“Bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, sunetto nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo. Sunettassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṃ. Sunetto satthā sāvakānaṃ brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desesi. Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desentassa cittāni nappasādesuṃ te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjiṃsu. Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, sunettassa satthuno brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desentassa cittāni pasādesuṃ te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjiṃsu.

Bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, mūgapakkho nāma satthā ahosi … pe … aranemi nāma satthā ahosi … pe … kuddālako nāma satthā ahosi … pe … hatthipālo nāma satthā ahosi … pe … jotipālo nāma satthā ahosi … pe … arako nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo. Arakassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṃ. Arako nāma satthā sāvakānaṃ brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desesi. Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, arakassa satthuno brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desentassa cittāni nappasādesuṃ, te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā apāyaṃ duggatiṃ vinipātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjiṃsu. Ye kho pana, bhikkhave, arakassa satthuno brahma­loka­sahab­ya­tāya dhammaṃ desentassa cittāni pasādesuṃ, te kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sugatiṃ saggaṃ lokaṃ upapajjiṃsu.

Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, yo ime satta satthāre titthakare kāmesu vītarāge ane­kasata­pari­vāre sasāvakasaṅghe paduṭṭhacitto akkoseyya paribhāseyya, bahuṃ so apuññaṃ pasaveyyā”ti? “Evaṃ, bhante”. “Yo, bhikkhave, ime satta satthāre titthakare kāmesu vītarāge ane­kasata­pari­vāre sasāvakasaṅghe paduṭṭhacitto akkoseyya paribhāseyya, bahuṃ so apuññaṃ pasaveyya. Yo ekaṃ diṭṭhi­sam­pannaṃ puggalaṃ paduṭṭhacitto akkosati paribhāsati, ayaṃ tato bahutaraṃ apuññaṃ pasavati. Taṃ kissa hetu? Nāhaṃ, bhikkhave, ito bahiddhā evarūpiṃ khantiṃ vadāmi yathāmaṃ sabrahmacārīsu.

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ: ‘na no sabrahmacārīsu cittāni paduṭṭhāni bhavissantī’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

Navamaṃ.