Usmīkatopīti, bhikkhave, tumhe kinti maññatha, ayaṃ ariṭṭho evaṃladdhiko sabbaññutaññāṇena paṭivirujjhitvā vesārajjañāṇaṃ paṭibāhitvā tathāgatassa āṇācakke pahāraṃ dadamāno api nu imasmiṃ dhammavinaye usmīkatopi? Yathā nibbutepi mahante aggikkhandhe khajjupanakamattāpi aggipapaṭikā hotiyeva, yaṃ nissāya puna mahāaggikkhandho bhaveyya. Kiṃ nu kho evaṃ imassa appamattikāpi ñāṇusmā atthi, yaṃ nissāya vāyamanto maggaphalāni nibbatteyyāti? No hetaṃ, bhanteti, bhante, evaṃladdhikassa kuto evarūpā ñāṇusmāti? Maggaphalānaṃ paccayasamatthāya ñāṇusmāya usmīkatabhāvaṃ paṭikkhipantā vadanti. Maṅkubhūtoti nittejabhūto. Pattakkhandhoti patitakkhandho. Appaṭibhānoti kiñci paṭibhānaṃ apassanto bhinnapaṭibhāno evarūpampi nāma niyyānikasāsanaṃ labhitvā aviruḷhidhammo kiramhi samugghātitapaccayo jātoti attano abhabbataṃ paccavekkhanto pādaṅguṭṭhakena bhūmiṃ khaṇamāno nisīdi.