1.1“‘Vedanā, vedanā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘feeling’.¹1.2Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vedanā”ti?What is feeling?”

1.3“Tisso imāvuso, vedanā.“Reverend, there are three feelings.1.4Katamā tisso?What three?1.5Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā—Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling.1.6imā kho, āvuso, tisso vedanā”ti.These are the three feelings.”

1.7“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti?“But reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three feelings?”

1.8“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti.“There is.” …

1.9“Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti?1.10“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāya, seyyathidaṁ—1.11sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.1.12Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā”ti.1.13“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāya.1.14Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.

1.15Sattamaṁ.