Tena kho pana samayena magadhesu pañca ābādhā ussannā honti— kuṭṭhaṁ, gaṇḍo, kilāso, soso, apamāro. Manussā pañcahi ābādhehi phuṭṭhā jīvakaṁ komārabhaccaṁ upasaṅkamitvā evaṁ vadanti— “sādhu no, ācariya, tikicchāhī”ti. “Ahaṁ khvayyo, bahukicco bahukaraṇīyo; rājā ca me māgadho seniyo bimbisāro upaṭṭhātabbo itthāgārañca buddhappamukho ca bhikkhusaṅgho; nāhaṁ sakkomi tikicchitun”ti. “Sabbaṁ sāpateyyañca te, ācariya, hotu; mayañca te dāsā; sādhu, no, ācariya, tikicchāhī”ti. “Ahaṁ khvayyo, bahukicco bahukaraṇīyo rājā ca me māgadho seniyo bimbisāro upaṭṭhātabbo itthāgārañca buddhappamukho ca bhikkhusaṅgho; nāhaṁ sakkomi tikicchitun”ti. Atha kho tesaṁ manussānaṁ etadahosi— “ime kho samaṇā sakyaputtiyā sukhasīlā sukhasamācārā, subhojanāni bhuñjitvā nivātesu sayanesu sayanti. Yannūna mayaṁ samaṇesu sakyaputtiyesu pabbajeyyāma. Tattha bhikkhū ceva upaṭṭhahissanti, jīvako ca komārabhacco tikicchissatī”ti. Atha kho te manussā bhikkhū upasaṅkamitvā pabbajjaṁ yāciṁsu. Te bhikkhū pabbājesuṁ, upasampādesuṁ. Te bhikkhū ceva upaṭṭhahiṁsu jīvako ca komārabhacco tikicchi. Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū bahū gilāne bhikkhū upaṭṭhahantā yācanabahulā viññattibahulā viharanti— “gilānabhattaṁ detha, gilānupaṭṭhākabhattaṁ detha, gilānabhesajjaṁ dethā”ti. Jīvakopi komārabhacco bahū gilāne bhikkhū tikicchanto aññataraṁ rājakiccaṁ parihāpesi. Aññataropi puriso pañcahi ābādhehi phuṭṭho jīvakaṁ komārabhaccaṁ upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca— “sādhu maṁ, ācariya, tikicchāhī”ti. “Ahaṁ khvayyo, bahukicco, bahukaraṇīyo, rājā ca me māgadho seniyo bimbisāro upaṭṭhātabbo itthāgārañca buddhappamukho ca bhikkhusaṅgho; nāhaṁ sakkomi tikicchitun”ti. “Sabbaṁ sāpateyyañca te, ācariya, hotu, ahañca te dāso; sādhu maṁ, ācariya, tikicchāhī”ti. “Ahaṁ khvayyo, bahukicco bahukaraṇīyo, rājā ca me māgadho seniyo bimbisāro upaṭṭhātabbo itthāgārañca buddhappamukho ca bhikkhusaṅgho, nāhaṁ sakkomi tikicchitun”ti.