Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Jānatohaṁ, bhikkhave, passato āsavānaṁ khayaṁ vadāmi, no ajānato no apassato. Kiñca, bhikkhave, jānato, kiṁ passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti? Idaṁ dukkhanti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Ayaṁ dukkhasamudayoti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Ayaṁ dukkhanirodhoti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadāti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, jānato evaṁ passato āsavānaṁ khayo hotī”ti.
“I declare that the wearing away of the taints is for one who knows and sees, not for one who does not know and does not see. Knowing what and seeing what, is there the wearing away of the taints? For one who knows and sees: ‘This is suffering,’ there is the wearing away of the taints. For one who knows and sees: ‘This is the arising of suffering,’ there is the wearing away of the taints. For one who knows and sees: ‘This is the cessation of suffering,’ there is the wearing away of the taints. For one who knows and sees: ‘This is the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering,’ there is the wearing away of the taints. The wearing away of the taints is for one who knows and sees thus.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Sekhassa sikkhamānassa,
ujumaggānusārino;
Khayasmiṁ paṭhamaṁ ñāṇaṁ,
tato aññā anantarā.
“For a trainee who is practicing,
following the direct path;
the knowledge of the wearing away arises first,
then follows final knowledge.
Tato aññāvimuttassa,
vimuttiñāṇamuttamaṁ;
Uppajjati khaye ñāṇaṁ,
khīṇā saṁyojanā iti.
For one liberated through final knowledge,
the supreme knowledge of liberation arises;
at the moment of complete wearing away, knowledge arises:
‘The fetters are exhausted.’
Na tvevidaṁ kusītena,
bālenamavijānatā;
Nibbānaṁ adhigantabbaṁ,
sabbaganthappamocanan”ti.
This is not for one who is lazy,
immature or who cannot comprehend;
Nibbāna is to be attained—
the release from all bonds.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.