Tattha atthi desanāya ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ, atthi sāsanassa. Desanāya tāva catuppadikāyapi gāthāya paṭhamapādo ādi nāma, tato dve majjhaṃ nāma, ante eko pariyosānaṃ nāma. Ekānusandhikassa suttassa nidānaṃ ādi, idamavocāti pariyosānaṃ, ubhinnamantarāmajjhe anekānusandhikassa suttassa paṭhamānusandhi ādi, ante anusandhi pariyosānaṃ, majjhe eko vā dve vā bahū vā majjhameva.

Sāsanassa sīlasamādhivipassanā ādi nāma. Vuttaṃpi cetaṃ "ko cādi kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ, sīlañca suvisuddhaṃ diṭṭhi ca ujukā"ti. "atthi bhikkhave majjhimā paṭipadā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā"ti evaṃ vutto pana ariyamaggo majjhaṃ nāma. Phalañceva nibbānañca pariyosānaṃ nāma "tasmātiha tvaṃ brāhmaṇa brahmacariyaṃ etaṃpāraṃ etaṃpariyosānan"ti ettha phalaṃ pariyosānanti vuttaṃ. "nibbānogadhamhi āvuso visākha brahmacariyaṃ vussati nibbānaparāyanaṃ nibbānapariyosānanti ettha nibbānaṃ pariyosānanti vuttaṃ. Idha pana desanāya ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ adhippetaṃ. Bhagavā hi dhammaṃ desento ādimhi sīlaṃ dassetvā majjhe maggaṃ pariyosāne nibbānaṃ deseti. Tena vuttaṃ "so dhammaṃ deseti ādikalyāṇaṃ majjhekalyāṇaṃ pariyosāna- kalyāṇan"ti. Tasmā aññopi dhammakathiko dhammaṃ kathento:-

ādimhi sīlaṃ dasseyya majjhe maggaṃ vibhāvaye