[374] Evaṃ vutte āyasmā sārīputto āyasmantaṃ mahāmoggallānaṃ etadavoca byākataṃ kho āvuso moggallāna āyasmatā mahākassapena yathāsakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ tatthadāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ mahāmoggallānaṃ pucchāma ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso moggallāna gosiṅgasālavanaṃ dosinā ratti sabbaphāliphullā sālā dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti kathaṃrūpena āvuso moggallāna bhikkhunā gosiṅgasālavanaṃ sobheyyāti . idhāvuso sārīputta dve bhikkhū abhidhammakathaṃ kathenti te aññamaññaṃ pucchanti aññamaññassa pañhaṃ puṭṭhā visajjenti no ca saṃsādenti dhammī ca nesaṃ kathā pavattanī hoti evarūpena kho āvuso sārīputta bhikkhunā gosiṅgasālavanaṃ sobheyyāti.
[375] Atha kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno āyasmantaṃ sārīputtaṃ etadavoca byākataṃ kho āvuso sārīputta amhehi sabbeheva yathāsakaṃ paṭibhānaṃ tatthadāni mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ sārīputtaṃ pucchāma ramaṇīyaṃ āvuso sārīputta gosiṅgasālavanaṃ dosinā ratti sabbaphāliphullā sālā dibbā maññe gandhā sampavanti kathaṃrūpena āvuso sārīputta bhikkhunā gosiṅgasālavanaṃ sobheyyāti . idhāvuso moggallāna bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti no ca bhikkhu cittassa vasena vattati so yāya vihārasamāpattiyā ākaṅkhati pubbaṇhasamayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihārasamāpattiyā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ viharati yāya Vihārasamāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikasamayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihārasamāpattiyā majjhantikasamayaṃ viharati yāya vihārasamāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇhasamayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihārasamāpattiyā sāyaṇhasamayaṃ viharati seyyathāpi āvuso moggallāna rañño vā rājamahāmattassa vā nānārattānaṃ dussānaṃ dussakaraṇḍako pūro assa so yaññadeva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya pubbaṇhasamayaṃ pārupituṃ taṃtadeva dussayugaṃ pubbaṇhasamayaṃpārupeyya yaññadevadussayugaṃākaṅkheyyamajjhantikasamayaṃ pārupituṃ taṃtadeva dussayugaṃ majjhantikasamayaṃ pārupeyya yaññadeva dussayugaṃ ākaṅkheyya sāyaṇhasamayaṃ pārupituṃ taṃtadeva dussayugaṃ sāyaṇhasamayaṃ pārupeyya evameva kho āvuso moggallāna bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti no ca bhikkhu cittassa vasena vattati so yāya vihārasamāpattiyā ākaṅkhati pubbaṇhasamayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihārasamāpattiyā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ viharati yāya vihārasamāpattiyā ākaṅkhati majjhantikasamayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihārasamāpattiyā majjhantikasamayaṃ viharati yāya vihārasamāpattiyā ākaṅkhati sāyaṇhasamayaṃ viharituṃ tāya vihārasamāpattiyā sāyaṇhasamayaṃ viharati evarūpena kho āvuso moggallāna bhikkhunā gosiṅgasālavanaṃ sobheyyāti.