1.1Atha kho āyasmā puṇṇiyo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā puṇṇiyo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Puṇṇiya went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

1.2“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena appekadā tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti, appekadā na paṭibhātī”ti?“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes the Realized One feels inspired to teach, and other times not?”

1.3“Saddho ca, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu hoti, no cupasaṅkamitā;“Puṇṇiya, when a mendicant has faith but doesn’t approach,1.4neva tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.the Realized One doesn’t feel inspired to teach.1.5Yato ca kho, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, upasaṅkamitā ca;But when a mendicant has faith and approaches,1.6evaṁ tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.the Realized One feels inspired to teach.1.7Saddho ca, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu hoti, upasaṅkamitā ca, no ca payirupāsitā …pe…When a mendicant has faith and approaches, but doesn’t pay homage …1.8payirupāsitā ca, no ca paripucchitā …they pay homage, but don’t ask questions …1.9paripucchitā ca, no ca ohitasoto dhammaṁ suṇāti …they ask questions, but don’t actively listen to the teaching …1.10ohitasoto ca dhammaṁ suṇāti, no ca sutvā dhammaṁ dhāreti …they actively listen to the teaching, but don’t remember the teaching they’ve heard …1.11sutvā ca dhammaṁ dhāreti, no ca dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati …they remember the teaching they’ve heard, but don’t examine the meaning of the teachings they’ve remembered …1.12dhātānañca dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati, no ca atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti.they examine the meaning of the teachings they’ve remembered, but, not having understood the meaning and the teaching, they don’t practice in line with the principle of the teaching.1.13Neva tāva tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.The Realized One doesn’t feel inspired to teach.

2.1PTS 4.338Yato ca kho, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, upasaṅkamitā ca, payirupāsitā ca, paripucchitā ca, ohitasoto ca dhammaṁ suṇāti, sutvā ca dhammaṁ dhāreti, dhātānañca dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati, atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno ca hoti;But when a mendicant has faith, approaches, pays homage, asks questions, actively listens to the teachings, remembers the teachings, examines the meaning, and practices in line with the principle of the teaching,2.2evaṁ tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.the Realized One feels inspired to teach.2.3Imehi kho, puṇṇiya, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgatā ekantapaṭibhānā tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā hotī”ti.When someone possesses these eight qualities, the Realized One feels totally inspired to teach.”

2.4Dutiyaṁ.