[372] Yathāyidaṃ nāparaṃ siyāti yathā idaṃ dukkhaṃ idheva nirujjheyya vūpasameyya atthaṃ gaccheyya paṭippassambheyya puna paṭisandhikaṃ dukkhaṃ na nibbatteyya kāmadhātuyā vā rūpadhātuyā vā arūpadhātuyā vā kāmabhave vā rūpabhave vā arūpabhave vā saññābhave vā asaññābhave vā nevasaññānāsaññābhave vā ekavokārabhave vā catuvokārabhave vā pañcavokārabhave vā puna gatiyā vā puna upapattiyā vā puna paṭisandhiyā vā bhave vā saṃsāre vā vaṭṭe vā na janeyya na sañjaneyya na nibbatteyya [2]- idheva nirujjheyya vūpasameyya atthaṃ gaccheyya paṭippassambheyyāti yathāyidaṃ nāparaṃ siyā. Tenāha so brāhmaṇo majjhe sarasmiṃ tiṭṭhataṃ (iccāyasmā kappo) oghe jāte mahabbhaye jarāmaccuparetānaṃ dīpaṃ pabrūhi mārisa Tvañca me dīpamakkhāhi yathāyidaṃ nāparaṃ siyāti.

[373] Majjhe sarasmiṃ tiṭṭhataṃ (kappāti bhagavā) oghe jāte mahabbhaye jarāmaccuparetānaṃ dīpaṃ pabrūmi kappa te.

[374] Majjhe sarasmiṃ tiṭṭhatanti saro vuccati saṃsāro āgamanaṃ gamanaṃ gamanāgamanaṃ kālaṃ gati bhavābhavo cuti ca upapatti ca nibbatti ca bhedo ca jāti ca jarā ca maraṇañca . saṃsārassa purimāpi koṭi na paññāyati pacchimāpi koṭi na paññāyati .pe. majjhe ca saṃsāre sattā ṭhitā patiṭṭhitā allīnā upagatā ajjhositā adhimuttā . kathaṃ saṃsārassa purimā koṭi na paññāyati .pe. evampi saṃsārassa purimā koṭi na paññāyati . kathaṃ saṃsārassa pacchimā koṭi na paññāyati .pe. evampi saṃsārassa pacchimā koṭi na paññāyati . evaṃ saṃsārassa purimāpi koṭi na paññāyati pacchimāpi koṭi na paññāyati . majjheva saṃsāre sattā ṭhitā patiṭṭhitā allīnā upagatā ajjhositā adhimuttāti majjhe sarasmiṃ tiṭṭhataṃ . kappāti bhagavāti kappāti bhagavā taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ nāmena ālapati . bhagavāti gāravādhivacanametaṃ .pe. Sacchikā paññatti yadidaṃ bhagavāti kappāti bhagavā.

[375] Oghe jāte mahabbhayeti kāmoghe bhavoghe diṭṭhoghe avijjoghe jāte sañjāte nibbatte abhinibbatte pātubhūte . Mahabbhayeti jātibhaye jarābhaye byādhibhaye maraṇabhayeti oghe jāte mahabbhaye.