So satthu sammukhā anekākāravokāraṃ yāthāvato sarīrasabhāvavibhāvanaṃ asubhakathaṃ sutvā sakena kāyena aṭṭiyamāno harāyamāno jigucchamāno saṃviggahadayo satthāraṃ vanditvā "labheyyāhaṃ bhante bhagavato santike pabbajjan"ti pabbajjaṃ yāci. Satthā samīpe ṭhitamaññataraṃ bhikkhuṃ āṇāpesi "gaccha bhikkhu imaṃ pabbājetvā upasampādetvā ānehī"ti. So taṃ tacapañcakakammaṭṭhānaṃ datvā pabbājesi. So khuraggeyeva saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ apadāne 1-:-
"siddhatthassa bhagavato thūpaseṭṭhassa sammukhā
vicittadusse laggetvā kapparukkhaṃ ṭhapesahaṃ.
Yaṃ yaṃ yonūpapajjāmi devattaṃ atha mānusaṃ