Tassā pabbajitadivasato paṭṭhāya lābhasakkāro uppajji, tena palibuddhā samaṇadhammaṃ kātuṃ okāsaṃ na labhati, athācariyūpajjhāyatheriyo gahetvā janapadaṃ gantvā aṭṭhattiṃsāya ārammaṇesu cittarucitaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ kathāpetvā samaṇadhammaṃ kātuṃ āraddhā, abhinīhārasampannattā pana nāticiraṃ kilamittha.

Ito paṭṭhāya hi satasahassakappamatthake padumuttaro nāma satthā loke udapādi, tadā esā ekasmiṃ kule dāsī hutvā attano kese vikkiṇitvā sujātattherassa nāma aggasāvakassa dānaṃ datvā patthanaṃ akāsi. Sā tāya patthanābhinīhārasampattiyā nāticiraṃ kilamittha, katipāheneva arahattaṃ patvā cintesi "ahaṃ yenatthena sāsane pabbajitā, so matthakaṃ patto, kiṃ me janapadavāsena, mayhaṃ ñātakāpi puññāni karissanti, bhikkhunīsaṃgho paccayehi na kilamissati, rājagahaṃ gacchāmī"ti bhikkhunīsaṃghaṃ gahetvā rājagahameva agamāsi. Visākho "dhammadinnā kira āgatā"ti sutvā "pabbajitvā na cirasseva janapadaṃ gatā, gantvāpi na cirasseva paccāgatā, kiṃ nu kho bhavissati, gantvā jānissāmī"ti dutiyagamanena bhikkhunūpassayaṃ agamāsi. Tena vuttaṃ "athakho visākho upāsako yena dhammadinnā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkamī"ti.

Etadavocāti etaṃ sakkāyotiādivacanaṃ avoca. Kasmā avocāti? evaṃ Kirassa ahosi "ayye abhiramasi nābhiramasī"ti evaṃ pucchanaṃ nāma na paṇḍitakiccaṃ, pañcupādānakkhandhe upanetvā pañhaṃ pucchisāmi, pañhabyākaraṇenevassā abhiratiṃ vā anabhiratiṃ vā jānissāmīti, tasmā avoca. Taṃ sutvāva dhammadinnā