Atha satthā pātova mahāmoggallānattheraṃ āmantesi "eso moggallāna rājagahassa avidūre sakkaranigame macchariseṭṭhī `kapallapūve khādissāmīti aññesaṃ dassanabhayena sattabhūmike pāsāde kapallapūve pācāpeti, tvaṃ tattha gantvā seṭṭhiṃ dametvā nibbisevanaṃ katvā ubhopi jāyapatike pūve ca khīrasappimadhuphāṇitāni ca gāhāpetvā attano balena jetavanaṃ ānehi; ajjāhaṃ pañcahi bhikkhusatehi saddhiṃ vihāreyeva nisīdissāmi, pūveheva bhattakiccaṃ karissāmīti āha. Theropi "sādhu bhanteti satthu vacanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā tāvadeva iddhibalena taṃ nigamaṃ gantvā tassa pāsādassa sīhapañjaradvāre sunivattho supāruto ākāse eva maṇirūpakaṃ viya aṭṭhāsi. Mahāseṭṭhino theraṃ disvāva hadayamaṃsaṃ kampi. So "ahaṃ evarūpānaṃyeva bhayena imaṃ ṭhānaṃ āgato, ayañca āgantvā vātapānadvāre ṭhitoti gahetabbaggahaṇaṃ apassanto aggimhi pakkhittaloṇasakkharā viya rosento Taṭataṭāyanto evamāha "samaṇa ākāse ṭhatvā kiṃ labhissasi, ākāse apade padaṃ dassetvā caṅkamantopi neva labhissasīti. Thero tasmiṃeva ṭhāne aparāparaṃ caṅkami. Seṭṭhī "caṅkamanto kiṃ labhissasi, ākāse pallaṅkena nisīdantopi na labhissasiyevāti āha. Thero pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā nisīdi. Atha naṃ "ākāse nisinno kiṃ labhissasi, āgantvā vātapānaummāre ṭhitopi na labhissasīti āha. Thero ummāre aṭṭhāsiṃ. Atha naṃ "ummāre ṭhito kiṃ labhissasi, dhūmāyantopi na labhissasiyevāti āha. Theropi dhūmāyi. Sakalapāsādo ekadhūmo ahosi. Seṭṭhino akkhīnaṃ sūciyā vijjhanakālo viya ahosi. Gehajjhāyanabhayena taṃ "pajjalantopi na labhissasīti avatvā "ayaṃ samaṇo suṭṭhu laggo aladdhā na gamissati, ekamassa pūvaṃ dāpessāmīti bhariyaṃ āha "bhadde ekaṃ khuddakapūvaṃ pacitvā samaṇassa datvā uyyojehi nanti. Sā thokaṃeva piṭṭhaṃ kapallapātiyaṃ pakkhipi. Mahāpūvo hutvā sakalapātiṃ pūretvā uddhumāto aṭṭhāsi. Seṭṭhī taṃ disvā "bahuṃ tayā piṭṭhaṃ gahitaṃ bhavissatīti, sayameva dabbikaṇṇena thokaṃ piṭṭhaṃ gahetvā pakkhipi. Pūvo purimapūvato mahantataro jāto. Evaṃ yaṃ yaṃ pacati, so so mahantamahantova hoti. So nibbinno bhariyaṃ āha "bhadde imassa ekaṃ pūvaṃ dehīti. Tassā pacchito ekaṃ gaṇhantiyā, sabbe ekābaddhā alliyiṃsu. Sā seṭṭhiṃ āha "sāmi sabbe pūvā ekābaddhā, visuṃ kātuṃ na sakkomīti. "ahaṃ karissāmīti sopi Kātuṃ nāsakkhi. Ubhopi janā koṭiyaṃ gahetvā kaḍḍhantāpi viyojetuṃ nāsakkhiṃsueva. Athassa pūvehi saddhiṃ vāyamantasseva sarīrato sedā mucciṃsu, pipāsā upacchijji. Tato bhariyaṃ āha "bhadde na me pūvehi attho, samaṇassa dehīti. Sā pacchiṃ ādāya theraṃ upasaṅkami. Thero ubhinnaṃpi dhammaṃ desesi, tiṇṇaṃ ratanānaṃ guṇaṃ kathesi, "atthi dinnaṃ, atthi yiṭṭhanti dinnadānādīnaṃ phalaṃ gagaṇatale candaṃ viya dassesi. Taṃ sutvā pasannacitto seṭṭhī "bhante āgantvā imasmiṃ pallaṅke nisīditvā paribhuñjathāti āha. Thero "mahāseṭṭhi sammāsambuddho `pūve khādissāmīti pañcahi bhikkhusatehi saddhiṃ vihāre nisinno; tumhākaṃ ruciyā sati, seṭṭhi bhariyaṃ pūve ca khīrādīni ca gaṇhāpetha, satthu santikaṃ gamissāmāti āha. "kahaṃ pana bhante etarahi satthāti. "ito pañcacattāḷīsayojanamatthake jetavanavihāre seṭṭhīti. "bhante kālaṃ anatikkamitvā ettakaṃ addhānaṃ kathaṃ gamissāmāti. "mahāseṭṭhi tumhākaṃ ruciyā sati, ahaṃ vo attano balena nessāmi; tumhākaṃ pāsāde sopāṇasīsaṃ attano ṭhāne eva bhavissati, sopāṇapariyosānaṃ pana jetavanadvārakoṭṭhake bhavissati, uparipāsādā heṭṭhāotaraṇakālamatteneva jetavanaṃ nessāmīti. So "sādhu bhanteti sampaṭicchi. Thero sopāṇasīsaṃ tattheva katvā "sopāṇapādamūlaṃ jetavanadvārakoṭṭhake hotūti adhiṭṭhāsi. Tatheva ahosi. Thero seṭṭhiñca bhariyañca uparipāsādā