[695] Taṃ kiṃ maññasi dhanañjāni yo vā kāyassa piṇanāhetu brūhanāhetu adhammacārī visamacārī assa yo vā kāyassa piṇanāhetu brūhanāhetu dhammacārī samacārī assa katamaṃ seyyoti . yo hi bho sārīputta kāyassa piṇanāhetu brūhanāhetu adhammacārī Visamacārī assa na taṃ seyyo yo ca kho bho sārīputta kāyassa piṇanāhetu brūhanāhetu dhammacārī samacārī assa tadevettha seyyo adhammacariyavisamacariyāhi bho sārīputta dhammacariyasamacariyā seyyoti . atthi kho dhanañjāni aññe sahetukā dhammikā kammantā yehi sakkā kāyassa ceva piṇetuṃ brūhetuṃ na ca pāpakammaṃ kātuṃ puññañca paṭipadaṃ paṭipajjitunti . atha kho dhanañjāni brāhmaṇo āyasmato sārīputtassa bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmi.

[696] Atha kho dhanañjāni brāhmaṇo aparena samayena ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷhagilāno . atha kho dhanañjāni brāhmaṇo aññataraṃ purisaṃ āmantesi ehi tvaṃ ambho purisa yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkama upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena bhagavato pāde sirasā vandāhi dhanañjāni bhante brāhmaṇo ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno so bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatīti yena cāyasmā sārīputto tenupasaṅkama upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena āyasmato sārīputtassa pāde sirasā vandāhi dhanañjāni bhante brāhmaṇo ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno so āyasmato sārīputtassa pāde sirasā vandatīti evañca vadehi sādhu kira bhante āyasmā sārīputto yena dhanañjānissa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṃ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṃ upādāyāti.

[697] Evaṃ bhanteti kho so puriso dhanañjānissa brāhmaṇassa [1]- paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so puriso bhagavantaṃ etadavoca dhanañjāni bhante brāhmaṇo ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno so bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatīti yenāyasmā sārīputto tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ sārīputtaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṃ sārīputtaṃ etadavoca dhanañjāni bhante brāhmaṇo ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno so āyasmato sārīputtassa pāde sirasā vandati evañca vadeti sādhu kira bhante āyasmā sārīputto yena dhanañjānissa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṃ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṃ upādāyāti . adhivāsesi kho āyasmā sārīputto tuṇhībhāvena.