Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vajjīsu viharati bhaṇḍagāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “bhikkhavo”ti.
Thus have I heard—At one time, the Blessed One was dwelling among the Vajjians in the village of Bhaṇḍa. There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: “Bhikkhus.”
“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. Bhagavā etadavoca:
“Venerable sir,” the bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this:
“Catunnaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammānaṁ ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca. Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?
“It is because of non-comprehension and non-penetration of four principles that both you and I have wandered on in cyclic existence for a long time. What four?
1.) Ariyassa, bhikkhave, sīlassa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca.
1.) It is because of non-comprehension and non-penetration of noble ethical conduct that both you and I have wandered on in cyclic existence for a long time.
2.) Ariyassa, bhikkhave, samādhissa ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca.
2.) It is because of non-comprehension and non-penetration of noble collectedness that both you and I have wandered on in cyclic existence for a long time.
3.) Ariyāya, bhikkhave, paññāya ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca.
3.) It is because of non-comprehension and non-penetration of noble wisdom that both you and I have wandered on in cyclic existence for a long time.
4.) Ariyāya, bhikkhave, vimuttiyā ananubodhā appaṭivedhā evamidaṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ sandhāvitaṁ saṁsaritaṁ mamañceva tumhākañca.
4.) It is because of non-comprehension and non-penetration of noble liberation that both you and I have wandered on in cyclic existence for a long time.
Tayidaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyaṁ sīlaṁ anubuddhaṁ paṭividdhaṁ, ariyo samādhi anubuddho paṭividdho, ariyā paññā anubuddhā paṭividdhā, ariyā vimutti anubuddhā paṭividdhā, ucchinnā bhavataṇhā, khīṇā bhavanetti, natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.
But now, having comprehended and penetrated noble ethical conduct, noble collectedness, noble wisdom, and noble liberation; the craving for existence is severed, the conduit to existence is completely exhausted; there is now no more renewed existence.”
Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
The Blessed One said this. Having spoken thus, the Accomplished One further said this:
“Sīlaṁ samādhi paññā ca,
vimutti ca anuttarā;
Anubuddhā ime dhammā,
gotamena yasassinā.
“Ethical conduct, collectedness, wisdom,
and the unsurpassed liberation;
these principles have been comprehended
by Gotama, the illustrious one.
Iti buddho abhiññāya,
dhammamakkhāsi bhikkhunaṁ;
Dukkhassantakaro satthā,
cakkhumā parinibbuto”ti.
Thus, the Buddha, having directly known,
clarified the Dhamma to the bhikkhus;
the teacher, the end maker of suffering,
the one with vision, is completely quenched.”