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

2.1“Rūpehi, bhikkhave, arūpā santatarā, arūpehi nirodho santataro”ti.“Mendicants, formless states are more peaceful than states of form; cessation is more peaceful than formless states.”

2.2Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.3Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Ye ca rūpūpagā sattā,∥“There are beings in the realm of luminous form,3.2ye ca arūpaṭṭhāyino;and others stuck in the formless.3.3Nirodhaṁ appajānantā,Not understanding cessation,3.4āgantāro punabbhavaṁ.they return in future lives.

4.1Ye ca rūpe pariññāya,∥But the people who completely understand form,4.2arūpesu asaṇṭhitā;not stuck in the formless,4.3Nirodhe ye vimuccanti,released in cessation—4.4te janā maccuhāyino.they are conquerors of death.

5.1Kāyena amatadhātuṁ,Having directly experienced <j>the element free of death,5.2phusayitvā nirūpadhiṁ;free of attachments;5.3Upadhippaṭinissaggaṁ,having realized relinquishment5.4sacchikatvā anāsavo;of attachments, the undefiled5.5Deseti sammāsambuddho,fully awakened Buddha teaches5.6asokaṁ virajaṁ padan”ti.the sorrowless, stainless state.”

6.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

6.2Catutthaṁ.