1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā bhaggesu viharati susumāragire bhesakaḷāvane migadāye.At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Bhaggas at Crocodile’s Bellow, in the deer park at Bhesakaḷā’s Wood.

1.2Atha kho nakulapitā gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho nakulapitā gahapati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then the householder Nakula’s father went up to the Buddha … and asked 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, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?”¹

1.5“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.1.6Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them,1.7Tassa taṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping.1.8Saupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu no parinibbāyati …pe…A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished.1.9santi kho, gahapati, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …1.10santi kho, gahapati, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.1.11Tañce bhikkhu abhinandati abhivadati ajjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them,1.12Tassa taṁ abhinandato abhivadato ajjhosāya tiṭṭhato tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness has that as support and fuel for grasping.1.13Saupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu no parinibbāyati.A mendicant with fuel for grasping does not become extinguished.1.14Ayaṁ 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.

2.1Santi 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.2.2Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them,2.3Tassa taṁ anabhinandato anabhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato na tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti, na tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness doesn’t have that as support and fuel for grasping.2.4Anupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu parinibbāyati …pe…A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished.2.5santi kho, gahapati, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …2.6santi kho, gahapati, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.2.7Tañce bhikkhu nābhinandati nābhivadati nājjhosāya tiṭṭhati.If a mendicant doesn’t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them,2.8Tassa taṁ nābhinandato nābhivadato anajjhosāya tiṭṭhato na tannissitaṁ viññāṇaṁ hoti na tadupādānaṁ.their consciousness doesn’t have that as support and fuel for grasping.2.9Anupādāno, gahapati, bhikkhu parinibbāyati.A mendicant free of grasping becomes extinguished.2.10Ayaṁ 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.”

2.11Aṭṭhamaṁ.