Tena vuttaṃ "unnādiniyā uccāsaddamahāsaddāya anekavihitaṃ tiracchānakathaṃ kathentiyā"ti.

[409] Tato poṭṭhapādo paribbājako te paribjake oloketvā "ime paribbājakā ativiya aññamaññaṃ agāravā, mayañca samaṇassa gotamassa pātubhāvato paṭṭhāya suriyuggamane khajjopanakūpamā jātā, lābhasakkāropi no parihīno. Sace panimaṃ ṭhānaṃ samaṇo gotamo vā gotamassa sāvako vā gihī upaṭṭhāko vā tassa āgaccheyya, ativiya lajjanīyaṃ bhavissati, parisadoso kho pana parisajeṭṭhakasseva upari ārohatī"ti itocito ca vilokento bhagavantaṃ addasa. Tena vuttaṃ "addasā kho poṭṭhapādo paribbājako .pe. Tuṇhī ahesun"ti.

Tattha saṇṭhapesīti sikkhāpesi, vajjamassā paṭicchādesi. Yathā susaṇṭhitā hoti, tathā naṃ ṭhapesīti. Yathā nāma parisamajjhaṃ pavisanto puriso vajjapaṭicchādanatthaṃ nivāsanaṃ saṇṭhapeti, pārupanaṃ saṇṭhapeti, rajokiṇṇaṭṭhānaṃ puñchati, evamassā vajjapaṭicchādanatthaṃ "appasaddā bhonto"ti sikkhāpento yathā susaṇṭhitā hoti, tathā naṃ ṭhapesīti attho. Appasaddakāmoti appasaddaṃ icchati, eko nisīdati, eko tiṭṭhati, na gaṇasaṅgaṇikāya yāpeti. Upasaṅkamitabbaṃ maññeyyāti idhāgantabbaṃ maññeyya. Kasmā panesa bhagavato upasaṅkamanaṃ paccāsiṃsatīti 2-? attano vuḍḍhiṃ patthayamāno. Paribbājakā kira buddhesu vā buddhasāvakesu vā attano santikaṃ āgatesu "ajja amhākaṃ santikaṃ samaṇo gotamo āgato, sāriputto āgato, na kho pana te yassa vā tassa vā santikaṃ gacchanti, passatha amhākaṃ uttamabhāvan"ti attano upaṭṭhākānaṃ santike attānaṃ ukkhipanti, ucce ṭhāne ṭhapenti, bhagavatopi upaṭṭhāke gaṇhituṃ vāyamanti. Te kira bhagavato upaṭṭhāke disvā evaṃ vadanti "tumhākaṃ satthā bhavaṃ gotamopi gotamasāvakopi amhākaṃ santikaṃ āgacchanti, mayaṃ aññamaññaṃ samaggā. Tumhe pana amhe akkhīhipi passituṃ na icchatha, sāmīcikammaṃ na karotha, kiṃ vo amhehi aparaddhan"ti. athekacce manussā "buddhāpi etesaṃ santikaṃ gacchanti, kiṃ