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

2.1“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, dhātuyo.“Mendicants, there are these three elements.2.2Katamā tisso?What three?2.3Rūpadhātu, arūpadhātu, nirodhadhātu—The realm of luminous form, the formless realm, and cessation.2.4imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso dhātuyo”ti.These are the three elements.”

2.5Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.6Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Rūpadhātuṁ pariññāya,“Comprehending the realm of luminous form,3.2āruppesu asaṇṭhitā;not stuck in the formless,3.3Nirodhe ye vimuccanti,those who are released in cessation,3.4te janā maccuhāyino.they are conquerors of death.

4.1Kāyena amataṁ dhātuṁ,Having directly experienced <j>the element free of death,4.2phusayitvā nirūpadhiṁ;free of attachments;4.3Upadhippaṭinissaggaṁ,having realized relinquishment4.4sacchikatvā anāsavo;of attachments, the undefiled4.5Deseti sammāsambuddho,fully awakened Buddha teaches4.6asokaṁ virajaṁ padan”ti.the sorrowless, stainless state.”

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.