[716] Sāvatthīnidānaṃ . atha kho bhikkhako brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho bhikkhako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ahamasmi bho gotama bhikkhako bhavampi bhikkhako idha no kiṃ nānākaraṇanti.

[717] Na tena bhikkhako hoti yāvatā bhikkhate pare vissaṃ dhammaṃ samādāya bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā Yodha puññañca pāpañca pavāhetvā brahmacariyaṃ saṅkhāya loke carati sa ve bhikkhūti vuccatīti.

[718] Evaṃ vutte bhikkhako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti.