So taṃdivasaṃ gharaṃ gantvā sopānamatthake ṭhitāya dhammadinnāya hatthe pasārite hatthaṃ anālambitvāva pāsādaṃ abhiruhi. Bhuñjamānopi "imaṃ detha, imaṃ āharathā"ti na byāhari. Dhammadinnā kaṭacchuṃ gahetvā parivisamānā cintesi "ayaṃ me hatthālambakaṃ dentiyāpi hatthaṃ nālambi, bhuñjamānopi kiñci na katheti, ko nu kho mayhaṃ doso"ti. Atha naṃ bhuttāviṃ "ko nu kho me ayyaputta doso"ti pucchi. Dhammadinne tuyhaṃ doso natthi, ahaṃ pana ajjato paṭṭhāya santhavavasena tumhākaṃ santike nisīdituṃ vā ṭhātuṃ vā āharāpetvā khādituṃ vā bhuñjituṃ vā abhabbo. Tvaṃ

@visākhaseṭṭhino gehaṃ gatā 4 Sī.,i. hattholambakaṃ 5 Ma. karontiyāpi

@6 cha.Ma.,i. ajja Sace icchasi, imasmiṃ gehe vasa. No ce icchasi, yattakena te dhanena attho, taṃ gaṇhitvā kulagharaṃ gacchāti. Ayyaputta evaṃ sante nāhaṃ tumhehi chaḍḍitaṃ kheḷamiva kacavaraṃ sīsena ukkhipitvā carissāmi, mayhaṃ pabbajjaṃ anujānāthāti. Visākho "sādhu dhammadinne"ti rañño ārocetvā dhammadinnaṃ suvaṇṇasivikāya bhikkhunīupassayaṃ pabbajjatthāya pesesi.