[489] Rājagahe viharati veḷuvane ... Atha kho āyasmā mahākassapo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami ... ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho āyasmantaṃ mahākassapaṃ bhagavā etadavoca ovada kassapa bhikkhū karohi kassapa bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiṃ kathaṃ ahaṃ vā kassapa bhikkhū ovadeyyaṃ tvaṃ vā ahaṃ vā bhikkhūnaṃ dhammiṃ kathaṃ kareyyaṃ tvaṃ vāti.

[490] Dubbacā kho bhante bhagavā etarahi bhikkhū dovacassakaraṇehi dhammehi samannāgatā akkhamā appadakkhiṇaggāhino anusāsaniṃ . Yassakassaci bhante saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hiri natthi kusalesu dhammesu ottappaṃ natthi kusalesu dhammesu viriyaṃ natthi kusalesu dhammesu paññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa Yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuḍḍhi . seyyathāpi bhante kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati hāyateva ca vaṇṇena hāyati maṇḍalena hāyati ābhāya hāyati ārohapariṇāhena evameva kho bhante yassakassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu hiri natthi ... Ottappaṃ natthi ... viriyaṃ natthi ... paññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no vuḍḍhi . assaddho purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ ahiriko purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ anottāpī purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ kusīto purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ duppañño purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ kodhano purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ upanāhī purisapuggaloti bhante parihānametaṃ na santi bhikkhū ovādakāti bhante parihānametaṃ.

[491] Yassakassaci bhante saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hiri atthi kusalesu dhammesu ottappaṃ atthi kusalesu dhammesu viriyaṃ atthi kusalesu dhammesu paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati vuḍḍhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni . seyyathāpi bhante juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati vaḍḍhateva ca vaṇṇena vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena vaḍḍhati ābhāya vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena Evameva kho bhante yassakassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hiri atthi ... ottappaṃ atthi ... viriyaṃ atthi ... paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati vuḍḍhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu no parihāni . saddho purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ hirimā purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ ottāpī purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ āraddhaviriyo purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ paññavā purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ akkodhano purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ anupanāhī purisapuggaloti bhante aparihānametaṃ santi bhikkhū ovādakāti bhante aparihānametanti.