1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …1.3na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo namātābhūtapubbo iminā dīghena addhunā.It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your mother.

1.4Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.5Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…This transmigration has no known beginning. …1.6alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”

1.7Catutthaṁ.