[714] Brāhmaṇā bho gotama pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāyāti . ye te māṇava brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya sace te agaru sādhu te pañca dhamme imasmiṃ parisati bhāsassūti . na kho bho gotama garu yatthassu bhavanto vā nisinnā bhavantarūpā vāti. Tenahi māṇava bhāsassūti.

[715] Saccaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya tapaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā dutiyaṃ dhammaṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya brahmacariyaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā tatiyaṃ dhammaṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya ajjhenaṃ kho bho gotama brāhmaṇā catutthaṃ dhammaṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya cāgaṃ kho bho gotama Brāhmaṇā pañcamaṃ dhammaṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya brāhmaṇā bho gotama ime pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāyāti idha bhavaṃ gotamo kimāhāti.

[716] Kiṃ pana māṇava atthi koci brāhmaṇānaṃ ekabrāhmaṇopi yo evamāha ahaṃ imesaṃ pañcannaṃ dhammānaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṃ pavedemīti . no hidaṃ bho gotama. Kiṃ pana māṇava atthi koci brāhmaṇānaṃ ekācariyopi ekācariyapācariyopi yāva sattamā ācariyamahayugā yo evamāha ahaṃ imesaṃ pañcannaṃ dhammānaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṃ pavedemīti . no hidaṃ bho gotama. Kiṃ pana māṇava yepi te brāhmaṇānaṃ pubbakā isayo mantānaṃ kattāro mantānaṃ pavattāro yesamidaṃ etarahi brāhmaṇānaṃ porāṇaṃ mantapadaṃ gītaṃ pavuttaṃ samihitaṃ tadanugāyanti tadanubhāsanti bhāsitamanubhāsanti vācitamanuvācenti seyyathīdaṃ aṭṭhako vāmako vāmadevo vessāmitto yamataggi aṅgīraso bhāradvājo vāseṭṭho kassapo bhagu tepi evamāhaṃsu mayaṃ imesaṃ pañcannaṃ [3]- sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṃ pavedemāti. No hidaṃ bho gotama.