1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:“Mendicants, when what exists, because of grasping what and insisting on what, does the view arise:1.3‘na vātā vāyanti, na najjo sandanti, na gabbhiniyo vijāyanti, na candimasūriyā udenti vā apenti vā, esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti?‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”

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

2.1“Rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:“When form exists, because of grasping form and insisting on form, the view arises:2.2‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’2.3Vedanāya sati …pe…When feeling …2.4saññāya sati …pe…perception …2.5saṅkhāresu sati …choices …2.6viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:consciousness exists, because of grasping consciousness and insisting on consciousness, the view arises:2.7‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’

3.1PTS 3.218Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?3.2rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?Is form permanent or impermanent?”

3.3“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe… vipariṇāmadhammaṁ,“Impermanent, sir.” …

3.4api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya—“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would the view arise:3.5na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā”ti?‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar’?”

3.6“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

3.7“Iti kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe sati, dukkhaṁ upādāya, dukkhaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjati:“And so, when suffering exists, because of grasping suffering and insisting on suffering, the view arises:3.8‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’3.9“Vedanā …Is feeling …3.10saññā …perception …3.11saṅkhārā …choices …3.12viññāṇaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?consciousness permanent or impermanent?”

3.13“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe… vipariṇāmadhammaṁ,“Impermanent, sir.” …

3.14api nu taṁ anupādāya evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya“But by not grasping what’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, would such a view arise?”3.15‘na vātā vāyanti …pe… esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti?

3.16“No hetaṁ, bhante”.“No, sir.”

3.17“Iti kho, bhikkhave, dukkhe sati, dukkhaṁ upādāya, dukkhaṁ abhinivissa evaṁ diṭṭhi uppajjeyya:“And so, when suffering exists, because of grasping suffering and insisting on suffering, the view arises:3.18‘na vātā vāyanti, na najjo sandanti, na gabbhiniyo vijāyanti, na candimasūriyā udenti vā apenti vā, esikaṭṭhāyiṭṭhitā’”ti.‘Winds don’t blow; rivers don’t flow; pregnant women don’t give birth; the moon and stars neither rise nor set, but stand firm like a pillar.’”

3.19Paṭhamaṁ.