[780] Atha kho bhagavā acirapakkantāsu tāsu bhikkhunīsu bhikkhū āmantesi seyyathāpi bhikkhave tadahuposathe cātuddase na hoti bahuno janassa kaṅkhā vā vimati vā ūno nu kho cando puṇṇo nu kho candoti atha kho ūno cando tveva hoti evameva kho bhikkhave tā [1]- nandakassa dhammadesanāya attamanā ceva honti no ca kho paripuṇṇasaṅkappāti . atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ nandakaṃ āmantesi tenahi tvaṃ nandaka svepi tā bhikkhuniyo tenevovādena ovadeyyāsīti . evambhanteti kho āyasmā Nandako bhagavato paccassosi.

[781] Atha kho āyasmā nandako tassā rattiyā accayena pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya [1]- caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto attadutiyo yena rājakārāmo tenupasaṅkami . addasāsuṃ kho tā bhikkhuniyo āyasmantaṃ nandakaṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ . disvāna āsanaṃ paññāpesuṃ udakañca pādānaṃ upaṭṭhapesuṃ . nisīdi kho āyasmā nandako paññatte āsane . nisajja pāde pakkhālesi . tāpi kho bhikkhuniyo āyasmantaṃ nandakaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu.

[782] Ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho tā bhikkhuniyo āyasmā nandako etadavoca paṭipucchakathā kho bhaginiyo bhavissati tattha ājānantīti ājānāmātissa vacanīyaṃ na ājānantīti na ājānāmātissa vacanīyaṃ yassā vā panassa kaṅkhā vā vimati vā ahameva tattha paṭipucchitabbo idaṃ bhante kathaṃ imassa kvatthoti . ettakenapi mayaṃ bhante ayyassa nandakassa attamanā abhinandāma yanno ayyo nandako pavāretīti.

[783] Taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhaginiyo cakkhu niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vāti . aniccaṃ bhante . yampanāniccaṃ dukkhaṃ vā taṃ sukhaṃ vāti . Dukkhaṃ bhante . yampanāniccaṃ dukkhaṃ vipariṇāmadhammaṃ kallaṃ nu taṃ samanupassituṃ etaṃ mama esohamasmi eso me attāti . no Hetaṃ bhante . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhaginiyo sotaṃ niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vāti . aniccaṃ bhante .pe. ghānaṃ niccaṃ vā aniccaṃ vāti . Aniccaṃ bhante .pe. jivhā niccā vā aniccā vāti . aniccā bhante .pe. kāyo nicco vā anicco vāti . anicco bhante .pe. mano nicco vā anicco vāti . anicco bhante . yampanāniccaṃ dukkhaṃ vā taṃ sukhaṃ vāti . dukkhaṃ bhante . Yampanāniccaṃ dukkhaṃ vipariṇāmadhammaṃ kallaṃ nu taṃ samanupassituṃ etaṃ mama esohamasmi eso me attāti . no hetaṃ bhante . taṃ kissa hetu . pubbeva no hetaṃ bhante yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ itipi me cha ajjhattikā āyatanā aniccāti . sādhu sādhu bhaginiyo evaṃ hetaṃ bhaginiyo hoti ariyasāvakassa yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya passato.