1.1PTS 3.20“Dussīlassa, bhikkhave, sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti sammāsamādhi;“Mendicants, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for right immersion.1.2sammāsamādhimhi asati sammāsamādhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;When there is no right immersion, one who lacks right immersion has destroyed a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.1.3yathābhūtañāṇadassane asati yathābhūtañāṇadassanavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti nibbidāvirāgo;When there is no true knowledge and vision, one who lacks true knowledge and vision has destroyed a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.1.4nibbidāvirāge asati nibbidāvirāgavipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.When there is no disillusionment and dispassion, one who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

1.5Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno.Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage.1.6Tassa papaṭikāpi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, pheggupi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, sāropi na pāripūriṁ gacchati;Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness.

1.7evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti sammāsamādhi;In the same way, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for right immersion.1.8sammāsamādhimhi asati sammāsamādhivipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;When there is no right immersion, one who lacks right immersion has destroyed a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.1.9yathābhūtañāṇadassane asati yathābhūtañāṇadassanavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti nibbidāvirāgo;When there is no true knowledge and vision, one who lacks true knowledge and vision has destroyed a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.1.10nibbidāvirāge asati nibbidāvirāgavipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.When there is no disillusionment and dispassion, one who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

2.1Sīlavato, bhikkhave, sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti sammāsamādhi;An ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for right immersion.2.2sammāsamādhimhi sati sammāsamādhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;When there is right immersion, one who has fulfilled right immersion has fulfilled a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.2.3yathābhūtañāṇadassane sati yathābhūtañāṇadassanasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti nibbidāvirāgo;When there is true knowledge and vision, one who has fulfilled true knowledge and vision has fulfilled a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.2.4nibbidāvirāge sati nibbidāvirāgasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.When there is disillusionment and dispassion, one who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

2.5Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi pāripūriṁ gacchati, pheggupi pāripūriṁ gacchati, sāropi pāripūriṁ gacchati;Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would all grow to fullness.

2.6evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sīlavato sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti sammāsamādhi;In the same way, an ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for right immersion.2.7sammāsamādhimhi sati sammāsamādhisampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṁ;When there is right immersion, one who has fulfilled right immersion has fulfilled a vital condition for true knowledge and vision.2.8yathābhūtañāṇadassane sati yathābhūtañāṇadassanasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti nibbidāvirāgo;When there is true knowledge and vision, one who has fulfilled true knowledge and vision has fulfilled a vital condition for disillusionment and dispassion.2.9nibbidāvirāge sati nibbidāvirāgasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti.When there is disillusionment and dispassion, one who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”

2.10Catutthaṁ.