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

2.1“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, diṭṭhigatehi pariyuṭṭhitā devamanussā olīyanti eke, atidhāvanti eke; cakkhumanto ca passanti.“Overcome by two misconceptions, mendicants, some gods and humans get stuck, some overreach, while those with vision see.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, olīyanti eke?And how do some get stuck?3.2Bhavārāmā, bhikkhave, devamanussā bhavaratā bhavasammuditā tesaṁ bhavanirodhāya dhamme desiyamāne cittaṁ na pakkhandati na pasīdati na santiṭṭhati nādhimuccati.Gods and humans like clinging, they love it and enjoy it. When the Dhamma is being taught to them for the cessation of existence, their minds do not leap forth, gain confidence, settle down, and become decided.¹3.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, olīyanti eke.That is how some get stuck.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, atidhāvanti eke?And how do some overreach?4.2Bhaveneva kho paneke aṭṭīyamānā harāyamānā jigucchamānā vibhavaṁ abhinandanti—Some, becoming horrified, repelled, and disgusted with existence, delight in nonexistence:4.3yato kira, bho, ayaṁ attā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā ucchijjati vinassati na hoti paraṁ maraṇā;‘When this self is annihilated and destroyed when the body breaks up, and doesn’t exist after death:4.4etaṁ santaṁ etaṁ paṇītaṁ etaṁ yāthāvanti.that is peaceful, that is sublime, that is how it is.’4.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, atidhāvanti eke.That is how some overreach.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, cakkhumanto passanti?And how do those with vision see?5.2Idha bhikkhu bhūtaṁ bhūtato passati;It’s when a mendicant sees what has come to be as having come to be.5.3bhūtaṁ bhūtato disvā bhūtassa nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya paṭipanno hoti.Seeing this, they are practicing for disillusionment, dispassion, and cessation regarding what has come to be.5.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, cakkhumanto passantī”ti.That is how those with vision see.”

5.5Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.5.6Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

6.1“Ye bhūtaṁ bhūtato disvā,“Those who see what has come to be <j>as having come to be,6.2bhūtassa ca atikkamaṁ;and see the transcendence of what has come to be,6.3Yathābhūte vimuccanti,are freed in accord with the truth,6.4bhavataṇhā parikkhayā.with the ending of craving for continued existence.

7.1Sa ve bhūtapariñño so,They completely understand what has come to be,7.2vītataṇho bhavābhave;rid of craving for rebirth in this or that state.7.3Bhūtassa vibhavā bhikkhu,When what has come to be ceases to be,7.4nāgacchati punabbhavan”ti.a mendicant does not come back to future lives.”

8.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

8.2Dvādasamaṁ.

8.3Dutiyo vaggo.

9.0Tassuddānaṁ

9.1Dve indriyā dve tapanīyā,9.2sīlena apare duve;9.3Anottāpī kuhanā dve ca,9.4saṁvejanīyena te dasa.

10.1Vitakkā desanā vijjā,10.2paññā dhammena pañcamaṁ;10.3Ajātaṁ dhātusallānaṁ,10.4sikkhā jāgariyena ca;10.5Apāyadiṭṭhiyā ceva,10.6bāvīsati pakāsitāti.

10.7Dukanipāto niṭṭhito.