[168] Aṭṭha kho imā sārīputta parisā katamā aṭṭha khattiyaparisā brāhmaṇaparisā gahapatiparisā samaṇaparisā cātummahārājikaparisā tāvatiṃsaparisā māraparisā brahmaparisā imā kho sārīputta aṭṭha parisā . imehi kho sārīputta catūhi vesārajjehi samannāgato tathāgato imā aṭṭha parisā upasaṅkamati ajjhogāhati . abhijānāmi kho panāhaṃ sārīputta anekasataṃ khattiyaparisaṃ upasaṅkamitā tatrāpi mayā sannisinnapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpajjitapubbā tatra vata maṃ bhayaṃ vā sārajjaṃ vā okkamissatīti nimittametaṃ sārīputta na samanupassāmi etamahaṃ sārīputta nimittaṃ asamanupassanto .pe. Viharāmi. {168.1} Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṃ sārīputta anekasataṃ brāhmaṇaparisaṃ gahapatiparisaṃ samaṇaparisaṃ cātummahārājikaparisaṃ tāvatiṃsaparisaṃ māraparisaṃ brahmaparisaṃ upasaṅkamitā tatrāpi mayā sannisinnapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpajjitapubbā tatra vata maṃ bhayaṃ vā sārajjaṃ vā okkamissatīti nimittametaṃ sārīputta na samanupassāmi etamahaṃ sārīputta nimittaṃ asamanupassanto khemappatto .pe. Viharāmi. {168.2} Yo kho maṃ sārīputta evaṃ jānantaṃ evaṃ passantaṃ evaṃ vadeyya natthi samaṇassa gotamassa Uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso takkapariyāhataṃ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṃ deseti vīmaṃsānucaritaṃ sayaṃ paṭibhānanti taṃ sārīputta vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ niraye . seyyathāpi sārīputta bhikkhu sīlasampanno samādhisampanno paññāsampanno diṭṭheva dhamme aññaṃ ārādheyya evaṃ sampadamidaṃ sārīputta vadāmi . Taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ niraye.
[169] Catasso kho imā sārīputta yoniyo katamā catasso aṇḍajā yoni jalābujā yoni saṃsedajā yoni opapātikā yoni . Katamā ca sārīputta aṇḍajā yoni ye kho te sārīputta sattā aṇḍakosaṃ abhinibbhijja jāyanti ayaṃ vuccati sārīputta aṇḍajā yoni . katamā ca sārīputta jalābujā yoni ye kho te sārīputta sattā vatthikosaṃ abhinibbhijja jāyanti ayaṃ vuccati sārīputta jalābujā yoni . katamā ca sārīputta saṃsedajā yoni ye kho te sārīputta sattā pūtimacche vā jāyanti pūtikuṇape vā pūtikummāse vā candanikāya vā oḷigalle vā jāyanti ayaṃ vuccati sārīputta saṃsedajā yoni . katamā ca sārīputta opapātikā yoni devā nerayikā ekacce ca manussā ekacce ca vinipātikā ayaṃ vuccati sārīputta opapātikā yoni. Imā kho sārīputta catasso yoniyo. {169.1} Yo kho maṃ sārīputta evaṃ jānantaṃ evaṃ passantaṃ evaṃ vadeyya natthi samaṇassa gotamassa uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanaviseso takkapariyāhataṃ samaṇo gotamo dhammaṃ deseti vīmaṃsānucaritaṃ sayaṃ paṭibhānanti taṃ sārīputta vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ daṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ niraye . seyyathāpi sārīputta bhikkhu sīlasampanno samādhisampanno paññāsampanno diṭṭheva dhamme aññaṃ ārādheyya evaṃ sampadamidaṃ sārīputta vadāmi . taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā yathābhataṃ nikkhitto evaṃ niraye.