[361] Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā mahatiyā parisāya parivuto dhammaṃ desento nisinno hoti sarājikāya . athakho devadatto uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca jiṇṇodāni bhante bhagavā vuḍḍho mahallako addhagato vayoanuppatto apposukkodāni bhante bhagavā diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāramanuyutto viharatu mama bhikkhusaṅghaṃ nissajjatu ahaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissāmīti . alaṃ devadatta mā te rucci bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharitunti . dutiyampi kho .pe. tatiyampi kho devadatto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca jiṇṇodāni bhante bhagavā vuḍḍho mahallako addhagato vayoanuppatto apposukkodāni bhante bhagavā diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāramanuyutto viharatu mama bhikkhusaṅghaṃ nissajjatu ahaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ pariharissāmīti . sārīputtamoggallānānaṃpi Kho ahaṃ devadatta bhikkhusaṅghaṃ na nissajjeyyaṃ kiṃ pana tuyhaṃ chavassa kheḷāsakassāti . athakho devadatto sarājikāyapi maṃ bhagavā parisāya kheḷāsakavādena apasādeti sārīputtamoggallāne va ukkaṃsatīti kupito anattamano bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi . ayañca carahi devadattassa bhagavati paṭhamo āghāto ahosi.

[362] Athakho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi tenahi bhikkhave saṅgho devadattassa rājagahe pakāsanīyakammaṃ karotu pubbe devadattassa aññā pakati ahosi idāni aññā pakati yaṃ devadatto kareyya kāyena vācāya na tena buddho vā dhammo vā saṅgho vā daṭṭhabbo devadatto va tena daṭṭhabboti . Evañca pana bhikkhave kātabbaṃ . byattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena saṅgho ñāpetabbo {362.1} suṇātu me bhante saṅgho yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṃ saṅgho devadattassa rājagahe pakāsanīyakammaṃ kareyya pubbe devadattassa aññā pakati ahosi idāni aññā pakati yaṃ devadatto kareyya kāyena vācāya na tena buddho vā dhammo vā saṅgho vā daṭṭhabbo devadatto va tena daṭṭhabboti . Esā ñatti. {362.2} Suṇātu me bhante saṅgho saṅgho devadattassa Rājagahe pakāsanīyakammaṃ karoti pubbe devadattassa aññā pakati ahosi idāni aññā pakati yaṃ devadatto kareyya kāyena vācāya na tena buddho vā dhammo vā saṅgho vā daṭṭhabbo devadatto va tena daṭṭhabboti . yassāyasmato khamati devadattassa rājagahe pakāsanīyakammassa karaṇaṃ pubbe devadattassa aññā pakati ahosi idāni aññā pakati yaṃ devadatto kareyya kāyena vācāya na tena buddho vā dhammo vā saṅgho vā daṭṭhabbo devadatto va tena daṭṭhabboti so tuṇhassa yassa nakkhamati so bhāseyya. {362.3} Kataṃ saṅghena devadattassa rājagahe pakāsanīyakammaṃ pubbe devadattassa aññā pakati ahosi idāni aññā pakati yaṃ devadatto kareyya kāyena vācāya na tena buddho vā dhammo vā saṅgho vā daṭṭhabbo devadatto va tena daṭṭhabboti khamati saṅghassa tasmā tuṇhī. Evametaṃ dhārayāmīti.