Katichindasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“Kati chinde kati jahe, kati cuttari bhāvaye; Kati saṅgātigo bhikkhu, oghatiṇṇoti vuccatī”ti.

“Cut how many? Drop how many? Develop how many more? When a mendicant slips how many chains are they said to have crossed the flood?”

“Pañca chinde pañca jahe, pañca cuttari bhāvaye; Pañca saṅgātigo bhikkhu, oghatiṇṇoti vuccatī”ti.

“Five to cut, five to drop, and five more to develop. When a mendicant slips five chains they’re said to have crossed the flood.”