[341] "Bhikkhu, suppose a man had never before seen a kiṃsuka tree. He might approach some man who had seen a kiṃsuka, and having approached, he might say to that man: 'What, good man, is a kiṃsuka like?' The other might say: 'A kiṃsuka is black, good man, just like a charred stump.' Now at that time, bhikkhu, the kiṃsuka was just as that man had seen it.
Then, bhikkhu, that man, dissatisfied with the other man's answer to his question, might approach another man who had seen a kiṃsuka, and having approached, he might say to that man: 'What, good man, is a kiṃsuka like?' The other might say: 'A kiṃsuka is red, good man, just like a piece of flesh.' Now at that time, bhikkhu, the kiṃsuka was just as that man had seen it.
Then, bhikkhu, that man, dissatisfied with the other man's answer to his question, might approach another man who had seen a kiṃsuka, and having approached, he might say to that man: 'What, good man, is a kiṃsuka like?' The other might say: 'A kiṃsuka, good man, has bark hanging down in strips and burst seed-pods, just like a sirīsa tree.' Now at that time, bhikkhu, the kiṃsuka was just as that man had seen it.
Then, bhikkhu, that man, dissatisfied with the other man's answer to his question, might approach another man who had seen a kiṃsuka, and having approached, he might say to that man: 'What, good man, is a kiṃsuka like?' The other might say: 'A kiṃsuka, good man, is thick with leaves and foliage, giving dense shade, just like a banyan tree.' Now at that time, bhikkhu, the kiṃsuka was just as that man had seen it.
Even so, bhikkhu, in whatever way the vision of those good men (sappurisa), being thus resolved, was thoroughly purified, in just that way it was answered by those skilful good men."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.