Kathaṃ abhibhavanaṭṭhena tathāgato? yasmā bhagavā upari bhavaggaṃ heṭṭhā avīciṃ pariyantaṃ karitvā tiriyaṃ aparimāṇāsu lokadhātūsu sabbasatte abhibhavati sīlenapi samādhināpi paññāyapi vimuttiyāpi vimuttiñāṇadassanenapi, na tassa tulā vā pamāṇaṃ vā atthi, atha kho atulo appameyyo anuttaro devā atidevo sakkānaṃ atisakko brahmānaṃ atibrahmā sabbasattuttamo, tasmā tathāgato. Tenāha:-

"sadevake bhikkhave loke .pe. Sadevamanussāya tathāgato

abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthu daso vasavattī, tasmā `tathāgato'ti

vuccatī"ti.