[1580] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ . atha kho nandako licchavimahāmatto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho nandakaṃ licchavimahāmattaṃ bhagavā etadavoca

[1581] Catūhi kho nandaka dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyano . Katamehi catūhi . idha nandaka ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti itipi so bhagavā .pe. satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavāti . dhamme saṅghe . ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akkhaṇḍehi .pe. samādhisaṃvattanikehi . imehi kho nandaka catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyano.

[1582] Imehi ca pana nandaka catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako āyunā saṃyutto hoti dibbenapi mānusenapi vaṇṇena saṃyutto hoti dibbenapi mānusenapi sukhena saṃyutto hoti dibbenapi mānusenapi yasena saṃyutto hoti dibbenapi mānusenapi ādhipateyyena saṃyutto hoti dibbenapi mānusenapi . taṃ kho panāhaṃ nandaka nāññassa samaṇassa vā brāhmaṇassa vā sutvā vadāmi apica yadeva mayā sāmaṃ ñātaṃ sāmaṃ diṭṭhaṃ sāmaṃ viditaṃ tadevāhaṃ vadāmīti.

[1583] Evaṃ vutte aññataro puriso nandakaṃ licchavimahāmattaṃ etadavoca nhānakālo bhanteti . alandāni bhaṇe etena bāhirena nhānena alamidaṃ ajjhattaṃ nhānaṃ bhavissati yadidaṃ bhagavati pasādoti. Sarakānivaggo tatiyo. Tassuddānaṃ mahānāmena dve vuttā godhā ca sarakā duve dussīlyena ca dve vuttā duve verabhayena ca licchavī dasamo vutto vaggo tena pavuccatīti. ----------