Athassa etadahosi "mādiso buddhoyeva sakkuṇeyya, atthi pana katthaci añño buddho"ti anantāsu lokadhātūsu anantañāṇaṃ pattharitvā olokento na aññaṃ buddhaṃ addasa. Anacchariyaṃ cetaṃ, yaṃ idāni attanā samaṃ na passeyya, so jātadivasepi brahmajālavaṇṇanāyaṃ vuttanayena attanā samaṃ apassanto "aggohamasmi lokassā"ti appaṭivattiyaṃ sīhanādaṃ nadi. Evaṃ aññaṃ attanā samaṃ apassitvā cintesi "sace ahaṃ pucchitvā sayameva visajjeyyaṃ, evaṃpetā devatā na sakkhissanti paṭivijjhituṃ. Aññasmiṃ pana buddheyeva pucchante mayi ca. Visajjente accherakaṃ bhavissati, sakkhissanti ca devatā paṭivijjhituṃ, tasmā nimmitabuddhaṃ māpessāmī"ti abhiññāpādakaṃ jhānaṃ samāpajjitvā vuṭṭhāya "pattacīvaraggahaṇaṃ ālokitavilokitaṃ sammiñjitapasāritaṃ ca mama sadisaṃyeva hotū"ti kāmāvacaracittehi parikammaṃ katvā pācīnayugandharaparikkhepato ullaṅghamānaṃ candamaṇḍalaṃ bhinditvā nikkhamantaṃ viya rūpāvacaracittena adhiṭṭhāsi.

Devasaṅgho taṃ disvā "aññopi nukho bho cando uggato"ti āha. Atha candamaṇḍalaṃ ohāya āsannatare jāte "na cando, suriyo uggato"ti puna āsannatare jāte "na suriyo, devavimānaṃ etan"ti puna āsannatare jāte "na devavimānaṃ, devaputto eso"ti puna āsannatare jāte "na devaputto, mahābrahmā eso"ti puna āsannatare jāte "na mahābrahmā, aparopi bho buddho āgato"ti āha. Tattha puthujjanadevatā cintayiṃsu "ekabuddhassa