[7] Tattha vipassī bhagavā asītivassasahassāyukakāle nibbatto, sikhī sattativassasahassāyukakāleti idaṃ anupubbena parihīnasadisaṃ kataṃ, na pana evaṃ parihīnaṃ, vaḍḍhitvā vaḍḍhitvā parihīnanti veditabbaṃ. Kathaṃ? imasmiṃ tāva bhaddakappe kakusandho bhagavā cattālīsavassasahassāyukakāle nibbatto, āyuppamāṇaṃ pañca koṭṭhāse katvā cattāri ṭhatvā pañcame vijjamāneyeva parinibbuto. Taṃ āyu parihāyamānaṃ dasavassakālaṃ patvā puna vaḍḍhamānaṃ asaṅkheyyaṃ hutvā tato parihāyamānaṃ tiṃsavassasahassakāle ṭhitaṃ, tadā konāgamano bhagavā nibbatto. Tasmiṃpi tatheva parinibbute taṃ āyu dasavassakālaṃ patvā puna vaḍḍhamānaṃ asaṅkheyyaṃ hutvā parihāyitvā vīsativassasahassakāle ṭhitaṃ, tadā kassapo bhagavā nibbatto. Tasmiṃpi tatheva parinibbute taṃ āyu dasavassakālaṃ patvā puna vaḍḍhamānaṃ asaṅkheyyaṃ hutvā parihāyitvā vassasatakālaṃ pattaṃ. Atha amhākaṃ sambuddho nibbatto. Evaṃ anupubbena parihāyitvā parihāyitvā vaḍḍhitvā vaḍḍhitvā parihīnanti veditabbaṃ. Tattha yaṃ yaṃ āyuvuḍḍhippamāṇesu manussesu buddhā nibbattanti, tesaṃpi taṃ tadeva āyupparimāṇaṃ hotīti veditabbaṃ.

[8] Bodhiparicchede pana pāṭaliyā mūleti pāṭalirukkhassa heṭṭhā. Tassā pana pāṭaliyā khandho taṃdivasaṃ paṇṇāsaratano hutvā abbhuggato, sākhā paṇṇāsaratanāti ubbedhena ratanasataṃ ahosi. Taṃdivasaṃ ca sā pāṭali kaṇṇikābaddhehi viya pupphehi mūlato paṭṭhāya ekacchannā ahosi, dibbagandhaṃ vāyati. Na kevalañca tadā ayameva pupphitā, dasasahassacakkavāḷe sabbapāṭaliyo