Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso mahāpathaviyā satta kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo guḷikā upanikkhipeyya. Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ, yā vā satta kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo guḷikā upanikkhittā yā vā mahāpathavī”ti?

“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṃ, yadidaṃ mahāpathavī; appamattikā satta kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo guḷikā upanikkhittā. Neva satimaṃ kalaṃ upenti na sahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti na satasahassimaṃ kalaṃ upenti mahāpathaviṃ upanidhāya satta kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo guḷikā upanikkhittā”ti. “Evameva kho, bhikkhave … pe … dhamma­cak­khu­paṭi­lābho”ti.

Pañcamaṃ.