[709] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . tena kho pana samayena subho māṇavo todeyyaputto sāvatthiyaṃ paṭivasati aññatarassa gahapatissa nivesane kenacideva karaṇīyena . atha kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto yassa gahapatissa nivesane paṭivasati taṃ gahapatiṃ etadavoca sutametaṃ gahapati avivittā sāvatthī arahantehi kaṃ nu khvajja samaṇaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā payirupāseyyāmāti. Ayaṃ bhante bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme taṃ bhante bhagavantaṃ payirupāsassūti.

[710] Atha kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto tassa gahapatissa paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca brāhmaṇā bho gotama evamāhaṃsu gahaṭṭho ārādhako hoti ñāyaṃ dhammaṃ kusalaṃ na pabbajito ārādhako hoti ñāyaṃ dhammaṃ kusalanti idha bhavaṃ gotamo kimāhāti. {710.1} Vibhajavādo kho ahamettha māṇava nāhamettha ekaṃsavādo gihissa vāhaṃ māṇava pabbajitassa vā micchāpaṭipattiṃ [2]- vaṇṇemi gihī vā Hi māṇava pabbajito vā micchāpaṭipanno micchāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu na ārādhako hoti ñāyaṃ dhammaṃ kusalaṃ gihissa vāhaṃ māṇava pabbajitassa vā sammāpaṭipattiṃ vaṇṇemi gihī vā hi māṇava pabbajito vā sammāpaṭipanno sammāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu ārādhako hoti ñāyaṃ dhammaṃ kusalanti.

[711] Brāhmaṇā bho gotama evamāhaṃsu mahatthamidaṃ mahākiccaṃ mahādhikaraṇaṃ mahāsamārambhaṃ gharāvāsakammaṭṭhānaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti appatthamidaṃ appakiccaṃ appādhikaraṇaṃ appasamārambhaṃ pabbajjā- kammaṭṭhānaṃ appapphalaṃ hotīti idha bhavaṃ gotamo kimāhāti. {711.1} Etthapi kho ahaṃ māṇava vibhajavādo nāhamettha ekaṃsavādo atthi māṇava kammaṭṭhānaṃ mahatthaṃ mahākiccaṃ mahādhikaraṇaṃ mahāsamārambhaṃ vipajjamānaṃ appapphalaṃ hoti atthi māṇava kammaṭṭhānaṃ mahatthaṃ mahākiccaṃ mahādhikaraṇaṃ mahāsamārambhaṃ sampajjamānaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti atthi māṇava kammaṭṭhānaṃ appatthaṃ appakiccaṃ appādhikaraṇaṃ appasamārambhaṃ vipajjamānaṃ appapphalaṃ hoti atthi māṇava kammaṭṭhānaṃ appatthaṃ appakiccaṃ appādhikaraṇaṃ appasamārambhaṃ sampajjamānaṃ mahapphalaṃ hoti.