Heṭṭhimaphalesu pana sikkhā sakadāgāmimaggavipassanādīnaṃ upanissayabhāvato sikkhākiccaṃ karontīti sikkhāvacanaṃ arahanti, taṃsamaṅgino ca sekkhavacanaṃ, taṃsampayuttā dhammā ca sikkhanasīlā. Sekkhadhammā yathāvuttehi atthehi sekkhā hontiyeva.

Atha vā sekkhāti apariyositasikkhānaṃ vacananti asekkhāti padaṃ pariyositasikkhānaṃ dassananti na lokiyadhammanibbānānaṃ asekkhabhāvāpatti. Vuḍḍhippattā sekkhā asekkhā ca sekkhadhammesu eva kesañci vuḍḍhippattānaṃ asekkhatā āpajjatīti arahattamaggadhammā vuḍḍhippattā, yathāvuttehi ca atthehi sekkhāti katvā asekkhā āpannāti ce? taṃ na, sadisesu tabbohārato. Arahattamaggato hi ninnānākaraṇaṃ arahattaphalaṃ ṭhapetvā pariññādikiccakaraṇaṃ vipākabhāvañca, tasmā te eva sekkhā dhammā arahattaphalabhāvaṃ āpannāti sakkā vattuṃ. Kusalasukhato ca vipākasukhaṃ santataratāya paṇītataranti vuḍḍhippattāva te dhammā hontīti "asekkhā"ti vuccanti.

Te pana asekkhadhamme khandhavasena idha tidhā vibhajitvā tehi samannāgamena khīṇāsavassa ānubhāvaṃ vibhāvento bhagavā "asekkhena sīlakkhandhenā"tiādimāha. Tattha sīlasaddassa attho heṭṭhā vutto. Khandhasaddo pana rāsimhi paññattiyaṃ rūḷhiyaṃ guṇeti bahūsu atthesu diṭṭhappayogo. Tathā hi "asaṅkhyeyyo appameyyo mahāudakakkhandhotveva saṅkhyaṃ gacchatī"tiādīsu rāsimhi āgato. "addasā kho bhagavā mahantaṃ dārukkhandhaṃ gaṅgāya nadiyā sotena vuyhamānan"tiādīsu paññattiyaṃ. "cittaṃ mano mānasaṃ hadayaṃ paṇḍaraṃ mano manāyatanaṃ manindriyaṃ, viññāṇaṃ viññāṇakkhandho"tiādīsu rūḷhiyaṃ. "na kho āvuso