[456] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi bhikkhavoti . bhadanteti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.

[457] Bhagavā etadavoca anamataggoyaṃ bhikkhave saṃsāro pubbā koṭi na paññāyati avijjānīvaraṇānaṃ sattānaṃ taṇhāsaññojanānaṃ sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ . bhūtapubbaṃ bhikkhave imassa vepullassa pabbatassa pācīnavaṃsotveva samaññā udapādi . tena kho pana bhikkhave samayena manussānaṃ tivarātveva samaññā udapādi . Tivarānaṃ bhikkhave manussānaṃ cattāḷīsavassasahassāni āyuppamāṇaṃ ahosi . tivarā bhikkhave manussā pācīnavaṃsaṃ pabbataṃ catūhena ārohanti catūhena orohanti . tena kho pana bhikkhave samayena kakusandho bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho loke uppanno hoti . Kakusandhassa bhikkhave bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa vidhūrasañjīvannāma sāvakayugaṃ ahosi aggaṃ bhaddayugaṃ . passatha bhikkhave sā cevimassa pabbatassa samaññā antarahitā te ca manussā kālakatā so ca bhagavā parinibbuto . evaṃ aniccā bhikkhave saṅkhārā evaṃ addhuvā bhikkhave saṅkhārā evaṃ anassāsikā bhikkhave saṅkhārā . yāvañcidaṃ bhikkhave alameva sabbasaṅkhāresu nibbindituṃ alaṃ virajjituṃ alaṃ vimuccituṃ.

[458] Bhūtapubbaṃ bhikkhave imassa vepullassa pabbatassa Vaṅkatotveva samaññā udapādi . tena kho pana bhikkhave samayena manussānaṃ rohitassātveva samaññā udapādi . rohitassānaṃ bhikkhave manussānaṃ tiṃsavassasahassāni āyuppamāṇaṃ ahosi . Rohitassā bhikkhave manussā vaṅkataṃ pabbataṃ tīhena ārohanti tīhena orohanti . tena kho pana bhikkhave samayena konāgamano bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho loke uppanno hoti . konāgamanassa bhikkhave bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa bhiyyosuttaraṃ nāma sāvakayugaṃ ahosi aggaṃ bhaddayugaṃ . passatha bhikkhave sā cevimassa pabbatassa samaññā antarahitā te ca manussā kālakatā so ca bhagavā parinibbuto. Evaṃ aniccā bhikkhave saṅkhārā .pe. Alaṃ vimuccituṃ.