Bhikkhū "ettakaṃ ṭhānaṃ gantvā devadatto satthāraṃ daṭṭhuṃ alabhitvāva paṭhaviṃ paviṭṭhoti kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ. Satthā "na bhikkhave devadatto idāneva mayi aparajjhitvā paṭhaviṃ pāvisi, pubbepi paviṭṭhoyevāti vatvā, hatthirājakāle maggamuḷhaṃ purisaṃ samassāsetvā attano piṭṭhiṃ āropetvā khemantaṃ pāpitassa tena puna tikkhattuṃ āgantvā `aggaṭṭhāne majjhimaṭṭhāne mūleti evaṃ dante chinditvā tatiyavāre mahāpurisassa cakkhupathaṃ atikkamantassa tassa paṭhaviṃ paviṭṭhabhāvaṃ dīpetuṃ

"akataññussa posassa niccaṃ vivaradassino

sabbañce paṭhaviṃ dajjā neva naṃ abhirādhayeti imaṃ jātakaṃ kathetvā, punapi tatheva kathāya samuṭṭhitāya, khantivādibhūte attani aparajjhitvā kalāburājabhūtassa tassa paṭhaviṃ paviṭṭhabhāvaṃ dīpetuṃ khantivādijātakaṃ, culladhammapālabhūte attani aparajjhitvā