[149] Bhūtapubbaṃ ambaṭṭha rājā ukkāko yā sā mahesī Piyā manāpā tassā puttassa rajjaṃ pariṇāmetukāmo jeṭṭhakumāre raṭṭhasmā pabbājesi ukkāmukhaṃ karakaṇḍuṃ hatthinikaṃsinipuraṃ . te raṭṭhasmā pabbājitā himavantapasse pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahāsākavanasaṇḍo tattha vāsaṃ kappesuṃ . te jātisambhedabhayā sakāhi bhaganīhi saddhiṃ saṃvāsaṃ kappesuṃ. {149.1} Athakho ambaṭṭha rājā ukkāko amacce pārisajje āmantesi kahaṃ nu kho bho etarahi kumārā sammantīti . Atthi deva himavantapasse pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahāsākavanasaṇḍo tatthetarahi kumārā sammanti te jātisambhedabhayā sakāhi bhaginīhi saddhiṃ saṃvāsaṃ kappentīti . athakho ambaṭṭha rājā ukkāko udānaṃ udānesi sakyā vata bho kumārā paramasakyā vata bho kumārāti . Tadagge kho pana ambaṭṭha sakyā paññāyanti . so ca sakyānaṃ pubbapuriso . rañño kho pana ambaṭṭha ukkākassa disā nāma dāsī ahosi sā kaṇhaṃ nāma janesi . jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi dhovatha maṃ amma nhāpetha maṃ amma imasmā maṃ amma asucismā parimocetha atthāya te bhavissāmīti . yathā kho pana ambaṭṭha etarahi manussā pisāce pisācāti sañjānanti evameva kho ambaṭṭha tena kho pana samayena manussā pisāce kaṇhāti sañjānanti . Te evamāhaṃsu ayaṃ jāto pabyāhāsi kaṇho jāto pisāco jātoti . tadagge kho pana ambaṭṭha kaṇhāyanā paññāyanti . so Ca kaṇhāyanānaṃ pubbapuriso . iti kho te ambaṭṭha porāṇaṃ mātāpettikaṃ nāma gottaṃ anussarato ayyaputtā sakyā bhavanti dāsiputto tvamasi sakyānanti.
[150] Evaṃ vutte te māṇavakā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ mā bhavaṃ gotamo ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ atibāḷhaṃ dāsiputtavādena nimmādesi sujāto ca bho gotama ambaṭṭho māṇavo kulaputto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo bahussuto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo kalyāṇavākkaraṇo ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo paṇḍito ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo pahoti ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo bhotā gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane patimantetunti. {150.1} Athakho bhagavā te māṇavake etadavoca sace kho tumhākaṃ māṇavakānaṃ evaṃ hoti dujjāto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo akulaputto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo appassuto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo akalyāṇa- vākkaraṇo ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo duppañño ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo na ca pahoti ambaṭṭho māṇavo samaṇena gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane patimantetunti tiṭṭhatu ambaṭṭho māṇavo tumhe mayā saddhiṃ mantavho asmiṃ vacane sace pana tumhākaṃ māṇavakānaṃ evaṃ hoti sujāto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo kulaputto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo bahussuto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo kalyāṇavākkaraṇo ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo paṇḍito ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo pahoti ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo samaṇena gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane patimantetunti Tiṭṭhatha tumhe ambaṭṭho māṇavo mayā saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane patimantetūti. Sujāto ca bho gotama ambaṭṭho māṇavo kulaputto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo bahussuto ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo kalyāṇavākkaraṇo ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo paṇḍito ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo pahoti ca ambaṭṭho māṇavo bhotā gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane patimantetuṃ tuṇhī mayaṃ bhavissāma ambaṭṭho māṇavo bhotā gotamena saddhiṃ asmiṃ vacane patimantetūti.