“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ pāvisi.

Atha kho tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ acira­pakkan­tassa bhagavato etadahosi: “idaṃ kho no, āvuso, bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho: ‘adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban’ti. Ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyā”ti?

Atha kho tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ etadahosi: “ayaṃ kho āyasmā ānando satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sab­rahma­cārī­naṃ. Pahoti cāyasmā ānando imassa bhagavatā saṃkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ. Yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā ānando tenu­pasaṅka­mey­yāma; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yāma. Yathā no āyasmā ānando byākarissati tathā naṃ dhāressāmā”ti.

Atha kho te bhikkhū yenāyasmā ānando tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā ānandena saddhiṃ sammodiṃsu. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etadavocuṃ: 

“Idaṃ kho no, āvuso ānanda, bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho: ‘adhammo ca … pe … tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban’ti.

Tesaṃ no, āvuso, amhākaṃ acira­pakkan­tassa bhagavato etadahosi: ‘idaṃ kho no, āvuso, bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho—adhammo ca … pe … tathā paṭi­pajji­tab­banti. Ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyā’ti?

Tesaṃ no, āvuso, amhākaṃ etadahosi: ‘ayaṃ kho āyasmā ānando satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sab­rahma­cārī­naṃ. Pahoti cāyasmā ānando imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ. Yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā ānando tenu­pasaṅka­mey­yāma; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yāma. Yathā no āyasmā ānando byākarissati tathā naṃ dhāressāmā’ti. Vibhajatu āyasmā ānando”ti.

“Seyyathāpi, āvuso, puriso sāratthiko sāragavesī sāra­pari­yesanaṃ caramāno mahato rukkhassa tiṭṭhato sāravato atikkammeva mūlaṃ atikkamma khandhaṃ sākhāpalāse sāraṃ pariyesitabbaṃ maññeyya; evaṃ­sam­pada­midaṃ āyasmantānaṃ satthari sammukhībhūte taṃ bhagavantaṃ atisitvā amhe etamatthaṃ paṭi­pucchi­tab­baṃ maññatha. So hāvuso, bhagavā jānaṃ jānāti passaṃ passati, cakkhubhūto ñāṇabhūto dhammabhūto brahmabhūto vattā pavattā atthassa ninnetā amatassa dātā dhammassāmī tathāgato. So ceva panetassa kālo ahosi yaṃ tumhe bhaga­van­taṃyeva upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yā­tha. Yathā vo bhagavā byākareyya tathā naṃ dhāreyyāthā”ti.

“Addhāvuso ānanda, bhagavā jānaṃ jānāti passaṃ passati cakkhubhūto ñāṇabhūto dhammabhūto brahmabhūto vattā pavattā atthassa ninnetā amatassa dātā dhammassāmī tathāgato. So ceva panetassa kālo ahosi yaṃ mayaṃ bhaga­van­taṃyeva upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yāma, yathā no bhagavā byākareyya tathā naṃ dhāreyyāma. Api cāyasmā ānando satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sab­rahma­cārī­naṃ. Pahoti cāyasmā ānando imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ. Vibhajatāyasmā ānando agaruṃ katvā”ti.

“Tenahāvuso, suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti. “Evamāvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato ānandassa paccassosuṃ. Athāyasmā ānando etadavoca: 

“Yaṃ kho no, āvuso, bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho: ‘adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban’ti.

Katamo cāvuso, adhammo, katamo ca dhammo, katamo ca anattho, katamo ca attho?

Micchādiṭṭhi, āvuso, adhammo; sammādiṭṭhi dhammo; ye ca micchā­diṭṭhi­pac­cayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṃ anattho; sammā­diṭṭhi­pac­cayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāva­nā­pāri­pūriṃ gacchanti, ayaṃ attho.

Micchāsaṅkappo, āvuso, adhammo; sammāsaṅkappo dhammo … micchāvācā, āvuso, adhammo; sammāvācā dhammo … micchākammanto, āvuso, adhammo; sammākammanto dhammo … micchāājīvo, āvuso, adhammo; sammāājīvo dhammo … micchāvāyāmo, āvuso, adhammo; sammāvāyāmo dhammo … micchāsati, āvuso, adhammo; sammāsati dhammo … micchāsamādhi, āvuso, adhammo; sammāsamādhi dhammo … micchāñāṇaṃ, āvuso, adhammo; sammāñāṇaṃ dhammo ….

Micchāvimutti, āvuso, adhammo; sammāvimutti dhammo; ye ca micchā­vimutti­pac­cayā aneke pāpakā akusalā dhammā sambhavanti, ayaṃ anattho; sammā­vimutti­pac­cayā ca aneke kusalā dhammā bhāva­nā­pāri­pūriṃ gacchanti, ayaṃ attho.

Ayaṃ kho no, āvuso, bhagavā saṃkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho: ‘adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca … pe … tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban’ti, imassa kho ahaṃ, āvuso, bhagavatā saṃkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāmi. Ākaṅkhamānā ca pana tumhe, āvuso, bhaga­van­taṃyeva upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yā­tha. Yathā vo bhagavā byākaroti tathā naṃ dhāreyyāthā”ti.

“Evamāvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato ānandassa bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā yena bhagavā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ: 

“Yaṃ kho no bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho: ‘adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo … pe … tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban’ti.

Tesaṃ no, bhante, amhākaṃ acira­pakkan­tassa bhagavato etadahosi: ‘idaṃ kho no, āvuso, bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho—adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo … pe … tathā paṭi­pajji­tab­banti. Ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyā’ti?

Tesaṃ no, bhante, amhākaṃ etadahosi: ‘ayaṃ kho āyasmā ānando satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sab­rahma­cārī­naṃ. Pahoti cāyasmā ānando imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ. Yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā ānando tenu­pasaṅka­mey­yāma; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yāma. Yathā no āyasmā ānando byākarissati tathā naṃ dhāressāmā’ti.

Atha kho mayaṃ, bhante, yenāyasmā ānando tenu­pasaṅka­mimhā; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etamatthaṃ apucchimhā. Tesaṃ no, bhante, āyasmatā ānandena imehi ākārehi imehi padehi imehi byañjanehi attho suvibhatto”ti.

“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhave. Paṇḍito, bhikkhave, ānando. Mahāpañño, bhikkhave, ānando. Mañcepi tumhe, bhikkhave, upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṃ paṭipuc­chey­yā­tha, ahampi cetaṃ evamevaṃ byākareyyaṃ yathā taṃ ānandena byākataṃ. Eso ceva tassa attho evañca naṃ dhāreyyāthā”ti.

Tatiyaṃ.