[244] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . atha kho vacchagotto paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi.

[245] Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca kinnu kho bho gotama sassato loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti. {245.1} Na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī sassato loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kiṃ pana bho gotama asassato loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti . na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī asassato loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kinnu kho bho gotama antavā loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti. {245.2} Na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī antavā loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kiṃ pana bho gotama anantavā loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti . Na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī anantavā loko idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kinnu kho bho gotama taṃ jīvaṃ taṃ sarīraṃ Idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti . na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī taṃ jīvaṃ taṃ sarīraṃ idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . Kiṃ pana bho gotama aññaṃ jīvaṃ aññaṃ sarīraṃ idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti . na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī aññaṃ jīvaṃ aññaṃ sarīraṃ idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . Kinnu kho bho gotama hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti. {245.3} Na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kiṃ pana bho gotama na hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti . na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī na hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kinnu kho bho gotama hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti. {245.4} Na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti . kiṃ pana bho gotama neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti evaṃdiṭṭhī bhavaṃ gotamoti . na kho ahaṃ vaccha evaṃdiṭṭhī neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato parammaraṇā idameva saccaṃ moghamaññanti.