So āha "buddhānaṃ bhante patthanā kīva ciraṃ vaṭṭatī"ti. Buddhānaṃ ānanda heṭṭhimaparicchedena cattāri asaṅkhyeyyāni kappasatasahassañca, majjhimaparicchedena aṭṭha asaṅkhyeyyāni kappasatasahassañca, uparimaparicchedena soḷasa asaṅkhyeyyāni kappasatasahassañca. Ete ca bhedā paññādhikasaddhādhikavīriyādhikānaṃ vasena ñātabbā. Paññādhikānaṃ hi saddhā mandā hoti, paññā tikkhā. Saddhādhikānaṃ paññā majjhimā hoti, saddhā tikkhā. Vīriyādhikānaṃ saddhā paññā mandā hoti, vīriyaṃ tikkhanti, appatvā pana cattāri asaṅkhyeyyāni kappasatasahassañca divase divase vessantaradānasadisaṃ dānaṃ dentopi tadanurūpe sīlādipāramidhamme ācinantopi antarā buddho bhavissatīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. Kasmā? ñāṇaṃ gabbhaṃ na gaṇhāti, vepullaṃ nāpajjati, paripākaṃ na gacchatīti. Yathā nāma timāsacatumāsapañcamāsaccayena nipphajjanakaṃ sassaṃ taṃ taṃ kālaṃ appatvā divase divase satakkhattuṃ sahassakkhattuṃ keḷāyantopi udakena siñcantopi antarā pakkhena vā māsena vā nipphādessatīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. Kasmā? sassaṃ gabbhaṃ na gaṇhāti, Vepullaṃ nāpajjati, paripākaṃ na gacchatīti. Evamevaṃ appatvā cattāri asaṅkhyeyyāni kappasatasahassañca antarā buddho bhavissatīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. Tasmā yathāvuttameva kālaṃ pāramipūraṇaṃ kattabbaṃ ñāṇaparipākatthāya. Ettakenāpi ca kālena buddhattaṃ patthayato abhinīhārakaraṇe aṭṭha sampattiyo icchitabbā. Ayañhi:-

manussattaṃ liṅgasampatti hetu satthāradassanaṃ

pabbajjā guṇasampatti adhikāro ca chandatā

aṭṭhadhammasamodhānā abhinīhāro samijjhati.