[311] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . atha kho bhagavā parittaṃ nakhasikhāya paṃsuṃ āropetvā bhikkhū āmantesi taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ yo cāyaṃ mayā paritto nakhasikhāya paṃsu āropito ayaṃ ca mahāpaṭhavīti . etadeva bhante bahutaraṃ yadidaṃ mahāpaṭhavī appamattako bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāya paṃsu āropito neva satimaṃ kalaṃ upeti na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti na satasahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti mahāpaṭhaviṃ upanidhāya bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāya paṃsu āropitoti.

[312] Evameva kho bhikkhave ariyasāvakassa diṭṭhisampannassa puggalassa abhisametāvino etadeva bahutaraṃ dukkhaṃ yadidaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ appamattakaṃ avasiṭṭhaṃ neva satimaṃ kalaṃ upeti na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti na satasahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti purimaṃ dukkhakkhandhaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ upanidhāya yadidaṃ sattakkhattuparamatā . evaṃ mahatthiyo kho bhikkhave dhammābhisamayo evaṃ mahatthiyo dhammacakkhupaṭilābhoti. Paṭhamaṃ.