1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Tathāgatassa, bhikkhave, arahato sammāsambuddhassa dve dhammadesanā pariyāyena bhavanti.“Mendicants, the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha has two approaches to teaching Dhamma.2.2Katamā dve?What two?2.3‘Pāpaṁ pāpakato passathā’ti—‘See evil as evil’—2.4ayaṁ paṭhamā dhammadesanā;this is the first approach to teaching Dhamma.2.5‘pāpaṁ pāpakato disvā tattha nibbindatha virajjatha vimuccathā’ti—‘Having seen evil as evil, be disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed from it’—2.6ayaṁ dutiyā dhammadesanā.this is the second approach to teaching Dhamma.2.7Tathāgatassa, bhikkhave, arahato sammāsambuddhassa imā dve dhammadesanā pariyāyena bhavantī”ti.The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha has these two approaches to teaching Dhamma.”

2.8Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.9Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Tathāgatassa buddhassa,“See the two approaches for3.2sabbabhūtānukampino;explaining the Dhamma3.3Pariyāyavacanaṁ passa,used by the Realized One, the Buddha,3.4dve ca dhammā pakāsitā.compassionate for all beings:

4.1Pāpakaṁ passatha cetaṁ,see that that is evil,4.2tattha cāpi virajjatha;and be dispassionate toward it.4.3Tato virattacittāse,Then, with a mind free of desire,4.4dukkhassantaṁ karissathā”ti.you’ll make an end of suffering.”

5.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

5.2Dutiyaṁ.