[194] Evametaṃ brāhmaṇa evametaṃ brāhmaṇa sīlaparidhotā hi brāhmaṇa paññā paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ yattha sīlaṃ tattha Paññā yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ sīlavato paññā paññavato sīlaṃ sīlapaññānañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyati seyyathāpi brāhmaṇa hatthena vā hatthaṃ dhoveyya pādena vā pādaṃ dhoveyya evameva kho brāhmaṇa sīlaparidhotā paññā paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ sīlavato paññā paññavato sīlaṃ sīlapaññānañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyatīti katamaṃ pana taṃ brāhmaṇa sīlaṃ katamā pana sā paññāti . Ettakaparamā ca mayaṃ bho gotama kismiṃ atthe sādhu vata bhavantaṃyeva gotamaṃ paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa atthoti.

[195] Tenahi brāhmaṇa suṇāhi sādhukaṃ manasikarohi bhāsissāmīti. Evaṃ bhoti kho soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo bhagavato paccassosi . bhagavā etadavoca idha brāhmaṇa tathāgato loke uppajjati arahaṃ sammāsambuddho .pe. (yathā sāmaññaphale evaṃ vitthāretabbaṃ) .pe. evaṃ kho pana brāhmaṇa bhikkhu sīlasampanno hoti . idaṃpi kho taṃ brāhmaṇa sīlaṃ . paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati . dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ . tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ . catutthaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati .pe. Ñāṇadassanāya cittaṃ abhinīharati abhininnāmeti .pe. idampissa hoti paññāya .pe. nāparaṃ itthattāyāti pajānāti . idampissa hoti paññāya. Ayaṃ kho sā brāhmaṇa paññāti.

[196] Evaṃ vutte soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca Abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama seyyathāpi bho gotama nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti evameva bhotā gotamena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito esāhaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṃghañca upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgataṃ adhivāsetu ca me bhavaṃ gotamo svātanāya bhattaṃ saddhiṃ bhikkhusaṃghenāti. Adhivāsesi bhagavā tuṇhībhāvena . athakho soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo bhagavato adhivāsanaṃ viditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi.