[551] Bhagavā etadavoca atītaṃ nānvāgameyya nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ yadatītampahīnantaṃ appattañca anāgataṃ paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ tattha tattha vipassati asaṃhiraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ taṃ viddhā manubrūhaye ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve na hi no saṅgarantena mahāsenena maccunā evaṃvihārimātāpiṃ ahorattamatanditaṃ taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti santo ācikkhate munīti. Idamavoca bhagavā idaṃ vatvāna sugato uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ pāvisi.

[552] Atha kho tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ acirapakkantassa bhagavato etadahosi idaṃ kho no āvuso bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena Atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho atītaṃ nānvāgameyya nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ yadatītampahīnantaṃ appattañca anāgataṃ paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ tattha tattha vipassati asaṃhiraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ taṃ viddhā manubrūhaye ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve na hi no saṅgarantena mahāsenena maccunā evaṃvihārimātāpiṃ ahorattamatanditaṃ taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti santo ācikkhate munīti ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyāti . atha kho tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi ayaṃ kho āyasmā mahākaccāno satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sabrahmacārīnaṃ pahoti cāyasmā mahākaccāno imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā mahākaccāno tenupasaṅkameyyāma upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyāmāti.

[553] Atha kho te bhikkhū yenāyasmā mahākaccāno tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā mahākaccānena saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . ekamantaṃ Nisinnā kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ etadavocuṃ idaṃ kho no āvuso kaccāna bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho atītaṃ nānvāgameyya .pe. Taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti santo ācikkhate munīti tesanno āvuso kaccāna amhākaṃ acirapakkantassa bhagavato etadahosi idaṃ kho no āvuso bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho atītaṃ nānvāgameyya .pe. Taṃ ve bhaddekarattoti santo ācikkhate munīti ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyāti tesanno āvuso kaccāna amhākaṃ etadahosi ayaṃ kho āyasmā mahākaccāno satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sabrahmacārīnaṃ pahoti cāyasmā mahākaccāno imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena ... atthaṃ vibhajituṃ yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā mahākaccāno tenupasaṅkameyyāma upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyāmāti vibhajatāyasmā mahākaccānoti.