[741] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Vajjis at Ukkacelā, on the bank of the river Gaṅgā, together with a great Saṅgha of bhikkhus, not long after Sāriputta and Moggallāna had attained final Nibbāna (parinibbuta). Now on that occasion the Blessed One was seated in the open air, surrounded by the Saṅgha of bhikkhus. Then the Blessed One, having surveyed the silent Saṅgha of bhikkhus, addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, this assembly of mine appears as if empty. While Sāriputta and Moggallāna had not yet attained final Nibbāna, that quarter was not empty for me; there was no concern on my part regarding that quarter in which Sāriputta and Moggallāna were dwelling."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.