1.1PTS 4.102Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.¹1.2Atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him:

1.3“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme no parinibbāyanti?“What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life?1.4Ko pana, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti?What is the cause, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?”

2.1“Santi kho, devānaminda, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.“Lord of gods, there are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.2.2Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them,2.3Tassa taṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping.2.4Saupādāno, devānaminda, bhikkhu no parinibbāyati …pe….A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished.

3.1Santi kho, devānaminda, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …3.2santi kho, devānaminda, manoviññeyyā dhammā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.3.3Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them,3.4Tassa taṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping.3.5Saupādāno, devānaminda, bhikkhu no parinibbāyati.A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished.3.6Ayaṁ kho, devānaminda, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme no parinibbāyanti.That’s the cause, that’s the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life.

4.1Santi ca kho, devānaminda, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.4.2Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them,4.3Tassa taṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato na tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti, na tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness doesn’t have that as support and fuel for grasping.4.4Anupādāno, devānaminda, bhikkhu parinibbāyati …pe….A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished.

5.1Santi kho, devānaminda, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …5.2santi kho, devānaminda, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.5.3Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them,5.4Tassa taṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato na tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti na tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness doesn’t have that as support and fuel for grasping.5.5Anupādāno, devānaminda, bhikkhu parinibbāyati.A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished.5.6Ayaṁ kho, devānaminda, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti.That’s the cause, that’s the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life.”

5.7Pañcamaṁ.