Etamatthavasaṃ ñatvā paṇḍito sīlasaṃvuto

nibbānagamanaṃ maggaṃ khippameva visodhaye"ti imāhi gāthāhi dhammaṃ desesi. Desanāvasāne paṭācārā sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhahitvā satthāraṃ pabbajjaṃ yāci. Satthā taṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ santikaṃ netvā pabbājesi. Sā laddhūpasampadā uparimaggatthāya vipassanāya kammaṃ karontī ekadivasaṃ ghaṭena udakaṃ ādāya pāde dhovantī udakaṃ āsiñci. Taṃ thokaṃ ṭhānaṃ gantvā pacchijji, dutiyavāraṃ āsittaṃ tatopi dūrataraṃ agamāsi, tatiyavāraṃ āsittaṃ tatopi dūrataraṃ agamāsi. Sā tadeva ārammaṇaṃ gahetvā tayo vaye paricchinditvā "mayā paṭhamaṃ āsittaṃ udakaṃ viya ime sattā paṭhamavayepi maranti, tato dūraṃ gataṃ dutiyavāraṃ āsittaṃ udakaṃ viya majjhimavayepi, tatopi dūrataraṃ gataṃ tatiyavāraṃ āsittaṃ udakaṃ viya pacchimavayepi marantiyevā"ti cintesi. Satthā gandhakuṭiyaṃ nisinnova obhāsaṃ pharitvā tassā sammukhe ṭhatvā kathento viya "evametaṃ paṭācāre, sabbepi me sattā maraṇadhammā, tasmā pañcannaṃ khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ apassantassa vassasataṃ jīvato taṃ passantassa ekāhampi ekakkhaṇampi jīvitaṃ seyyo"ti imamatthaṃ dassento:-

"yo ca vassasataṃ jīve apassaṃ udayabbayaṃ