1.1PTS 4.127“Rūpārāmā, bhikkhave, devamanussā rūparatā rūpasammuditā.“Mendicants, gods and humans like sights, they love them and enjoy them.1.2Rūpavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā dukkhā, bhikkhave, devamanussā viharanti.But when sights perish, fade away, and cease, gods and humans live in suffering.

1.3Saddārāmā, bhikkhave, devamanussā saddaratā saddasammuditā.Gods and humans like sounds …1.4Saddavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā dukkhā, bhikkhave, devamanussā viharanti.1.5Gandhārāmā …smells …1.6rasārāmā …tastes …1.7phoṭṭhabbārāmā …touches …1.8dhammārāmā, bhikkhave, devamanussā dhammaratā dhammasammuditā.ideas, they love them and enjoy them.1.9Dhammavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā dukkhā, bhikkhave, devamanussā viharanti.But when ideas perish, fade away, and cease, gods and humans live in suffering.

1.10Tathāgato ca kho, bhikkhave, arahaṁ sammāsambuddho rūpānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā na rūpārāmo na rūparato na rūpasammudito.The Realized One has truly understood the origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape of sights, so he doesn’t like, love, or enjoy them.1.11Rūpavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā sukho, bhikkhave, tathāgato viharati.When sights perish, fade away, and cease, the Realized One lives happily.

1.12Saddānaṁ …The Realized One has truly understood the origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape of sounds …1.13gandhānaṁ …smells …1.14rasānaṁ …tastes …1.15phoṭṭhabbānaṁ …touches …1.16dhammānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ viditvā na dhammārāmo, na dhammarato, na dhammasammudito.ideas, so he doesn’t like, love, or enjoy them.1.17Dhammavipariṇāmavirāganirodhā sukho, bhikkhave, tathāgato viharati”.When ideas perish, fade away, and cease, the Realized One lives happily.”

1.18Idamavoca bhagavā.That is what the Buddha said.1.19Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

2.1“Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,“Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,2.2phassā dhammā ca kevalā;touches and ideas, the lot of them—2.3Iṭṭhā kantā manāpā ca,they’re likable, desirable, and pleasurable2.4yāvatatthīti vuccati.as long as you can say that they exist.¹

3.1Sadevakassa lokassa,For all the world with its gods,3.2ete vo sukhasammatā;this is what they deem happiness.3.3Yattha cete nirujjhanti,And where they cease3.4taṁ tesaṁ dukkhasammataṁ.is deemed as suffering for them.

4.1Sukhaṁ diṭṭhamariyebhi,The noble ones have seen that happiness4.2sakkāyassa nirodhanaṁ;is the cessation of substantial reality.4.3Paccanīkamidaṁ hoti,This insight by those who see4.4sabbalokena passataṁ.contradicts the whole world.

5.1Yaṁ pare sukhato āhu,What others say is happiness5.2tadariyā āhu dukkhato;the noble ones say is suffering.5.3Yaṁ pare dukkhato āhu,What others say is suffering5.4tadariyā sukhato vidū.the noble ones know as happiness.

6.1Passa dhammaṁ durājānaṁ,See, this teaching is hard to understand,6.2sammūḷhettha aviddasu;it confuses the ignorant.6.3Nivutānaṁ tamo hoti,There is darkness for the shrouded;6.4andhakāro apassataṁ.blackness for those who don’t see.

7.1PTS 4.128Satañca vivaṭaṁ hoti,But the good are open;7.2āloko passatāmiva;like light for those who see.7.3Santike na vijānanti,Though close, they do not understand,7.4maggā dhammassa akovidā.the seekers inexpert in the teaching.²

8.1Bhavarāgaparetebhi,They’re mired in desire for continued existence,8.2bhavarāgānusārībhi;flowing along the stream of lives,8.3Māradheyyānupannehi,mired in Māra’s dominion:8.4nāyaṁ dhammo susambudho.this teaching isn’t easy for them to understand.

9.1Ko nu aññatra mariyebhi,Who, apart from the noble ones,9.2Padaṁ sambuddhumarahati;is qualified to understand this state?9.3Yaṁ padaṁ sammadaññāya,Having rightly understood this state,9.4Parinibbanti anāsavā”ti.the undefiled are fully extinguished.”

9.5Tatiyaṁ.