[116] Then the bhikkhu Kaḷāra the Khattiya rose from his seat, approached the Blessed One, and having approached, paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the bhikkhu Kaḷāra the Khattiya said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, a lion's roar (sīhanāda) has been roared by the Venerable Sāriputta thus: 'Friends, the Blessed One asked me the first question without prior notice (appaṭisaṃvidita); I was slow over it. But when, friends, the Blessed One expressed approval of my [answer to the] first question, it occurred to me, friends: "Even if for a whole day the Blessed One were to question me about this matter in ever different terms and in ever different ways, for a whole day I could answer the Blessed One about this matter in ever different terms and in ever different ways. Even if for a night … even if for a night and a day the Blessed One … me … even if for two nights and days the Blessed One … me … three … four … five … six … even if for seven nights and days the Blessed One were to question me about this matter in ever different terms and in ever different ways, for seven nights and days I could answer the Blessed One about this matter in ever different terms and in ever different ways."'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.