Bhagavāpi kumāraṃ na nivattāpesi. Parijanopi bhagavatā saddhiṃ gacchantaṃ nivattetuṃ nāsakkhi. Iti so bhagavatā saddhiṃ ārāmameva agamāsi. Tato bhagavā cintesi "yaṃ ayaṃ pitu santakaṃ dhanaṃ icchati, taṃ vaṭṭānugataṃ savighātaṃ; handassa bodhimūle mayā paṭiladdhaṃ sattavidhaṃ ariyadhanaṃ demi, lokuttaradāyajjassa naṃ sāmikaṃ karomīti.
Athakho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ sārīputtaṃ āmantesi "tenahi tvaṃ sārīputta rāhulakumāraṃ pabbājehīti. Thero taṃ pabbājesi. Pabbajite pana kumāre, rañño taṃ sutvā adhimattaṃ dukkhaṃ uppajji. Taṃ adhivāsetuṃ asakkonto bhagavato santikaṃ gantvā paṭinivedetvā "sādhu bhante ayyā mātāpitūhi ananuññātaṃ puttaṃ na pabbājeyyunti varaṃ yāci. Bhagavā tassa taṃ varaṃ datvā, punekadivasaṃ rājanivesane katapātarāso, ekamantaṃ nisinnena raññā "bhante tumhākaṃ dukkarakārikakāle ekā devatā maṃ upasaṅkamitvā `putto te kālakatoti āha, ahaṃ tassā vacanaṃ asaddahanto `na mayhaṃ putto bodhiṃ appatvā kālaṃ karotīti taṃ paṭikkhipinti vutte, "idāni mahārāja kiṃ saddahissatha; pubbepi, aṭṭhikāni tuyhaṃ dassetvā `putto te matoti vutte, na saddahitthāti, imissā atthuppattiyā mahādhammapālajātakaṃ kathesi. Kathāpariyosāne rājā anāgāmiphale patiṭṭhahi. Iti
Bhagavā pitaraṃ tīsu phalesu patiṭṭhāpetvā bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto punadeva rājagahaṃ gantvā tato anāthapiṇḍikena sāvatthiṃ āgamanatthāya gahitapaṭiñño, niṭṭhite jetavanamahāvihāre, tattha gantvā vāsaṃ kappesi.
Evaṃ satthari jetavane viharanteyeva, āyasmā nando ukkaṇṭhitvā bhikkhūnaṃ etamatthaṃ ārocesi "anabhirato ahaṃ āvuso brahmacariyaṃ carāmi, na sakkomi brahmacariyaṃ sandhāretuṃ, sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattissāmīti. Bhagavā taṃ pavattiṃ sutvā āyasmantaṃ nandaṃ pakkosāpetvā etadavoca "saccaṃ kira tvaṃ nanda sambahulānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ evamārocesi `anabhirato ahaṃ āvuso brahmacariyaṃ carāmi, na sakkomi brahmacariyaṃ sandhāretuṃ, sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattissāmīti. "evaṃ bhanteti. "kissa pana tvaṃ nanda anabhirato brahmacariyaṃ carasi, na sakkosi brahmacariyaṃ sandhāretuṃ, sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattissasīti. "sākiyānī me bhante janapadakalyāṇī gharā nikkhamantassa aḍḍhullikhitehi kesehi apaloketvā maṃ etadavoca "tuvaṭaṃ kho ayyaputta āgaccheyyāsīti; so kho ahaṃ bhante taṃ anussaramāno anabhirato brahmacariyaṃ carāmi, na sakkomi brahmacariyaṃ sandhāretuṃ, sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattissāmīti. Athakho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ nandaṃ