[762] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ . tena kho pana samayena āyasmā anurādho bhagavato avidūre araññakuṭikāyaṃ viharati . atha kho sambahulā aññatitthiyā paribbājakā yenāyasmā anurādho tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā anurādhena saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . Ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā āyasmantaṃ anurādhaṃ etadavocuṃ yo so āvuso anurādha tathāgato uttamapuriso paramapuriso paramapattipatto taṃ tathāgato imesu catūsu ṭhānesu Paññāpayamāno paññapeti hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vāti . yo so āvuso tathāgato uttamapuriso paramapuriso paramapattipatto taṃ tathāgato aññatra imehi catūhi ṭhānehi paññāpayamāno paññapeti hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vāti.

[763] Evaṃ vutte te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā āyasmantaṃ anurādhaṃ etadavocuṃ so cāyaṃ bhikkhu navo bhavissati acirapabbajito thero vā pana bālo abyattoti . atha kho te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā āyasmantaṃ anurādhaṃ navavādena ca bālavādena ca apasādetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkamiṃsu. {763.1} Atha kho āyasmato anurādhassa acirapakkantesu aññatitthiyesu paribbājakesu etadahosi sace kho maṃ te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā uttariṃ puccheyyuṃ kathaṃ byākaramāno nu khvāhaṃ tesaṃ aññatitthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ vuttavādī ceva bhagavato assaṃ na ca bhagavantaṃ abhūtena abbhācikkheyyaṃ dhammassa cānudhammaṃ byākareyyaṃ na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānupāto gārayhaṃ ṭhānaṃ āgaccheyyāti.

[764] Atha kho āyasmā anurādho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā anurādho bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idhāhaṃ bhante bhagavato avidūre araññakuṭikāyaṃ viharāmi . atha kho bhante sambahulā aññatitthiyā paribbājakā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā mayā saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho bhante te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā maṃ etadavocuṃ yo so āvuso anurādha tathāgato uttamapuriso paramapuriso paramapattipatto taṃ tathāgato imesu catūsu ṭhānesu paññāpayamāno paññapeti hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā .pe. neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vāti . evaṃ vuttohaṃ bhante te aññatitthiye paribbājake etadavocaṃ yo so āvuso tathāgato uttamapuriso paramapuriso paramapattipatto taṃ tathāgato aññatra imehi catūhi ṭhānehi paññāpayamāno paññapeti hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vā .pe. neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇāti vāti . evaṃ vutte bhante te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā maṃ etadavocuṃ so cāyaṃ bhikkhu navo bhavissati acirapabbajito thero vā pana bālo abyattoti . atha kho maṃ bhante te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā navavādena ca bālavādena Ca apasādetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkamiṃsu . tassa mayhaṃ bhante acirapakkantesu tesu aññatitthiyesu paribbājakesu etadahosi sace kho maṃ te aññatitthiyā paribbājakā uttariṃ puccheyyuṃ kathaṃ byākaramāno nu khvāhaṃ tesaṃ aññatitthiyānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ vuttavādī ceva bhagavato assaṃ na ca bhagavantaṃ abhūtena abbhācikkheyyaṃ dhammassa cānudhammaṃ byākareyyaṃ na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānupāto gārayhaṃ ṭhānaṃ gaccheyyāti.