[357] Now on that occasion the wanderer Uggāhamāna Samaṇamuṇḍikāputta was seated together with a large assembly of wanderers who were making an uproar, with loud voices and great noise, engaged in many kinds of low talk (tiracchānakathā), that is to say: talk of kings, talk of thieves, talk of great ministers, talk of armies, talk of dangers, talk of battles, talk of food, talk of drink, talk of clothing, talk of beds, talk of garlands, talk of scents, talk of relatives, talk of vehicles, talk of villages, talk of towns, talk of cities, talk of countries, talk of women, talk of heroes, talk of the streets, talk of the wells, talk of the water-pot maidens, talk of the departed, miscellaneous talk, speculation about the world, speculation about the sea, and talk of existence in this way or that.
The wanderer Uggāhamāna Samaṇamuṇḍikāputta saw the master carpenter (thapati) Pañcakaṅga coming in the distance. Having seen him, he quieted his own assembly, saying: "Let the good sirs be quiet; do not make noise, good sirs. A disciple of the ascetic Gotama is coming — the master carpenter Pañcakaṅga. As many white-clothed householder disciples of the ascetic Gotama as dwell in Sāvatthī, this master carpenter Pañcakaṅga is one of them. Those venerable ones love little noise, are disciplined in quietness, and speak in praise of quietness. Perhaps, finding the assembly quiet, he may see fit to approach."
Then those wanderers fell silent. Then the master carpenter Pañcakaṅga approached the wanderer Uggāhamāna Samaṇamuṇḍikāputta; having approached, he exchanged greetings with the wanderer Uggāhamāna Samaṇamuṇḍikāputta, and when the courteous talk of friendly greeting was concluded, he sat down to one side.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.