Thero “sādhū”ti sampaṭicchitvā dasa upāsakassa upāsakaguṇe paridīpesi. “Dasa ime, mahārāja, upāsakassa upāsakaguṇā. Katame dasa, idha, mahārāja, upāsako saṃghena samāna­su­kha­duk­kho hoti, dhammā­dhi­pa­teyyo hoti, yathābalaṃ saṃvibhāgarato hoti, jina­sāsa­na­pari­hāniṃ disvā abhivaḍḍhiyā vāyamati. Sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, apaga­ta­ko­tūha­la­maṅga­liko jīvitahetupi na aññaṃ satthāraṃ uddisati, kāyika­vāca­sikañ­cassa rakkhitaṃ hoti, samaggārāmo hoti samaggarato, anusūyako hoti, na ca kuhanavasena sāsane carati, buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti, saṃghaṃ saraṇaṃ gato hoti. Ime kho, mahārāja, dasa upāsakassa upāsakaguṇā, te sabbe guṇā tayi saṃvijjanti, taṃ te yuttaṃ pattaṃ anucchavikaṃ patirūpaṃ yaṃ tvaṃ jina­sāsa­na­pari­hāniṃ disvā abhivaḍḍhiṃ icchasi, karomi te okāsaṃ, puccha maṃ tvaṃ yathāsukhan”ti.

Meṇḍa­ka­pañ­hāram­bha­kathā niṭṭhitā.