[68] Athakho āvuso assaji bhikkhu imaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ abhāsi ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṃ hetuṃ tathāgato (āha) tesañca yo nirodho evaṃvādī mahāsamaṇoti.

[69] Athakho moggallānassa paribbājakassa imaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ sutvā virajaṃ vītamalaṃ dhammacakkhuṃ udapādi yaṅkiñci samudayadhammaṃ sabbantaṃ nirodhadhammanti. Eseva dhammo yadi tāvadeva paccabyathā padamasokaṃ adiṭṭhaṃ abbhatītaṃ bahukehi kappanahutehīti.

[70] Athakho moggallāno paribbājako sārīputtaṃ paribbājakaṃ etadavoca gacchāma mayaṃ āvuso bhagavato santike so no bhagavā satthāti . imāni kho āvuso aḍḍhateyyāni paribbājakasatāni amhe nissāya amhe sampassantā idha viharanti tepi tāva apalokema yathā te maññissanti tathā [2]- karissantīti. Athakho sārīputtamoggallānā yena te paribbājakā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā Te paribbājake etadavocuṃ gacchāma mayaṃ āvuso bhagavato santike so no bhagavā satthāti . mayaṃ āyasmante nissāya āyasmante sampassantā idha viharāma sace āyasmantā mahāsamaṇe brahmacariyaṃ carissanti sabbe va mayaṃ mahāsamaṇe brahmacariyaṃ carissāmāti . athakho sārīputtamoggallānā yena sañjayo paribbājako tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā sañjayaṃ paribbājakaṃ etadavocuṃ gacchāma mayaṃ āvuso bhagavato santike so no bhagavā satthāti . alaṃ āvuso mā gamittha sabbe va tayo imaṃ gaṇaṃ pariharissāmāti . dutiyampi kho .pe. tatiyampi kho sārīputtamoggallānā sañjayaṃ paribbājakaṃ etadavocuṃ gacchāma mayaṃ āvuso bhagavato santike so no bhagavā satthāti . alaṃ āvuso mā gamittha sabbe va tayo imaṃ gaṇaṃ pariharissāmāti . Athakho sārīputtamoggallānā tāni aḍḍhateyyāni paribbājakasatāni ādāya yena veḷuvanaṃ tenupasaṅkamiṃsu . sañjayassa pana paribbājakassa tattheva uṇhaṃ lohitaṃ mukhato uggacchi

[71] Addasā kho bhagavā sārīputtamoggallāne dūrato va āgacchante disvāna bhikkhū āmantesi ete bhikkhave dve sahāyā āgacchanti kolito upatisso ca etaṃ me sāvakayugaṃ bhavissati aggaṃ bhaddayuganti. Gambhīre ñāṇavisaye anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutte appatte veḷuvanaṃ atha ne satthā byākāsi ete dve sahāyā āgacchanti kolito upatisso ca. Etaṃ me sāvakayugaṃ bhavissati aggaṃ bhaddayuganti.