[616] Sīluttamā saññamenāhu suddhinti santeke
samaṇabrāhmaṇā sīluttamavādā te sīlamattena saññamamattena
saṁvaramattena avītikkamamattena suddhiṁ visuddhiṁ parisuddhiṁ muttiṁ vimuttiṁ
parimuttiṁ 1 āhu vadanti kathenti bhaṇanti dīpayanti voharanti.
Samaṇamuṇḍikāputto evamāha catūhi kho ahaṁ thapati dhammehi
samannāgataṁ purisapuggalaṁ paññāpemi sampannakusalaṁ paramakusalaṁ
uttamappattippattaṁ samaṇaṁ ayojjhaṁ katamehi catūhi idha thapati 2
na kāyena pāpakammaṁ karoti na pāpikaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati na pāpakaṁ
saṅkappaṁ saṅkappati na pāpakaṁ ājīvaṁ ājīvati imehi kho ahaṁ
1 Ma. parivimuttiṁ. 2 Po. Ma. gahapati.
Thapati catūhi dhammehi samannāgataṁ purisapuggalaṁ paññāpemi sampannakusalaṁ
paramakusalaṁ uttamappattippattaṁ samaṇaṁ ayojjhaṁ. Evameva
santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sīluttamavādā te sīlamattena saññamamattena
saṁvaramattena avītikkamamattena suddhiṁ visuddhiṁ parisuddhiṁ muttiṁ
vimuttiṁ parimuttiṁ āhu vadanti kathenti bhaṇanti dīpayanti voharantīti
sīluttamā saññamenāhu suddhiṁ.