Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā nāḷandāyaṃ viharati ­pāvāri­kam­ba­vane. Atha kho, upāli gahapati, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami … pe … ekamantaṃ nisinno kho, upāli gahapati, 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.

Tatiyaṃ.