So kira gihikāle sāvatthiyaṃ duggatabrāhmaṇo ahosi. So "bhikkhūnaṃ santike jīvissāmīti cintetvā vihāraṃ gantvā apaharitaṃ karonto pariveṇaṃ sammajjanto mukhadhovanādīni dadanto vihāre vasi. Bhikkhūpi naṃ saṅgaṇhiṃsu, pabbājetuṃ pana na icchanti. So pabbajjaṃ alabhamāno kiso ahosi.

Athekadivasaṃ satthā paccūsakāle lokaṃ volokento taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ disvā "kinnu khoti upadhārento "arahā bhavissatīti ñatvā sāyaṇhasamaye vihāracārikaṃ caranto viya brāhmaṇassa santikaṃ gantvā "brāhmaṇa kiṃ karonto vicarasīti āha. "bhikkhūnaṃ vattappaṭivattaṃ karomi bhanteti āh "labhasi tesaṃ santikā saṅgahanti. "āma bhante, āhāramattaṃ labhāmi, na pana maṃ pabbājentīti. Satthā etasmiṃ nidāne bhikkhusaṅghaṃ sannipātāpetvā tamatthaṃ pucchitvā "bhikkhave atthi koci imassa brāhmaṇassa adhikāraṃ sarantoti pucchi. Sārīputtatthero "ahaṃ bhante sarāmi,

Ayaṃ me rājagahe piṇḍāya carantassa attano abhihaṭaṃ kaṭacchubhikkhaṃ dāpesi, imassāhaṃ adhikāraṃ sarāmīti āha. So, satthārā "kiṃ pana te sārīputta evaṃ katopakāraṃ dukkhato mocetuṃ na vaṭṭatīti vutte, "sādhu bhante, pabbājessāmīti taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ pabbājesi. Tassa bhattagge āsanapariyante āsanaṃ pāpuṇāti, yāgubhattādīhi kilamati. Thero taṃ ādāya cārikaṃ pakkāmi, abhikkhaṇaṃ naṃ "idante kattabbaṃ, idante na kattabbanti ovadi anusāsi. So suvaco ahosi padakkhiṇaggāhī; tasmā yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipajjamāno katipāheneva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Thero taṃ ādāya satthu santikaṃ gantvā vanditvā nisīdi. Atha naṃ satthā paṭisanthāraṃ katvā āha "suvaco nu kho te sārīputta antevāsikoti, "āma bhante, ativiya suvaco, kismiñci dose vuccamānepi, na kuddhapubboti. "sārīputta evarūpe saddhivihārike labhamāno kittake gaṇheyyāsīti. "bhante bahukepi gaṇheyyāmevāti.

Athekadivasaṃ dhammasabhāyaṃ bhikkhū kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ "sārīputtatthero kira kataññū katavedī kaṭacchubhikkhāmattaṃ upakāraṃ saritvā duggatabrāhmaṇaṃ pabbājesi; rādhattheropi ovādakkhamo ovādakkhamameva labhīti. Satthā tesaṃ kathaṃ sutvā "na bhikkhave idāneva, pubbepi sārīputto kataññū katavedīyevāti vatvā tamatthaṃ pakāsetuṃ