Atha kho te bhikkhū mettiyaṁ bhikkhuniṁ nāsesuṁ. Atha kho mettiyabhūmajakā bhikkhū te bhikkhū etadavocuṁ— “māvuso, mettiyaṁ bhikkhuniṁ nāsetha. Na sā kiñci aparajjhati. Amhehi sā ussāhitā kupitehi anattamanehi cāvanādhippāyehī”ti. “Kiṁ pana tumhe, āvuso, āyasmantaṁ dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁsethā”ti? “Evamāvuso”ti. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma mettiyabhūmajakā bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁsessantī”ti. Atha kho te bhikkhū mettiyabhūmajake bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe… “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁsethā”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… “kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁsessatha. Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha— “Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ duṭṭho doso appatīto amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁseyya—‘appeva nāma naṁ imamhā brahmacariyā cāveyyan’ti, tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamāno vā asamanuggāhīyamāno vā amūlakañceva taṁ adhikaraṇaṁ hoti bhikkhu ca dosaṁ patiṭṭhāti, saṅghādiseso”ti. Yo panāti yo yādiso …pe… bhikkhūti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti. Bhikkhunti aññaṁ bhikkhuṁ. Duṭṭho dosoti kupito anattamano anabhiraddho āhatacitto khilajāto.