Atha kho ajito paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho ajito paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: 

“Amhākaṃ, bho gotama, paṇḍito nāma sabrahmacārī. Tena pañcamattāni cit­taṭṭhā­na­satāni cintitāni, yehi aññatitthiyā upāraddhāva jānanti upāraddhasmā”ti.

Atha kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “dhāretha no tumhe, bhikkhave, ­paṇ­ḍita­vatthūnī”ti? “Etassa, bhagavā, kālo etassa, sugata, kālo yaṃ bhagavā bhāseyya, bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.

“Tena hi, bhikkhave, suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti. “Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca: 

“Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco adhammikena vādena adhammikaṃ vādaṃ abhiniggaṇhāti abhinippīḷeti, tena ca adhammikaṃ parisaṃ rañjeti. Tena sā adhammikā parisā uccā­sadda­ma­hāsaddā hoti: ‘paṇḍito vata bho, paṇḍito vata bho’ti.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco adhammikena vādena dhammikaṃ vādaṃ abhiniggaṇhāti abhinippīḷeti, tena ca adhammikaṃ parisaṃ rañjeti. Tena sā adhammikā parisā uccā­sadda­ma­hāsaddā hoti: ‘paṇḍito vata bho, paṇḍito vata bho’ti.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco adhammikena vādena dhammikañca vādaṃ adhammikañca vādaṃ abhiniggaṇhāti abhinippīḷeti, tena ca adhammikaṃ parisaṃ rañjeti. Tena sā adhammikā parisā uccā­sadda­ma­hāsaddā hoti: ‘paṇḍito vata bho, paṇḍito vata bho’ti.

Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭi­pajji­tabbaṃ.

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

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

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

‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo dhammo ca; anattho ca veditabbo attho ca. Adhammañca viditvā dhammañca, anatthañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭi­pajji­tabban’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttan”ti.

Catutthaṃ.