Bhikkhūpi kho appicchā santuṭṭhā pavivittā asaṃsaṭṭhā āraddhavīriyā pahitattā codakā pāpagarahino vattāro vacanakkhamā sīlasampannā samādhisampannā paññāsampannā vimuttisampannā vimuttiñāṇadassanasampannā meghavaṇṇaṃ paṃsukūlacīvaraṃ pārupitvā suvammitā viya gandhahatthino bhagavantaṃ parivāretvā ohitasotā dhammaṃ suṇanti. Upāsakāpi suddhavatthanivatthā suddhuttarāsaṅgā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ mahādānāni pavattetvā gandhamālādīhi bhagavantaṃ pūjetvā vanditvā bhikkhusaṃghassa nipaccakāraṃ dassetvā bhagavantaṃ bhikkhusaṃghañca parivāretvā saṃyatahatthapādā ohitasotā sakkaccaṃ dhammaṃ suṇanti. Tena vuttaṃ "tena kho pana samayena bhagavā mahatiyā parisāya parivuto dhammaṃ desento nisinno hotī"ti.
Suppabuddho pana jighacchādubbalyapareto ghāsapariyesanaṃ caramāno antaravīthiṃ otiṇṇo dūratova taṃ mahājanasannipātaṃ disvā "kinnu kho ayaṃ mahājanakāyo sannipatito, addhā ettha bhojanaṃ dīyati maññe, appevanāmettha gatena kiñci khādanīyaṃ vā bhojanīyaṃ vā laddhuṃ sakkā"ti sañjātābhilāso tattha gantvā addasa bhagavantaṃ pāsādikaṃ dassanīyaṃ pasādanīyaṃ uttamadamathasamathamanuppattaṃ dantaṃ guttaṃ satindriyaṃ susamāhitaṃ tāya parisāya parivutaṃ dhammaṃ desentaṃ, disvāna purimajātisambhatāya paripakkāya upanissayasampattiyā codiyamāno "yannūnāhampi dhammaṃ suṇeyyan"ti parisapariyante nisīdi. Taṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ "addasā kho suppabuddho kuṭṭhī .pe. Tattheva ekamantaṃ nisīdi `ahampi dhammaṃ sossāmī"ti.
Sabbāvantanti sabbāvatiṃ hīnādisabbapuggalavataṃ, tattha kiñcipi anavasesetvāti attho. "sabbavantan"tipi paṭhanti. Cetasāti buddhacakkhusampayuttacittena. Cittasīsena hi ñāṇaṃ niddiṭṭhaṃ, tasmā āsayānusayañāṇena indriyaparopariyattañāṇena cāti attho. Ceto paricca manasākāsīti tassā parisāya cittaṃ paccekaṃ paricchinditvā manasi akāsi te volokesi. Bhabbo dhammaṃ viññātunti maggaphaladhammaṃ adhigantuṃ samattho, upanissayasampannoti attho. Etadahosīti ayaṃ suppabuddho kiñcāpi tagarasikhimhi paccekabuddhe aparajjhitvā īdiso jāto, maggaphalūpanissayo panassa paṃsupaṭicchannasuvaṇṇanikkhaṃ viya antohadayeyeva vijjotati, tasmā suviññāpiyoti idaṃ ahosi. Tenāha "ayaṃ kho idha bhabbo dhammaṃ viññātun"ti.