Paṭhavīkathāpasutapañcasatabhikkhuvatthu.

2. Marīcikammaṭṭhānikattheravatthu. (34)

"pheṇūpamanti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā sāvatthiyaṃ viharanto aññataraṃ marīcikammaṭṭhānikaṃ bhikkhuṃ ārabbha kathesi.

So kira satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā "samaṇadhammaṃ karissāmīti araññaṃ pavisitvā ghaṭitvā vāyamitvā arahattaṃ pattuṃ asakkonto "visesetvā kammaṭṭhānaṃ kathāpessāmīti satthu santikaṃ āgacchanto antarāmagge marīciṃ disvā "yathāyaṃ gimhasamaye uṭṭhitā marīci dūre ṭhitānaṃ rūpagataṃ viya paññāyati, santikaṃ āgacchantānaṃ neva paññāyati; ayaṃ attabhāvopi uppādavayatthena evarūpoti marīcikammaṭṭhānaṃ bhāvento āgantvā maggakilanto aciravatiyaṃ nahāyitvā ekasmiṃ caṇḍasotatīre chāyāya nisinno udakavegābhighātena uṭṭhahitvā mahante pheṇapiṇḍe bhijjamāne disvā "ayaṃ attabhāvopi uppajjitvā bhijjanatthena evarūpoyevāti ārammaṇaṃ aggahesi. Satthā gandhakuṭiyaṃ ṭhitova taṃ theraṃ disvā "evameva bhikkhu evarūpovāyaṃ Attabhāvo pheṇapiṇḍo viya marīci viya uppajjanabhijjanasabhāvoevāti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha