññiṃsu ekacce na abbhaññiṃsūti dhammaṃ te brāhmaṇa desessāmi taṃ suṇāhi sādhukaṃ manasikarohi bhāsissāmīti . Evaṃ bhoti kho piṅgalakoccho brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi.

[354] Bhagavā etadavoca seyyathāpi brāhmaṇa puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ atikkamma phegguṃ atikkamma Tacaṃ atikkamma pappaṭikaṃ sākhāpalāsaṃ chetvā ādāya pakkameyya sāranti maññamāno . tamenaṃ cakkhumā puriso disvā evaṃ vadeyya na vatāyaṃ bhavaṃ puriso aññāsi sāraṃ na aññāsi phegguṃ na aññāsi pappaṭikaṃ na aññāsi sākhāpalāsaṃ tathāhayaṃ bhavaṃ puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ atikkamma phegguṃ atikkamma tacaṃ atikkamma pappaṭikaṃ sākhāpalāsaṃ chetvā ādāya pakkanto sāranti maññamāno yañcassa sārena sārakaraṇīyaṃ tañcassa atthaṃ nānubhavissatīti. {354.1} Seyyathāpi vā pana brāhmaṇa puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ atikkamma phegguṃ atikkamma tacaṃ pappaṭikaṃ chetvā ādāya pakkameyya sāranti maññamāno . tamenaṃ cakkhumā puriso disvā evaṃ vadeyya na vatāyaṃ bhavaṃ puriso aññāsi sāraṃ na aññāsi phegguṃ na aññāsi tacaṃ na aññāsi pappaṭikaṃ na aññāsi sākhāpalāsaṃ tathāhayaṃ bhavaṃ puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ atikkamma phegguṃ atikkamma tacaṃ pappaṭikaṃ chetvā ādāya pakkanto sāranti maññamāno yañcassa sārena sārakaraṇīyaṃ tañcassa atthaṃ nānubhavissatīti. {354.2} Seyyathāpi vā pana brāhmaṇa puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa Tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ atikkamma phegguṃ tacaṃ chetvā ādāya pakkameyya sāranti maññamāno . tamenaṃ cakkhumā puriso disvā evaṃ vadeyya na vatāyaṃ bhavaṃ puriso aññāsi sāraṃ na aññāsi phegguṃ na aññāsi tacaṃ na aññāsi pappaṭikaṃ na aññāsi sākhāpalāsaṃ tathāhayaṃ bhavaṃ puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ atikkamma phegguṃ tacaṃ chetvā ādāya pakkanto sāranti maññamāno yañcassa sārena sārakaraṇīyaṃ tañcassa atthaṃ nānubhavissatīti. {354.3} Seyyathāpi vā pana brāhmaṇa puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ phegguṃ chetvā ādāya pakkameyya sāranti maññamāno . tamenaṃ cakkhumā puriso disvā evaṃ vadeyya na vatāyaṃ bhavaṃ puriso aññāsi sāraṃ na aññāsi phegguṃ na aññāsi tacaṃ na aññāsi pappaṭikaṃ na aññāsi sākhāpalāsaṃ tathāhayaṃ bhavaṃ puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva sāraṃ phegguṃ chetvā ādāya pakkanto sāranti maññamāno yañcassa sārena sārakaraṇīyaṃ tañcassa atthaṃ nānubhavissatīti. {354.4} Seyyathāpi vā pana brāhmaṇa puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato sāraññeva chetvā ādāya pakkameyya sāranti jānamāno . tamenaṃ Cakkhumā puriso disvā evaṃ vadeyya aññāsi vatāyaṃ bhavaṃ puriso sāraṃ aññāsi phegguṃ aññāsi tacaṃ aññāsi pappaṭikaṃ aññāsi sākhāpalāsaṃ tathāhayaṃ bhavaṃ puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sārapariyenaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato sāraññeva chetvā ādāya pakkanto sāranti jānamāno yañcassa sārena sārakaraṇīyaṃ tañcassa atthaṃ anubhavissatīti.