[259] Seyyathāpi bho gotama gaṅgā nadī samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā samuddaṃ āhacca tiṭṭhati evamevāyaṃ bhoto gotamassa parisā sagahaṭṭhapabbajitā nibbānaninnā nibbānapoṇā nibbānapabbhārā nibbānaṃ āhacca tiṭṭhati . abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama seyyathāpi [3]- nikkujjitaṃ vā Ukkujjeyya paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti evameva bhotā gotamena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito esāhaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca labheyyāhaṃ bhoto gotamassa santike pabbajjaṃ labheyyaṃ upasampadanti . yo kho vaccha aññatitthiyapubbo imasmiṃ dhammavinaye ākaṅkhati pabbajjaṃ ākaṅkhati upasampadaṃ so cattāro māse parivasati catunnaṃ māsānaṃ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājenti upasampādenti bhikkhubhāvāya apica khvettha puggalavemattatā viditāti . sace bhante aññatitthiyapubbā imasmiṃ dhammavinaye ākaṅkhantā pabbajjaṃ ākaṅkhantā upasampadaṃ cattāro māse parivasanti catunnaṃ māsānaṃ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājenti upasampādenti bhikkhubhāvāya ahaṃ cattāri vassāni parivasissāmi [2]- catunnaṃ vassānaṃ accayena āraddhacittā bhikkhū pabbājentu upasampādentu bhikkhubhāvāyāti . Alattha kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ alattha upasampadaṃ.

[260] Acirūpasampanno kho panāyasmā vacchagotto addhamāsūpa- sampanno yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā vacchagotto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca yāvatakaṃ bhante sekhena ñāṇena Sekhāya vijjāya pattabbaṃ anuppattaṃ [1]- mayā uttariṃ me bhagavā dhammaṃ desetūti . tenahi tvaṃ vaccha dve dhamme uttariṃ bhāvehi samathañca vipassanañca ime kho te vaccha dve dhammā uttariṃ bhāvitā samatho ca vipassanā ca anekadhātupaṭivedhāya saṃvattissanti.