Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo sakkesu viharati kapila­vatthus­miṃ nigrodhārāme. Atha kho candano devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ nigrodhārāmaṃ obhāsetvā yenāyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho candano devaputto āyasmantaṃ lomasakaṅgiyaṃ etadavoca: “dhāresi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā”ti? “Na kho ahaṃ, āvuso, dhāremi bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca. Tvaṃ panāvuso, dhāresi bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā”ti? “Ahampi kho, bhikkhu, na dhāremi bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca. Dhāresi pana tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā”ti? “Na kho ahaṃ, āvuso, dhāremi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā. Tvaṃ panāvuso, dhāresi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā”ti? “Dhāremi kho ahaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā”ti. “Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ, āvuso, dhāresi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā”ti? “Ekamidaṃ, bhikkhu, samayaṃ bhagavā devesu tāvatiṃsesu viharati pāric­chatta­ka­mūle ­paṇḍukam­bala­silā­yaṃ. Tatra bhagavā devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsi:

‘Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorat­ta­matandi­taṃ;
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate munī’ti.

Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhikkhu, dhāremi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā. Uggaṇhāhi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca; pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca; dhārehi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca. Atthasaṃhito, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddeso ca vibhaṅgo ca ādib­rahma­cari­yako”ti. Idamavoca candano devaputto. Idaṃ vatvā tat­the­vantara­dhāyi.

Atha kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo tassā rattiyā accayena senāsanaṃ saṃsāmetvā patta­cīvara­mādāya yena sāvatthi tena cārikaṃ pakkāmi. Anupubbena cārikaṃ caramāno yena sāvatthi jetavanaṃ anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāmo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: 

“Ekamidāhaṃ, bhante, samayaṃ sakkesu viharāmi kapila­vatthus­miṃ nigrodhārāme. Atha kho, bhante, aññataro devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ nigrodhārāmaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho, bhante, so devaputto maṃ etadavoca: ‘dhāresi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā’ti? Evaṃ vutte, ahaṃ, bhante, taṃ devaputtaṃ etadavocaṃ: ‘na kho ahaṃ, āvuso, dhāremi bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca. Tvaṃ panāvuso, dhāresi bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcā’ti? ‘Ahampi kho, bhikkhu, na dhāremi bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca. Dhāresi pana tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā’ti? ‘Na kho ahaṃ, āvuso, dhāremi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā. Tvaṃ panāvuso, dhāresi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā’ti? ‘Dhāremi kho ahaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā’ti. ‘Yathā kathaṃ pana tvaṃ, āvuso, dhāresi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā’ti? ‘Ekamidaṃ, bhikkhu, samayaṃ bhagavā devesu tāvatiṃsesu viharati pāric­chatta­ka­mūle ­paṇḍukam­bala­silā­yaṃ. Tatra kho bhagavā devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca abhāsi: 

“Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
… pe …
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate munī”ti.

Evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhikkhu, dhāremi bhad­deka­rattiyo gāthā. Uggaṇhāhi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca; pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca; dhārehi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca. Atthasaṃhito, bhikkhu, bhad­deka­rattassa uddeso ca vibhaṅgo ca ādib­rahma­cari­yako’ti. Idamavoca, bhante, so devaputto. Idaṃ vatvā tat­the­vantara­dhāyi. Sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā bhad­deka­rattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca desetū”ti.

“Jānāsi pana tvaṃ, bhikkhu, taṃ devaputtan”ti? “Na kho ahaṃ, bhante, jānāmi taṃ devaputtan”ti. “Candano nāma so, bhikkhu, devaputto. Candano, bhikkhu, devaputto aṭṭhiṃ katvā manasikatvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasoto dhammaṃ suṇāti. Tena hi, bhikkhu, suṇāhi, sādhukaṃ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavato paccassosi. Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorat­ta­matandi­taṃ;
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate muni.

Kathañca, bhikkhu, atītaṃ anvāgameti … pe … evaṃ kho, bhikkhu, atītaṃ anvāgameti. Kathañca, bhikkhu, atītaṃ nānvāgameti … pe … evaṃ kho, bhikkhu, atītaṃ nānvāgameti. Kathañca, bhikkhu, anāgataṃ paṭikaṅkhati … pe … evaṃ kho, bhikkhu, anāgataṃ paṭikaṅkhati. Kathañca, bhikkhu, anāgataṃ nap­paṭikaṅ­khati … pe … evaṃ kho, bhikkhu, anāgataṃ nap­paṭikaṅ­khati. Kathañca, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati … pe … evaṃ kho, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu saṃhīrati. Kathañca, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati … pe … evaṃ kho, bhikkhu, paccuppannesu dhammesu na saṃhīrati.

Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ;
Yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ.

Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ,
tattha tattha vipassati;
Asaṃhīraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ,
taṃ vidvā manubrūhaye.

Ajjeva kiccamātappaṃ,
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve;
Na hi no saṅgaraṃ tena,
mahāsenena maccunā.

Evaṃvihāriṃ ātāpiṃ,
ahorat­ta­matandi­taṃ;
Taṃ ve bhadde­karat­toti,
santo ācikkhate munī”ti.

Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamano āyasmā lomasakaṅgiyo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti.

Lomasakaṅ­gi­yabhad­de­karat­ta­suttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ catutthaṃ.