Devakāyā abhikkantā, te vijānātha bhikkhavoti te dibbacakkhunā vijānāthāti nesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dibbacakkhuñāṇābhinīhāratthāya kathesi. Te ca ātappamakaruṃ, sutvā buddhassa sāsananti te ca bhikkhū taṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ sutvā tāvadeva tadatthāya viriyaṃ akariṃsu.

Evaṃ katamattātappānaṃyeva tesampāturahu ñāṇaṃ. Kīdisaṃ? amanussānaṃ dassanaṃ dibbacakkhuñāṇaṃ uppajji. Na taṃ tehi tasmiṃ khaṇe parikammaṃ katvā uppāditaṃ. Ariyamaggeneva hi taṃ nipphannaṃ. Amanussadassanatthaṃ panassa abhinīhāramattameva kataṃ. Satthāpi "atthi tumhākaṃ ñāṇaṃ, taṃ nīharitvā tena hi te vijānāthā"ti idameva sandhāya "te vijānātha bhikkhavo"ti āha.

Appeke satamaddakkhunti tesu bhikkhūsu ekacce bhikkhū amanussānaṃ sataṃ addasaṃsu. Sahassaṃ atha sattarinti eke sahassaṃ. Eke sattati sahassāni. Sataṃ eke sahassānanti eke satasahassaṃ addasaṃsu. Appekenantamaddakkhunti vipulaṃ addasaṃsu, satavasena sahassavasena ca aparicchinnepi addasaṃsūti attho. Kasmā? yasmā disā sabbā phuṭā ahuṃ, bharitā sampuṇṇāva ahesuṃ.

Tañca sabbaṃ abhiññāyāti yantesu ekenekena diṭṭhaṃ, tañca sabbaṃ jānitvā. Vavatthitvāna cakkhumāti hatthatale lekhaṃ viya paccakkhato vavatthapetvā pañcahi