"imehi aṭṭhīhi tamaggapuggalaṃ

devātidevaṃ naradammasārathiṃ

samantacakkhuṃ satapuññalakkhaṇaṃ

pāṇehi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gatosmīti. Idaṃ kira ṭhānaṃ disvā tathāgato devadattaṃ pabbājesi. Sace hi so na pabbajissa; gihī hutvā kammaṃ bhāriyaṃ akarissa, āyatiṃ bhavassa paccayaṃ kātuṃ nāsakkhissa; pabbajitvā ca pana, kiñcāpi kammaṃ bhāriyaṃ karissati, āyatiṃ bhavassa paccayaṃ kātuṃ sakkhissatīti naṃ satthā pabbājesi. So hi ito satasahassakappamatthake aṭṭhissaro nāma paccekabuddho bhavissati. So paṭhaviṃ pavisitvā avīcimhi nibbatti. Niccale buddhe aparaddhabhāvena pana niccalova hutvā paccati. Tiyojanasatike antoavīcimhi yojanasatubbedhamevassa sarīraṃ nibbatti, sīsaṃ yāva kaṇṇasakkhalito upari ayakapallaṃ pāvisi, pādā Yāva gopphakā heṭṭhā ayapaṭhaviṃ paviṭṭhā, mahātālakkhandhaparimāṇaṃ ayasūlaṃ pacchimabhittito nikkhamitvā piṭṭhimajjhaṃ bhinditvā urena nikkhamitvā puratthimabhittiṃ pāvisi, aparaṃ dakkhiṇabhittito nikkhamitvā dakkhiṇapassaṃ bhinditvā vāmapassena nikkhamitvā uttarabhittiṃ pāvisi, aparaṃ upari kapallato nikkhamitvā matthakaṃ bhinditvā adhobhāgena nikkhamitvā ayapaṭhaviṃ pāvisi. Evaṃ so tattha niccalo hutvā paccati.