1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā gayāyaṁ viharati gayāsīse.At one time the Buddha was staying near Gayā on Gayā Head.1.2Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:

1.3“pubbāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sambodhā anabhisambuddho bodhisattova samāno obhāsaññeva kho sañjānāmi, no ca rūpāni passāmi.“Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still not awake but intent on awakening—I perceived light but did not see forms.

2.1Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, etadahosi:Then it occurred to me,2.2‘sace kho ahaṁ obhāsañceva sañjāneyyaṁ rūpāni ca passeyyaṁ;‘What if I were to both perceive light and see forms?2.3evaṁ me idaṁ ñāṇadassanaṁ parisuddhataraṁ assā’ti.Then my knowledge and vision would become even more purified.’

3.1So kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, aparena samayena appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto obhāsañceva sañjānāmi, rūpāni ca passāmi;So after some time, living diligent, keen, and resolute, I perceived light and saw forms.3.2no ca kho tāhi devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭhāmi sallapāmi sākacchaṁ samāpajjāmi.But I didn’t associate with those deities, converse, or engage in discussion.

4.1Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, etadahosi:Then it occurred to me,4.2‘sace kho ahaṁ obhāsañceva sañjāneyyaṁ, rūpāni ca passeyyaṁ, tāhi ca devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭheyyaṁ sallapeyyaṁ sākacchaṁ samāpajjeyyaṁ;‘What if I were to perceive light and see forms; and associate with those deities, converse, and engage in discussion?4.3evaṁ me idaṁ ñāṇadassanaṁ parisuddhataraṁ assā’ti.Then my knowledge and vision would become even more purified.’

5.1So kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, aparena samayena appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto obhāsañceva sañjānāmi, rūpāni ca passāmi, tāhi ca devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭhāmi sallapāmi sākacchaṁ samāpajjāmi;So after some time … I perceived light and saw forms. And I associated with those deities, conversed, and engaged in discussion.5.2no ca kho tā devatā jānāmi—But I didn’t know which5.3imā devatā amukamhā vā amukamhā vā devanikāyāti.orders of gods those deities came from.

6.1PTS 4.303Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, etadahosi:Then it occurred to me,6.2‘sace kho ahaṁ obhāsañceva sañjāneyyaṁ, rūpāni ca passeyyaṁ, tāhi ca devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭheyyaṁ sallapeyyaṁ sākacchaṁ samāpajjeyyaṁ, tā ca devatā jāneyyaṁ:‘What if I were to perceive light and see forms; and associate with those deities, converse, and engage in discussion;6.3“imā devatā amukamhā vā amukamhā vā devanikāyā”ti;and find out which orders of gods those deities come from?6.4evaṁ me idaṁ ñāṇadassanaṁ parisuddhataraṁ assā’ti.Then my knowledge and vision would become even more purified.’

7.1So kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, aparena samayena appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto obhāsañceva sañjānāmi, rūpāni ca passāmi, tāhi ca devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭhāmi sallapāmi sākacchaṁ samāpajjāmi, tā ca devatā jānāmi:So after some time … I perceived light and saw forms. And I associated with those deities … And I found out which orders of gods those deities came from.7.2‘imā devatā amukamhā vā amukamhā vā devanikāyā’ti;7.3no ca kho tā devatā jānāmi:But I didn’t know what7.4‘imā devatā imassa kammassa vipākena ito cutā tattha upapannā’ti …pe…deeds caused those deities to be reborn there after passing away from here.

7.5tā ca devatā jānāmi:So after some time … I found out what7.6‘imā devatā imassa kammassa vipākena ito cutā tattha upapannā’ti;deeds caused those deities to be reborn there after passing away from here.7.7no ca kho tā devatā jānāmi:But I didn’t know what7.8‘imā devatā imassa kammassa vipākena evamāhārā evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvediniyo’ti …pe…deeds caused those deities to have such food and such an experience of pleasure and pain.

7.9tā ca devatā jānāmi:So after some time … I found out what7.10‘imā devatā imassa kammassa vipākena evamāhārā evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvediniyo’ti;deeds caused those deities to have such food and such an experience of pleasure and pain.7.11no ca kho tā devatā jānāmi:But I didn’t know that7.12‘imā devatā evaṁdīghāyukā evaṁciraṭṭhitikā’ti …pe…these deities have a lifespan of such a length.

7.13tā ca devatā jānāmi:So after some time … I found out that7.14‘imā devatā evaṁdīghāyukā evaṁciraṭṭhitikā’ti;these deities have a lifespan of such a length.7.15no ca kho tā devatā jānāmi yadi vā me imāhi devatāhi saddhiṁ sannivutthapubbaṁ yadi vā na sannivutthapubbanti.But I didn’t know whether or not I had previously lived together with those deities.

8.1PTS 4.304Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, etadahosi:Then it occurred to me,8.2‘sace kho ahaṁ obhāsañceva sañjāneyyaṁ, rūpāni ca passeyyaṁ, tāhi ca devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭheyyaṁ sallapeyyaṁ sākacchaṁ samāpajjeyyaṁ, tā ca devatā jāneyyaṁ:‘What if I were to perceive light and see forms; and associate with those deities, converse, and engage in discussion;8.3“imā devatā amukamhā vā amukamhā vā devanikāyā”ti, tā ca devatā jāneyyaṁ:and find out which orders of gods those deities come from;8.4“imā devatā imassa kammassa vipākena ito cutā tattha upapannā”ti, tā ca devatā jāneyyaṁ:and what deeds caused those deities to be reborn there after passing away from here;8.5“imā devatā evamāhārā evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvediniyo”ti, tā ca devatā jāneyyaṁ:and what deeds caused those deities to have such food and such an experience of pleasure and pain;8.6“imā devatā evaṁdīghāyukā evaṁciraṭṭhitikā”ti, tā ca devatā jāneyyaṁ yadi vā me imāhi devatāhi saddhiṁ sannivutthapubbaṁ yadi vā na sannivutthapubbanti;and that these deities have a lifespan of such a length; and whether or not I have previously lived together with those deities?8.7evaṁ me idaṁ ñāṇadassanaṁ parisuddhataraṁ assā’ti.Then my knowledge and vision would become even more purified.’

9.1So kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, aparena samayena appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto obhāsañceva sañjānāmi, rūpāni ca passāmi, tāhi ca devatāhi saddhiṁ santiṭṭhāmi sallapāmi sākacchaṁ samāpajjāmi, tā ca devatā jānāmi:So after some time …9.2‘imā devatā amukamhā vā amukamhā vā devanikāyā’ti, tā ca devatā jānāmi:9.3‘imā devatā imassa kammassa vipākena ito cutā tattha upapannā’ti, tā ca devatā jānāmi:9.4‘imā devatā evamāhārā evaṁsukhadukkhappaṭisaṁvediniyo’ti, tā ca devatā jānāmi:9.5‘imā devatā evaṁdīghāyukā evaṁciraṭṭhitikā’ti, tā ca devatā jānāmi yadi vā me devatāhi saddhiṁ sannivutthapubbaṁ yadi vā na sannivutthapubbanti.I found out whether or not I have previously lived together with those deities.

10.1PTS 4.305Yāvakīvañca me, bhikkhave, evaṁ aṭṭhaparivaṭṭaṁ adhidevañāṇadassanaṁ na suvisuddhaṁ ahosi, neva tāvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ‘sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddho’ti paccaññāsiṁ.As long as my knowledge and vision about the deities was not fully purified in these eight rounds, I didn’t announce my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.

10.2Yato ca kho me, bhikkhave, evaṁ aṭṭhaparivaṭṭaṁ adhidevañāṇadassanaṁ suvisuddhaṁ ahosi, athāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ‘sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddho’ti paccaññāsiṁ;But when my knowledge and vision about the deities was fully purified in these eight rounds, I announced my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.10.3ñāṇañca pana me dassanaṁ udapādi;Knowledge and vision arose in me:10.4akuppā me cetovimutti; ayamantimā jāti natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.‘My freedom is unshakable; this is my last rebirth; now there’ll be no more future lives.’”

10.5Catutthaṁ.