[589] Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe . tena kho pana samayena āyasmatā dabbena mallaputtena jātiyā sattavassena arahattaṃ sacchikataṃ hoti yaṅkiñci sāvakena pattabbaṃ sabbaṃ tena anuppattaṃ hoti natthi cassa kiñci uttari karaṇīyaṃ katassa vā paticayo.

[590] Athakho āyasmato dabbassa mallaputtassa rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evañcetaso parivitakko udapādi mayā kho jātiyā sattavassena arahattaṃ sacchikataṃ yaṅkiñci sāvakena pattabbaṃ sabbaṃ mayā anuppattaṃ natthi ca me kiñci uttari karaṇīyaṃ katassa vā paticayo kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ saṅghassa veyyāvaccaṃ kareyyanti. Athakho āyasmato dabbassa mallaputtassa etadahosi yannūnāhaṃ saṅghassa senāsanañca paññāpeyyaṃ bhattāni ca uddiseyyanti.

[591] Athakho āyasmā dabbo mallaputto sāyaṇhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā dabbo mallaputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idha mayhaṃ bhante rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evañcetaso parivitakko udapādi mayā kho jātiyā sattavassena arahattaṃ sacchikataṃ yaṅkiñci sāvakena pattabbaṃ sabbaṃ mayā anuppattaṃ natthi ca me kiñci uttari karaṇīyaṃ katassa vā paticayo kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ saṅghassa veyyāvaccaṃ Kareyyanti tassa mayhaṃ bhante etadahosi yannūnāhaṃ saṅghassa senāsanañca paññāpeyyaṃ bhattāni ca uddiseyyanti icchāmahaṃ bhante saṅghassa senāsanañca paññāpetuṃ bhattāni ca uddisitunti . Sādhu sādhu dabba tenahi tvaṃ dabba saṅghassa senāsanañca paññāpehi bhattāni ca uddisāhīti . evaṃ bhanteti kho āyasmā dabbo mallaputto bhagavato paccassosi.

[592] Athakho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi tenahi bhikkhave saṅgho dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ senāsanapaññāpakañca bhattuddesakañca sammannatu . Evañca pana bhikkhave sammannitabbo . paṭhamaṃ dabbo yācitabbo yācitvā byattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena saṅgho ñāpetabbo suṇātu me bhante saṅgho yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṃ saṅgho āyasmantaṃ dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ senāsanapaññāpakañca bhattuddesakañca sammanneyya . esā ñatti . suṇātu me bhante saṅgho saṅgho āyasmantaṃ dabbaṃ mallaputtaṃ senāsanapaññāpakañca bhattuddesakañca sammannati . yassāyasmato khamati āyasmato dabbassa mallaputtassa senāsanapaññāpakassa ca bhattuddesakassa ca sammati so tuṇhassa yassa nakkhamati so bhāseyya . sammato saṅghena āyasmā dabbo mallaputto senāsanapaññāpako ca bhattuddesako ca khamati saṅghassa tasmā tuṇhī . evametaṃ Dhārayāmīti.