[1737] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ. Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya vesāliyaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi . addasā kho āyasmā ānando sambahule licchavikumārake saṇṭhāgāre upāsanaṃ karonte dūratova sukhumena tāḷacchiggaḷena asanaṃ atipātente pokhānupokhaṃ avirādhitaṃ . disvānassa etadahosi sikkhitā vatime licchavikumārakā susikkhitā vatime licchavikumārakā yatra hi nāma dūratova sukhumena tāḷacchiggaḷena asanaṃ atipātessanti pokhānupokhaṃ avirādhitanti.

[1738] Atha kho āyasmā ānando vesāliyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idhāhaṃ bhante pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya vesāliyaṃ piṇḍāya Pāvisiṃ . addasaṃ khvāhaṃ bhante sambahule licchavikumārake saṇṭhāgāre upāsanaṃ karonte dūratova sukhumena tāḷacchiggaḷena asanaṃ atipātente pokhānupokhaṃ avirādhitaṃ . disvāna me etadahosi sikkhitā vatime licchavikumārakā susikkhitā vatime licchavikumārakā yatra hi nāma dūratova sukhumena tāḷacchiggaḷena asanaṃ atipātessanti pokhānupokhaṃ avirādhitanti. {1738.1} Taṃ kiṃ maññasi ānanda katamaṃ nu kho dukkarataraṃ vā durabhisambhavataraṃ vā . yo dūratova sukhumena tāḷacchiggaḷena asanaṃ atipāteyya pokhānupokhaṃ avirādhitaṃ yo vā sattadhā bhinnassa vālassa koṭiyā koṭiṃ paṭivijjheyyāti . etadeva bhante dukkaratarañceva durabhisambhavatarañca yo vā sattadhā bhinnassa vālassa koṭiyā koṭiṃ paṭivijjheyyāti . atha kho te ānanda duppaṭivijjhataraṃ paṭivijjhanti ye idaṃ dukkhanti yathābhūtaṃ paṭivijjhanti .pe. ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadāti yathābhūtaṃ paṭivijjhanti . tasmā tihānanda idaṃ dukkhanti yogo karaṇīyo .pe. ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadāti yogo karaṇīyoti.