“‘Khaṇakicco loko, khaṇakicco loko’ti, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano bhāsati, no ca kho so jānāti khaṇaṃ vā akkhaṇaṃ vā. Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, akkhaṇā asamayā brahma­cari­ya­vāsāya. Katame aṭṭha? Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vij­jācara­ṇa­sam­panno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisa­damma­sāra­thi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā, dhammo ca desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappa­vedito; ayañca puggalo nirayaṃ upapanno hoti. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo akkhaṇo asamayo brahma­cari­ya­vāsāya. (1)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti … pe … satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā, dhammo ca desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappa­vedito; ayañca puggalo tiracchā­na­yoniṃ upapanno hoti … pe …. (2)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave … pe … ayañca puggalo pettivisayaṃ upapanno hoti … pe …. (3)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave … pe … ayañca puggalo aññataraṃ dīghāyukaṃ devanikāyaṃ upapanno hoti … pe …. (4)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave … pe … ayañca puggalo paccantimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti aviññātāresu milakkhesu, yattha natthi gati bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ upāsakānaṃ upāsikānaṃ … pe …. (5)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave … pe … ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti micchādiṭṭhiko viparī­ta­dassano: ‘natthi dinnaṃ, natthi yiṭṭhaṃ, natthi hutaṃ, natthi sukata­dukka­ṭā­naṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko, natthi ayaṃ loko, natthi paro loko, natthi mātā, natthi pitā, natthi sattā opapātikā, natthi loke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sammaggatā sammā paṭipannā ye imañca lokaṃ parañca lokaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedentī’ti … pe …. (6)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave … pe … ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti duppañño jaḷo eḷamūgo appaṭibalo subhā­sita­dub­bhāsi­tassa atthamaññātuṃ. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, sattamo akkhaṇo asamayo brahma­cari­ya­vāsāya. (7)

Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke anuppanno hoti arahaṃ sammāsambuddho … pe … satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā. Dhammo ca na desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappa­vedito. Ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti paññavā ajaḷo aneḷamūgo paṭibalo subhā­sita­dub­bhāsi­tassa atthamaññātuṃ. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, aṭṭhamo akkhaṇo asamayo brahma­cari­ya­vāsāya. (8)

Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha akkhaṇā asamayā brahma­cari­ya­vāsāya.

Ekova kho, bhikkhave, khaṇo ca samayo ca brahma­cari­ya­vāsāya. Katamo eko? Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vij­jācara­ṇa­sam­panno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisa­damma­sāra­thi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā. Dhammo ca desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappa­vedito. Ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti paññavā ajaḷo aneḷamūgo paṭibalo subhā­sita­dub­bhāsi­tassa atthamaññātuṃ. Ayaṃ, bhikkhave, ekova khaṇo ca samayo ca brahma­cari­ya­vāsāyāti.

Manussalābhaṃ laddhāna,
saddhamme suppavedite;
Ye khaṇaṃ nādhigacchanti,
atināmenti te khaṇaṃ.

Bahū hi akkhaṇā vuttā,
maggassa antarāyikā;
Kadāci karahaci loke,
uppajjanti tathāgatā.

Tayidaṃ sammukhībhūtaṃ,
yaṃ lokasmiṃ sudullabhaṃ;
­Manus­sa­paṭi­lābho ca,
saddhammassa ca desanā;
Alaṃ vāyamituṃ tattha,
attakāmena jantunā.

Kathaṃ vijaññā saddhammaṃ,
khaṇo ve mā upaccagā;
Khaṇātītā hi socanti,
nirayamhi samappitā.

Idha ce naṃ virādheti,
saddhammassa niyāmataṃ;
Vāṇijova atītattho,
cirattaṃ anutapissati.

Avijjānivuto poso,
saddhammaṃ aparādhiko;
Jāti­maraṇa­saṃsā­raṃ,
ciraṃ pacca­nubhos­sati.

Ye ca laddhā manussattaṃ,
saddhamme suppavedite;
Akaṃsu satthu vacanaṃ,
karissanti karonti vā.

Khaṇaṃ paccaviduṃ loke,
brahmacariyaṃ anuttaraṃ;
Ye maggaṃ paṭipajjiṃsu,
tathā­gatap­pa­vedi­taṃ.

Ye saṃvarā cakkhumatā,
desi­tādicca­bandhunā;
Tesu gutto sadā sato,
vihare anavassuto.

Sabbe anusaye chetvā,
māra­dheyya­parā­nuge;
Te ve pāraṅgatā loke,
ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.

Navamaṃ.