1.1PTS 4.109Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.1.2Atha kho uggo gahapati vesāliko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho uggo gahapati vesāliko bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then the householder Ugga of Vesālī went up to the Buddha, sat down to one side, and said to him:¹

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, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?”

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

2.4santi kho, gahapati, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …2.5santi kho, gahapati, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.2.6Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati. Tassa taṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti tadupādānaṁ.If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping.2.7Saupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu no parinibbāyati.A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished.

2.8Ayaṁ kho, gahapati, 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.

3.1Santi ca kho, gahapati, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā, iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.3.2Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati. Tassa taṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato na tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti, na tadupādānaṁ.If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, their consciousness doesn’t have that as support and fuel for grasping.3.3Anupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu parinibbāyati …pe…A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished.

3.4santi kho, gahapati, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …3.5santi kho, gahapati, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.3.6Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati, tassa taṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato. Na tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti, na tadupādānaṁ.If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, their consciousness doesn’t have that as support and fuel for grasping.3.7Anupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu parinibbāyati.A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished.

3.8Ayaṁ kho, gahapati, 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.”

3.9Paṭhamaṁ.