Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena sutavato ariyasāvakassa vicikicchā nuppajjati abyāka­ta­vatthūsū”ti?

“Diṭṭhinirodhā kho, bhikkhu, sutavato ariyasāvakassa vicikicchā nuppajjati abyāka­ta­vatthūsu. ‘Hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, diṭṭhi­gata­metaṃ; ‘na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, diṭṭhi­gata­metaṃ; ‘hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, diṭṭhi­gata­metaṃ; ‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, diṭṭhi­gata­metaṃ. Assutavā, bhikkhu, puthujjano diṭṭhiṃ nappajānāti, diṭṭhi­sa­muda­yaṃ nappajānāti, diṭṭhinirodhaṃ nappajānāti, diṭṭhi­nirodha­gā­miniṃ paṭipadaṃ nappajānāti. Tassa sā diṭṭhi pavaḍḍhati, so na parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, na parimuccati dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

Sutavā ca kho, bhikkhu, ariyasāvako diṭṭhiṃ pajānāti, diṭṭhi­sa­muda­yaṃ pajānāti, diṭṭhinirodhaṃ pajānāti, diṭṭhi­nirodha­gā­miniṃ paṭipadaṃ pajānāti. Tassa sā diṭṭhi nirujjhati, so parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, parimuccati dukkhasmāti vadāmi. Evaṃ jānaṃ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako evaṃ passaṃ ‘hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’tipi na byākaroti; ‘na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’tipi na byākaroti; ‘hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’tipi na byākaroti; ‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’tipi na byākaroti. Evaṃ jānaṃ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako evaṃ passaṃ evaṃ abyākara­ṇa­dhammo hoti abyāka­ta­vatthūsu. Evaṃ jānaṃ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako evaṃ passaṃ na chambhati, na kampati, na vedhati, na santāsaṃ āpajjati abyāka­ta­vatthūsu.

‘Hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, taṇhāgatametaṃ … pe … saññāgatametaṃ … pe … maññitametaṃ … pe … papañcitametaṃ … pe … upā­dā­naga­ta­metaṃ … pe … ‘hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, vippaṭisāro eso; ‘na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, vippaṭisāro eso; ‘hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, vippaṭisāro eso; ‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’ti kho, bhikkhu, vippaṭisāro eso. Assutavā, bhikkhu, puthujjano vippaṭisāraṃ nappajānāti, vippa­ṭisāra­sa­muda­yaṃ nappajānāti, vippa­ṭisāra­nirodhaṃ nappajānāti, vippa­ṭisāra­nirodha­gā­miniṃ paṭipadaṃ nappajānāti. Tassa so vippaṭisāro pavaḍḍhati, so na parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, na parimuccati dukkhasmāti vadāmi.

Sutavā ca kho, bhikkhu, ariyasāvako vippaṭisāraṃ pajānāti, vippa­ṭisāra­sa­muda­yaṃ pajānāti, vippa­ṭisāra­nirodhaṃ pajānāti, vippa­ṭisāra­nirodha­gā­miniṃ paṭipadaṃ pajānāti. Tassa so vippaṭisāro nirujjhati, so parimuccati jātiyā … pe … dukkhasmāti vadāmi. Evaṃ jānaṃ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako evaṃ passaṃ ‘hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’tipi na byākaroti … pe … ‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṃ maraṇā’tipi na byākaroti. Evaṃ jānaṃ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako evaṃ passaṃ evaṃ abyākara­ṇa­dhammo hoti abyāka­ta­vatthūsu. Evaṃ jānaṃ kho, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako evaṃ passaṃ na chambhati, na kampati, na vedhati, na santāsaṃ āpajjati abyāka­ta­vatthūsu. Ayaṃ kho, bhikkhu, hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena sutavato ariyasāvakassa vicikicchā nuppajjati abyāka­ta­vatthūsū”ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.