Manussattabhāvasmiṃyeva hi ṭhatvā buddhattaṃ patthentassa patthanā samijjhati, nāgassa vā supaṇṇassa vā devatāya vā sakkassa vā patthanā no samijjhati. Manussattabhāvepi purisaliṅge ṭhitasseva patthanā samijjhati, itthiyā vā paṇḍakanapuṃsakaubhatobyañjanakānaṃ vā no samijjhati. Purisassapi tasmiṃ attabhāve arahattappattiyā hetusampannasseva patthanā samijjhati, no itarassa. Hetusampannassāpi jīvamānabuddhasseva santike patthentasseva patthanā samijjhati, parinibbute buddhe cetiyasantike vā bodhimūle vā patthentassa na samijjhati. Buddhānaṃ santike patthentassapi pabbajjāliṅge ṭhitasseva samijjhati, no gihiliṅge ṭhitassa. Pabbajitassapi pañcābhiññāaṭṭhasamāpattilābhinoyeva samijjhati, na imāya guṇasampattiyā virahitassa. Guṇasampannenapi yena attano jīvitaṃ buddhānaṃ pariccattaṃ hoti, tasseva iminā adhikārena adhikārasampannassa samijjhati, na itarassa. Adhikārasampannassāpi yassa buddhakārakadhammānaṃ atthāya mahanto chando ca ussāho ca vāyāmo ca pariyeṭṭhi ca, tasseva samijjhati, na itarassa.

Tatridaṃ chandamahantatāya opammaṃ:- sace hi evamassa yo sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ ekodakībhūtaṃ attano bāhubalena uttaritvā pāraṃ gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Yo vā pana sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ veḷugumbasañchannaṃ viyūhitvā madditvā padasā gacchanto pāraṃ gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Yo vā pana sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ sattiyo ākoṭetvā nirantaraṃ sattiphalasamākiṇṇaṃ padasā akkamamāno pāraṃ gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Yo vā pana sakalacakkavāḷagabbhaṃ vītaccitaṅgārabharitaṃ pādehi maddamāno pāraṃ gantuṃ samattho, so buddhattaṃ pāpuṇātīti. Yo etesu ekampi attano dukkaraṃ na maññati, "ahaṃ etampi taritvā vā gantvā vā pāraṃ gamissāmī"ti evaṃ mahantena chandena ca ussāhena ca vāyāmena ca pariyeṭṭhiyā ca samannāgato hoti, etasseva patthanā samijjhati, na itarassa. Tasmā