Tena kho pana samayena manussā saṅghaṁ uddissa maṇḍape paṭiyādenti, santhare paṭiyādenti, okāse paṭiyādenti. Chabbaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ antevāsikā bhikkhū— “saṅghikaññeva bhagavatā yathāvuḍḍhaṁ anuññātaṁ, no uddissakatan”ti buddhappamukhassa saṅghassa purato purato gantvā maṇḍapepi pariggaṇhanti, santharepi pariggaṇhanti, okāsepi pariggaṇhanti— “idaṁ amhākaṁ upajjhāyānaṁ bhavissati, idaṁ amhākaṁ ācariyānaṁ bhavissati, idaṁ amhākaṁ bhavissatī”ti. Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto buddhappamukhassa saṅghassa piṭṭhito piṭṭhito gantvā maṇḍapesu pariggahitesu, santharesu pariggahitesu, okāsesu pariggahitesu, okāsaṁ alabhamāno aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisīdi. Atha kho bhagavā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya ukkāsi. Āyasmāpi sāriputto ukkāsi. “Ko etthā”ti? “Ahaṁ, bhagavā, sāriputto”ti. “Kissa tvaṁ, sāriputta, idha nisinno”ti? Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesi. Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe bhikkhusaṅghaṁ sannipātāpetvā bhikkhū paṭipucchi— “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ antevāsikā bhikkhū— ‘saṅghikaññeva bhagavatā yathāvuḍḍhaṁ anuññātaṁ, no uddissakatan’ti buddhappamukhassa saṅghassa purato purato gantvā maṇḍape pariggaṇhanti,