1.1PTS 4.220Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi, ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha … sat down to one side, and said to him:

1.2“katamā nu kho, bhante, vedanā, katamo vedanāsamudayo, katamo vedanānirodho, katamā vedanānirodhagāminī paṭipadā?“Sir, what is feeling? What’s the origin of feeling? What’s the cessation of feeling? What’s the practice that leads to the cessation of feeling?1.3Ko vedanāya assādo, ko ādīnavo, kiṁ nissaraṇan”ti?And what is feeling’s gratification, drawback, and escape?”

1.4“Tisso imā, ānanda, vedanā—“Ānanda, there are these three feelings:1.5sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā—pleasant, painful, and neutral.1.6imā vuccanti, ānanda, vedanā.These are called feelings.

1.7Phassasamudayā vedanāsamudayo;Feeling originates from contact.1.8phassanirodhā vedanānirodho.When contact ceases, feeling ceases.

1.9Ayameva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo vedanānirodhagāminī paṭipadā, seyyathidaṁ—The practice that leads to the cessation of feelings is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:1.10sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.

1.11Yaṁ vedanaṁ paṭicca uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ, ayaṁ vedanāya assādo.The pleasure and happiness that arise from feeling: this is its gratification.

1.12Yaṁ vedanā aniccā dukkhā vipariṇāmadhammā, ayaṁ vedanāya ādīnavo.That feeling is impermanent, suffering, and perishable: this is its drawback.

1.13Yo vedanāya chandarāgavinayo chandarāgappahānaṁ, idaṁ vedanāya nissaraṇaṁ.Removing and giving up desire and greed for feeling: this is its escape.

1.14Atha kho panānanda, mayā anupubbasaṅkhārānaṁ nirodho akkhāto.But I have also explained the progressive cessation of activities.1.15Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vācā niruddhā hoti …pe…For someone who has attained the first absorption, speech has ceased. …1.16saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpannassa saññā ca vedanā ca niruddhā honti.For someone who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have ceased.1.17Khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgo niruddho hoti, doso niruddho hoti, moho niruddho hoti.For a mendicant who has ended the defilements, greed, hate, and delusion have ceased.

1.18Atha kho panānanda, mayā anupubbasaṅkhārānaṁ vūpasamo akkhāto.And I have also explained the progressive settling of activities.1.19Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vācā vūpasantā hoti …pe…For someone who has attained the first absorption, speech has stilled. …1.20saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpannassa saññā ca vedanā ca vūpasantā honti.For someone who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have stilled.1.21Khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgo vūpasanto hoti, doso vūpasanto hoti, moho vūpasanto hoti.For a mendicant who has ended the defilements, greed, hate, and delusion have stilled.

1.22Atha kho panānanda, mayā anupubbasaṅkhārānaṁ paṭippassaddhi akkhātā.And I have also explained the progressive tranquilizing of activities.1.23Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ samāpannassa vācā paṭippassaddhā hoti …pe…For someone who has attained the first absorption, speech has been tranquilized. …1.24ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samāpannassa rūpasaññā paṭippassaddhā hoti.For someone who has attained the dimension of infinite space, the perception of form has been tranquilized.1.25Viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samāpannassa ākāsānañcāyatanasaññā paṭippassaddhā hoti.For someone who has attained the dimension of infinite consciousness, the perception of the dimension of infinite space has been tranquilized.1.26Ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samāpannassa viññāṇañcāyatanasaññā paṭippassaddhā hoti.For someone who has attained the dimension of nothingness, the perception of the dimension of infinite consciousness has been tranquilized.1.27Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ samāpannassa ākiñcaññāyatanasaññā paṭippassaddhā hoti.For someone who has attained the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, the perception of the dimension of nothingness has been tranquilized.1.28Saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpannassa saññā ca vedanā ca paṭippassaddhā honti.For someone who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, perception and feeling have been tranquilized.1.29Khīṇāsavassa bhikkhuno rāgo paṭippassaddho hoti, doso paṭippassaddho hoti, moho paṭippassaddho hotī”ti.For a mendicant who has ended the defilements, greed, hate, and delusion have been tranquilized.”

1.30Pañcamaṁ.