visaṃ dhammaṃ samādāya bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā;

yodha puññañca pāpañca vāhetvā brahmacariyavā

saṅkhāya loke carati, sa ve bhikkhūti vuccatīti.

Tattha "yāvatāti: yattakena pare bhikkhati, tena bhikkhanamattena bhikkhu nāma na hoti. Visanti: visamaṃ dhammaṃ visagandhaṃ vā kāyakammādikaṃ dhammaṃ samādāya caranto bhikkhu nāma na hoti. Yodhāti: yo idha sāsane ubhayaṃpetaṃ puññañca pāpañca maggabrahmacariyena vāhetvā panuditvā brahmacariyavā hoti. Saṅkhāyāti: ñāṇena. Loketi: khandhādiloke "ime ajjhattikā khandhā, ime bāhirāti evaṃ sabbepi dhamme jānitvā carati, so tena ñāṇena kilesānaṃ bhinnattā `bhikkhūti vuccatīti attho.