dvādaśavarṣāṇy upādāya bhadantaśāriputra prativasantyā me na jātu śrāvakapratyekabuddhasaṃprayuktā kathā śrutapūrvā, nānyatra mahāmaitrīmahākaruṇāpratisaṃyuktaivācintyadharmapratisaṃyuktaiva /
Reverend Śāriputra, I have been in this house for twelve years, and I have heard no discourses concerning the disciples and solitary sages but have heard only those concerning the great love, the great compassion, and the inconceivable qualities of the Buddha.