1.1“Sace vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:“Mendicants, if wanderers who follow another religion were to ask you:1.2‘kimatthiyaṁ, āvuso, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti?‘Reverends, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?’

1.3Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:You should answer them:1.4‘dukkhassa kho, āvuso, pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti.‘The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand suffering.’

1.5Sace pana vo, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṁ puccheyyuṁ:If wanderers of other religions were to ask you:1.6‘katamaṁ panāvuso, dukkhaṁ, yassa pariññāya samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti?‘Reverends, what is that suffering?’

1.7Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyātha:You should answer them:2.1‘Cakkhu kho, āvuso, dukkhaṁ;‘The eye is suffering.2.2tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.2.3Rūpā dukkhā;Sights …2.4tesaṁ pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.2.5Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ dukkhaṁ;Eye consciousness …2.6tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.2.7Cakkhusamphasso dukkho;Eye contact …2.8tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.2.9Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi dukkhaṁ;The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact is also suffering.2.10tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati …pe…The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.

2.11jivhā dukkhā …The ear … nose … tongue … body …2.12mano dukkho;mind …2.13tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati …2.14yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi dukkhaṁ;The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also suffering.2.15tassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussati.The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.2.16Idaṁ kho, āvuso, dukkhaṁ;This is that suffering.2.17yassa pariññāya bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī’ti.The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha is to completely understand this.’

2.18Evaṁ puṭṭhā tumhe, bhikkhave, tesaṁ aññatitthiyānaṁ paribbājakānaṁ evaṁ byākareyyāthā”ti.When questioned by wanderers of other religions, that’s how you should answer them.”

2.19Sattamaṁ.