chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā kataṃ buddhassa sāsanan"ti.

Arahattaṃ pana patvā pañcasatabhikkhuniparivārā mahādhammakathikā ahosi. Sā ekadivasaṃ rājagahe piṇḍāya caritvā katabhattakiccā bhikkhunupassayaṃ pavisitvā sannisinnāya mahatiyā parisāya madhubhaṇḍaṃ pīḷetvā rasaṃ madhuraṃ pāyentī viya amatena abhisiñcantī viya dhammaṃ deseti. Parisā cassā dhammakathaṃ ohitasotā avikkhittacittā sakkaccaṃ suṇāti. Tasmiṃ khaṇe theriyā caṅkamanakoṭiyaṃ rukkhe adhivatthā devatā dhammadesanāya pasannā rājagahaṃ pavisitvā rathiyāya rathiyaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ vicaritvā tassā guṇaṃ vibhāventī:-

[54] "kiṃ me katā rājagahe manussā madhuṃ pītāva acchare