[249] Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmato mahākaccānassa bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu Upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ yaṃ kho no bhante bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho yatonidānaṃ bhikkhu purisaṃ papañca saññāsaṅkhā samudācaranti ettha ce natthi abhinanditabbaṃ .pe. Etthete pāpakā akusalā dhammā aparisesā nirujjhantīti. {249.1} Tesaṃ no bhante amhākaṃ acirapakkantassa bhagavato etadahosi idaṃ kho no āvuso bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho yatonidānaṃ bhikkhu purisaṃ papañcasaññāsaṅkhā samudācaranti ettha ce natthi abhinanditabbaṃ abhivaditabbaṃ ajjhositabbaṃ esevanto rāgānusayānaṃ esevanto paṭighānusayānaṃ esevanto diṭṭhānusayānaṃ esevanto vicikicchānusayānaṃ esevanto mānānusayānaṃ esevanto bhavarāgānusayānaṃ esevanto avijjānusayānaṃ esevanto daṇḍādānasatthādānakalahaviggahavivādatuvaṃtuva- pesuññamusāvādānaṃ etthete pāpakā akusalā dhammā aparisesā nirujjhantīti ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyāti. {249.2} Tesaṃ no bhante amhākaṃ etadahosi ayaṃ kho āyasmā mahākaccāno satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sabrahmacārīnaṃ pahoti cāyasmā Mahākaccāno imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā mahākaccāno tenupasaṅkameyyāma upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyāmāti . atha kho mayaṃ bhante yenāyasmā mahākaccāno tenupasaṅkamimha upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipucchimha . tesaṃ no bhante āyasmatā mahākaccānena imehi ākārehi imehi padehi imehi byañjanehi attho vibhattoti . paṇḍito bhikkhave mahākaccāno mahāpañño bhikkhave mahākaccāno mañcepi tumhe bhikkhave etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyātha ahampi taṃ evamevaṃ byākareyyaṃ yathā taṃ mahākaccānena byākataṃ eso ceva etassa attho evañca naṃ dhārethāti.