Taṃ tesaṃ bhavissati dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāyāti evaṃ lokānukampāya cārikaṃ carati.

Apica catūhi kāraṇehi buddhā bhagavanto cārikaṃ caranti:- jaṅghavihāravasena sarīraphāsukatthāya, atthuppattikālābhikaṅkhanatthāya, bhikkhūnaṃ sikkhāpadapaññā- panatthāya, tattha tattha paripākagatindriye bodhaneyyasatte bodhanatthāyāti. Aparehipi catūhi kāraṇehi buddhā bhagavanto cārikaṃ caranti:- "buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchissantī"ti vā "dhammaṃ. Saṃghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchissantī"ti vā. "mahatā dhammavassena catasso parisā santappessāmī"ti vā. Aparehipi pañcahi kāraṇehi buddhā bhagavanto cārikaṃ caranti:- "pāṇātipātā viramissantī"ti vā "adinnādānā. KāmesumicchācāRā. Musāvādā. Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā viramissantī"ti vā. Aparehipi aṭṭhahi kāraṇehi buddhā bhagavanto cārikaṃ caranti:- "paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ paṭilabhissantī"ti vā "dutiyaṃ .pe. Nevasaññāṇānāsaññāyatanasamāpattiṃ paṭi- labhissantī"ti vā. Aparehipi aṭṭhahi kāraṇehi buddhā bhagavanto cārikaṃ caranti:- "sotāpattimaggaṃ adhigamissantī"ti vā "sotāpattiphalaṃ .pe. Arahattaphalaṃ sacchikarissanatī"ti vāti. Ayaṃ aturitacārikā. Idha aturitacārikā adhippetā. Sā panesā duvidhā hoti nibaddhacārikā ca anibaddhacārikā ca. Tattha yaṃ gāmanigama- nagarapaṭipāṭivasena carati, ayaṃ anibaddhacārikā nāma. Yaṃ panekasseva bodhaneyyasattassatthāya gacchati, ayaṃ nibaddhacārikā nāma. Esā idha adhippetā.

Tadā kira bhagavato pacchimayāmakiccapariyosāne dasasahassīlokadhātuyā ñāṇajālaṃ pattharitvā bodhaneyyabandhave olokentassa pokkharasātibrāhmaṇo sabbaññutañāṇajālassa anto paviṭṭho. Atha bhagavā "ayaṃ brāhmaṇo mayhaṃ ñāṇajāle paññāyati, `atthi nu khvassa upanissayo"ti vīmaṃsanto sotāpattimaggassa upanissayaṃ disvā "esa mayi etaṃ janapadaṃ gate lakkhaṇapariyesanatthaṃ ambaṭṭhaṃ