Tatreko thero pañcame divase arahattaṃ patvā "mama kiccaṃ nipphannaṃ, ahaṃ imasmiṃ ṭhāne kiṃ karissāmī"ti iddhiyā uttarakuruto piṇḍapātaṃ āharitvā "āvuso imaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñjatha, bhikkhācārakiccaṃ mamāyattaṃ hotu, tumhe attano kammaṃ karothā"ti āha. Kiṃ nu kho mayaṃ āvuso nisseṇiṃ pātetvā evaṃ avocumhā "yo paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ sacchikaroti, so bhikkhaṃ āharatu, tenābhataṃ sesā paribhuñjitvā samaṇadhammaṃ karissāmā"ti. Natthi āvusoti. Tumhe attano pubbahetu alabhittha, mayaṃpi sakkontā vaṭṭassantaṃ karissāma, gacchatha tumheti. Thero tesaṃ saññāpetuṃ asakkonto phāsukakṭhāne piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñjitvā gato. Aparo thero sattame divase anāgāmiphalaṃ patvā tato cuto suddhāvāsabrahmaloke nibbatto.

Itarepi therā tato cutā ekaṃ buddhantaraṃ devamanussesu saṃsarantā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde tesu tesu kulesu nibbattā. Eko gandhāraraṭṭhe takkasilānagare

@5 cha.Ma. pubbahetunā labhittha 6 cha.Ma.,i. te 7 cha.Ma.,i. saṃsaritvā