Atha nandatāpaso antevāsike āmantesi "tātā buddhānaṃ nisinnāsanampi nīcaṃ, samaṇasatasahassassapi āsanaṃ natthi, tumhehi ajja uḷāraṃ bhagavato bhikkhusaṃghassa ca sakkāraṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭati, pabbatapādato vaṇṇagandhasampannāni pupphāni āharathā"ti āha, acinteyyattā iddhivisayassa te muhutteneva
Vaṇṇagandharasasampannāni pupphāni āharitvā buddhānaṃ yojanappamāṇaṃ pupphāsanaṃ paññāpesuṃ. Aggasāvakānaṃ tigāvutaṃ, sesabhikkhūnaṃ aḍḍhayojanādibhedaṃ, saṃghanavakassa usabhamattaṃ paññāpesuṃ. Evaṃ paññattesu āsanesu nandatāpaso tathāgatassa purato añjaliṃ paggayha ṭhito "bhante amhākaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya imaṃ pupphāsanaṃ āruyha nisīdathā"ti āha. Nisīdi bhagavā pupphāsane. Evaṃ nisinne satthari satthu ākāraṃ ñatvā bhikkhū attano attano pattāsane nisīdiṃsu. Nandatāpaso mahantaṃ pupphacchattaṃ gahetvā tathāgatassa matthake dhārento aṭṭhāsi. Satthā "tāpasānaṃ ayaṃ sakkāro mahapphalo hotū"ti nirodhasamāpattiṃ samāpajji. Satthu samāpannabhāvaṃ ñatvā bhikkhūpi samāpattiṃ samāpajjiṃsu. Tathāgate sattāhaṃ nirodhaṃ samāpajjitvā nisinne antevāsikā bhikkhācārakāle sampatte vanamūlaphalāphalaṃ paribhuñjitvā sesakāle buddhānaṃ añjaliṃ paggayha aṭṭhaṃsu. Nandatāpaso pana bhikkhācārampi agantvā pupphacchattaṃ dhārentoyeva sattāhaṃ pītisukheneva vītināmesi.
Satthā nirodhato vuṭṭhāya araṇavihāriaṅgena dakkhiṇeyyaṅgena cāti dvīhi aṅgehi samannāgataṃ ekaṃ sāvakaṃ "isigaṇassa pupphāsanānumodanaṃ karohī"ti āṇāpesi. So cakkavattirañño santikā paṭiladdhamahālābho mahāyodho viya tuṭṭhamānaso attano visaye ṭhatvā tepiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ sammasitvā anumodanamakāsi. Tassa desanāvasāne satthā sayaṃ dhammaṃ desesi, satthu desanāvasāne sabbepi catucattāḷīsasahassatāpasā arahattaṃ pāpuṇiṃsu. Satthā "etha bhikkhavo"ti hatthaṃ pasāresi. Tesaṃ tāvadeva kesamassū antaradhāyiṃsu. Aṭṭhaparikkhārā sarīre paṭimukkāva ahesuṃ. Te saṭṭhivassikattherā viya satthāraṃ parivārayiṃsu nandatāpaso pana vikkhittacittatāya visesaṃ nādhigacchi. Tassa kira araṇavihārittherassa dhammaṃ