Addhānamaggaṃ paṭipannoti aḍḍhayojanato paṭṭhāya maggo addhānanti vuccati, taṃ addhānamaggaṃ paṭipanno, dīghamaggaṃ paṭipannoti attho.

Idāni yathā esa pabbajito, yathā ca addhānamaggaṃ paṭipanno, imassatthassa āvibhāvatthaṃ abhinīhārato paṭṭhāya ayamanupubbikathā kathitabbā:-

atīte kira kappasatasahassa matthake padumuttaro nāma satthā udapādi, tasmiṃ haṃsavatīnagaraṃ upanissāya kheme migadāye viharante vedeho nāma kuṭumbiko asītikoṭidhanavibhavo pātova subhojanaṃ bhuñjitvā uposathaṅgāni adhiṭṭhāya gandhapupphādīni gahetvā vihāraṃ gantvā satthāraṃ pūjetvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe satthā mahānisabhattheraṃ nāma tatiyasāvakaṃ "etadaggaṃ bhikkhave mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhutavādānaṃ yadidaṃ nisabho"ti etadagge ṭhapesi. Upāsako taṃ sutvā pasanno dhammakathāvasāne mahājane uṭṭhāya gate satthāraṃ vanditvā "bhante sve mayhaṃ bhikkhaṃ adhivāsethā"ti āha. Mahā kho upāsaka bhikkhusaṃghoti. Kittako bhagavāti. Aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassanti. Bhante ekaṃ sāmaṇerampi vihāre asesetvā bhikkhaṃ adhivāsethāti. Satthā adhivāsesi. Upāsako satthu adhivāsanaṃ viditvā gehaṃ gantvā mahādānaṃ sajjetvā punadivase satthu kālaṃ ārocāpesi. Satthā pattacīvaramādāya bhikkhusaṃghaparivuto upāsakassa gharaṃ gantvā paññattāsane nisinno dakkhiṇodakāvasāne yāgubhattādīni sampaṭicchanto bhattavissaggaṃ akāsi. Upāsakopi satthu santike nisīdi.

Tasmiṃ antare mahānisabhatthero piṇḍāya caranto tameva vīthiṃ paṭipajji. Upāsako disvā uṭṭhāya gantvā theraṃ vanditvā "pattaṃ bhante no dethāti āha. Thero pattaṃ adāsi. Bhante idheva pavisatha, satthāpi gehe nisinnoti. Na vaṭṭissati Upāsakāti. Upāsako therassa pattaṃ gahetvā piṇḍapātassa pūretvā nīharitvā adāsi. Tato theraṃ anugantvā nivatto satthu santike nisīditvā evamāha "bhante mahānisabhatthero `satthā gehe nisinno'ti vuttepi pavisituṃ na icchi, atthi nu kho etassa tumhākaṃ guṇehi atireko guṇo"ti. Sambuddhānañca vaṇṇamaccheraṃ nāma natthi. Atha satthā evamāha "upāsaka mayaṃ bhikkhaṃ āgamayamānā gehe nisīdāma, so bhikkhu na evaṃ nisīditvā bhikkhaṃ udikkhati. Mayaṃ gāmantasenāsane vasāma, so araññasmiṃyeva vasati. Mayaṃ channe vasāma, so abbhokāsamhiyeva vasati. Iti tassa ayañca ayañca guṇo"ti mahāsamuddaṃ pūrayamānova kathesi. Upāsako pakatiyāpi jalamānapadīpo telena āsitto viya suṭṭhutaraṃ pasanno hutvā cintesi "kiṃ mayhaṃ aññāya sampattiyā, anāgate ekassa buddhassa santike dhutavādānaṃ aggabhāvatthāya patthanaṃ karissāmī"ti.