Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāpathavī parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya, ṭhapetvā satta kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo guḷikā. Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ, yaṃ vā mahāpathaviyā parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādiṇṇaṃ yā vā satta kolaṭ­ṭhi­mat­tiyo guḷikā avasiṭṭhā”ti?

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

Chaṭṭhaṃ.