So jhānasukhena phalasukhena vītināmento cintesi "sakkā nu kho imaṃ sukhaṃ cūḷapanthakassa dātunti tato ayyakaseṭṭhissa santikaṃ gantvā evamāha "mahāseṭṭhi sace anujāneyyātha, ahaṃ cūḷapanthakaṃ pabbājeyyanti. "pabbājetha naṃ bhanteti. Seṭṭhī kira sāsane suppasanno "kataradhītāya vo ete puttāti pucchiyamāno ca "palātadhītāyāti vattuṃ lajjati; tasmā sukheneva tesaṃ pabbajjaṃ anujānāti. Thero cūḷapanthakaṃ pabbājetvā sīlesu patiṭṭhāpesi. Sopi pabbajitvāva dandho ahosi. Thero taṃ anusikkhanto imaṃ gāthamāha

"padmaṃ yathā kokanudaṃ sugandhaṃ

pāto siyā phullamavītagandhaṃ,

Aṅgīrasaṃ passa virocamānaṃ,