[378] Taṃ kiṃ maññasi udāyi yā vā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ viddhe vigatavalāhake deve osadhitārakā yo vā tadahuposathe paṇṇarase viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattasamayaṃ cando imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cāti . yvāyaṃ bhante tadahuposathe paṇṇarase viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattasamayaṃ cando ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cāti.
[379] Taṃ kiṃ maññasi udāyi yo vā tadahuposathe paṇṇarase viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido aḍḍharattasamayaṃ cando yo vā vassānaṃ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido majjhantikasamayaṃ suriyo imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ katamo vaṇṇo abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cāti . yvāyaṃ bhante vassānaṃ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve abhido majjhantikasamayaṃ suriyo ayaṃ imesaṃ ubhinnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ abhikkantataro ca paṇītataro cāti. {379.1} Tato kho te udāyi bahū hi bahutarā devā ye imesaṃ candimasuriyānaṃ ābhā nānubhonti Tyāhaṃ pajānāmi atha ca panāhaṃ na vadāmi yasmā vaṇṇā añño vaṇṇo uttaritaro vā paṇītataro vā natthīti atha ca pana tvaṃ udāyi yvāyaṃ vaṇṇo kiminā khajjopanakena nihīnataro ca kiliṭṭhataro ca so paramo vaṇṇoti vadesi tañca vaṇṇaṃ na paññāpesīti. Acchidaṃ bhagavā kathaṃ acchidaṃ sugata kathanti. {379.2} Kiṃ pana tvaṃ udāyi evaṃ vadesi acchidaṃ bhagavā kathaṃ acchidaṃ sugata kathanti . amhākaṃ bhante sake ācariyake evaṃ hoti ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇo ayaṃ paramo vaṇṇoti te mayaṃ bhante bhagavatā sake ācariyake samanuyuñjiyamānā samanuggāhiyamānā samanubhāsiyamānā rittā tucchā aparaddhāti.
[380] Kiṃ panudāyi atthi ekantasukho loko atthi ākāravatī paṭipadā ekantasukhassa lokassa sacchikiriyāyāti . amhākaṃ bhante sake ācariyake evaṃ hoti atthi ekantasukho loko atthi ākāravatī paṭipadā ekantasukhassa lokassa sacchikiriyāyāti. {380.1} Katamā pana sā udāyi ākāravatī paṭipadā ekantasukhassa lokassa sacchikiriyāyāti . idha bhante ekacco pāṇātipātaṃ pahāya pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti adinnādānaṃ pahāya adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti kāmesu micchācāraṃ pahāya kāmesu micchācārā paṭivirato hoti musāvādaṃ pahāya musāvādā paṭivirato hoti aññataraṃ vā pana tapoguṇaṃ samādāya vattati ayaṃ kho sā bhante Ākāravatī paṭipadā ekantasukhassa lokassa sacchikiriyāyāti.