[324] Tena kho pana samayena nando gopālako bhagavato avidūre ṭhito hoti . atha kho nando gopālako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ahaṃ kho bhante na orimaṃ tīraṃ upagacchāmi na pārimaṃ tīraṃ upagacchāmi na majjhe saṃsīdissāmi na thale osīdissāmi Na [1]- manussaggāho gāhiyati na amanussaggāho gāhiyati na āvaṭṭaggāho gāhiyati na antopūti bhavissāmi . sādhu labheyyāhaṃ bhante bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ labheyyaṃ upasampadanti . tenahi tvaṃ nanda sāmikānaṃ gāvo niyyādehīti . gamissanti bhante gāvo vacchagiddhiniyoti . niyyādeheva tvaṃ nanda sāmikānaṃ gāvoti. Atha kho nando gopālako sāmikānaṃ gāvo niyyādetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca niyyātā bhante sāmikānaṃ gāvo labheyyāhaṃ bhante bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ labheyyaṃ upasampadanti . alattha kho nando gopālako bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ alattha upasampadanti . acirūpasampanno ca panāyasmā nando eko vūpakaṭṭho .pe. aññataro ca panāyasmā nando arahataṃ ahosīti. Catutthaṃ.