Saṃyutta Nikāya 2
2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga
14. Nandanasutta
Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho nandano devaputto bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“Pucchāmi taṃ gotama bhūripañña,
Anāvaṭaṃ bhagavato ñāṇadassanaṃ;
Kathaṃvidhaṃ sīlavantaṃ vadanti,
Kathaṃvidhaṃ paññavantaṃ vadanti;
Kathaṃvidho dukkhamaticca iriyati,
Kathaṃvidhaṃ devatā pūjayantī”ti.“Yo sīlavā paññavā bhāvitatto,
Samāhito jhānarato satīmā;
Sabbassa sokā vigatā pahīnā,
Khīṇāsavo antimadehadhārī.Tathāvidhaṃ sīlavantaṃ vadanti,
Tathāvidhaṃ paññavantaṃ vadanti;
Tathāvidho dukkhamaticca iriyati,
Tathāvidhaṃ devatā pūjayantī”ti.