1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa uppajjanti saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā”ti?“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, do fetters, insistence, and shackles arise?”

1.3Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”

1.4“rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa uppajjanti saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā.“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, fetters, insistence, and shackles arise.1.5Vedanāya sati …When feeling …1.6saññāya sati …perception …1.7saṅkhāresu sati …choices …1.8viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa uppajjanti saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā.consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, fetters, insistence, and shackles arise.

1.9Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?1.10rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

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

1.12“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ …pe…1.13api nu taṁ anupādāya uppajjeyyuṁ saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā”ti?“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would fetters, insistence, and shackles arise?”

1.14“No hetaṁ, bhante” …pe…“No, sir.” …

1.15“evaṁ passaṁ …pe…“Seeing this …1.16nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī”ti.They understand: ‘… there is nothing further for this place.’”

1.17Aṭṭhamaṁ.