[185] Tena kho pana samayena buddho bhagavā mahatiyā parisāya parivuto dhammaṃ desento khipi . bhikkhū jīvatu bhante bhagavā jīvatu sugatoti uccāsaddaṃ mahāsaddaṃ akaṃsu . tena saddena dhammakathā antarā ahosi . athakho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi api nu kho bhikkhave khipite jīvāti vutto tappaccayā jīveyya Vā mareyya vāti . no hetaṃ bhanteti . na bhikkhave khipite jīvāti vattabbo yo vadeyya āpatti dukkaṭassāti.

[186] Tena kho pana samayena manussā bhikkhūnaṃ khipite jīvatha bhanteti vadanti . bhikkhū kukkuccāyantā nālapanti . manussā ujjhāyanti khīyanti vipācenti kathaṃ hi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā jīvatha bhanteti vuccamānā nālapissantīti . bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ .pe. gihī bhikkhave maṅgalikā anujānāmi bhikkhave gihīnaṃ jīvatha bhanteti vuccamānena ciraṃ jīvāti vattunti.