Tattha atthi desanāya ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ, atthi sāsanassa. Desanāya tāva catuppadikāyapi gāthāya paṭhamapādo ādi nāma, tato dve majjhaṃ nāma, ante eko pariyosānaṃ nāma. Ekānusandhikassa suttassa nidānaṃ ādi, idamavocāti pariyosānaṃ, ubhinnamantarā majjhaṃ. Anekānusandhikassa suttassa paṭhamānusandhi ādi, ante anusandhi pariyosānaṃ, majjhe eko vā dve vā bahū vā majjhameva. Sāsanassa pana sīlasamādhivipassanā ādi nāma. Vuttampi cetaṃ "ko cādi kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ, sīlañca suvisuddhaṃ, diṭṭhi ca ujukā"ti. "atthi bhikkhave majjhimā paṭipadā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā"ti evaṃ vutto pana ariyamaggo majjhaṃ nāma, phalañceva nibbānañca pariyosānaṃ nāma. "etadatthamidaṃ brāhmaṇa brahmacariyaṃ, etaṃ sāraṃ, etaṃ pariyosānan"ti hi ettha phalaṃ pariyosānanti vuttaṃ. "nibbānogadhaṃ hi āvuso visākha brahmacariyaṃ nibbānaparāyanaṃ nibbānapariyosānan"ti ettha nibbānaṃ pariyosānanti vuttaṃ. Idha desanāya ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ adhipapetaṃ. Bhagavā hi dhammaṃ desento ādimhi sīlaṃ dassetvā

@3 saṃ. mahā. 19/1081/367 dhammacakkappavattanasutta,

@vinaYu. mahā. 4/13/13 pañcavaggiyakathā