1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā nāḷandāyaṁ viharati pāvārikambavane.At one time the Buddha was staying near Nāḷandā in Pāvārika’s Mango Grove.

1.2Atha kho, upāli gahapati, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho, upāli gahapati, bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then the householder Upāli went up to the Buddha … and asked him,¹1.3“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?” …

1.5(Yathā purimasuttantaṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.)(Tell in full as in SN 35.124.)

1.6“Ayaṁ kho, gahapati, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yena m’idhekacce sattā diṭṭheva dhamme parinibbāyantī”ti.

1.7Tatiyaṁ.