[523] Tatiyampi kho gopālakā pasupālakā kassakā padhāvino bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ mā samaṇa etaṃ maggaṃ paṭipajji etasmiṃ samaṇa magge coro aṅgulimālo nāma luddo lohitapāṇī hatapahate niviṭṭho adayāpanno pāṇabhūtesu tena gāmāpi agāmā katā nigamāpi anigamā katā janapadāpi ajanapadā katā so manusse vadhitvā vadhitvā aṅgulīnaṃ mālaṃ dhāreti etañhi samaṇa maggaṃ dasapi purisā vīsampi purisā tiṃsampi purisā cattāḷīsampi purisā Saṅgaritvā saṅgaritvā paṭipajjanti tepi corassa aṅgulimālassa hatthatthaṃ gacchantīti. Atha kho bhagavā tuṇhībhūto agamāsi.

[524] Addasā kho coro aṅgulimālo bhagavantaṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ . disvānassa etadahosi acchariyaṃ vata bho abbhūtaṃ vata bho imañhi maggaṃ dasapi purisā vīsampi purisā tiṃsampi purisā cattāḷīsampi purisā [1]- saṅgaritvā saṅgaritvā paṭipajjanti tepi mama hatthatthaṃ gacchanti atha ca panāyaṃ samaṇo eko adutiyo pasayha maññe āgacchati yannūnāhaṃ [3]- samaṇaṃ jīvitā voropeyyanti . atha kho coro aṅgulimālo asicammaṃ gahetvā dhanukalāpaṃ sannayhitvā bhagavantaṃ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandhi . Atha kho bhagavā tathārūpaṃ iddhābhisaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkhāresi yathā coro aṅgulimālo bhagavantaṃ pakatiyā gacchantaṃ sabbathāmena gacchanto na sakkoti sampāpuṇituṃ . atha kho corassa aṅgulimālassa etadahosi acchariyaṃ vata bho abbhūtaṃ vata bho ahañhi pubbe hatthiṃpi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi assaṃpi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi rathaṃpi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi migaṃpi dhāvantaṃ anupatitvā gaṇhāmi atha ca panāhaṃ imaṃ samaṇaṃ pakatiyā gacchantaṃ sabbathāmena gacchanto na sakkomi sampāpuṇitunti . ṭhitova bhagavantaṃ etadavoca tiṭṭha samaṇa tiṭṭha samaṇāti . ṭhito ahaṃ aṅgulimāla tvañca tiṭṭhāti.