[457] Evameva kho bhikkhave imasmiṃ dhammavinaye aṭṭha acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ye disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṃ dhammavinaye abhiramanti. Katame aṭṭha . seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamuddo anupubbaninno anupubbapoṇo anupubbapabbhāro na āyatakeneva papāto evameva kho bhikkhave imasmiṃ dhammavinaye anupubbasikkhā anupubbakiriyā anupubbapaṭipadā na āyatakeneva aññāpaṭivedho yampi bhikkhave imasmiṃ dhammavinaye anupubbasikkhā anupubbakiriyā anupubbapaṭipadā na āyatakeneva aññāpaṭivedho ayaṃ bhikkhave imasmiṃ dhammavinaye paṭhamo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṃ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṃ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[458] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahakhasamuddo ṭhitadhammo velaṃ Nātivattati evameva kho bhikkhave yaṃ mayā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññattaṃ taṃ mama sāvakā jīvitahetupi nātikkamanti yampi bhikkhave yaṃ mayā sāvakānaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññattaṃ taṃ mama sāvakā jīvitahetupi nātikkamanti ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṃ dhammavinaye dutiyo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṃ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṃ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.

[459] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamuddo na matena kuṇapena saṃvasati yaṃ hoti mahāsamudde mataṃ kuṇapaṃ taṃ khippaññeva tīraṃ vāheti thalaṃ ussādeti evameva kho bhikkhave yo so puggalo dussīlo pāpadhammo asucisaṅkassarasamācāro paṭicchannakammanto assamaṇo samaṇapaṭiñño abrahmacārī brahmacāripaṭiñño antopūti avassuto kasambukajāto na tena saṅgho saṃvasati khippaññeva naṃ sannipatitvā ukkhipati kiñcāpi kho so hoti majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinno athakho so ārakā va saṅghamhā saṅgho ca tena yampi bhikkhave yo so puggalo dussīlo pāpadhammo asucisaṅkassarasamācāro paṭicchannakammanto assamaṇo samaṇapaṭiñño abrahmacārī brahmacāripaṭiñño antopūti avassuto kasambukajāto na tena saṅgho saṃvasati khippaññeva naṃ sannipatitvā ukkhipati kiñcāpi kho so hoti majjhe bhikkhusaṅghassa nisinno athakho so ārakā va saṅghamhā saṅgho ca tena Ayampi bhikkhave imasmiṃ dhammavinaye tatiyo acchariyo abbhuto dhammo yaṃ disvā disvā bhikkhū imasmiṃ dhammavinaye abhiramanti.