Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: 

“Atthi nu kho, bho gotama, eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ, yo ca attho samparāyiko”ti? “Atthi kho, brāhmaṇa, eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ, yo ca attho samparāyiko”ti.

“Katamo pana, bho gotama, eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato yo ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ, yo ca attho samparāyiko”ti? “Appamādo kho, brāhmaṇa, eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ, yo ca attho samparāyiko.

Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, yāni kānici jaṅgalānaṃ pāṇānaṃ padajātāni, sabbāni tāni hatthipade samodhānaṃ gacchanti; hatthipadaṃ tesaṃ aggamakkhāyati, yadidaṃ mahantattena. Evamevaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, appamādo eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ, yo ca attho samparāyiko. (1)

Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, kūṭāgārassa yā kāci gopānasiyo sabbā tā kūṭaṅgamā kūṭaninnā kūṭasamosaraṇā, kūṭaṃ tāsaṃ aggamakkhāyati; evamevaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa … pe …. (2)

Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, pabbajalāyako pabbajaṃ lāyitvā agge gahetvā odhunāti nidhunāti nicchādeti; evamevaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa … pe …. (3)

Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, ambapiṇḍiyā vaṇṭacchinnāya yāni kānici ambāni vaṇ­ṭū­pani­bandha­nāni sabbāni tāni tadanvayāni bhavanti; evamevaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa … pe …. (4)

Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, ye keci khuddarājāno sabbete rañño cakkavattissa anuyantā bhavanti, rājā tesaṃ cakkavattī aggamakkhāyati; evamevaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa … pe …. (5)

Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, yā kāci tārakarūpānaṃ pabhā sabbā tā candassa pabhāya kalaṃ nāgghanti soḷasiṃ, candappabhā tāsaṃ aggamakkhāyati; evamevaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, appamādo eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ yo ca attho samparāyiko. (6)

Ayaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, eko dhammo bhāvito bahulīkato ubho atthe samadhiggayha tiṭṭhati—diṭṭha­dham­mikañ­ceva atthaṃ, yo ca attho samparāyiko”ti.

“Abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama … pe … upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan”ti.

Ekādasamaṃ.