Pubbabhāgapaṭipadāti ca sīlaṃ ācārapaṇṇatti dhutaṅgasamādānaṃ yāva gotrabhūto sammāpaṭipadā veditabbā. Tasmā yo bhikkhu chasu agāravesu patiṭṭhāya paññattiṃ atikkamati, anesanāya jīvitaṃ kappeti, ayaṃ na dhammānudhammapaṭipanno. Yo pana sabbaṃ attano paññattasikkhāpadaṃ jinavelaṃ jinamariyādaṃ jinakāḷasuttaṃ anumattaṃpi na vītikkamati, ayaṃ dhammānudhammapaṭipanno nāma. Bhikkhuniyāpi eseva nayo. Yo pana upāsako pañca verāni dasa akusalakammapathe samādāya vattati appeti, ayaṃ na dhammānudhammapaṭipanno. Yo pana tīsu saraṇesu pañcasu sīlesu dasasu sīlesu paripūrīkārī hoti, māsassa aṭṭha uposathe karoti, dānaṃ deti, gandhapūjaṃ mālāpūjaṃ karoti, mātaraṃ upaṭṭhāti, pitaraṃ upaṭṭhāti, dhammike samaṇabrāhmaṇe upaṭṭhāti, ayaṃ dhammānudhammapaṭipanno nāma hoti. Upāsikāyapi eseva nayo.

Paramāya pūjāyāti uttamāya pūjāya, ayaṃ hi nirāmisapūjā nāma sakkoti mama sāsanaṃ sandhāretuṃ. Yāva hi imā catasso parisā maṃ imāya pūjāya pūjessanti, tāva mama sāsanaṃ majjhe nabhassa puṇṇacando viya virocissatīti dasseti.