Tena ca samayena dabbatthero bhikkhūnaṃ senāsanaṃ paññāpento veḷuvana- vihārassa sāmantā aṭṭhārasamahāvihāre sabhāge bhikkhū pesento rattibhāge andhakāre aṅguliyā padīpaṃ jāletvā tenevālokena aniddhimante bhikkhū pesesi. Evaṃ therassa senāsanapaññāpanabhattuddesanakicce pākaṭe jāte satthā ariyagaṇamajjhe dabbattheraṃ ṭhānantare ṭhapento "etadaggaṃ bhikkhave mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ senāsanapaññāpakānaṃ yadidaṃ dabbo mallaputto"ti etadagge ṭhapesi.

[108] Thero attano pubbakammaṃ saritvā somanassajāto pubbacaritāpadānaṃ pakāsento padumuttaro nāma jinotiādimāha. Taṃ sabbaṃ heṭṭhā vuttatthameva. Ito ekanavute kappe vipassī nāma nāyako loke uppajjīti sambandho.

[125] Duṭṭhacittoti dūsitacitto asādhusaṅgamena apasannacittoti attho. Upavadiṃ sāvakaṃ tassāti tassa bhagavato khīṇāsavaṃ sāvakaṃ upavadiṃ, upari abhūtaṃ vacanaṃ āropesiṃ, abbhakkhānaṃ akāsinti attho.