[194] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's park. Then several bhikkhus, having dressed in the morning and taken their bowls and robes, entered Sāvatthī for alms. Then it occurred to those bhikkhus: "It is still too early to walk for alms in Sāvatthī. Suppose we were to approach the park of the wanderers of other sects." Then those bhikkhus approached the park of the wanderers of other sects; having approached, they exchanged greetings with those wanderers of other sects, and when the courteous and amiable talk was concluded, they sat down to one side. When those bhikkhus were seated to one side, those wanderers of other sects said this to them: "Friends, the ascetic Gotama declares the full understanding (pariññā) of sensual pleasures (kāmā); we too declare the full understanding of sensual pleasures. The ascetic Gotama declares the full understanding of forms; we too declare the full understanding of forms. The ascetic Gotama declares the full understanding of feelings (vedanā); we too declare the full understanding of feelings. Here then, friends, what is the distinction, what is the divergence of purport, what is the difference between the ascetic Gotama and ourselves — that is, between Dhamma teaching and Dhamma teaching, or between instruction and instruction?"
Then those bhikkhus neither approved of nor rejected the statement of those wanderers of other sects; having neither approved nor rejected it, they rose from their seats and departed, thinking: "We shall learn the meaning of this statement in the presence of the Blessed One."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.