[651] Then those bhikkhus, having delighted in and rejoiced at the Venerable Mahākaccāna's words, rose from their seats and approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, they sat down to one side. Seated to one side, those bhikkhus said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, the Blessed One, having recited to us a summary statement (uddesa) in brief, without analyzing the meaning in detail, rose from his seat and entered his dwelling, saying: 'Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu should examine in such a way that, as he examines, his consciousness (viññāṇa) is neither distracted nor scattered externally, nor fixed internally, and, not clinging (anupādāya), he would not be agitated. Bhikkhus, when consciousness is neither distracted nor scattered externally, when it is not fixed internally, then for one who, not clinging, is not agitated, there is no future coming-to-be of the origin of the suffering (dukkha) of birth, aging, and death.' Venerable sir, soon after the Blessed One had departed, this occurred to us: 'Friends, the Blessed One, having recited this summary statement to us in brief, without analyzing the meaning in detail, rose from his seat and entered his dwelling, saying: "Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu should examine in such a way that, as he examines, his consciousness is neither distracted nor scattered externally, nor fixed internally, and, not clinging, he would not be agitated. Bhikkhus, when consciousness is neither distracted nor scattered externally, when it is not fixed internally, then for one who, not clinging, is not agitated, there is no future coming-to-be of the origin of the suffering of birth, aging, and death." Who now could analyze in detail the meaning of this summary statement recited in brief by the Blessed One, the meaning of which he did not analyze in detail?' Then, venerable sir, this occurred to us: 'This Venerable Mahākaccāna is praised by the Teacher and esteemed by his wise companions in the holy life; and the Venerable Mahākaccāna is capable of analyzing in detail the meaning of this summary statement recited in brief by the Blessed One, the meaning of which he did not analyze in detail. Suppose we were to approach the Venerable Mahākaccāna and question him about this matter.' Then, venerable sir, we approached the Venerable Mahākaccāna and questioned him about this matter. And the Venerable Mahākaccāna has analyzed the meaning for us in these modes, in these terms, in these phrasings."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.