Te kira bhagavatā saddhiṃ janapadacārikaṃ caritvā jetavanaṃ āgantvā sāyaṇhasamaye upaṭṭhānasālāyaṃ nisinnā attano gatagataṭṭhāne "asukagāmato asukagāmagamanaṭṭhāne samaṃ visamaṃ kaddamabahulaṃ sakkharabahulaṃ kāḷamattikaṃ tambamattikanti paṭhavīkathaṃ kathesuṃ. Satthā āgantvā "kāya nuttha bhikkhave etarahi kathāya sannisinnāti pucchitvā, "bhante amhehi vicaritaṭṭhāne paṭhavīkathāyāti vutte, "bhikkhave esā bāhirapaṭhavī nāma, tumhehi ajjhattikapaṭhaviyaṃ parikammaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatīti vatvā imā dve gāthā abhāsi

"ko imaṃ paṭhaviṃ vijessati

yamalokañca imaṃ sadevakaṃ?

ko dhammapadaṃ sudesitaṃ