Yathā hi dvīsu taruṇesu sippaṃ dassentesu ekassa hatthe tikhiṇo asi ekassa kuṇṭho, tikhiṇena asinā kadalī chijjamānā saddaṃ na karoti, kuṇṭhena asinā chijjamānā "kaṭakaṭā"ti saddaṃ karoti. Tattha tikhiṇena asinā saddaṃ
@3 cha.Ma. sucaritā 4 cha.Ma. passitaṃ Akarontiyāeva kadaliyā chedanaṃ viya diṭṭhippattassa tiṇṇaṃ maggānaṃ vipassanā- ñāṇassa tikhiṇasūravippasannabhāvo, kuṇṭhena asinā saddaṃ karontiyāpi kadaliyā chedanaṃ viya saddhāvimuttassa tiṇṇaṃ maggānaṃ vipassanāñāṇassa atikhiṇāsūrappasanna- bhāvo veditabbo. Imaṃ pana nayaṃ "no"ti paṭikkhipitvā āgamanīyanānatteneva saddhāvimutto diṭṭhippattaṃ na pāpuṇātīti sanniṭṭhānaṃ kataṃ.
Āgamaṭṭhakathāsu pana vuttaṃ "etesu hi saddhāvimuttassa pubbabhāgamaggakkhaṇe saddahantassa viya okappentassa viya adhimuccantassa viya ca kilesakkhayo hoti, diṭṭhippattassa pubbabhāgamaggakkhaṇe kilesacchedakañāṇaṃ adandhaṃ tikhiṇaṃ sūraṃ hutvā vahati, tasmā yathā nāma atikhiṇena asinā kadaliṃ chindantassa chinnaṭṭhānaṃ na maṭṭhaṃ hoti, asi na sīghaṃ vahati, saddo suyyati, balavataro vāyāmo kātabbo hoti. Evarūpā saddhāvimuttassa pubbabhāgamaggabhāvanā. Yathā pana tikhiṇanissitena asinā kadaliṃ chindantassa chinnaṭṭhānaṃ maṭṭhaṃ hoti, asi sīghaṃ vahati, saddo na suyyati, balavavāyāmakiccaṃ na hoti. Evarūpā diṭṭhippattassa pubbabhāgamaggabhāvanā veditabbā"ti. Ayaṃ vuccatīti ayaṃ evarūpo puggalo saddhāvimuttoti vuccati. Ayañhi saddahanto vimuttoti saddhāvimutto. Ayampi kāyasakkhī viya chabbidhova hoti.