[25] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Venerable Mahākaccāna was dwelling among the Avantis at Kuraraghara, on Papāta Mountain. Then the householder Hāliddikāni approached the Venerable Mahākaccāna; having approached and paid homage to the Venerable Mahākaccāna, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the householder Hāliddikāni said this to the Venerable Mahākaccāna: "Venerable sir, this was said by the Blessed One in the Sakka's Questions (Sakkapañha): 'Those ascetics and brahmins who are liberated through the destruction of craving (taṇhā) have reached the ultimate goal, the ultimate security from bondage (yogakkhema), the ultimate holy life, the ultimate consummation; they are the best among devas and humans.' How, venerable sir, should the meaning of this statement, spoken in brief by the Blessed One, be understood in detail?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.