ādigāthāyo vatvā pakkāmi. Tato māṇavo cintesi "ahaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ satta māse anubandhamāno kiñci vajjaṃ na passāmi. Sace panāhaṃ aññepi satta māse satta vā vassāni vassasataṃ vā vassasahassaṃ anubandheyyaṃ, nevassa vajjaṃ passeyyaṃ. Ācariyo kho panassa me mahallako, yogakkhemaṃ nāma na sakkā jānituṃ. Samaṇassa gotamassa sabhāvaguṇeneva buddhabhāvaṃ vatvā mayhaṃ ācariyassa ārocessāmī"ti bhagavantaṃ āpucchitvā bhikkhusaṃghaṃ vanditvā nikkhami.

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Ācariyassa santikañca panāgantvā "kacci tāta uttara taṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ tathāsantaṃyeva saddo abbhuggato"ti pucchito "ācariya kiṃ vadasi, cakkavāḷaṃ atisambādhaṃ, bhavaggaṃ atinīcaṃ, tassa hi bhoto gotamassa ākāsaṃ viya apariyanto guṇagaṇo. Yathāsantaṃyeva bho taṃ bhavantaṃ gotaman"tiādīni vatvā yathādiṭṭhāni dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni paṭipāṭiyā ācikkhitvā kiriyasamācāraṃ ācikkhi. Tena vuttaṃ "athakho uttaro māṇavo .pe. Ediso ca ediso ca bhavaṃ gotamo tato ca bhiyyo"ti.