Nisīdi bhagavā pupphāsane. Satthari nisinne dve aggasāvakā sesabhikkhū ca attano attano pattāsane nisīdiṃsu. Satthā "tesaṃ mahapphalaṃ hotū"ti nirodhaṃ samāpajji. Satthu samāpannabhāvaṃ ñatvā dve aggasāvakāpi sesabhikkhūpi nirodhaṃ samāpajjiṃsu. Tāpaso sattāhaṃ nirantaraṃ pupphacchattaṃ dhārento aṭṭhāsi. Itare pana vanamūlaphalāphalaṃ paribhuñjitvā sesakāle añjaliṃ paggaha aṭṭhaṃsu.

Satthā sattāhassa accayena nirodhato vuṭṭhāya aggasāvakaṃ nisabhattheraṃ āmantesi "tāpasānaṃ pupphāsanānumodanaṃ karohī"ti. Thero sāvakapāramīñāṇe ṭhatvā tesaṃ pupphāsanānumodanaṃ akāsi. Tassa desanāvasāne satthā dutiyaṃ aggasāvakaṃ anomattheraṃ āmantesi "tvampi imesaṃ dhammaṃ desehī"ti. Sopi tepiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ sammasitvā tesaṃ dhammaṃ kathesi. Dvinnampi desanāya ekassapi dhammābhisamayo nāhosi. Atha satthā buddhavisaye ṭhatvā dhammadesanaṃ ārabhi. Desanāvasāne ṭhapetvā saradatāpasaṃ avasesā sabbepi catusattatisahassamattā jaṭilā arahattaṃ pāpuṇiṃsu. Satthā "etha bhikkhavo"ti hatthaṃ pasāresi. Te tāvadeva antarahitatāpasavesā aṭṭhaparikkhāravaradharā saṭṭhivassikattherā viya ahesuṃ.

Saradatāpaso pana "aho vatāhampi ayaṃ nisabhatthero viya anāgate ekassa buddhassa aggasāvako bhaveyyan"ti satthu desanākāle uppannaparivitakkatāya aññavihito hutvā maggaphalāni paṭivijjhituṃ nāsakkhi. Atha tathāgataṃ vanditvā tathā paṇidhānaṃ akāsi. Satthāpissa anantarāyena samijjhanabhāvaṃ disvā "ito tvaṃ kappa- satasahassādhikaṃ ekaṃ asaṅkheyyaṃ atikkamitvā gotamassa nāma sammāsambuddhassa agga- sāvako sāriputto nāma bhavissasī"ti byākaritvā dhammakathaṃ vatvā bhikkhusaṃghaparivuto ākāsaṃ pakkhandi.