Atha naṃ satthā "āsayānusayañāṇaṃ nāmetaṃ pāramiyo pūretvā dasasahassalokadhātuṃ unnādetvā sabbaññutaṃ pattānaṃ buddhānaṃyeva hotīti vatvā "katarakulā nu kho esa pabbajitoti āvajjanto

Tassa satthu hatthato padumaṃ gaṇhantasseva cittaṃ pasīdi. So vihārapaccantaṃ gantvā vālukaṃ ussāpetvā, tattha padumanāḷaṃ pavesetvā sammukhe pallaṅkena nisinno "lohitakaṃ lohitakanti parikammaṃ ārabhi. Athassa taṃ khaṇaṃyeva nīvaraṇāni vikkhambhiṃsu, upacārajjhānaṃ uppajji. Tadanantaraṃ paṭhamajjhānaṃ nibbattetvā pañcahākārehi vasībhāvaṃ pāpetvā yathānisinnova dutiyajjhānādīni patvā vasībhūte catutthajjhāne jhānakīḷaṃ kīḷanto nisīdi. Satthā tassa jhānānaṃ uppannabhāvaṃ ñatvā "sakkhissati nu kho esa attano dhammatāya uttariṃ visesaṃ nibbattetunti olokento "na sakkhissatīti ñatvā "taṃ padumaṃ milāyatūti adhiṭṭhahi. Taṃ hatthehi Madditapadumaṃ viya milāyantaṃ kāḷavaṇṇaṃ ahosi. So jhānā vuṭṭhāya taṃ oloketvā "kiṃ nu kho idaṃ padumaṃ jarāya pahaṭaṃ paññāyati, anupādinnakepi evaṃ jarāya abhibhuyyamāne, upādinnake kathā nāma natthi, idaṃpi hi jarā abhibhavissatīti aniccalakkhaṇaṃ passi. Tasmiṃ pana diṭṭhe, dukkhalakkhaṇaṃ anattalakkhaṇañca diṭṭhameva hoti. Tassa tayo bhavā ādittā viya kaṇṭhe baddhakuṇapaṃ viya ca khāyiṃsu. Tasmiṃ khaṇe tassa avidūre kumārakā ekaṃ saraṃ otaritvā kumudāni bhañjitvā thale rāsiṃ karonti. So thale ca jale ca kumudāni olokesi. Athassa jale kumudāni abhirūpāni udakaṃ paggharantāni viya upaṭṭhahiṃsu, itarāni aggaggesu parimilātāni. So "anupādinnakaṃ jarā evaṃ paharati, upādinnakaṃ kiṃ na paharissatīti suṭṭhutaraṃ aniccalakkhaṇādīni addasa. Satthā "pākaṭībhūtaṃ idāni imassa bhikkhuno kammaṭṭhānanti ñatvā gandhakuṭiyaṃ nisinnakova obhāsaṃ muñci. So tassa mukhaṃ pahari. Athassa "kinnu kho etanti olokentassa, satthā āgantvā sammukhe ṭhito viya ahosi. So uṭṭhāya añjaliṃ paggaṇhi. Athassa satthā sappāyaṃ sallakkhetvā imaṃ gāthamāha