Tassa desanāvasāne satthā sayaṃ dhammaṃ desesi. Desanāpariyosāne sabbe catucattāḷīsasahassatāpasā arahattaṃ pāpuṇiṃsu. Satthā "etha bhikkhavo"ti hatthaṃ pasāresi. Tesaṃ tāvadeva kesamassu antaradhāyi. Aṭṭhaparikkhārā kāye paṭimukkāva ahesuṃ. Saṭṭhivassatutherā viya satthāraṃ parivārayiṃsu. Nandatāpaso pana vikkhittacittatāya visesaṃ nādhigacchi. Tassa kira araṇavihārittherassa santike dhammaṃ sotuṃ āraddhakālato paṭṭhāya "aho vatāhampi anāgate uppajjanakabuddhassa sāsane iminā sāvakena laddhadhuraṃ labheyyan"ti cittaṃ udapādi. So tena parivitakkena maggaphalapaṭivedhaṃ kātuṃ nāsakkhi. Tathāgataṃ pana vanditvā sammukhe ṭhatvā āha "bhante yena bhikkhunā isigaṇassa pupphāsanānumodanā katā, ko nāmāyaṃ tumhākaṃ sāsane"ti. Araṇa- vihāriaṅge dakkhiṇeyyaṅge ca etadaggaṃ patto eso bhikkhūti. "bhante yvāyaṃ mayā sattāhaṃ pupphachattaṃ dhārentena sakkāro kato, tena adhikārena na aññaṃ sampattiṃ patthemi, anāgate pana ekassa buddhassa sāsane ayaṃ thero viya dvīhaṅgehi samannāgato sāvako bhaveyyan"ti patthanamakāsi.

Satthā "samijjhissati nu kho imassa tāpasassa patthanā"ti anāgataṃsañāṇaṃ pesetvā olokento kappasatasahassaṃ atikkamitvā samijjhanakabhāvaṃ disvā nandatāpasaṃ āha "na te ayaṃ patthanā moghā bhavissati, anāgate kappasatasahassaṃ atikkamitvā gotamo nāma buddho uppajjissati, tassa santike samijjhissatī"ti vatvā dhammakathaṃ kathetvā bhikkhusaṃghaparivuto ākāsaṃ pakkhandi. Nandatāpaso yāva cakkhupathasamatikkamā satthāraṃ bhikkhusaṃghañca uddissa añjaliṃ paggayha aṭṭhāsi. So aparabhāge kālena kālaṃ satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā dhammaṃ sukaṇi. Aparihīnajujhānova kālaṅkatvā barhmaloke nibbatto. Tato pana cuto aparānipi pañca jātisatāni pabbajitvā āraññako