[361] Now on that occasion the Blessed One was seated teaching the Dhamma, surrounded by a great assembly that included the king. Then Devadatta rose from his seat, arranged his upper robe over one shoulder, raised his joined palms in reverence toward the Blessed One, and said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, the Blessed One is now aged, old, elderly, far gone in years, arrived at the last stage of life. Venerable sir, let the Blessed One now live at ease, devoted to a pleasant abiding in this very life; let him hand over the community of bhikkhus to me. I will lead the community of bhikkhus."
"Enough, Devadatta. Do not set your heart on leading the community of bhikkhus."
A second time … A third time Devadatta said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, the Blessed One is now aged, old, elderly, far gone in years, arrived at the last stage of life. Venerable sir, let the Blessed One now live at ease, devoted to a pleasant abiding in this very life; let him hand over the community of bhikkhus to me. I will lead the community of bhikkhus."
"I would not hand over the community of bhikkhus even to Sāriputta and Moggallāna, Devadatta — how much less to you, a wretch, a lick-spittle?"
Then Devadatta, thinking, "The Blessed One disparages me in an assembly including the king with the term 'lick-spittle,' while he extols only Sāriputta and Moggallāna," angry and displeased, paid homage to the Blessed One, circumambulated him with his right side toward him, and departed. And this was Devadatta's first grudge (āghāta) against the Blessed One.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.