Tena kho pana samayena rājagahakassa seṭṭhissa mahagghassa candanassa candanagaṇṭhi uppannā hoti. Atha kho rājagahakassa seṭṭhissa etadahosi— “yannūnāhaṁ imāya candanagaṇṭhiyā pattaṁ lekhāpeyyaṁ. Lekhañca me paribhogaṁ bhavissati, pattañca dānaṁ dassāmī”ti. Atha kho rājagahako seṭṭhi tāya candanagaṇṭhiyā pattaṁ lekhāpetvā sikkāya uḍḍitvā veḷagge ālaggetvā veḷuparamparāya bandhitvā evamāha— “yo samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā arahā ceva iddhimā ca dinnaṁyeva pattaṁ oharatū”ti. Atha kho pūraṇo kassapo yena rājagahako seṭṭhi tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā rājagahakaṁ seṭṭhiṁ etadavoca— “ahañhi, gahapati, arahā ceva iddhimā ca, dehi me pattan”ti. “Sace, bhante, āyasmā arahā ceva iddhimā ca dinnaṁyeva pattaṁ oharatū”ti. Atha kho makkhali gosālo … ajito kesakambalo … pakudho kaccāyano … sañcayo belaṭṭhaputto … nigaṇṭho nāṭaputto yena rājagahako seṭṭhi tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā rājagahakaṁ seṭṭhiṁ etadavoca— “ahañhi, gahapati, arahā ceva iddhimā ca, dehi me pattan”ti. “Sace, bhante, āyasmā arahā ceva iddhimā ca, dinnaṁyeva pattaṁ oharatū”ti.