Nandakatthere upaṭṭhānasālāya dhammaṃ desentepi bhagavā anahātova gantvā tiyāmarattiṃ ṭhitakova dhammakathaṃ sutvā desanāpariyosāne sādhukāraṃ adāsi. Thero āgantvā vanditvā "kāya velāya bhante āgatatthā"ti pucchi. Tayā suttante āraddhamatteti. Dukkaraṃ karittha bhante buddhasukhumālā tumheti. Sace tvaṃ nanda kappaṃ desetuṃ sakkuṇeyyāsi, kappamattampāhaṃ ṭhitakova suṇeyyanti bhagavā avoca. Evaṃ dhammagaruno tathāgatā. Tesaṃ dhammagarutāya paṭipannakā piyā honti, tasmā paṭipannake pucchi. Paṭipannako ca nāma attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya, parahitāya paṭipanno no attahitāya, no attahitāya paṭipanno no parahitāya ca, attahitāya ca paṭipanno parahitāya cāti catubbidho hoti.

Tattha yo sayaṃ dasannaṃ kathāvatthūnaṃ lābhī hoti, paraṃ tattha na ovadati na anusāsati āyasmā bākulo viya, ayaṃ attahitāya paṭipanno nāma no parahitāya paṭipanno, evarūpaṃ bhikkhuṃ bhagavā na pucchati. Kasmā? na mayhaṃ sāsanassa vuḍḍhipakkhe ṭhitoti.

Yo pana dasannaṃ kathāvatthūnaṃ alābhī paraṃ tehi ovadati tena katavattasādiyanatthaṃ upanando sakyaputto viya, ayaṃ parahitāya paṭipanno nāma no

Kasmā? assa taṇhā mahāpacchi viya appahīnāti.