1.1Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe…Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and said:

1.2“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

1.3“Tasmātiha tvaṁ, bhikkhu, ādimeva visodhehi kusalesu dhammesu.“Well then, mendicant, you should purify the starting point of skillful qualities.1.4Ko cādi kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ?What is the beginning of skillful qualities?1.5Idha tvaṁ, bhikkhu, kāyaduccaritaṁ pahāya kāyasucaritaṁ bhāvessasi.Give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.1.6Vacīduccaritaṁ pahāya vacīsucaritaṁ bhāvessasi.1.7Manoduccaritaṁ pahāya manosucaritaṁ bhāvessasi.1.8Yato kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, kāyaduccaritaṁ pahāya kāyasucaritaṁ bhāvessasi, vacīduccaritaṁ pahāya vacīsucaritaṁ bhāvessasi, manoduccaritaṁ pahāya manosucaritaṁ bhāvessasi, tato tvaṁ, bhikkhu, sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya cattāro satipaṭṭhāne bhāveyyāsi.When you’ve done this, you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, depending on and grounded on ethics.

2.1Katame cattāro?What four?2.2Idha tvaṁ, bhikkhu, kāye kāyānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;Meditate observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.2.3vedanāsu …pe…Meditate observing an aspect of feelings …2.4citte …pe…mind …2.5dhammesu dhammānupassī viharāhi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.2.6Yato kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, sīlaṁ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya ime cattāro satipaṭṭhāne evaṁ bhāvessasi, tato tuyhaṁ, bhikkhu, yā ratti vā divaso vā āgamissati vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihānī”ti …pe…When you develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation in this way, depending on and grounded on ethics, you can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.” …

2.7aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti.And that mendicant became one of the perfected.

2.8Sattamaṁ.