[262] S. Is it that, because Paccekasambuddhas do not arise among the devas, there is no living of the holy life (brahmacariyavāsa) among the devas?
P. Yes.
S. Is it that where Paccekasambuddhas arise, there alone is the living of the holy life, and that where Paccekasambuddhas do not arise, there is no living of the holy life there?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it that where Paccekasambuddhas arise, there alone is the living of the holy life, and that where Paccekasambuddhas do not arise, there is no living of the holy life there?
P. Yes.
S. Paccekasambuddhas arise in the middle districts (majjhimā janapadā); is it that there alone is the living of the holy life, and that there is no living of the holy life elsewhere?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.