[377] Idāni attano dukkarakārikaṃ dassento tassa mayhantiādimāha. Kiṃ pana bhagavā dukkaraṃ akatvā buddho bhavituṃ na samatthoti. Katvāpi akatvāpi samatthova. Atha kasmā akāsīti? sadevakassa lokassa attano parakkamaṃ dassessāmi. So ca maṃ viriyanimmathanaguṇo hāsessatīti. Pāsāde nisinnoyeva hi paveṇiāgataṃ

Apica pacchimaṃ janataṃ anukampantopi akāsiyeva, pacchimā hi janatā sammāsambuddho kappasatasahassādhikāni cattāri asaṅkheyyāni pāramiyo pūretvāpi padhānaṃ padahitvāva sabbaññutañāṇaṃ patto, kimaṅgaṃ pana mayanti padhānaviriyaṃ kattabbaṃ maññissati, evaṃ sante khippameva jātijarāmaraṇassa antaṃ karissatīti pacchimaṃ janataṃ anukampanto akāsiyeva.

Dantebhidantamādhāyāti heṭṭhādante uparidantaṃ ṭhapetvā. Cetasā cittanti kusalacittena akusalacittaṃ. Abhiniggaṇheyyanti niggaṇheyyaṃ. Abhinippīḷeyyanti nippīḷeyyaṃ. Abhisantāpeyyanti tāpetvā viriyanimmathanaṃ kareyyaṃ. Sāraddhoti sadaratho. Padhānābhitunnassāti padhānena abhitunnassa, viddhassa satoti attho.