Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū dīghāni dantakaṭṭhāni khādanti, teheva sāmaṇeraṁ ākoṭenti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, dīghaṁ dantakaṭṭhaṁ khāditabbaṁ. Yo khādeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, aṭṭhaṅgulaparamaṁ dantakaṭṭhaṁ, na ca tena sāmaṇero ākoṭetabbo. Yo ākoṭeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti. Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhikkhuno atimaṭāhakaṁ dantakaṭṭhaṁ khādantassa kaṇṭhe vilaggaṁ hoti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, atimaṭāhakaṁ dantakaṭṭhaṁ khāditabbaṁ. Yo khādeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, caturaṅgulapacchimaṁ dantakaṭṭhan”ti. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū dāyaṁ ālimpenti. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “seyyathāpi davaḍāhakā”ti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, dāyo ālimpitabbo. Yo ālimpeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.