1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha:

1.3“ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—“What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions arise in the world? …”1.4sassato lokoti vā, asassato lokoti vā …pe…1.5neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vā”ti?

1.6“Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, aññāṇā, saṅkhārasamudaye aññāṇā, saṅkhāranirodhe aññāṇā, saṅkhāranirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya aññāṇā;“Vaccha, it is because of not knowing choices, their origin, their cessation, and the practice that leads to their cessation …”1.7evamimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—1.8sassato lokoti vā, asassato lokoti vā …pe…1.9neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vāti.1.10Ayaṁ kho, vaccha, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—1.11sassato lokoti vā, asassato lokoti vā …pe…1.12neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vā”ti.

1.13Catutthaṁ.