๔. ขีรสูตร

Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati ... tatra kho bhagavā ... Anamataggoyaṃ bhikkhave saṃsāro .pe. taṃ kiṃ maññatha bhikkhave katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ yaṃ vā vo iminā dīghena addhunā sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ mātu thaññaṃ pītaṃ yaṃ vā catūsu mahāsamuddesu udakanti . yathā kho Mayaṃ bhante bhagavatā dhammaṃ desitaṃ ājānāma etadeva bhante bahutaraṃ yaṃ no iminā dīghena addhunā sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ mātu thaññaṃ pītaṃ na tveva catūsu mahāsamuddesu udakanti.

Sādhu sādhu bhikkhave sādhu kho me tumhe bhikkhave evaṃ dhammaṃ desitaṃ ājānātha etadeva bhikkhave bahutaraṃ yaṃ vo iminā dīghena addhunā sandhāvataṃ saṃsarataṃ mātu thaññaṃ pītaṃ na tveva catūsu mahāsamuddesu udakaṃ taṃ kissa hetu anamataggoyaṃ bhikkhave saṃsāro .pe. Alaṃ vimuccitunti. Catutthaṃ.