Bhāsaṃ nāma sattā uggaṇhantīti vatvā ca panettha idaṃ kathitaṃ. Mātāpitaro hi daharakāle kumārake mañce vā pīṭhe vā nipajjāpetvā taṃ taṃ kathayamānā tāni tāni kiccāni karonti. Dārakā tesaṃ taṃ taṃ bhāsaṃ vavatthāpenti "iminā idaṃ vuttaṃ, iminā idaṃ vuttan"ti. Gacchante gacchante kāle sabbampi bhāsaṃ jānanti. Mātā damiḷī, pitā andhako. Tesaṃ jātadārako sace mātu kathaṃ
Sace pitu kathaṃ paṭhamaṃ suṇāti, andhakabhāsaṃ bhāsissati. Ubhinnampi pana kathaṃ asuṇanto māgadhabhāsaṃ bhāsissati.
Yopi agāmake mahāaraññe nibbatto, tattha añño kathento nāma natthi, sopi attano dhammatāya vacanaṃ samuṭṭhāpento māgadhabhāsameva bhāsissati. Niraye tiracchānayoniyaṃ pittivisaye manussaloke devaloketi sabbattha māgadhabhāsāva ussannā. Tattha sesā oṭṭakirātaandhakayonakadamiḷabhāsādikā aṭṭhārasa bhāsā parivattanti, ayamevekā yathābhuccabrahmavohāraariyavohārasaṅkhātā māgadhabhāsāva na parivattati. Sammāsambuddhopi tepiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ tantiṃ āropento māgadhabhāsāyaeva āropesi. Kasmā? evañhi atthaṃ āharituṃ sukhaṃ hoti. Māgadhabhāsāya hi tantiṃ āruḷhassa buddhavacanassa paṭisambhidāppattānaṃ sotapathāgamanameva papañco. Sote pana saṅghaṭṭitamatteyeva nayasatena nayasahassena attho upaṭṭhāti. Aññāya pana bhāsāya tantiṃ āruḷhaṃ pothetvā pothetvā uggahetabbaṃ hoti. Bahumpi uggahetvā pana puthujjanassa paṭisambhidāppatti nāma natthi, ariyasāvako no paṭisambhidāppatto nāma natthi.
Ñāṇesu ñāṇanti sabbatthakañāṇaṃ ārammaṇaṃ katvā ñāṇaṃ paccavekkhantassa pabhedagataṃ ñāṇaṃ paṭibhāṇapaṭisambhidāti. Imā pana catassopi paṭisambhidā dvīsu ṭhānesu pabhedaṃ gacchanti, pañcahi kāraṇehi visadā hontīti veditabbā. Katamesu dvīsu? sekkhabhūmiyañca asekkhabhūmiyañca. Tattha sāriputtattherassa mahāmoggallānattherassa mahākassapattherassa mahākaccāyanattherassa mahākoṭṭhitattherassāti asītiyāpi mahātherānaṃ paṭisambhidā asekkhabhūmiyaṃ pabhedaṃ gatā, ānandattherassa cittassa gahapatino dhammikassa upāsakassa upālissa gahapatino khujjuttarāya upāsikāyāti evamādīnaṃ paṭisambhidā sekkhabhūmiyaṃ pabhedaṃ gatāti imāsu dvīsu bhūmīsu pabhedaṃ gacchanti.