1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṃ. Tena kho pana samayena pañcamattāni licchavisatāni bhagavantaṃ payirupāsanti. Appekacce licchavī nīlā honti nīlavaṇṇā nīlavatthā nīlālankārā, appekacce licchavī pītā honti pītavaṇṇā pītavatthā pītālankārā, appekacce licchavī lohitakā honti lohitakavaṇṇā lohitakavatthā lohitakālankārā, appekacce licchavī odātā honti odātavaṇṇā odātavatthā odātālankārā. Tyassudaṃ bhagavā atirocati vaṇṇena ceva yasasā ca.

2 Atha kho pingiyānī brāhmaṇo uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsangaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "paṭibhāti maṃ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṃ, sugatā"ti. "Paṭibhātu taṃ pingiyānī"ti bhagavā avoca. Atha kho pingiyānī brāhmaṇo bhagavato sammukhā sāruppāya gāthāya abhitthavi: 

3 "Padmaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sugandhaṃ,
Pāto siyā phullamavītagandhaṃ;
Angīrasaṃ passa virocamānaṃ,
Tapantamādiccamivantalikkhe"ti.

4 Atha kho te licchavī pañcahi uttarāsangasatehi pingiyāniṃ brāhmaṇaṃ acchādesuṃ. Atha kho pingiyānī brāhmaṇo tehi pañcahi uttarāsangasatehi bhagavantaṃ acchādesi.

5 Atha kho bhagavā te licchavī etadavoca:  "pañcannaṃ, licchavī, ratanānaṃ pātubhāvo dullabho lokasmiṃ. Katamesaṃ pañcannaṃ? Tathāgatassa arahato sammāsambuddhassa pātubhāvo dullabho lokasmiṃ. Tathāgatappaveditassa dhammavinayassa desetā puggalo dullabho lokasmiṃ. Tathāgatappaveditassa dhammavinayassa desitassa viññātā puggalo dullabho lokasmiṃ. Tathāgatappaveditassa dhammavinayassa desitassa viññātā dhammānudhammappaṭipanno puggalo dullabho lokasmiṃ. Kataññū katavedī puggalo dullabho lokasmiṃ. Imesaṃ kho, licchavī, pañcannaṃ ratanānaṃ pātubhāvo dullabho lokasmin"ti.

Pañcamaṃ.