Imassāpi pañhākamme ayamanupubbikathā:- atīte kira kappasatahassamatthake padumuttaro nāma satthā loke udapādi, tasmiṃ haṃsavatīnagaraṃ upanissāya kheme migadāye viharante vedeho nāma kuṭumbiko asītikoṭidhanavibhavo pātova subhojanaṃ bhuñjitvā uposathaṅgāni adhiṭṭhāya gandhapupphādīni gahetvā vihāraṃ gantvā satthāraṃ pūjetvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe satthā mahānisabhattheraṃ nāma tatiyasāvakaṃ "etadaggaṃ bhikkhave mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhutavādānaṃ, yadidaṃ nisabho"ti etadagge ṭhapesi. Upāsako taṃ sutvā pasanno dhammakathāvasāne mahājane uṭṭhāya gate satthāraṃ vanditvā "bhante sveva mayhaṃ bhikkhaṃ adhivāsethā"ti āha. Mahā kho upāsaka bhikkhusaṃghoti. Kittako bhagavāti. Aṭṭhasaṭṭhibhikkhusatasahassanti. Bhante

@(syā) 2 cha.Ma. anuññātānaṃ 3 cha.Ma.,i. tesaṃ sabbesampi 4 cha.Ma.,i. tasmā

@5 Ma. uposathaṃ Ekaṃ sāmaṇerampi vihāre asesetvā bhikkhaṃ adhivāsethāti. Satthā adhivāsesi tuṇhībhāvena. Upāsako satthu adhivāsanaṃ viditvā gehaṃ gantvā mahādānaṃ sajjetvā punadivase satthu kālaṃ ārocāpesi. Satthā pattacīvaramādāya bhikkhusaṃghaparivuto upāsakassa gharaṃ gantvā paññatte āsane nisinno dakkhiṇodakāvasāne yāguādīni sampaṭicchanto bhattavissaggaṃ akāsi. Upāsakopi satthu santike nisīdi.