1.1PTS 4.208“Assutavā, bhikkhave, puthujjano sukhampi vedanaṁ vedayati, dukkhampi vedanaṁ vedayati, adukkhamasukhampi vedanaṁ vedayati.“Mendicants, an unlearned ordinary person feels pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings.1.2Sutavā, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako sukhampi vedanaṁ vedayati, dukkhampi vedanaṁ vedayati, adukkhamasukhampi vedanaṁ vedayati.A learned noble disciple also feels pleasant, painful, and neutral feelings.1.3Tatra, bhikkhave, ko viseso ko adhippayāso kiṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanenā”ti?What, then, is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an ordinary unlearned person?”

1.4Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā …pe…“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. …”

1.5assutavā, bhikkhave, puthujjano dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno socati kilamati paridevati urattāḷiṁ kandati sammohaṁ āpajjati.“When an unlearned ordinary person experiences painful physical feelings they sorrow and wail and lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.1.6So dve vedanā vedayati—They experience two feelings:1.7kāyikañca, cetasikañca.physical and mental.

1.8Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, purisaṁ sallena vijjheyya.It’s like a person who is struck with an arrow,1.9Tamenaṁ dutiyena sallena anuvedhaṁ vijjheyya.only to be struck with a second arrow.1.10Evañhi so, bhikkhave, puriso dvisallena vedanaṁ vedayati.That person experiences the feeling of two arrows.

1.11Evameva kho, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno socati kilamati paridevati urattāḷiṁ kandati sammohaṁ āpajjati.In the same way, when an unlearned ordinary person experiences painful physical feelings they sorrow and wail and lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.1.12So dve vedanā vedayati—They experience two feelings:1.13kāyikañca, cetasikañca.physical and mental.

1.14Tassāyeva kho pana dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno paṭighavā hoti.When they’re touched by painful feeling, they resist it.1.15Tamenaṁ dukkhāya vedanāya paṭighavantaṁ, yo dukkhāya vedanāya paṭighānusayo, so anuseti.The underlying tendency for aversion toward painful feeling underlies that.

1.16So dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno kāmasukhaṁ abhinandati.When touched by painful feeling they look forward to enjoying sensual pleasures.1.17Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.18Na hi so, bhikkhave, pajānāti assutavā puthujjano aññatra kāmasukhā dukkhāya vedanāya nissaraṇaṁ,Because an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t understand any escape from painful feeling apart from sensual pleasures.1.19tassa kāmasukhañca abhinandato, yo sukhāya vedanāya rāgānusayo, so anuseti.Since they look forward to enjoying sensual pleasures, the underlying tendency to greed for pleasant feeling underlies that.

1.20So tāsaṁ vedanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.They don’t truly understand feelings’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.1.21Tassa tāsaṁ vedanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ appajānato, yo adukkhamasukhāya vedanāya avijjānusayo, so anuseti.The underlying tendency to ignorance about neutral feeling underlies that.

1.22So sukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, saññutto naṁ vedayati.If they feel a pleasant feeling, they feel it attached.1.23Dukkhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, saññutto naṁ vedayati.If they feel a painful feeling, they feel it attached.1.24Adukkhamasukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, saññutto naṁ vedayati.If they feel a neutral feeling, they feel it attached.

1.25Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘assutavā puthujjano saññutto jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, saññutto dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.They’re called an unlearned ordinary person who is attached to rebirth, old age, and death, to sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. They are attached to suffering, I say.¹

2.1Sutavā ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno na socati, na kilamati, na paridevati, na urattāḷiṁ kandati, na sammohaṁ āpajjati.When a learned noble disciple experiences painful physical feelings they don’t sorrow or wail or lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.2.2So ekaṁ vedanaṁ vedayati—They experience one feeling:2.3kāyikaṁ, na cetasikaṁ.physical, not mental.

3.1PTS 4.210Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, purisaṁ sallena vijjheyya.It’s like a person who is struck with an arrow,3.2Tamenaṁ dutiyena sallena anuvedhaṁ na vijjheyya.but was not struck with a second arrow.3.3Evañhi so, bhikkhave, puriso ekasallena vedanaṁ vedayati.That person would experience the feeling of one arrow.

3.4Evameva kho, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno na socati, na kilamati, na paridevati, na urattāḷiṁ kandati, na sammohaṁ āpajjati.In the same way, when a learned noble disciple experiences painful physical feelings they don’t sorrow or wail or lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.3.5So ekaṁ vedanaṁ vedayati—They experience one feeling:3.6kāyikaṁ, na cetasikaṁ.physical, not mental.

3.7Tassāyeva kho pana dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno paṭighavā na hoti.When they’re touched by painful feeling, they don’t resist it.3.8Tamenaṁ dukkhāya vedanāya appaṭighavantaṁ, yo dukkhāya vedanāya paṭighānusayo, so nānuseti.There’s no underlying tendency for aversion toward painful feeling underlying that.

3.9So dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno kāmasukhaṁ nābhinandati.When touched by painful feeling they don’t look forward to enjoying sensual pleasures.3.10Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?3.11Pajānāti hi so, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako aññatra kāmasukhā dukkhāya vedanāya nissaraṇaṁ.Because a learned noble disciple understands an escape from painful feeling apart from sensual pleasures.3.12Tassa kāmasukhaṁ nābhinandato yo sukhāya vedanāya rāgānusayo, so nānuseti.Since they don’t look forward to enjoying sensual pleasures, there’s no underlying tendency to greed for pleasant feeling underlying that.

3.13So tāsaṁ vedanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavaṁ ca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.They truly understand feelings’ origin, disappearance, gratification, drawback, and escape.3.14Tassa tāsaṁ vedanānaṁ samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānato, yo adukkhamasukhāya vedanāya avijjānusayo, so nānuseti.There’s no underlying tendency to ignorance about neutral feeling underlying that.

3.15So sukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, visaññutto naṁ vedayati.If they feel a pleasant feeling, they feel it detached.3.16Dukkhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, visaññutto naṁ vedayati.If they feel a painful feeling, they feel it detached.3.17Adukkhamasukhañce vedanaṁ vedayati, visaññutto naṁ vedayati.If they feel a neutral feeling, they feel it detached.

3.18Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘sutavā ariyasāvako visaññutto jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi, visaññutto dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.They’re called a learned noble disciple who is detached from rebirth, old age, and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. They are detached from suffering, I say.

3.19Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso, ayaṁ adhippayāso, idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanenāti.This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person.

4.1Na vedanaṁ vedayati sapañño,A wise and learned person does not not feel²4.2Sukhampi dukkhampi bahussutopi;the feeling of pleasure and pain.4.3Ayañca dhīrassa puthujjanena,This is the great difference of skill4.4Mahā viseso kusalassa hoti.between the attentive one and the ordinary.

5.1Saṅkhātadhammassa bahussutassa,A learned person who has appraised the teaching5.2Vipassato lokamimaṁ parañca;discerns this world and the next.5.3Iṭṭhassa dhammā na mathenti cittaṁ,Desirable things don’t disturb their mind,5.4Aniṭṭhato no paṭighātameti.nor are they repelled by the undesirable.

6.1Tassānurodhā athavā virodhā,Both favoring and opposing6.2Vidhūpitā atthagatā na santi;are cleared and ended, and are no more.6.3Padañca ñatvā virajaṁ asokaṁ,Knowing the stainless, sorrowless state,6.4Sammā pajānāti bhavassa pāragū”ti.they who have gone beyond rebirth <j>understand rightly.”

6.5Chaṭṭhaṁ.