1.1PTS 3.260Sāvatthinidānaṁ.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“Viññāṇe kho, vaccha, aññāṇā, viññāṇasamudaye aññāṇā, viññāṇanirodhe aññāṇā, viññāṇanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya aññāṇā;“Vaccha, it is because of not knowing consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its 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.

1.13Pañcamaṁ.