[670] Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati ... seyyathāpi bhikkhave cattāro daḷhadhammā dhanuggahā susikkhitā katahatthā katūpāsanā catuddisā ṭhitā assu . atha puriso āgaccheyya ahaṃ imesaṃ catunnaṃ daḷhadhammānaṃ dhanuggahānaṃ susikkhitānaṃ katahatthānaṃ katūpāsanānaṃ catuddisā kaṇḍe khitte appatiṭṭhite paṭhaviyaṃ gahetvā āharissāmīti . taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave javano puriso paramena javena samannāgatoti alaṃ vacanāyāti . ekassa cepi bhante daḷhadhammassa dhanuggahassa susikkhitassa katahatthassa katūpāsanassa kaṇḍaṃ khittaṃ appatiṭṭhitaṃ paṭhaviyaṃ gahetvā āhareyya javano puriso paramena javena samannāgatoti alaṃ vacanāya ko pana vādo catunnaṃ daḷhadhammānaṃ dhanuggahānaṃ susikkhitānaṃ katahatthānaṃ katūpāsanānanti.

[671] Yathā ca bhikkhave tassa purisassa javo yathā ca candimasuriyānaṃ javo tato sīghataro . yathā ca bhikkhave tassa purisassa javo yathā ca candimasuriyānaṃ javo yathā ca yā devatā candimasuriyānaṃ purato dhāvanti tāsaṃ devatānaṃ javo tato sīghataro . yathā ca bhikkhave tassa purisassa javo yathā ca candimasuriyānaṃ javo yathā ca yā devatā candimasuriyānaṃ purato dhāvanti tāsaṃ devatānaṃ javo tato sīghataraṃ āyusaṅkhārā khīyanti. Tasmātiha bhikkhave evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ appamattā viharissāmāti evañhi vo bhikkhave sikkhitabbanti. Chaṭṭhaṃ.