Idha bhikkhūti ettha kiñcāpi bhagavatā devaloke nisīditvā ayaṃ satipaṭṭhānavibhaṅgo kathito, ekabhikkhupi tattha bhagavato santike nisinnako nāma natthi. Evaṃ santepi yasmā ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bhikkhū bhāventi. Bhikkhugocarā

Kiṃ panete satipaṭṭhāne bhikkhūyeva bhāventi na bhikkhunīādayoti? bhikkhunīādayopi bhāventi, bhikkhū pana aggaparisā. Iti aggaparisattā idha bhikkhūti ālapati. Paṭipattiyā vā bhikkhubhāvadassanato evamāha. Yo hi imaṃ paṭipattiṃ paṭipajjati, so bhikkhu nāma hoti. Paṭipannako hi devo vā hotu manusso vā, bhikkhūti saṅkhyaṃ gacchateva. Yathāha:-

"alaṅkato cepi samañcareyya

santo danto niyato brahmacārī