Ettāvatā bhagavā yathā nāma puriso satahatthubbedhe campakarukkhe nisseṇiṃ bandhitvā abhirūhitvā campakarukkhapupphaṃ ādāya nisseṇiṃ muñcanto otareyya evameva nisseṇiṃ bandhanto viya anekavassakoṭisatasahassubbedhaṃ mahāsudassanassa sampattiṃ āruyha sampattimatthake ṭhitaṃ aniccalakkhaṇaṃ ādāya nisseṇiṃ muñcanto viya otiṇṇo. Teneva pubbe vasabharājā dīghabhāṇakatherānaṃ lohapāsādassa pācīnapasse ambalaṭṭhikāya imaṃ suttaṃ sajjhāyantānaṃ sutvā "kiṃ

Evaṃ addhuvāti evaṃ udakabubbuḷādayo viya dhuvabhāvaṃ virahitā. Evaṃ anassāsikāti evaṃ supinake pītapānīyaṃ viya anulittacandanaṃ viya ca assāsavirahitā.

Sarīraṃ nikkhipeyyāti sarīraṃ chaḍḍeyya. Idāni aññassa sarīrassa nikkhepo vā paṭijagganaṃ vā natthi kilesapahīnattā ānanda tathāgatassāti vadati. Idañca pana vatvā puna theraṃ āmantesi, cakkavattino ānubhāvo nāma rañño pabbajitassa sattame divase antaradhāyati. Mahāsudassanassa pana kālakiriyato sattameva divase sattaratanapākārā sattaratanatālā caturāsīti pokkharaṇīsahassāni dhammapāsādo dhammapokkharaṇī cakkaratananti sabbametaṃ antaradhāyīti. Hatthiādīsu pana ayaṃ dhammatā khīṇāyukā saheva kālaṃ karonti. Āyusese sati hatthiratanaṃ uposathakulaṃ gacchati. Assaratanaṃ valāhakakulaṃ. Maṇiratanaṃ vipulapabbatameva gacchati. Itthīratanassa ānubhāvo antaradhāyati. Gahapatiratanassa cakkhu pākatikameva hoti. Pariṇāyakaratanassa veyyattikaṃ nassati.