9 Upāhanavaggavaṇṇanā

1 upāhanajātakaṃ.

Yathāpi katāti idaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto devadattaṃ ārabbha kathesi.

Dhammasabhāyaṃ hi bhikkhū kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ āvuso devadatto ācariyapaccakkho tathāgatassa paṭipakkho paṭisattu hutvā mahāvināsaṃ pāpuṇīti. Satthā āgantvā kāyanuttha bhikkhave etarahi kathāya sannisinnāti pucchitvā imāya nāmāti vutte na bhikkhave devadatto idāneva ācariyapaccakkho mama paṭipakkho hutvā mahāvināsaṃ pāpuṇi, pubbepi paṭipakkho yevāti vatvā atītaṃ āhari.