Saraṇagamanaṃ nāma ratanattayaparāyanākārappavatto cittuppādo. Saraṇassa gantā nāma taṃsamaṅgīpuggalo. Evaṃ tāva saraṇaṃ saraṇagamanaṃ saraṇassa gantā cāti idaṃ tayaṃ veditabbaṃ.

Tassāti taṃ dīpaṅkaraṃ, upayogatthe sāmivacanaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. "upagacchuṃ saraṇaṃ tatthā"tipi pāṭho. Satthunoti satthāraṃ. Saraṇāgamane kañcīti kañci puggalaṃ

Kiñcāpi paccuppannavasena vuttaṃ, atītakālavasena pana attho gahetabbo. Esa nayo sesesupi. "kassaci saraṇāgamane"tipi pāṭho, tassapi soyevattho. Kañci pañcasu sīlesūti kañci puggalaṃ pañcasu viratisīlesu nivesesīti attho. "kassaci pañcasu sīlesū"tipi pāṭho, soyevattho. Sīle dasavidhe paranti aparaṃ puggalaṃ dasavidhe sīle nivesesīti attho. "kassaci kusale dasā"tipi pāṭho, tassa kañci puggalaṃ dasa kusaladhamme samādapesīti attho. Kassaci deti sāmaññanti ettha paramatthato sāmaññanti maggo vuccati. Yathāha:-

"katamañca bhikkhave sāmaññaṃ? ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko