[47] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe . atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahe piṇḍāya pāvisi . addasā kho acelo Kassapo bhagavantaṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ disvāna yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

[48] Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho acelo kassapo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca puccheyyāma mayaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ kañcideva desaṃ sace no bhavaṃ gotamo okāsaṃ karoti pañhassa veyyākaraṇāyāti . akālo kho tāva kassapa pañhassa antaragharaṃ paviṭṭhamhāti . dutiyaṃpi kho acelo kassapo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca puccheyyāma mayaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ kañcideva desaṃ sace no bhavaṃ gotamo okāsaṃ karoti pañhassa veyyākaraṇāyāti . akālo kho tāva kassapa pañhassa antaragharaṃ paviṭṭhamhāti . tatiyaṃpi kho .pe. Paviṭṭhamhāti.

[49] Evaṃ vutte acelo kassapo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca na kho pana mayaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ bahudeva pucchitukāmāti . puccha kassapa yadākaṅkhasīti . kiṃ nu kho bho gotama sayaṃkataṃ dukkhanti . Mā hevaṃ kassapāti bhagavā avoca . kiṃ pana bho gotama parakataṃ dukkhanti . mā hevaṃ kassapāti bhagavā avoca . kiṃ nu kho bho gotama sayaṃkatañca parakatañca dukkhanti . mā hevaṃ kassapāti bhagavā avoca . kiṃ pana bho gotama asayaṃkāraṃ aparakāraṃ adhicca samuppannaṃ dukkhanti . mā hevaṃ kassapāti bhagavā avoca . kiṃ Nu kho bho gotama natthi dukkhanti . na kho kassapa natthi dukkhaṃ atthi kho kassapa dukkhanti . tenahi bhavaṃ gotamo dukkhaṃ na jānāti na passatīti . na khvāhaṃ kassapa dukkhaṃ na jānāmi na passāmi jānāmi khvāhaṃ kassapa dukkhaṃ passāmi khvāhaṃ kassapa dukkhanti. {49.1} Kiṃ nu kho bho gotama sayaṃkataṃ dukkhanti iti puṭṭho samāno mā hevaṃ kassapāti vadesi kiṃ pana bho gotama parakataṃ dukkhanti iti puṭṭho samāno mā hevaṃ kassapāti vadesi kiṃ nu kho bho gotama sayaṃkatañca parakatañca dukkhanti iti puṭṭho samāno mā hevaṃ kassapāti vadesi kiṃ pana bho gotama asayaṃkāraṃ aparakāraṃ adhicca samuppannaṃ dukkhanti iti puṭṭho samāno mā hevaṃ kassapāti vadesi kiṃ nu kho bho gotama natthi dukkhanti iti puṭṭho samāno na kho kassapa natthi dukkhaṃ atthi kho kassapa dukkhanti vadesi tenahi bhavaṃ gotamo dukkhaṃ na jānāti na passatīti iti puṭṭho samāno na khvāhaṃ kassapa dukkhaṃ na jānāmi na passāmi jānāmi khvāhaṃ kassapa dukkhaṃ passāmi khvāhaṃ kassapa dukkhanti vadesi ācikkhatu ca me bhante bhagavā dukkhaṃ desetu ca me bhante bhagavā dukkhanti.