[665] Evaṃ vutte esukārī brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca brāhmaṇā bho gotama cattāri dhanāni paññapenti brāhmaṇassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti khattiyassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti vessassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti suddassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti . tatridaṃ bho gotama brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti bhikkhācariyaṃ bhikkhācariyañca pana brāhmaṇo saddhanaṃ atimaññamāno akiccakārī hoti gopova adinnaṃ ādiyamānoti idaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti . tatridaṃ bho gotama brāhmaṇā khattiyassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti dhanukalāpaṃ Dhanukalāpañca pana khattiyo saddhanaṃ atimaññamāno akiccakārī hoti gopova adinnaṃ ādiyamānoti idaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā khattiyassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti . tatridaṃ bho gotama brāhmaṇā vessassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti kasigorakkhaṃ kasigorakkhañca pana vesso saddhanaṃ atimaññamāno akiccakārī hoti gopova adinnaṃ ādiyamānoti idaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā vessassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti . tatridaṃ bho gotama brāhmaṇā suddassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti asita byābhaṅgiṃ asita byābhaṅgiñca pana suddo saddhanaṃ atimaññamāno akiccakārī hoti gopova adinnaṃ ādiyamānoti idaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā suddassa saddhanaṃ paññapenti . [1]- Imāni cattāri dhanāni paññapenti idha bhavaṃ gotamo kimāhāti.

[666] Kiṃ pana brāhmaṇa sabbo loko brāhmaṇānaṃ etadabbhanujānāti imāni cattāri dhanāni paññapentūti . no hidaṃ bho gotama . seyyathāpi brāhmaṇa puriso daḷiddo assako anāḷhiyo tassa akāmassa visaṃ olaggeyyuṃ idante ambho purisa maṃsaṃ khāditabbaṃ mūlañca anuppadātabbanti evameva kho brāhmaṇa brāhmaṇā appaṭiññāya tesaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ atha ca panimāni cattāri dhanāni paññapenti. {666.1} Ariyaṃ kho pana ahaṃ brāhmaṇa lokuttaraṃ dhammaṃ purisassa saddhanaṃ paññapemi porāṇaṃ kho panassa mātāpettikaṃ kulavaṃsaṃ anussarato yattha Yattheva attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti tena teneva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati khattiyakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti khattiyotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati brāhmaṇakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti brāhmaṇotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati vessakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti vessotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati suddakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti suddotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati . seyyathāpi brāhmaṇa yaṃ yadeva paccayaṃ paṭicca aggi jalati tena teneva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati. {666.2} Kaṭṭhañce paṭicca aggi jalati kaṭṭhaggitveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati sakalikañce paṭicca aggi jalati sakalikaggitveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati tiṇañce paṭicca aggi jalati tiṇaggitveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati gomayañce paṭicca aggi jalati gomayaggitveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati evameva kho ahaṃ brāhmaṇa ariyaṃ lokuttaraṃ dhammaṃ purisassa saddhanaṃ paññapemi porāṇaṃ kho panassa mātāpettikaṃ kulavaṃsaṃ anussarato yattha yattheva attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti tena teneva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati khattiyakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti khattiyotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati brāhmaṇakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti brāhmaṇotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati vessakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti vessotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati suddakule ce attabhāvassa abhinibbatti hoti suddotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati.