[624] Athakho āyasmā ānando there bhikkhū etadavoca bhagavā maṃ bhante parinibbānakāle evamāha tenahānanda saṅgho mamaccayena channassa bhikkhuno brahmadaṇḍaṃ āṇāpetūti . pucchi pana tvaṃ āvuso ānanda bhagavantaṃ katamo pana bhante brahmadaṇḍoti . pucchiṃ kho ahaṃ bhante bhagavantaṃ katamo pana bhante brahmadaṇḍoti . channo ānanda bhikkhu yaṃ iccheyya taṃ vadeyya bhikkhūhi channo bhikkhu neva vattabbo na ovaditabbo na anusāsitabboti . tenahāvuso ānanda tvaṃyeva channassa Bhikkhuno brahmadaṇḍaṃ āṇāpehīti . kathāhaṃ bhante channassa bhikkhuno brahmadaṇḍaṃ āṇāpemi caṇḍo so bhikkhu pharusoti . Tenahāvuso ānanda bahukehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṃ gacchāhīti . evaṃ bhanteti kho āyasmā ānando therānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ paṭissutvā mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi nāvāya gantvā kosambiṃ ujjavanikāya nāvāya paccorohitvā rañño udenassa uyyānassa avidūre aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisīdi.

[625] Tena kho pana samayena rājā udeno uyyāne parivārehi saddhiṃ orodhena paṭivasati . assosi kho rañño udenassa orodho amhākaṃ kira ācariyo ayyo ānando uyyānassa avidūre aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinnoti . athakho rañño udenassa orodho rājānaṃ udenaṃ etadavoca amhākaṃ kira deva ācariyo ayyo ānando uyyānassa avidūre aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisinno icchāma mayaṃ deva ayyaṃ ānandaṃ passitunti . tenahi samaṇaṃ ānandaṃ passathāti . athakho rañño udenassa orodho yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho rañño udenassa orodhaṃ āyasmā ānando dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi Samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṃsesi . athakho rañño udenassa orodho āyasmatā ānandena dhammiyā kathāya sandassito samādapito samuttejito sampahaṃsito āyasmato ānandassa pañca uttarāsaṅgasatāni pādāsi . athakho rañño udenassa orodho āyasmato ānandassa bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā yena rājā udeno tenupasaṅkami.