[125] Api nukho tattha ayamahamasmīti siyāti api nukho tesu vedanādhammesu tīsu khandhesu ekakkhandhopi ayaṃ nāma ahamasmīti evaṃ vattabbo siyā. Athavā vedanānirodhā saheva vedanāya niruddhesu tesu tīsu khandhesu api nukho ayamahamasmīti vā ahamasmīti vā uppajjeyyāti attho. Athāyasmā ānando sasavisāṇassa tikhiṇabhāvaṃ viya taṃ asampaṭicchanto no hetaṃ bhanteti āha.

Ettāvatā kiṃ kathitaṃ hoti? vaṭṭakathā kathitā hoti. Bhagavā hi Vaṭṭakathaṃ kathento katthaci avijjāsīsena kathesi, katthaci taṇhāsīsena, katthaci diṭṭhisīsena. Tattha "purimā bhikkhave koṭi na paññāyati avijjāya `ito pubbe avijjā nāhosi, atha pacchā sambhavī'ti, evañcidaṃ bhikkhave vuccati. Atha ca pana paññāyati idappaccayā avijjā"ti evaṃ avijjāsīsena kathitā. "purimā bhikkhave koṭi na paññāyati bhavatañhāya `ito pubbe bhavataṇhā nāhosi, atha pacchā sambhavī'ti, evañcidaṃ bhikkhave vuccati. Atha ca pana paññāyati idappaccayā bhavatañhāti evaṃ taṇhāsīsena kathitā. "purimā bhikkhave koṭi na paññāyati bhavadiṭṭhiyā `ito pubbe bhavadiṭṭhi nāhosi, atha pacchā sambhavī'ti, evañcidaṃ bhikkhave vuccati. Atha ca pana paññāyati idappaccayā bhavadiṭṭhī"ti evaṃ diṭṭhisīsena kathitā. Idhāpi diṭṭhisīseneva kathitā. Diṭṭhigatiko hi sukhādivedanaṃ attāti gahetvā ahaṃkāramamaṃkāraparāmāsavasena sabbabhavayonigativiññāṇaṭṭhitisattāvāsesu tato tato cavitvā tattha tattha upapajjanto mahāsamudde vātukkhittanāvā viya sattaṃ samitaṃ paribbhamati, vaṭṭato sīsaṃ ukkhipituṃyeva na sakkoti.

[126] Iti bhagavā paccayākāramuḷhassa diṭṭhigatikassa ettakena kathāmaggena vaṭṭaṃ kathetvā idāni vivaṭṭaṃ kathento yato kho pana ānanda bhikkhūti ādimāha.