orohitvāna gaganā manusse pucchi tāvade.

`tuṭṭhahaṭṭho Pamudito vedajāto mahājano

kassa sodhīyati maggo añjasaṃ vaṭumāyanan'"ti.

Manussā āhaṃsu "bhante sumedha na tvaṃ jānāsi, dīpaṅkaradasabalo sammāsambodhiṃ patvā pavattitapavaradhammacakko cārikaṃ caramāno amhākaṃ nagaraṃ patvā sudassanamahāvihāre paṭivasati, mayantaṃ bhagavantaṃ nimantayimhā, tassetaṃ buddhassa bhagavato āgamanamaggaṃ alaṅkaromā"ti. Sumedhatāpaso cintesi "buddho"ti kho ghosamattakaṃpi loke dullabhaṃ, pageva buddhuppādo, mayāpi imehi manussehi saddhiṃ dasabalassa maggaṃ alaṅkarituṃ vaṭṭatī"ti. So te manusse āha "sace bho tumhe etaṃ maggaṃ buddhassa alaṅkarotha, mayhaṃpi ekaṃ okāsaṃ detha, ahaṃpi tumhehi saddhiṃ maggaṃ alaṅkarissāmī"ti. Te "sādhū"ti sampaṭicchitvā "sumedhatāpaso iddhimā"ti jānantā udakabhinnokāsaṃ sallakkhetvā "tvaṃ imaṃ ṭhānaṃ alaṅkarohī"ti adaṃsu. Sumedhatāpaso buddhārammaṇapītiṃ gahetvā cintesi "ahaṃ imaṃ okāsaṃ iddhiyā alaṅkarituṃ sakkomi, evaṃ alaṅkato pana mama manaṃ na paritosessati, ajja mayā kāyaveyyāvaccaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī"ti paṃsuṃ āharitvā tasmiṃ padese pakkhipi.