[262] 16 Athakho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ko nu kho bho gotama hetu ko paccayo yenamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjantīti . adhammacariyavisamacariyāhetu kho brāhmaṇa evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjantīti. {262.1} Ko pana bho gotama hetu ko paccayo yenamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjantīti . Dhammacariyasamacariyāhetu kho brāhmaṇa evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjantīti . abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama seyyathāpi bho gotama nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya andhakāre vā telappajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti evamevaṃ bhotā gotamena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito esāhaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca Bhikkhusaṅghañca upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatanti.

[263] 17 Athakho jānussoṇī brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi ekamantaṃ nisinno kho jānussoṇī brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ko nu kho bho gotama hetu ko paccayo yenamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjantīti . katattā ca brāhmaṇa akatattā ca evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjantīti. {263.1} Ko pana bho gotama hetu ko paccayo yenamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjantīti. Katattā ca brāhmaṇa akatattā ca evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjantīti . na kho ahaṃ imassa bhoto gotamassa saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṃ [2]- ājānāmi sādhu me bhavaṃ gotamo tathādhammaṃ desetu yathā ahaṃ imassa bhoto gotamassa saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṃ [3]- ājāneyyanti . tenahi brāhmaṇa suṇāhi sādhukaṃ manasikarohi bhāsissāmīti . evaṃ bhoti kho jānussoṇī brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi . bhagavā etadavoca idha brāhmaṇa ekaccassa kāyaduccaritaṃ kataṃ hoti akataṃ hoti kāyasucaritaṃ vacīduccaritaṃ Kataṃ hoti akataṃ hoti vacīsucaritaṃ manoduccaritaṃ kataṃ hoti akataṃ hoti manosucaritaṃ evaṃ kho brāhmaṇa katattā ca akatattā ca evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjanti idha pana brāhmaṇa ekaccassa kāyasucaritaṃ kataṃ hoti akataṃ hoti kāyaduccaritaṃ vacīsucaritaṃ kataṃ hoti akataṃ hoti vacīduccaritaṃ manosucaritaṃ kataṃ hoti akataṃ hoti manoduccaritaṃ evaṃ kho brāhmaṇa katattā ca akatattā ca evamidhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjantīti . abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatanti.