[325] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Kimmilā, on the bank of the river Gaṅgā. The Blessed One saw a great log being carried along by the current of the river Gaṅgā. Having seen it, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, do you see that great log being carried along by the current of the river Gaṅgā?"
"Yes, venerable sir." …
When this was said, the venerable Kimmila said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, what is the near shore? …"
"And what, Kimmila, is inward rottenness? Here, Kimmila, a bhikkhu has committed a certain defiled offence (āpatti), an offence of such a kind that no emergence from it is discerned. This, Kimmila, is called inward rottenness."
The fifth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.