Evaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ anumatiyā uccinitena tenāyasmatā saddhiṃ pañca therasatāni ahesuṃ.

Atha kho therānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi "kattha nukho mayaṃ dhammañca vinayañca saṅgāyeyyāmā"ti? atha kho therānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi "rājagahaṃ jo mahāgocaraṃ pahūtasenāsanaṃ, yannūna mayaṃ rājagahe vassaṃ vasantā dhammañca vinayañca saṅgāyeyyāma, na aññe bhikkhū rājagahe vassaṃ upagaccheyyun"ti.

Kasmā pana nesaṃ etadahosi? idaṃ pana amhākaṃ thāvarakammaṃ, koci visabhāgapuggalo saṃghamajjhaṃ pavisitvā ukkoṭeyyāti. Athāyasmā mahākassapo ñattidutiyena kammena sāvesi.:-

"suṇātu me āvuso saṃgho, yadi saṃghassa pattakallaṃ, saṃgho imāni pañca bhikkhusatāni sammanneyya `rājagahe vassaṃ vasantāni dhammañca vinayañca saṅgāyituṃ, na aññehi bhikkhūhi rājagahe vassaṃ vasitabban'ti. Esā ñatti.