Tadā hi bhagavā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātappaṭikkanto vihāraṃ pavisitvā gandhakuṭippamukhe ṭhatvā bhikkhūsu vattaṃ dassetvā gatesu mahāgandhakuṭiṃ pavisitvā paññattavarabuddhāsane nisinno atītajātivisayaṃ ñāṇaṃ pesesi. Athassa tāni nirantaraṃ poṅkhānupoṅkhaṃ anantāparimāṇappabhedā upaṭṭhahiṃsu. So "evaṃ mahantassa nāma dukkhakkhandhassa mūlabhūtā ime kilesā"ti kilesavisayaṃ ñāṇācāraṃ pesetvā te pahānamukhena anupadaṃ paccavekkhitvā "ime vata kilesā anavasesato mayhaṃ suṭṭhu pahīnā"ti puna tesaṃ pahānakaraṃ sākāraṃ saparivāraṃ sauddesaṃ ariyamaggaṃ paccavekkhanto anantāparimāṇabhede attano sīlādianavajjadhamme manasākāsi. Tena vuttaṃ:-

"tena kho pana samayena bhagavā attano aneke pāpake

akusale dhamme pahīne paccavekkhamāno nisinno hoti, aneke ca