8. Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu. (259)

"vassikā viya pupphānīti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto pañcasate bhikkhū ārabbha kathesi.

Te kira satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā araññe samaṇadhammaṃ karontā pātova pupphitāni vassikapupphāni sāyaṃ vaṇṭato muccantāni disvā "pupphānaṃ vaṇṭehi muccanato mayaṃ paṭhamataraṃ rāgādīhi muccissāmāti vāyamiṃsu. Satthā te bhikkhū oloketvā "bhikkhave bhikkhunā nāma vaṇṭato muccanakapupphena viya vaṭṭadukkhato muccituṃ vāyamitabbamevāti vatvā gandhakuṭiyaṃ nisinnova ālokaṃ pharitvā imaṃ gāthamāha