Atha ānandatthero jetavanamahāvihāre khaṇḍaphullapaṭisaṅkharaṇaṃ kārāpetvā upakaṭṭhāya vassūpanāyikāya bhikkhusaṃghaṃ ohāya rājagahaṃ gato, tathā aññepi dhammasaṅgāhakā bhikkhūti. Evaṃ hi gate te sandhāya idaṃ vuttaṃ "atha kho therā bhikkhū rājagahaṃ agamaṃsu dhammañca vinayañca saṅgāyitun"ti. Te āsāḷhapuṇṇamāyaṃ uposathaṃ katvā pāṭipadadivase sannipatitvā vassaṃ upagacchiṃsu.
Tena kho pana samayena rājagahaṃ parivāretvā aṭṭhārasa mahāvihārā honti. Te sabbepi chaḍḍitapatitauklāpā ahesuṃ. Bhagavato hi parinibbāne sabbepi bhikkhū attano attano pattacīvaramādāya vihāre ca pariveṇe ca chaḍḍetvā agamaṃsu. Tattha katikavattaṃ kurumānā therā "bhagavato vacanapūjanatthaṃ titthiyavādaparimocanatthañca paṭhamaṃ māsaṃ khaṇḍaphullapaṭisaṅkharaṇaṃ karomā"ti cintesuṃ. Titthiyā hi evaṃ vadeyyuṃ "samaṇassa gotamassa sāvakā satthari ṭhiteyeva vihāre paṭijaggiṃsu, parinibbute chaḍḍesuṃ, kulānaṃ mahādhanapariccāgo vinassatī"ti. Tesañca vādaparimocanatthaṃ cintesunti vuttaṃ hoti. Evaṃ cintayitvā ca pana katikavattaṃ kariṃsu, yaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ:-
"atha kho therānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi `bhagavatā kho āvuso khaṇḍaphullapaṭisaṅkharaṇaṃ vaṇṇitaṃ, handa mayaṃ āvuso paṭhamaṃ māsaṃ khaṇḍaphullapaṭisaṅkharaṇaṃ karoma, majjhimaṃ māsaṃ sannipatitvā dhammañca vinayañca saṅgāyissāmā"ti.
Te dutiyadivase gantvā rājadvāre aṭṭhaṃsu. Rājā āgantvā vanditvā "kiṃ bhante āgatatthā"ti attanā kattabbakiccaṃ pucchi. Therā aṭṭhārasamahāvihāra- paṭisaṅkharaṇatthāya hatthakammaṃ paṭivedesuṃ. Rājā hatthakammakārake manusse adāsi. Therā paṭhamaṃ māsaṃ sabbavihāre paṭisaṅkharāpetvā rañño ārocesuṃ "niṭṭhitaṃ mahārāja vihārapaṭisaṅkharaṇaṃ, idāni dhammavinayasaṅgahaṃ karomā"ti. Sādhu bhante vissaṭṭhā karotha, mayhaṃ āṇācakkaṃ, tumhākañca dhammacakkaṃ hotu, āṇāpetha bhante kiṃ karomīti. Saṅgahaṃ karontānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ sannisajjaṭṭhānaṃ mahārājāti. Kattha karomi bhanteti. Vebhārapabbatapasse sattapaṇṇiguhādvāre kātuṃ yuttaṃ mahārājāti. "sādhu bhante"ti