@3 cha.Ma. parinibbuto parinibbāpessāmīti Disvā hatthapāde dhovitvā añjaliṃ paggayha samparivāretvā aṭṭhaṃsu. Evaṃ tehi samparivāritaṃ addasa kho kasibhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ piṇḍāya ṭhitaṃ, disvāna bhagavantaṃ etadavoca "ahaṃ kho samaṇa kasāmi ca vappāmi cā"ti.

Kasmā panāyaṃ evamāha, kiṃ samantapāsādike pasādanīye uttamadamathasamathamanuppattepi bhagavati appasādena, udāhu aḍḍhateyyānaṃ janasahassānaṃ pāyāsaṃ paṭiyādetvāpi kaṭacchubhikkhāya maccherenāti? ubhayathāpi no, apica khvassa bhagavato dassanena atittaṃ nikkhittakammantaṃ janaṃ disvā "kammabhaṅgaṃ me kātuṃ āgato"ti anattamanatā ahosi, tasmā evamāha. Bhagavato ca lakkhaṇasampattiṃ disvā "sacāyaṃ kammante payojayittha, sakalajambudīpe manussānaṃ sīse cūḷāmaṇi viya abhavissa, ko nāmassa attho na sampajjissa, evamevaṃ alasatāya kammante appayojetvā vappamaṅgalakālādīsu piṇḍāya caritvā bhuñjanto kāyadaḷhībahulo vicaratī"tipissa ahosi. Tenāha:- ahaṃ kho samaṇa kasāmi ca vappāmi ca, kasitvā ca vappitvā ca bhuñjāmīti. Na me kammantā byāpajjanti, na camhi yathā tvaṃ evaṃ lakkhaṇasampannoti adhippāyo. Tvampi samaṇa .pe. Bhuñjassu, ko te attho na sampajjeyya evaṃ lakkhaṇasampannassāti adhippāyo.

Apicāyaṃ assosi "sakyarājakule kira kumāro uppanno, so cakkavattirajjaṃ pahāya pabbajito"ti. Tasmā "idāni ayaṃ so"ti ñatvā "cakkavattirajjaṃ kira pahāya nikkhantosī"ti upārambhaṃ karonto āha "ahaṃ kho samaṇā"ti. Apicāyaṃ tikkhapañño brāhmaṇo, na bhagavantaṃ avakkhipanto bhaṇati, bhagavato pana