Mahāvihārasmiṃ hi dakkhiṇadvāre ṭhatvā mahācetiyaṃ olokentā tiṃsasahassabhikkhū arahattaṃ pāpuṇiṃsu, tathā pacchimadvāre uttaradvāre pācīnadvāre ca, tathā pañhamaṇḍapaṭṭhāne abhayavāpipāḷiyaṃ, thūpārāmadvāre nagarassa dakkhiṇadvāre anurādhavāpipāḷiyaṃ.

Mahāariyavaṃsabhāṇakatthero panāha "kiṃ tumhe vadatha, mahācetiyassa samantā kucchivedikāya heṭṭhimabhāgato paṭṭhāya paññāyanaṭṭhāne yattha yattha dve pādā sakkā honti samaṃ patiṭṭhāpetuṃ, tattha tattha ekapaduddhāre tiṃsa tiṃsa bhikkhusahassāni arahattaṃ pāpuṇiṃsūti sakkā vattun"ti. Aparo pana mahāthero āha "mahācetiyatale ākiṇṇavālikāya bahutarā bhikkhū arahattaṃ pattā"ti. There disvā tesaṃ ovāde patiṭṭhāya asubhaṃ disvā tattha paṭhamajjhānaṃ uppādetvā tadeva khayato sammasanto arahattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Tasmā etesaṃ dassanaṃ sātthaṃ. Keci pana "āmisatopi vuḍḍhi atthoyeva taṃ nissāya brahmacariyānuggahāya paṭipannattā"ti vadanti.

Tasmiṃ pana gamane sappāyāsappāyaṃ pariggahetvā sappāyapariggaṇhaṇaṃ sappāyasampajaññaṃ. Seyyathidaṃ? cetiyadassanaṃ tāva sātthaṃ. Sace pana cetiyassa mahāpūjāya dasadvādasayojanantare parisā sannipatanti, attano vibhavānurūpā itthiyopi purisāpi alaṅkatapaṭiyattā cittakammarūpakāni viya sañcaranti. Tatra cassa iṭṭhe ārammaṇe lobho, aniṭṭhe paṭigho, asamapekkhaṇena moho uppajjati, kāyasaṃsaggāpattiṃ āpajjati, jīvitabrahmacariyānaṃ vā antarāyo ca hoti. Evantaṃ ṭhānaṃ asappāyaṃ hoti, vuttappakāraantarāyābhāve