Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. “Pubbe me, bhikkhave, sambodhā ana­bhisam­buddhassa bodhi­sattas­seva sato etadahosi: ‘kicchā vatāyaṃ loko āpanno jāyati ca jīyati ca mīyati ca cavati ca upapajjati ca. Atha ca panimassa dukkhassa nissaraṇaṃ nappajānāti jarāmaraṇassa. Kudāssu nāma imassa dukkhassa nissaraṇaṃ paññāyissati jarāmaraṇassā’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: ‘kimhi nu kho sati jarāmaraṇaṃ hoti, kiṃpaccayā jarāmaraṇan’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: ‘jātiyā kho sati jarāmaraṇaṃ hoti, jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇan’ti.

Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: ‘kimhi nu kho sati jāti hoti … pe … bhavo hoti … upādānaṃ hoti … taṇhā hoti … vedanā hoti … phasso hoti … saḷāyatanaṃ hoti … nāmarūpaṃ hoti … kiṃpaccayā nāmarūpan’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: ‘viññāṇe kho sati nāmarūpaṃ hoti, viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpan’ti. Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: ‘kimhi nu kho sati viññāṇaṃ hoti, kiṃpaccayā viññāṇan’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: ‘nāmarūpe kho sati viññāṇaṃ hoti, nāmarū­papaccayā viññāṇan’ti.

Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi—paccudāvattati kho idaṃ viññāṇaṃ nāmarūpamhā na paraṃ gacchati. Ettāvatā jāyetha vā jīyetha vā mīyetha vā cavetha vā upapajjetha vā, yadidaṃ nāmarū­papaccayā viññāṇaṃ; viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṃ; nāmarū­papaccayā saḷāyatanaṃ; saḷāya­tana­pac­cayā phasso … pe … evametassa kevalassa duk­khak­khan­dhassa samudayo hoti. ‘Samudayo, samudayo’ti kho me, bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuṃ udapādi ñāṇaṃ udapādi paññā udapādi vijjā udapādi āloko udapādi.

Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: ‘kimhi nu kho asati, jarāmaraṇaṃ na hoti; kissa nirodhā jarā­maraṇa­nirodho’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: ‘jātiyā kho asati, jarāmaraṇaṃ na hoti; jātinirodhā jarā­maraṇa­nirodho’ti. Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: ‘kimhi nu kho asati jāti na hoti … pe … bhavo na hoti … upādānaṃ na hoti … taṇhā na hoti … vedanā na hoti … phasso na hoti … saḷāyatanaṃ na hoti … nāmarūpaṃ na hoti. Kissa nirodhā nāmarūpa­nirodho’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: ‘viññāṇe kho asati, nāmarūpaṃ na hoti; viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpa­nirodho’ti.

Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: ‘kimhi nu kho asati viññāṇaṃ na hoti; kissa nirodhā viññāṇanirodho’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: ‘nāmarūpe kho asati, viññāṇaṃ na hoti; nāmarūpa­nirodhā viññāṇanirodho’ti.

Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi—adhigato kho myāyaṃ maggo bodhāya yadidaṃ—nāmarūpa­nirodhā viññāṇanirodho; viññāṇanirodhā nāmarūpa­nirodho; nāmarūpa­nirodhā saḷāya­tana­nirodho; saḷāya­tana­nirodhā phassanirodho … pe … evametassa kevalassa duk­khak­khan­dhassa nirodho hoti. ‘Nirodho, nirodho’ti kho me, bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuṃ udapādi ñāṇaṃ udapādi paññā udapādi vijjā udapādi āloko udapādi.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso araññe pavane caramāno passeyya purāṇaṃ maggaṃ purāṇañjasaṃ pubbakehi manussehi anuyātaṃ. So tamanugac­cheyya. Tamanu­gacchanto passeyya purāṇaṃ nagaraṃ purāṇaṃ rājadhāniṃ pubbakehi manussehi ajjhāvuṭṭhaṃ ārāmasampannaṃ vanasampannaṃ pok­kha­ra­ṇī­sam­pannaṃ uddhāpavantaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ. Atha kho so, bhikkhave, puriso rañño vā rāja­mahā­mattassa vā āroceyya: ‘yagghe, bhante, jāneyyāsi–  ahaṃ addasaṃ araññe pavane caramāno purāṇaṃ maggaṃ purāṇañjasaṃ pubbakehi manussehi anuyātaṃ tamanugacchiṃ. Tamanu­gacchanto addasaṃ purāṇaṃ nagaraṃ purāṇaṃ rājadhāniṃ pubbakehi manussehi ajjhāvuṭṭhaṃ ārāmasampannaṃ vanasampannaṃ pok­kha­ra­ṇī­sam­pannaṃ uddhāpavantaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ. Taṃ, bhante, nagaraṃ māpehī’ti. Atha kho so, bhikkhave, rājā vā rājamahāmatto vā taṃ nagaraṃ māpeyya. Tadassa nagaraṃ aparena samayena iddhañceva phītañca bāhujaññaṃ ākiṇṇamanussaṃ vuddhi­ve­pullap­pattaṃ. Evameva khvāhaṃ, bhikkhave, addasaṃ purāṇaṃ maggaṃ purāṇañjasaṃ pubbakehi sammā­sambud­dhehi anuyātaṃ.

Katamo ca so, bhikkhave, purāṇamaggo purāṇañjaso pubbakehi sammā­sambud­dhehi anuyāto? Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṃ—sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi. Ayaṃ kho so, bhikkhave, purāṇamaggo purāṇañjaso pubbakehi sammā­sambud­dhehi anuyāto, tamanugacchiṃ; tamanu­gacchanto jarāmaraṇaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ; ­jarāma­raṇa­sa­muda­yaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ; ­jarāma­raṇa­nirodhaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ; ­jarāma­raṇa­nirodha­gā­miniṃ paṭipadaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ. Tamanugacchiṃ; tamanu­gacchanto jātiṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … pe … bhavaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … upādānaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … taṇhaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … vedanaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … phassaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … saḷāyatanaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … nāmarūpaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ … viññāṇaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ. Tamanugacchiṃ; tamanu­gacchanto saṅkhāre abbhaññāsiṃ; saṅ­khā­ra­sa­muda­yaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ; saṅ­khā­ra­nirodhaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ; saṅ­khā­ra­nirodha­gā­miniṃ paṭipadaṃ abbhaññāsiṃ. Tadabhiññāya ācikkhiṃ bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ upāsakānaṃ upāsikānaṃ. Tayidaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyaṃ iddhañceva phītañca vitthārikaṃ bāhujaññaṃ puthubhūtaṃ yāva devamanussehi suppakāsitan”ti.

Pañcamaṃ.