Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāme. Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “kimatthiyāni, bhante, kusalāni sīlāni kimānisaṃsānī”ti? “Avippa­ṭisārat­thāni kho, ānanda, kusalāni sīlāni avippa­ṭisārā­nisaṃ­sānī”ti.

“Avippaṭisāro pana, bhante, kimatthiyo kimānisaṃso”? “Avippaṭisāro kho, ānanda, pāmojjattho pāmojjānisaṃso”.

“Pāmojjaṃ pana, bhante, kimatthiyaṃ kimānisaṃsaṃ”? “Pāmojjaṃ kho, ānanda, pītatthaṃ pītānisaṃsaṃ”.

“Pīti pana, bhante, kimatthiyā kimānisaṃsā”? “Pīti kho, ānanda, passaddhatthā passad­dhā­nisaṃsā”.

“Passaddhi pana, bhante, kimatthiyā kimānisaṃsā”? “Passaddhi kho, ānanda, sukhatthā sukhānisaṃsā”.

“Sukhaṃ pana, bhante, kimatthiyaṃ kimānisaṃsaṃ”? “Sukhaṃ kho, ānanda, samādhatthaṃ samā­dhā­nisaṃ­saṃ”.

“Samādhi pana, bhante, kimatthiyo kimānisaṃso”? “Samādhi kho, ānanda, yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanat­tho yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanā­nisaṃso”.

“Yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanaṃ pana, bhante, kimatthiyaṃ kimānisaṃsaṃ”? “Yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanaṃ kho, ānanda, nibbidatthaṃ nibbi­dā­nisaṃ­saṃ”.

“Nibbidā pana, bhante, kimatthiyā kimānisaṃsā”? “Nibbidā kho, ānanda, virāgatthā virāgānisaṃsā”.

“Virāgo pana, bhante, kimatthiyo kimānisaṃso”? “Virāgo kho, ānanda, vimutti­ñāṇadas­sanat­tho vimutti­ñāṇadas­sanā­nisaṃso.

Iti kho, ānanda, kusalāni sīlāni avippa­ṭisārat­thāni avippa­ṭisārā­nisaṃ­sāni, avippaṭisāro pāmojjattho pāmojjānisaṃso, pāmojjaṃ pītatthaṃ pītānisaṃsaṃ, pīti passaddhatthā passad­dhā­nisaṃsā, passaddhi sukhatthā sukhānisaṃsā, sukhaṃ samādhatthaṃ samā­dhā­nisaṃ­saṃ, samādhi yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanat­tho yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanā­nisaṃso, yathā­bhūta­ñāṇadas­sanaṃ nibbidatthaṃ nibbi­dā­nisaṃ­saṃ, nibbidā virāgatthā virāgānisaṃsā, virāgo vimutti­ñāṇadas­sanat­tho vimutti­ñāṇadas­sanā­nisaṃso. Iti kho, ānanda, kusalāni sīlāni anupubbena aggāya parentī”ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.