[242] Kathaṃ byākaramānā pana mayaṃ bhante vuttavādino ceva bhagavato assāma na ca bhagavantaṃ abhūtena abbhācikkheyyāma dhammassa cānudhammaṃ byākareyyāma na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānuvādo gārayhaṃ ṭhānaṃ āgaccheyyāti . tevijjo samaṇo gotamoti kho vaccha byākaramāno vuttavādī ceva me assa na ca Maṃ abhūtena abbhācikkheyya dhammassa cānudhammaṃ byākareyya na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānuvādo gārayhaṃ ṭhānaṃ āgaccheyya . ahaṃ hi vaccha yāvadeva ākaṅkhāmi anekavihitaṃ pubbenivāsaṃ anussarāmi seyyathīdaṃ ekampi jātiṃ dvepi jātiyo .pe. iti sākāraṃ sauddesaṃ anekavihitaṃ pubbenivāsaṃ anussarāmi . ahaṃ hi vaccha yāvadeva ākaṅkhāmi dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena satte passāmi cavamāne upapajjamāne hīne paṇīte suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe sugate duggate .pe. yathākammūpage satte pajānāmi . ahaṃ hi vaccha āsavānaṃ khayā anāsavaṃ cetovimuttiṃ paññāvimuttiṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharāmi. {242.1} Tevijjo samaṇo gotamoti kho vaccha byākaramāno vuttavādī ceva me assa na ca maṃ abhūtena abbhācikkheyya dhammassa cānudhammaṃ byākareyya na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānuvādo gārayhaṃ ṭhānaṃ āgaccheyyāti.

[243] Evaṃ vutte vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca atthi nu kho bho gotama koci gihī gihisaññojanaṃ appahāya [1]- kāyassa bhedā dukkhassantakaroti . natthi kho vaccha koci gihī gihisaññojanaṃ appahāya kāyassa bhedā dukkhassantakaroti . {243.1} Atthi pana bho gotama koci gihī gihisaññojanaṃ appahāya kāyassa bhedā [3]- saggūpagoti. Na kho vaccha ekaṃyeva sataṃ na dve satāni Na tīṇi satāni na cattāri satāni na pañca satāni atha kho bhiyyova ye gihī gihisaññojanaṃ appahāya kāyassa bhedā saggūpagāti. {243.2} Atthi nu kho bho gotama koci ājīvako kāyassa bhedā dukkhassantakaroti . natthi kho vaccha koci ājīvako kāyassa bhedā dukkhassantakaroti . atthi pana bho gotama koci ājīvako kāyassa bhedā saggūpagoti . ito kho so vaccha ekanavuto kappo yamahaṃ anussarāmi nābhijānāmi kañci ājīvakaṃ saggūpagaṃ aññatra ekena so cāpi kammavādī kiriyavādīti . evaṃ sante bho gotama suññaṃ aduṃ titthāyatanaṃ antamaso saggūpagenāti . Evaṃ [6]- vaccha suññaṃ aduṃ titthāyatanaṃ antamaso saggūpagenāpīti. Idamavoca bhagavā attamano vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti. Cūḷavacchagottasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ paṭhamaṃ. ------------