[81] "Once upon a time, venerable sir, a certain brahmin — old, aged, and elderly — had as his wife a young brahmin maiden who was pregnant and near her time of delivery. Then, venerable sir, that maiden said to the brahmin: 'Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back, to be a playmate for my child.' When this was said, venerable sir, the brahmin said to that maiden: 'Wait, madam, until you give birth. If, madam, you give birth to a boy, I shall buy a male baby monkey from the market and bring it to you, to be a playmate for your boy; but if, madam, you give birth to a girl, I shall buy a female baby monkey from the market and bring it to you, to be a playmate for your girl.'
A second time, venerable sir, that maiden said to the brahmin: 'Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back, to be a playmate for my child.' A second time, venerable sir, the brahmin said to that maiden: 'Wait, madam, until you give birth. If, madam, you give birth to a boy, I shall buy a male baby monkey from the market and bring it to you, to be a playmate for your boy; but if, madam, you give birth to a girl, I shall buy a female baby monkey from the market and bring it to you, to be a playmate for your girl.' A third time, venerable sir, that maiden said to the brahmin: 'Go, brahmin, buy a baby monkey from the market and bring it back, to be a playmate for my child.' Then, venerable sir, that brahmin, being enamored of that maiden, his mind (citta) bound to her, bought a male baby monkey from the market, brought it back, and said to that maiden: 'Madam, I have bought this male baby monkey from the market and brought it to you, to be a playmate for your child.' When this was said, venerable sir, that maiden said to the brahmin: 'Go, brahmin, take this baby monkey and approach Rattapāṇi the dyer's son; having approached, say this to Rattapāṇi the dyer's son: "Friend Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this baby monkey dyed with the dye called yellow-ointment, beaten and beaten again, and pressed smooth on both sides."' Then, venerable sir, that brahmin, being enamored of that maiden, his mind bound to her, took the baby monkey and approached Rattapāṇi the dyer's son; having approached, he said to Rattapāṇi the dyer's son: 'Friend Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this baby monkey dyed with the dye called yellow-ointment, beaten and beaten again, and pressed smooth on both sides.' When this was said, venerable sir, Rattapāṇi the dyer's son said to that brahmin: 'Sir, this baby monkey of yours can indeed endure the dyeing, but it cannot endure the beating, and it cannot endure the pressing.' Even so, venerable sir, the doctrine of the foolish Nigaṇṭhas can indeed endure the dyeing — for fools, but not for the wise; it cannot endure examination, and it cannot endure pressing.
Then, venerable sir, at a later time, that brahmin took a new pair of cloths and approached Rattapāṇi the dyer's son; having approached, he said to Rattapāṇi the dyer's son: 'Friend Rattapāṇi, I wish to have this new pair of cloths dyed with the dye called yellow-ointment, beaten and beaten again, and pressed smooth on both sides.' When this was said, venerable sir, Rattapāṇi the dyer's son said to that brahmin: 'Sir, this new pair of cloths of yours can endure the dyeing, and it can endure the beating, and it can endure the pressing.' Even so, venerable sir, the doctrine of that Blessed One, the Arahant, the Perfectly Enlightened One, can endure the dyeing — for the wise, but not for fools — and it can endure examination, and it can endure pressing."
"Householder, the assembly together with the king knows you thus: 'The householder Upāli is a disciple of the Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta.' As whose disciple, householder, shall we remember you?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.