[737] Nanu taṃ ānanda mayā paṭikacceva akkhātaṃ sabbehi piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo aññathābhāvo taṃ kutettha ānanda labbhā . yantaṃ jātaṃ bhūtaṃ saṅkhataṃ palokadhammaṃ taṃ vata mā palujjīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati.

[738] Seyyathāpi ānanda mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato Yo mahantataro khandho so palujjeyya . evameva kho ānanda mahato bhikkhusaṅghassa tiṭṭhato sāravato sārīputto parinibbuto taṃ kutettha ānanda labbhā . yantaṃ jātaṃ bhūtaṃ saṅkhataṃ palokadhammaṃ taṃ vata mā palujjīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati . tasmā tiha ānanda attadīpā viharatha attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā.

[739] Kathañcānanda bhikkhu attadīpo viharati attasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo dhammadīpo dhammasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo . idhānanda bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ . vedanāsu citte dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ . evaṃ kho ānanda bhikkhu attadīpo viharati attasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo dhammadīpo dhammasaraṇo anaññasaraṇo.

[740] Ye hi keci ānanda etarahi vā mamaccaye vā attadīpā viharissanti attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā . tamataggemete ānanda bhikkhū bhavissanti ye keci sikkhākāmāti.