Ekaṁ samayaṁ sambahulā therā bhikkhū cetesu viharanti sahañcanike. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulānaṁ therānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantānaṁ maṇḍalamāḷe sannisinnānaṁ sannipatitānaṁ ayamantarākathā udapādi:
At one time, many elder bhikkhus were dwelling among the |Cetās::people of the country of Ceta [cetā]| at |Sahañcanika::name of a Cetan town [sahañcanika]|. And on that occasion, after the meal, when those many elder bhikkhus had returned from the alms round, they gathered in the round pavilion and were seated together when this conversation arose among them:
“yo nu kho, āvuso, dukkhaṁ passati dukkhasamudayampi so passati, dukkhanirodhampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadampi passatī”ti.
“Friends, one who sees |suffering::discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, i.e. mild or intense suffering [dukkha]| also sees the |arising of suffering::source of stress, appearance of discomfort [dukkhasamudaya]|, also sees the |end of suffering::ending of discontentment, cessation of distress [dukkhanirodha]|, and also sees the |way of practice leading to the end of suffering::i.e. the Noble Eightfold Path consisting of right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right collectedness [dukkhanirodhagāmī]|.”
Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā gavampati thero bhikkhū etadavoca: “sammukhā metaṁ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṁ, sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ:
When this was said, the venerable Gavampati said to the senior bhikkhus: “Friends, I have heard this directly from the Blessed One, learned this in his presence:
‘yo, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ passati dukkhasamudayampi so passati, dukkhanirodhampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadampi passati.
‘Bhikkhus, one who sees suffering also sees the arising of suffering, also sees the end of suffering, and also sees the way of practice leading to the end of suffering.
Yo dukkhasamudayaṁ passati dukkhampi so passati, dukkhanirodhampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadampi passati.
One who sees the arising of suffering also sees suffering, also sees the end of suffering, and also sees the way of practice leading to the end of suffering.
Yo dukkhanirodhaṁ passati dukkhampi so passati, dukkhasamudayampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadampi passati.
One who sees the end of suffering also sees suffering, also sees the arising of suffering, and also sees the way of practice leading to the end of suffering.
Yo dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ passati dukkhampi so passati, dukkhasamudayampi passati, dukkhanirodhampi passatī’”ti.
One who sees the way of practice leading to the end of suffering also sees suffering, also sees the arising of suffering, and also sees the end of suffering.’”