1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, rāhula,“What do you think, Rāhula?1.3rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

1.4“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …“Impermanent, sir.” …

1.5“vedanā …pe…“… feeling …1.6saññā …perception …1.7saṅkhārā …choices …1.8viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

1.9“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …“Impermanent, sir.” …

1.10“evaṁ passaṁ, rāhula, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpasmimpi nibbindati …pe… vedanāyapi nibbindati … saññāyapi nibbindati … saṅkhāresupi nibbindati … viññāṇasmimpi nibbindati;“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness.1.11nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.

1.12‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’”

1.13Dasamaṁ.

1.14Paṭhamo vaggo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Cakkhu rūpañca viññāṇaṁ,2.2samphasso vedanāya ca;2.3Saññā sañcetanā taṇhā,2.4dhātu khandhena te dasāti.