[132] Then, when that night had passed, the householder Citta had excellent hard food and soft food prepared for the elder bhikkhus. Then the Venerable Sudhamma thought, "What if I were to see the hard food and soft food that the householder Citta has prepared for the elder bhikkhus?" and in the morning, having dressed and taking his bowl and robe, he approached the residence of the householder Citta; having approached, he sat down on the seat that had been prepared.
Then the householder Citta approached the Venerable Sudhamma; having approached and paid homage to the Venerable Sudhamma, he sat down at one side. As the householder Citta sat at one side, the Venerable Sudhamma said this to him: "Abundant indeed, householder, is this hard food and soft food that you have had prepared; yet one thing is not here—namely, sesame cake (tilasaṅguḷikā)."
"Venerable sir, though so much of the Buddha's word exists, that master Sudhamma should have said such a thing as this—namely, 'sesame cake'! Formerly, venerable sir, merchants of the Southern Country (Dakkhiṇāpatha) went to the eastern country; those merchants brought back a hen from there. Then, venerable sir, that hen coupled with a crow, and she gave birth to a chick. Whenever, venerable sir, that chick wishes to utter the crow's cry, it cries 'kākā-kukkuṭī'; whenever it wishes to utter the cock's crow, it cries 'kukkuṭī-kākā.' Even so, venerable sir, though so much of the Buddha's word exists, master Sudhamma has said such a thing as this—namely, 'sesame cake.'"
"You are reviling me, householder; you are abusing me, householder. This, householder, is your dwelling; I shall depart from that dwelling."
"Venerable sir, I am not reviling master Sudhamma, nor am I abusing him. Venerable sir, let master Sudhamma dwell at Macchikāsaṇḍa in the delightful Ambāṭaka Grove; I shall exert myself on master Sudhamma's behalf regarding robes, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick."
A second time the Venerable Sudhamma said this to the householder Citta: "You are reviling me, householder; you are abusing me, householder. This, householder, is your dwelling; I shall depart from that dwelling."
"Venerable sir, I am not reviling master Sudhamma, nor am I abusing him. Venerable sir, let master Sudhamma dwell at Macchikāsaṇḍa in the delightful Ambāṭaka Grove; I shall exert myself on master Sudhamma's behalf regarding robes, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick."
A third time the Venerable Sudhamma said this to the householder Citta: "You are reviling me, householder; you are abusing me, householder. This, householder, is your dwelling; I shall depart from that dwelling."
"Where, venerable sir, will master Sudhamma go?"
"I shall go to Sāvatthī, householder, to see the Blessed One."
"Then, venerable sir, report to the Blessed One all of it—both what you yourself have said and what I have said. And it would be no wonder, venerable sir, if master Sudhamma should come back again to Macchikāsaṇḍa."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.