[65] Athakho āyasmā assaji sārīputtassa paribbājakassa imaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ abhāsi ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṃ hetuṃ tathāgato (āha) tesañca yo nirodho evaṃvādī mahāsamaṇoti.
[66] Athakho sārīputtassa paribbājakassa imaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ sutvā virajaṃ vītamalaṃ dhammacakkhuṃ udapādi yaṅkiñci samudayadhammaṃ sabbantaṃ nirodhadhammanti. Eseva dhammo yadi tāvadeva paccabyathā padamasokaṃ adiṭṭhaṃ abbhatītaṃ bahukehi kappanahutehīti.
[67] Athakho sārīputto paribbājako yena moggallāno paribbājako tenupasaṅkami . addasā kho moggallāno paribbājako sārīputtaṃ paribbājakaṃ dūrato va āgacchantaṃ disvāna sārīputtaṃ paribbājakaṃ etadavoca vippasannāni kho te āvuso indriyāni parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto kacci nu tvaṃ āvuso amatamadhigatoti . āma āvuso amatamadhigatoti . yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ āvuso amatamadhigatoti . idhāhaṃ āvuso addasaṃ Assajiṃ bhikkhuṃ rājagahe piṇḍāya carantaṃ pāsādikena abhikkantena paṭikkantena ālokitena vilokitena sammiñjitena pasāritena okkhittacakkhuṃ iriyāpathasampannaṃ disvāna me etadahosi ye vata loke arahanto vā arahattamaggaṃ vā samāpannā ayaṃ tesaṃ bhikkhu aññataro yannūnāhaṃ imaṃ bhikkhuṃ upasaṅkamitvā puccheyyaṃ kaṃsi tvaṃ āvuso uddissa pabbajito ko vā te satthā kassa vā tvaṃ dhammaṃ rocesīti tassa mayhaṃ āvuso etadahosi akālo kho imaṃ bhikkhuṃ pucchituṃ antaragharaṃ paviṭṭho piṇḍāya carati yannūnāhaṃ imaṃ bhikkhuṃ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandheyyaṃ atthikehi upaññātaṃ magganti athakho āvuso assaji bhikkhu rājagahe piṇḍāya caritvā piṇḍapātaṃ ādāya paṭikkami athakhvāhaṃ āvuso yena assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkamiṃ upasaṅkamitvā assajinā bhikkhunā saddhiṃ sammodiṃ sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsiṃ ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho ahaṃ āvuso assajiṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavocaṃ vippasannāni kho te āvuso indriyāni parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto kaṃsi tvaṃ āvuso uddissa pabbajito ko vā te satthā kassa vā tvaṃ dhammaṃ rocesīti atthāvuso mahāsamaṇo sakyaputto sakyakulā pabbajito tāhaṃ bhagavantaṃ uddissa pabbajito so ca me bhagavā satthā tassa cāhaṃ bhagavato dhammaṃ rocemīti kiṃvādī panāyasmato satthā Kimakkhāyīti ahaṃ kho āvuso navo acirapabbajito adhunāgato imaṃ dhammavinayaṃ na tāhaṃ sakkomi vitthārena dhammaṃ desetuṃ apica te saṅkhittena atthaṃ vakkhāmīti appaṃ vā bahuṃ vā bhāsassu atthaṃyeva me brūhi attheneva me attho kiṃ kāhasi byañjanaṃ bahunti.