[725] Ye te māṇava brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya kamettha brāhmaṇā dhammaṃ mahapphalataraṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāyāti . Yeme bho gotama brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya cāgamettha brāhmaṇā dhammaṃ mahapphalataraṃ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāyāti.

[726] Taṃ kiṃ maññasi māṇava idha aññatarassa brāhmaṇassa mahāyañño paccupaṭṭhito assa . atha dve brāhmaṇā āgaccheyyuṃ itthannāmassa brāhmaṇassa mahāyaññaṃ anubhavissāmāti . tatra ekassa brāhmaṇassa evamassa aho vatāhameva labheyyaṃ bhattagge aggāsanaṃ aggodakaṃ aggapiṇḍaṃ na aññe brāhmaṇā labheyyuṃ bhattagge aggāsanaṃ aggodakaṃ aggapiṇḍanti . ṭhānaṃ kho panetaṃ Māṇava vijjati yaṃ añño brāhmaṇo labheyya bhattagge aggāsanaṃ aggodakaṃ aggapiṇḍaṃ na so brāhmaṇo labheyya bhattagge aggāsanaṃ aggodakaṃ aggapiṇḍaṃ . aññe brāhmaṇā labhanti bhattagge aggāsanaṃ aggodakaṃ aggapiṇḍaṃ nāhaṃ labhāmi bhattagge aggāsanaṃ aggodakaṃ aggapiṇḍanti iti so kupito anattamano imassa pana māṇava brāhmaṇā kiṃ vipākaṃ paññapentīti . na khvettha bho gotama brāhmaṇā evaṃ dānaṃ denti iminā ca vo kupito anattamanoti atha khvettha brāhmaṇā anukampajātikaṃyeva dānaṃ dentīti . evaṃ sante kho māṇava brāhmaṇānaṃ idaṃ chaṭṭhaṃ puññakiriyāvatthuṃ hoti yadidaṃ anukampajātikanti . evaṃ sante bho gotama brāhmaṇānaṃ idaṃ chaṭṭhaṃ puññakiriyāvatthuṃ hoti yadidaṃ anukampajātikanti .

[727] Ye te māṇava brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya ete kattha bahulaṃ samanupassasīti . yeme bho gotama brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya imāhaṃ pañca dhamme pabbajitesu bahulaṃ samanupassāmi appaṃ gahaṭṭhesu gahaṭṭho hi bho gotama mahattho mahākicco mahādhikaraṇo mahāsamārambho na satataṃ samitaṃ saccavādī hoti pabbajito kho pana bho gotama appattho appakicco appādhikaraṇo appasamārambho satataṃ samitaṃ