[407] "Prince, I have not heard this in the Blessed One's presence, nor received it in his presence. But this is possible: that the Blessed One might explain it thus: 'If, even having made a wish, they lead the spiritual life (brahmacariya) irrationally, they are incapable of attaining the fruit; if, even having made no wish, they lead the spiritual life irrationally, they are incapable of attaining the fruit; if, even having made both a wish and no wish, they lead the spiritual life irrationally, they are incapable of attaining the fruit; if, even having made neither a wish nor no wish, they lead the spiritual life irrationally, they are incapable of attaining the fruit. But if, even having made a wish, they lead the spiritual life rationally, they are capable of attaining the fruit; if, even having made no wish, they lead the spiritual life rationally, they are capable of attaining the fruit; if, even having made both a wish and no wish, they lead the spiritual life rationally, they are capable of attaining the fruit; if, even having made neither a wish nor no wish, they lead the spiritual life rationally, they are capable of attaining the fruit.' Prince, I have not heard this in the Blessed One's presence, nor received it in his presence; but this is possible: that the Blessed One might explain it thus."
"If the worthy Bhūmija's teacher speaks thus, holds such a view, and declares thus, then surely the worthy Bhūmija's teacher stands, I should think, having struck the very heads of all the many ascetics and brahmins."
Then Prince Jayasena served the venerable Bhūmija with his own dish of milk-rice (thālipāka).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.