@bāverujātaka (syā) 4 cha.Ma. yathā hi 5 cha.Ma. khajjupasaṅghānaṃ, Sī. khajjupasaṅkhānaṃ
Te evaṃ nippabhā hutvā kacchupiḷakādiparikiṇṇasarīrā paramapārijuññappattā yena buddho yena dhammo yena saṃgho yena ca mahājanassa sannipāto, tena tena gantvā antaravīthiyampi siṅghāṭakepi catukkepi sabhāyaṃpi ṭhatvā paridevanti:-
"kiṃ bho samaṇoyeva gotamo samaṇo, mayaṃ assamaṇā. Samaṇasseva gotamassa sāvakā samaṇā, amhākaṃpi sāvakā assamaṇā. Samaṇassa ca gotamassa, sāvakānañcassa dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ, amhākaṃ dinnaṃ na mahapphalaṃ. Nanu samaṇopi gotamo samaṇo, mayaṃpi samaṇā. Samaṇassapi gotamassa sāvakā samaṇā, amhākaṃpi sāvakā samaṇā. Samaṇassapi gotamassa sāvakānañcassa dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ, amhākaṃpi sāvakānañca no dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ. Samaṇassapi gotamassa sāvakānañcassa detha karotha, amhākaṃpi sāvakānañca no detha karotha. Nanu samaṇo gotamo purimāni divasāni uppanno, mayaṃ pana loke uppajjamānāyeva uppannā"ti.
Evaṃ nānappakāraṃ viravanti. Atha bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo upāsakā upāsikāyoti catasso parisā tesaṃ saddaṃ sutvā bhagavato ārocesuṃ "titthiyā bhante idañcidañca kathentī"ti. Taṃ sutvā bhagavā "mā tumhe bhikkhave titthiyānaṃ vacanena `aññatra samaṇo atthī'ti saññino ahuvatthā"ti vatvā aññatitthiyesu samaṇabhāvaṃ paṭisedhento idheva ca anujānanto imissā atthuppattiyā idheva bhikkhave samaṇoti idaṃ suttaṃ abhāsi.