Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vajjīsu viharati hatthigāme. Atha kho uggo gahapati hatthigāmako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho uggo gahapati hatthigāmako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme no parinibbāyanti? Ko pana, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti? (Yathā purima­suttan­taṃ, evaṃ vitthāretabbaṃ.) “Ayaṃ kho, gahapati, hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena midhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti.

Dutiyaṃ.