[520] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi bhikkhavoti. Bhadanteti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.

[521] Bhagavā etadavoca yebhuyyena bhikkhave sattā evaṃkāmā evaṃchandā evaṃadhippāyā aho vata aniṭṭhā akantā amanāpā [1]- parihāyeyyuṃ iṭṭhā kantā manāpā [1]- abhivaḍḍheyyunti tesaṃ bhikkhave sattānaṃ evaṃkāmānaṃ evaṃchandānaṃ evaṃadhippāyānaṃ aniṭṭhā akantā amanāpā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti iṭṭhā kantā manāpā dhammā parihāyanti tatra tumhe bhikkhave taṃ kissa hetu paccethāti . bhagavaṃmūlakā no bhante dhammā bhagavaṃnettikā bhagavaṃpaṭisaraṇā sādhu vata bhante bhagavantaṃyeva paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantīti . tenahi bhikkhave suṇātha sādhukaṃ manasikarotha bhāsissāmīti . evaṃ bhanteti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.

[522] Bhagavā etadavoca idha bhikkhave assutavā puthujjano ariyānaṃ adassāvī ariyadhammassa akovido ariyadhamme avinīto sappurisānaṃ adassāvī sappurisadhammassa akovido sappurisadhamme avinīto sevitabbe dhamme na jānāti asevitabbe dhamme na jānāti Bhajitabbe dhamme na jānāti abhajitabbe dhamme na jānāti . So sevitabbe dhamme ajānanto asevitabbe dhamme ajānanto bhajitabbe dhamme ajānanto abhajitabbe dhamme ajānanto asevitabbe dhamme sevati sevitabbe dhamme na sevati abhajitabbe dhamme bhajati bhajitabbe dhamme na bhajati . tassa asevitabbe dhamme sevato sevitabbe dhamme asevato abhajitabbe dhamme bhajato bhajitabbe dhamme abhajato aniṭṭhā akantā amanāpā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti iṭṭhā kantā manāpā dhammā parihāyanti taṃ kissa hetu evaṃ hetaṃ bhikkhave hoti yathātaṃ aviddasuno. {522.1} Sutavā ca kho bhikkhave ariyasāvako ariyānaṃ dassāvī ariyadhammassa kovido ariyadhamme suvinīto sappurisānaṃ dassāvī sappurisadhammassa kovido sappurisadhamme suvinīto sevitabbe dhamme jānāti asevitabbe dhamme jānāti bhajitabbe dhamme jānāti abhajitabbe dhamme jānāti . So sevitabbe dhamme jānanto asevitabbe dhamme jānanto bhajitabbe dhamme jānanto abhajitabbe dhamme jānanto asevitabbe dhamme na sevati sevitabbe dhamme sevati abhajitabbe dhamme na bhajati bhajitabbe dhamme bhajati . tassa asevitabbe dhamme asevato sevitabbe dhamme sevato abhajitabbe dhamme abhajato bhajitabbe dhamme bhajato aniṭṭhā akantā amanāpā dhammā parihāyanti iṭṭhā kantā manāpā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti Taṃ kissa hetu evaṃ hetaṃ bhikkhave hoti yathātaṃ viddasunoti.