Janasaṅgahatthaṃ dhammakathā nāma kātabbāyevāti aṭṭhakathācariyā vadanti. Dhammakathā hi kammaṭṭhānavimuttā nāma natthi, tasmā kammaṭṭhānasīseneva dhammakathaṃ kathetvā kammaṭṭhānasīseneva āhāraṃ paribhuñjitvā anumodanaṃ katvā nivattamānopi manussehi anugatova gāmato nikkhamitvā tattha te nivattetvā maggaṃ paṭipajjati

atha naṃ puretaraṃ nikkhamitvā bahigāme katabhattakiccā sāmaṇeradaharabhikkhū disvā paccuggantvā pattacīvaramassa gaṇhanti. Porāṇakabhikkhū kira na "amhākaṃ upajjhāyo ācariyo"ti mukhaṃ oloketvā vattaṃ karonti, sampattaparicchedeneva karonti. Te taṃ pucchanti "bhante ete manussā tumhākaṃ kiṃ honti mātipakkhato sambandhā pitipakkhato"ti kiṃ disvā pucchathāti? tumhesu etesaṃ pemaṃ bahumānanti? āvuso yaṃ mātāpitūhipi dukkaraṃ, taṃ ete amhākaṃ karonti, pattacīvaraṃpi no etesaṃ santakameva, etesaṃ ānubhāvena neva bhaye bhayaṃ, na chātake chātakaṃ jātaṃ nāma. Edisā nāma amhākaṃ upakārino natthīti tesaṃ guṇe kathento gacchati. Ayaṃ vuccati harati na paccāharati.

Yassa pana pageva vuttappakāraṃ vattapaṭipattiṃ karontassa kammajatejodhātu pajjalati, anupādinnakaṃ muñcitvā upādinnakaṃ gaṇhāti, sarīrato sedā muccanti. Kammaṭṭhānaṃ vīthiṃ na rohati, so pageva pattacīvaramādāya vegasāva cetiyaṃ vanditvā gorūpānaṃ nikkhamanavelāyameva gāmaṃ yāgubhikkhāya pavisitvā yāguṃ labhitvā āsanasālaṃ gantvā pivati, athassa dvittikkhattuṃ ajjhoharaṇamatteneva kammajatejodhātu upādinnakaṃ muñcitvā anupādinnakaṃ gaṇhāti, ghaṭasatena nhāpito viya tejodhātupariḷāhanibbānaṃ patvā kammaṭṭhānasīsena yāguṃ paribhuñjitvā pattañca mukhañca dhovitvā antarābhatte kammaṭṭhānaṃ manasikatvā avasesaṭṭhāne piṇḍāya caritvā kammaṭṭhānasīsena āhārañca paribhuñjitvā tato paṭṭhāya poṅkhānupoṅkhaṃ upaṭṭhahamānaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā āgacchati, ayaṃ vuccati paccāharati na harati. Edisā ca bhikkhū yāguṃ pivitvā vipassanaṃ ārabhitvā