@3 Ma. antaradhānesu 4 cha.Ma. yasmā Uppattikālañca dassetuṃ na tāva bhaddāli idhekaccetiādimāha. Tattha mahattanti mahantabhāvaṃ. Saṃgho hi yāva na theramajjhimānaṃ vasena mahattappatto hoti, tāva senāsanāni pahonti, sāsane ekacce āsavaṭṭhānīyā dhammā na uppajjanti. Mahattappatte pana te uppajjanti, atha satthā sikkhāpadaṃ paññapeti. Tattha mahattappatte saṃghe paññattasikkhāpadāni:-

"yo pana bhikkhu anupasampannena uttaridvirattatirattaṃ sahaseyyaṃ

kappeyya pācittiyaṃ. Yā pana bhikkhunī anuvassaṃ vuṭṭhāpeyya pācittiyaṃ.

Yā pana bhikkhunī ekaṃ vassaṃ dve vuṭṭhāpeyya pācittiyan"ti iminā nayena veditabbāni.