๙. ทัณฑสูตร

Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati ... tatra kho bhagavā ... Anamataggoyaṃ bhikkhave saṃsāro pubbā koṭi na paññāyati avijjānīvaraṇānaṃ sattānaṃ taṇhāsaññojanānaṃ sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ .pe.

Seyyathāpi bhikkhave daṇḍo uparivehāsaṃ khitto sakimpi mūlena nipatati sakimpi majjhena nipatati sakimpi aggena 1- nipatati evameva kho bhikkhave avijjānīvaraṇā sattā taṇhāsaññojanā sandhāvantā saṃsarantā sakimpi asmā lokā paraṃ lokaṃ gacchanti sakimpi parasmā lokā imaṃ lokaṃ āgacchanti taṃ kissa hetu anamataggoyaṃ bhikkhave saṃsāro .pe. Alaṃ vimuccitunti. Navamaṃ.