Tato saṃgho gatā gatā nāgacchantīti aññataraṃ vuḍḍhapabbajitaṃ pāhesi, so gantvā ca "bhante dhammadinna tikkhattuṃ tissamahāvihāravāsī bhikkhusaṃgho tuyhaṃ santike pesesi, tvaṃ nāma saṃghassa āṇaṃ garuṃ na karosi, nāgacchasī"ti āha. Thero kimetanti paṇṇasālaṃ apavisitvāva pattacīvaraṃ gāhāpetvā tāvadeva nikkhami, so antarāmagge haṅkanavihāraṃ pāvisi. Tattha ceko mahāthero saṭṭhivassātīto adhimānena arahattaṃ paṭijānāti, thero taṃ upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā paṭisanthāraṃ katvā adhigamaṃ pucchi. Thero āha "āma dhammadinna, yaṃ pabbajitena kātabbaṃ, cirakataṃ taṃ mayā, atītasaṭṭhivassomhi etarahī"ti. Kiṃ bhante iddhiṃpi valañjethāti. Āma dhammadinnāti. Sādhu vata bhante, hatthiṃ tumhākaṃ paṭimukhaṃ āgacchantaṃ māpethāti. Sādhāvusoti thero sabbasetaṃ sattappatiṭṭhaṃ tidhā pabhinnaṃ naṅguṭṭhaṃ vījayamānaṃ soṇḍaṃ mukhe pakkhipitvā dvīhi dantehi vijjhitukāmaṃ viya paṭimukhaṃ āgacchantaṃ mahāhatthiṃ māpesi. So taṃ attanāyeva māpitaṃ hatthiṃ disvā bhīto palāyituṃ ārabhi, tadāva attānaṃ "nāhaṃ arahā"ti ñatvā dhammadinnassa pādamūle ukkuṭikaṃ nisīditvā "patiṭṭhā me hohi āvuso"ti āha. Dhammadinno "mā bhante soci, mā anattamano ahosi, kārakānaṃyeva adhimāno uppajjatī"ti theraṃ samassāsetvā kammaṭṭhānamadāsi. Thero tassovāde ṭhatvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi.

Cittalatāpabbatepi tādiso ca thero vasati. Dhammadinno taṃpi upasaṅkamitvā tatheva pucchi. Sopi tatheva byākāsi. Tato naṃ dhammadinno kiṃ bhante iddhiṃpi valañjethāti āha. Āmāvusoti. Sādhu vata bhante, ekaṃ pokkharaṇiṃ māpethāti. Thero māpesi. Ettha bhante padumagumbaṃ māpethāti. Taṃpi māpesi. Padumagumbe mahāpadumaṃ māpethāti. Taṃpi māpesi. Etasmiṃ padumagumbe ṭhatvā madhurassarena gāyantaṃ naccantaṃ ca ekaṃ itthīviggahaṃ māpethāti. Taṃpi māpesi. So etaṃ bhante punappunaṃ upanijjhāyathāti vatvā sayaṃ pāsādaṃ pāvisi. Therassa taṃ upanijjhāyato saṭṭhivassāni vikkhambhitakilesā caliṃsu. So tadā attānaṃ ñatvā purimatthero viya dhammadinnattherassa santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi.