[56] Athakho bhagavā gayāsīse yathābhirantaṃ viharitvā yena rājagahaṃ tena cārikaṃ pakkāmi mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ bhikkhusahassena sabbeheva purāṇajaṭilehi . athakho bhagavā anupubbena cārikaṃ caramāno yena rājagahaṃ tadavasari . tatra sudaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati laṭṭhivanuyyāne suppatiṭṭhe cetiye.

[57] Assosi kho rājā māgadho seniyo bimbisāro samaṇo Khalu bho gotamo sakyaputto sakyakulā pabbajito rājagahaṃ anuppatto rājagahe viharati laṭṭhivanuyyāne suppatiṭṭhe cetiye taṃ kho pana bhagavantaṃ gotamaṃ evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato itipi so bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavāti so imaṃ lokaṃ sadevakaṃ samārakaṃ sabrahmakaṃ sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṃ pajaṃ sadevamanussaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedeti so dhammaṃ deseti ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāseti sādhu kho pana tathārūpānaṃ arahataṃ dassanaṃ hotīti. {57.1} Athakho rājā māgadho seniyo bimbisāro dvādasanahutehi māgadhikehi brāhmaṇagahapatikehi parivuto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . tepi kho dvādasanahutā māgadhikā brāhmaṇagahapatikā appekacce bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu appekacce bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu appekacce yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu appekacce bhagavato santike nāmagottaṃ sāvetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu appekacce tuṇhībhūtā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . athakho tesaṃ dvādasanahutānaṃ Māgadhikānaṃ brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṃ etadahosi kiṃ nu kho mahāsamaṇo uruvelakassape brahmacariyaṃ carati udāhu uruvelakassapo mahāsamaṇe brahmacariyaṃ caratīti . athakho bhagavā tesaṃ dvādasanahutānaṃ māgadhikānaṃ brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṃ cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya āyasmantaṃ uruvelakassapaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi kimeva disvā uruvelavāsi pahāsi aggiṃ kisakovadāno. Pucchāmi taṃ kassapa etamatthaṃ kathaṃ pahīnaṃ tava aggihuttaṃ . Rūpe ca sadde ca atho rase ca kāmitthiyo cābhivadanti yaññā etaṃ malanti upadhīsu ñatvā tasmā na yiṭṭhe na hute arañjiṃ . Ettha ca te mano na ramittha kassapāti bhagavā rūpesu saddesu atho rasesu atha kocarahi devamanussaloke rato mano kassapa brūhi metaṃ . Disvā padaṃ santamanūpadhīkaṃ akiñcanaṃ kāmabhave asattaṃ anaññathābhāvimanaññaneyyaṃ tasmā na yiṭṭhe na hute arañjinti.