Sammāsambuddho veḷuvanamahāvihāre gandhakuṭiyaṃ nisinno paṭhavīkampanasaddaṃ sutvā "kassa nu kho paṭhavī kampatī"ti āvajjentopi "pipphalimāṇavo ca bhaddā ca kāpilānī maṃ uddissa appameyyaṃ sampattiṃ pahāya pabbajitā, tesaṃ viyogaṭṭhāne ubhinnampi guṇabalena ayaṃ paṭhavīkampo jāto, mayāpi etesaṃ saṅgahaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī"ti gandhakuṭito nikkhamma sayameva pattacīvaraṃ ādāya asītimahātheresu kañci anāmantetvā tigāvutaṃ maggaṃ paccuggamanaṃ katvā rājagahassa ca nāḷandāya ca antare bahuputtakanigrodharukkhamūle pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā nisīdi. Nisīdanto pana aññataro paṃsukūliko viya anisīditvā buddhavesaṃ gahetvā asītihatthā ghanabuddharasmiyo vissajjento nisīdi. Iti tasmiṃ khaṇe
Dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇasiriyā samujjalitatārāgaṇaṃ viya gaganaṃ, supupphitakamalakuvalayaṃ viya salilaṃ, vanantaraṃ virocittha. Nigrodharukkhassa nāma khandho soto hoti, pattāni nīlāni pakkāni rattāni. Tasmiṃ pana divase satasākho nigrodharukkho suvaṇṇavaṇṇo ahosi.
Iti yā sā addhānamaggapaṭipannoti padassa atthaṃ vatvā "idāni yathā esa pabbajito, yathā ca addhānamaggaṃ paṭipanno, imassa atthassa āvībhāvatthaṃ abhinīhārato paṭṭhāya ayaṃ anupubbikathā veditabbāti vuttā, sā evaṃ veditabbā.
Antarā ca rājagahaṃ antarā ca nāḷandanti rājagahassa ca nāḷandāya ca antare. Satthārañca vatāhaṃ passeyyaṃ bhagavantameva passeyyanti sace ahaṃ satthāraṃ passeyyaṃ, imaṃyeva bhagavantaṃ passeyyaṃ. Na hi me ito aññena satthārā bhavituṃ sakkāti. Sugatañca vatāhaṃ passeyyaṃ bhagavantameva passeyyanti sace ahaṃ sammāpaṭipattiyā suṭṭhu gatattā sugataṃ nāma passeyyaṃ, imaṃyeva bhagavantaṃ passeyyaṃ. Na hi me ito aññena sugatena bhavituṃ sakkāti. Sammāsambuddhañca vatāhaṃ passeyyaṃ bhagavantameva passeyyanti sace ahaṃ sammā sāmaṃ ca saccāni buddhattā sammāsambuddhaṃ nāma passeyyaṃ, imaṃyeva bhagavantaṃ passeyyaṃ. Na hi me ito aññena sammāsambuddhena bhavituṃ sakkāti ayamettha adhippāyo. Evaṃ dassaneneva "bhagavati `ayaṃ satthā, ayaṃ sugato, ayaṃ sammāsambuddho'ti nikkaṅkho ahaṃ āvuso ahosin"ti dīpeti. Satthā me bhanteti idaṃ kiñcāpi dve vāre āgataṃ, tikkhattuṃ pana vuttanti veditabbaṃ. Iminā hi so "evaṃ tikkhattuṃ sāvakattaṃ sāvesiṃ āvuso"ti dīpeti.