1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Atha kho āyasmā upavāṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā upavāṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Upavāṇa went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:¹

2.1“Santi pana, bhante, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sayaṅkataṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti.“Sir, there are some ascetics and brahmins who assert that suffering is made by oneself.2.2Santi pana, bhante, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā paraṅkataṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti.There are some who assert that suffering is made by another.2.3Santi pana, bhante, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sayaṅkatañca paraṅkatañca dukkhaṁ paññapenti.There are some who assert that suffering is made by both oneself and another.2.4Santi pana, bhante, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā asayaṅkāraṁ aparaṅkāraṁ adhiccasamuppannaṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti.There are some who assert that suffering arises anomalously, not made by oneself or another.

2.5Idha no, bhante, bhagavā kiṁvādī kimakkhāyī kathaṁ byākaramānā ca mayaṁ vuttavādino ceva bhagavato assāma, na ca bhagavantaṁ abhūtena abbhācikkheyyāma, dhammassa cānudhammaṁ byākareyyāma, na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānupāto gārayhaṁ ṭhānaṁ āgaccheyyā”ti?What does the Buddha say about this? How does he explain it? How should we answer so as to repeat what the Buddha has said, and not misrepresent him with an untruth? How should we explain in line with his teaching, with no legitimate grounds for rebuttal and criticism?”

3.1“Paṭiccasamuppannaṁ kho, upavāṇa, dukkhaṁ vuttaṁ mayā.“Upavāṇa, I have said that suffering is dependently originated.²3.2Kiṁ paṭicca?Dependent on what?3.3Phassaṁ paṭicca.Dependent on contact.3.4Iti vadaṁ vuttavādī ceva me assa, na ca maṁ abhūtena abbhācikkheyya, dhammassa cānudhammaṁ byākareyya, na ca koci sahadhammiko vādānupāto gārayhaṁ ṭhānaṁ āgaccheyya.In speaking like this, you would repeat what I have said, and not misrepresent me with an untruth. You would explain in line with my teaching, and there would be no legitimate grounds for rebuttal and criticism.

4.1Tatra, upavāṇa, ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā sayaṅkataṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti, tadapi phassapaccayā.In the case of those ascetics and brahmins who assert that suffering is made by oneself, that’s dependent on contact. …4.2Yepi te …pe…4.3yepi te …pe…4.4yepi te samaṇabrāhmaṇā asayaṅkāraṁ aparaṅkāraṁ adhiccasamuppannaṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti tadapi phassapaccayā.In the case of those who assert that suffering arises anomalously, not made by oneself or another, that’s also dependent on contact.

5.1PTS 2.42Tatra, upavāṇa, ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā sayaṅkataṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti, te vata aññatra phassā paṭisaṁvedissantīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.In the case of those ascetics and brahmins who assert that suffering is made by oneself, it’s impossible that they will experience that without contact. …5.2Yepi te …pe…5.3yepi te …pe…5.4yepi te samaṇabrāhmaṇā asayaṅkāraṁ aparaṅkāraṁ adhiccasamuppannaṁ dukkhaṁ paññapenti, te vata aññatra phassā paṭisaṁvedissantīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjatī”ti.In the case of those who assert that suffering arises anomalously, not made by oneself or another, it’s impossible that they will experience that without contact.”

5.5Chaṭṭhaṁ.