“Bhante nāgasena, ‘upacikāya ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, upacikā upari chadanaṃ katvā attānaṃ pidahitvā gocarāya carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sīla­saṃ­vara­chada­naṃ katvā mānasaṃ pidahitvā piṇḍāya caritabbaṃ, sīla­saṃ­vara­chada­nena kho, mahārāja, yogī yogāvacaro sab­babhaya­sa­matik­kanto hoti. Idaṃ, mahārāja, upacikāya ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgan­ta­puttena—

‘Sīla­saṃ­vara­chada­naṃ,
yogī katvāna mānasaṃ;
Anupalitto lokena,
bhayā ca parimuccatī’”ti.

Upaci­kaṅ­gapañho paṭhamo.