"taṃ puttapasusammattanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto kisāgotamiṃ ārabbha kathesi.

Vatthu sahassavagge

"yo ca vassasataṃ jīve apassaṃ amataṃ padaṃ,

ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo passato amataṃ padanti gāthāvaṇṇanāya vitthāretvā kathitaṃ. Tadā hi satthā "kisāgotami laddhā te ekaccharamattā siddhatthakāti āha. "na laddhā bhante, sakalagāme jīvantehi matakāva bahutarāti. Atha naṃ satthā "tvaṃ `mameva putto matoti sallakkhesi, dhuvadhammo esa sabbasattānaṃ, maccurājā hi sabbasatte aparipuṇṇajjhāsayeeva mahogho viya parikaḍḍhamāno apāyasamudde pakkhipatīti vatvā dhammaṃ desento imaṃ gāthamāha