@3 Sī. aṭṭhivedhapuggalo Atha jānanto viya yaṃkiñci kathessāmi, ayaṃ me bhikkhu veyyākaraṇena anāraddhacitto vādaṃ āropessati. "ahamasmi bhikkhu brahmā"ti ādīni pana me bhaṇantassa na koci vacanaṃ sadhahissati, yannūnāhaṃ vikkhepaṃ katvā imaṃ bhikkhuṃ satthu santikaṃyeva peseyyanti cintetvā "ahamasmi bhikkhu brahmā"ti ādimāha.

[495-496] Ekamantaṃ apanetvāti kasmā evamakāsi? kuhakattā. Bahiddhā pariyeṭṭhinti telatthiko vālikaṃ nippīḷiyamāno viya yāva brahmalokā bahiddhā pariyesanaṃ āpajjasi.

[497] Sakuṇanti kākaṃ vā kulalaṃ vā. Na kho eso bhikkhu pañho evaṃ pucchitabboti idaṃ bhagavā yasmā padeseneva pañho pucchitabbo, ayañca kho bhikkhu anupādinnakepi gahetvā nippadesato pucchati, tasmā paṭisedheti. Āciṇṇaṃ kiretaṃ buddhānaṃ, pucchāmūḷhassa janassa pucchāya dosaṃ dassetvā pucchaṃ sikkhāpetvā pacchāvissajjanaṃ. Kasmā? pucchituṃ ajānitvā paripucchanto dubbiññāpayo hoti.