[11] "Bhikkhus, and what is the individual who neither torments himself nor is devoted to the practice of tormenting himself, and who neither torments others nor is devoted to the practice of tormenting others—who, not tormenting himself and not tormenting others, dwells in this very life without hunger, quenched, become cool, experiencing happiness, with self become divine (brahmabhūtena attanā)?
Bhikkhus, here a Tathāgata arises in the world—an Arahant, a Perfectly Self-Awakened One, accomplished in true knowledge (vijjā) and conduct, a Well-Farer, knower of the world, unsurpassed trainer of persons to be tamed, teacher of devas and humans, an Awakened One, a Blessed One. Having realized it by his own direct knowledge, he makes known this world with its devas, its Māra, and its Brahmā, this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, with its devas and humans. He teaches the Dhamma that is good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, with its meaning and its phrasing; he proclaims the holy life (brahmacariya) entirely complete and pure.
A householder, or a householder's son, or one born into some family or other, hears that Dhamma. Having heard that Dhamma, he gains faith in the Tathāgata. Endowed with that gain of faith, he reflects thus: 'The household life is cramped, a path of dust; the going forth is the open air. It is not easy, dwelling in a house, to live the holy life utterly complete, utterly pure, polished like a conch shell. Suppose I were to shave off my hair and beard, put on the ochre robes, and go forth from the home life into homelessness.' Then at a later time, having abandoned a small mass of wealth or having abandoned a great mass of wealth, having abandoned a small circle of relatives or having abandoned a great circle of relatives, he shaves off his hair and beard, puts on the ochre robes, and goes forth from the home life into homelessness.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.