[327] "Suppose, Udāyī, my disciples were to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate me, and, honoring and respecting me, dwell in dependence on me, thinking: 'The ascetic Gotama is content (santuṭṭha) with any kind of lodging (senāsana) whatever, and speaks in praise of contentment with any kind of lodging whatever.' But, Udāyī, there are disciples of mine who are tree-root dwellers (rukkhamūlika) and open-air dwellers (abbhokāsika), who for eight months do not go under a roof; whereas I, Udāyī, sometimes dwell even in gabled mansions, plastered within and without, sheltered from the wind, with fastened door-bolts and closed windows. If, Udāyī, my disciples were to honor, respect, esteem, and venerate me, and, honoring and respecting me, dwell in dependence on me, thinking: 'The ascetic Gotama is content with any kind of lodging whatever, and speaks in praise of contentment with any kind of lodging whatever,' then, Udāyī, those disciples of mine who are tree-root dwellers and open-air dwellers, who for eight months do not go under a roof, would not on account of this quality honor, respect, esteem, and venerate me, nor, honoring and respecting me, dwell in dependence on me."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.