Athakho bhagavā tathārūpaṃ iddhābhisaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkhāsi, yathā pakatiiriyāpathena gacchantampi attānaṃ aṅgulimālo sabbathāmena dhāvantopi na sakkoti sampāpuṇituṃ. So parihīnajavo ghurughurupassāsī kacchehi sedaṃ muñcanto padaṃ uddharitumpi asakkonto khāṇu viya ṭhito bhagavantaṃ "tiṭṭha tiṭṭha samaṇā"ti āha. Bhagavā gacchantova "ṭhito ahaṃ aṅgulimāla, tvañca tiṭṭhā"ti āha. So "ime kho samaṇā sakyaputtiyā saccavādino, ayaṃ samaṇo gacchantoyeva `ṭhito ahaṃ aṅgulimāla, tvañca tiṭṭhā'ti āha, ahañcamhi ṭhito, ko nu kho imassa adhippāyo, pucchitvā naṃ jānissāmī"ti bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:-

[866] "gacchaṃ vadesi samaṇa ṭhitomhi

mamañca brūsi ṭhitamaṭṭhitoti

pucchāmi taṃ samaṇa etamatthaṃ