[52] Athakho bhikkhave vipassī bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho sāyaṇhasamaye paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito bhikkhū āmantesi idha mayhaṃ bhikkhave rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi mahā kho etarahi bhikkhusaṅgho bandhumatiyā rājadhāniyā paṭivasati Aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassaṃ yannūnāhaṃ bhikkhū anujāneyyaṃ caratha bhikkhave cārikaṃ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ mā ekena dve agamittha desetha bhikkhave dhammaṃ ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsetha santīdha sattā apparajakkhajātikā assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro apica channaṃ channaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti {52.1} athakho bhikkhave aññataro mahābrahmā mama cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso sammiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ sammiñjeyya evameva brahmaloke antarahito mama purato pāturahosi athakho so bhikkhave mahābrahmā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā yenāhaṃ tenañjalimpaṇāmetvā maṃ etadavoca evametaṃ bhagavā evametaṃ sugata mahā kho bhante etarahi bhikkhusaṅgho bandhumatiyā rājadhāniyā paṭivasati aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassaṃ anujānātu bhante bhagavā bhikkhū caratha bhikkhave cārikaṃ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ mā ekena dve agamittha desetha bhikkhave dhammaṃ ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsetha santīdha sattā apparajakkhajātikā Assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro apica bhante mayaṃ tathā karissāma yathā bhikkhū channaṃ channaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatiṃ rājadhāniṃ upasaṅkamissanti pātimokkhuddesāyāti idamavoca bhikkhave so mahābrahmā idaṃ vatvā maṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tattheva antaradhāyi. {52.2} Anujānāmi bhikkhave caratha cārikaṃ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ mā ekena dve agamittha desetha bhikkhave dhammaṃ ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosānakalyāṇaṃ sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kelaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahmacariyaṃ pakāsetha santīdha sattā apparajakkhajātikā assavanatā dhammassa parihāyanti bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro apica mayaṃ tathā karissāma yathā channaṃ channaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti . Athakho [3]- bhikkhave bhikkhū yebhuyyena ekāheneva janapadacārikaṃ pakkamiṃsu.

[53] Tena kho pana samayena jambūdīpe caturāsītiāvāsasahassāni honti . ekamhi vasse nikkhante devatā saddamanussāvesuṃ nikkhantaṃ kho mārisā ekavassaṃ pañcidāni vassāni sesāni pañcannaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti . Dvīsu vassesu nikkhantesu devatā saddamanussāvesuṃ Nikkhantāni kho mārisā dve vassāni cattārīdāni vassāni sesāni catunnaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti . tīsu vassesu nikkhantesu devatā saddamanussāvesuṃ nikkhantāni kho mārisā tīṇi vassāni tīṇīdāni vassāni sesāni tiṇṇaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti . catūsu vassesu nikkhantesu devatā saddamanussāvesuṃ nikkhantāni kho mārisā cattāri vassāni dvedāni vassāni sesāni dvinnaṃ vassānaṃ accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti. {53.1} Pañcasu vassesu nikkhantesu devatā saddamanussāvesuṃ nikkhantāni kho mārisā pañca vassāni ekaṃdāni vassaṃ sesaṃ ekassa vassassa accayena bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti. Chasu vassesu nikkhantesu devatā saddamanussāvesuṃ nikkhantāni kho mārisā chabbassāni samayodāni bandhumatī rājadhānī upasaṅkamitabbā pātimokkhuddesāyāti . athakho te bhikkhave bhikkhū appekacce sakena iddhānubhāvena appekacce devatānaṃ iddhānubhāvena ekāheneva bandhumatiṃ rājadhāniṃ upasaṅkamiṃsu pātimokkhuddesāyāti.