@4 cha.Ma. pana ekā pabbajjā 5 cha.Ma. sañcayo. evamuparipi Parimadditvā "ācariya tumhākaṃ jānanasamayo ettakova, udāhu uttarimpi atthī"ti pucchiṃsu. Sañjayo "ettakova, sabbaṃ tumhehi ñātan"ti āha. Te tassa kathaṃ sutvā cintayiṃsu "evaṃ sati imassa santike brahmacariyassa vāso niratthako, mayaṃ mokkhadhammaṃ gavesituṃ nikkhantā, so imassa santike uppādetuṃ na sakkā. Mahā kho pana jambūdīpo, gāmanigamarājadhāniyo carantā mayaṃ avassaṃ mokkhadhammadesakaṃ ekaṃ ācariyaṃ labhissāmā"ti. Te tato paṭṭhāya yattha yattha paṇḍitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā atthīti suṇanti, tattha tattha gantvā pañhassa sākacchaṃ karonti. Tehi puṭṭhaṃ pañhaṃ aññe kathetuṃ samatthā natthi, te pana tesaṃ pañhaṃ vissajjenti. Evaṃ sakalajambūdīpaṃ pariggaṇhitvā nivattitvā sakaṭṭhānameva āgantvā "samma kolita yo paṭhamaṃ amataṃ adhigacchati, so ārocetū"ti katikaṃ akaṃsu.

Tena samayena amhākaṃ satthā paṭhamābhisambodhiṃ patvā pavattitapavaradhammacakko anupubbena rājagahaṃ sampatto hoti. Atha "ekasaṭṭhī arahantā loke uppannā hontī"ti vuttakāle "caratha bhikkhave cārikaṃ bahujanahitāyā"ti ratanattayaguṇapakāsanatthaṃ uyyojitānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ antare pañcavaggiyabbhantare assajitthero paṭinivattitvā rājagahameva āgato. Punadivase pātova pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi.

Tasmiṃ samaye upatissaparibbājako pātova bhattakiccaṃ katvā paribbājakārāmaṃ gacchanto theraṃ disvā cintesi "mayā evarūpo pabbajito nāma na diṭṭhapubboyeva. Ye vata loke arahanto vā arahattamaggaṃ vā samāpannā, ayaṃ tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ aññataro, yannūnāhaṃ imaṃ bhikkhuṃ upasaṅkamitvā pañhaṃ puccheyyaṃ `kaṃsi tvaṃ āvuso uddissa pabbajito, ko vā te satthā, kassa vā tvaṃ dhammaṃ rocesī"ti. Athassa etadahosi "akālo kho imaṃ bhikkhuṃ pañhaṃ pucchituṃ, antaragharaṃ paviṭṭho piṇḍāya carati, yannūnāhaṃ imaṃ bhikkhuṃ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandheyyaṃ atthikehi upañātaṃ