1 Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "ahañhi, bho gotama, evaṃvādī evaṃdiṭṭhi:  ‘natthi attakāro, natthi parakāro’"ti. "Māhaṃ, brāhmaṇa, evaṃvādiṃ evaṃdiṭṭhiṃ addasaṃ vā assosiṃ vā. Kathañhi nāma sayaṃ abhikkamanto, sayaṃ paṭikkamanto evaṃ vakkhati:  ‘natthi attakāro, natthi parakāro’ti.

2 Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, brāhmaṇa, atthi ārabbhadhātū"ti? "Evaṃ, bho". "Ārabbhadhātuyā sati ārabbhavanto sattā paññāyantī"ti? "Evaṃ, bho". "Yaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, ārabbhadhātuyā sati ārabbhavanto sattā paññāyanti, ayaṃ sattānaṃ attakāro ayaṃ parakāro.

3 Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, brāhmaṇa, atthi nikkamadhātu … pe … atthi parakkamadhātu … atthi thāmadhātu … atthi ṭhitidhātu … atthi upakkamadhātū"ti? "Evaṃ, bho". "Upakkamadhātuyā sati upakkamavanto sattā paññāyantī"ti? "Evaṃ, bho". "Yaṃ kho, brāhmaṇa, upakkamadhātuyā sati upakkamavanto sattā paññāyanti, ayaṃ sattānaṃ attakāro ayaṃ parakāro.

4 Māhaṃ, brāhmaṇa, evaṃvādiṃ evaṃdiṭṭhiṃ addasaṃ vā assosiṃ vā. Kathañhi nāma sayaṃ abhikkamanto sayaṃ paṭikkamanto evaṃ vakkhati:  ‘natthi attakāro natthi parakāro’"ti.

5 "Abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama … pe … ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṃ gatan"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.