[586] Atha kho caṇḍo gāmaṇī yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho caṇḍo gāmaṇī bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ko nu kho bhante hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacco caṇḍo caṇḍotve saṅkhaṃ gacchati ko pana bhante hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacco sorato soratotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchatīti . idha gāmaṇi ekaccassa rāgo appahīno hoti rāgassa appahīnattā pare kopenti parehi kopiyamāno kopaṃ pātukaroti so caṇḍotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati . doso appahīno hoti dosassa appahīnattā pare kopenti parehi kopiyamāno kopaṃ pātukaroti so caṇḍotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati . moho appahīno hoti mohassa appahīnattā pare kopenti parehi kopiyamāno kopaṃ pātukaroti so caṇḍotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati . ayaṃ kho gāmaṇi hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena midhekacco caṇḍo caṇḍotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati.

[587] Idha pana gāmaṇi ekaccassa rāgo pahīno hoti rāgassa pahīnattā pare na kopenti parehi kopiyamāno kopaṃ na pātukaroti so soratotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati . doso pahīno hoti dosassa pahīnattā pare na kopenti parehi kopiyamāno Kopaṃ na pātukaroti so soratotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati . moho pahīno hoti mohassa pahīnattā pare na kopenti parehi kopiyamāno kopaṃ na pātukaroti so soratotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati ayaṃ kho gāmaṇi hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena midhekacco sorato soratotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchatīti.

[588] Evaṃ vutte caṇḍo gāmaṇī bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bhante abhikkantaṃ bhante seyyathāpi bhante nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya andhakāre vā telappajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti . evameva bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito esāhaṃ bhante bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca upāsakaṃ maṃ bhante bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti. Paṭhamaṃ.