[313] Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati ... Tatra kho bhagavā ... Seyyathāpi bhikkhave pokkharaṇī paññāsayojanā āyāmena paññāsayojanā vitthārena Paññāsayojanā ubbedhena puṇṇā udakassa samatittikā kākapeyyā tato puriso kusaggena udakaṃ uddhareyya . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ yaṃ vā kusaggena udakaṃ ubbhataṃ yaṃ vā pokkharaṇiyā udakanti . etadeva bhante bahutaraṃ yadidaṃ pokkharaṇiyā udakaṃ appamattakaṃ kusaggena udakaṃ ubbhataṃ neva satimaṃ kalaṃ upeti na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti na satasahassimaṃ kalaṃ upeti pokkharaṇiyā udakaṃ upanidhāya kusaggena udakaṃ ubbhatanti.

[314] 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. Dutiyaṃ.