"yato kho mahānāma upāsako buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, dhammaṃ

saraṇaṃ gato hoti, saṃghaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, ettāvatā kho mahānāma

upāsako hotī"ti.

Kasmā upāsakoti ratanattayassa upāsanato. So hi buddhaṃ upāsatīti upāsako. Dhammaṃ, saṃghaṃ upāsatīti upāsakoti.