Atha bhikkhusaṃghamajjhe kathā udapādi "sīhanādiyatthero arahattaṃ pattadivase bhikkhusaṃghamajjhe `yassa magge vā phale vā kaṅkhā atthi, so maṃ pucchatū'ti kathesi. Buddhānampi sammukhe attano arahattappattiṃ kathesi, aññe sāvakā tuṇhī ahesuṃ. Attano sīhanādikabhāveneva mahājanassa pasādaṃ janetvā vehāsaṃ abbhuggantvā candanasārapattañca gaṇhī"ti. Te bhikkhū ime tayopi guṇe ekato katvā satthu kathayiṃsu. buddhā ca nāma garahitabbayuttake garahanti, pasaṃsitabbayuttake pasaṃsanti imasmiṃ ṭhāne therassa pasaṃsitabbayuttakameva aggaṃ gahetvā "tiṇṇaṃ kho pana bhikkhave indriyānaṃ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā bhāradvājo bhikkhu aññaṃ byākāsi `khīṇā jāti, vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ, kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparaṃ itthattāyāti pajānāmī'ti. Katamesaṃ tiṇṇaṃ, satindriyassa samādhindriyassa paññindriyassa. Imesaṃ kho bhikkhave tiṇṇaṃ indriyānaṃ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā bhāradvājo bhikkhu aññaṃ byākāsi `khīṇā jāti, vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ, kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparaṃ itthattāyāti pajānāmī"ti theraṃ pasaṃsitvā sīhanādikānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapesīti.

@4 Sī.,i. uttamasāradhammaṃ 5 vi.cu. 7/252/11 khuddakavatthukhandhaka

@6 cha.Ma.,i....yuttakaṃ. evamuparipi 7 cha.Ma.,i. pasaṃsantīti 8 Sī.,i.,cha.Ma. aṅgaṃ