[327] Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati ... tatra kho bhagavā ... Seyyathāpi bhikkhave puriso himavato pabbatarājassa satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhipeyya . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ yā vā satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā yo vā himavā pabbatarājāti . etadeva bhante bahutaraṃ yadidaṃ himavā pabbatarājā appamattikā satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā neva satimaṃ kalaṃ upenti na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti na satasahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti himavantaṃ pabbatarājānaṃ upanidhāya satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittāti.

[328] Evameva kho bhikkhave .pe. evaṃ mahatthiyo dhammacakkhupaṭilābhoti. Navamaṃ.