[631] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Assosi kho akkosakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhāradvājagotto kira brāhmaṇo samaṇassa gotamassa santike agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitoti kupito anattamano yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ asabbhāhi pharusāhi vācāhi akkosati paribhāsati.

[632] Evaṃ vutte bhagavā akkosakabhāradvājaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ etadavoca taṃ kiṃ maññasi brāhmaṇa api nu te āgacchanti mittāmaccā ñāti sālohitā atithiyoti . appekadā me bho gotama āgacchanti mittāmaccā ñāti sālohitā atithiyoti . taṃ kiṃ maññasi brāhmaṇa api nu tesaṃ anuppadesi khādanīyaṃ vā bhojanīyaṃ vā sāyanīyaṃ vāti . appekadā nesāhaṃ bho gotama anuppademi khādanīyaṃ vā bhojanīyaṃ vā sāyanīyaṃ vāti . sace [1]- pana te brāhmaṇa Nappaṭiggaṇhanti kassa taṃ hotīti . sace te bho gotama nappaṭiggaṇhanti amhākameva taṃ hotīti . evameva kho brāhmaṇa yaṃ tvaṃ amhe anakkosante akkosasi arosente rosesi abhaṇḍante bhaṇḍasi taṃ te mayaṃ nappaṭiggaṇhāma tavevetaṃ brāhmaṇa hoti tavevetaṃ brāhmaṇa hotīti. {632.1} Yo kho brāhmaṇa akkosantaṃ paccakkosati rosentaṃ paṭiroseti bhaṇḍantaṃ paṭibhaṇḍati ayaṃ vuccati brāhmaṇa sambhuñjati [1]- vītiharati te mayaṃ tayā neva sambhuñjāma na vītiharāma tavevetaṃ brāhmaṇa hoti tavevetaṃ brāhmaṇa hotīti . bhavantaṃ kho gotamaṃ sarājikā parisā evaṃ jānāti arahaṃ samaṇo gotamoti atha ca pana bhavaṃ gotamo kujjhatīti.

[633] Akkodhassa kuto kodho dantassa samajīvino sammadaññā vimuttassa upasantassa tādino tasseva tena pāpiyo yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhati kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhanto saṅgāmaṃ jeti dujjayaṃ ubhinnamatthaṃ carati attano ca parassa ca paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā yo sato upasammati ubhinnaṃ tikicchantānaṃ attano ca parassa ca janā maññanti bāloti ye dhammassa akovidāti.

[634] Evaṃ vutte akkosakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. Esāhaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca labheyyāhaṃ bhoto gotamassa santike pabbajjaṃ labheyyaṃ upasampadanti. {634.1} Alattha kho akkosakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ alattha upasampadaṃ . acirūpasampanno kho panāyasmā akkosakabhāradvājo eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto na cirasseva yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajanti tadanuttaraṃ brahmacariyapariyosānaṃ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihāsi khīṇā jāti vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ nāparaṃ itthattāyāti abbhaññāsi . Aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṃ ahosīti.