[540] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosambiyaṃ viharati ghositārāme . tena kho pana samayena kosambiyaṃ bhikkhū bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti te na ceva aññamaññaṃ saññāpenti na ca saññattiṃ upenti na ca aññamaññaṃ nijjhāpenti na ca nijjhattiṃ upenti . atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idha bhante kosambiyaṃ bhikkhū bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti te na ceva aññamaññaṃ saññāpenti na ca saññattiṃ upenti na ca aññamaññaṃ nijjhāpenti na ca nijjhattiṃ upentīti. {540.1} Atha kho bhagavā aññataraṃ bhikkhuṃ āmantesi ehi tvaṃ bhikkhu mama vacanena te bhikkhū āmantehi satthā vo āyasmante āmantetīti . evaṃ bhanteti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato paṭissutvā yena te bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā te bhikkhū etadavoca satthā āyasmante āmantetīti . evamāvusoti kho te bhikkhū tassa bhikkhuno paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu.

[541] Ekamantaṃ nisinne kho te bhikkhū bhagavā etadavoca saccaṃ kira tumhe bhikkhave bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharatha te na ceva aññamaññaṃ saññāpetha na ca saññattiṃ upetha na ca aññamaññaṃ nijjhāpetha na ca nijjhattiṃ upethāti . evaṃ bhanteti . Taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave yasmiṃ tumhe samaye bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharatha api nu tumhākaṃ tasmiṃ samaye mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvī ceva raho ca mettaṃ vacīkammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvī ceva raho ca mettaṃ manokammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvī ceva raho cāti. No hetaṃ bhante. {541.1} Iti kira bhikkhave yasmiṃ tumhe samaye bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharatha neva tumhākaṃ tasmiṃ samaye mettaṃ kāyakammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvī ceva raho ca na mettaṃ vacīkammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvī ceva raho ca na mettaṃ manokammaṃ paccupaṭṭhitaṃ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvī ceva raho ca atha kiñcarahi tumhe moghapurisā kiṃjānantā kiṃpassantā bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṃ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharatha te na ceva aññamaññaṃ saññāpetha na ca saññattiṃ upetha na ca aññamaññaṃ nijjhāpetha na ca nijjhattiṃ Upetha tañhi tumhākaṃ moghapurisā bhavissati dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāyāti.