[175] Tenahāvuso suṇātha sādhukaṃ manasikarotha bhāsissāmīti. Evamāvusoti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato ānandassa paccassosuṃ . Āyasmā ānando etadavoca yaṃ kho vo āvuso bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho tasmā tiha bhikkhave se āyatane veditabbe yattha cakkhu ca nirujjhati rūpasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe .pe. yattha mano ca nirujjhati dhammasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbeti . imassa khvāhaṃ āvuso bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāmi . saḷāyatananirodhaṃ kho etaṃ āvuso bhagavatā sandhāya bhāsitaṃ tasmā tiha bhikkhave se āyatane veditabbe yattha cakkhu ca nirujjhati rūpasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe .pe. yattha mano ca nirujjhati dhammasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbeti. {175.1} Yaṃ kho āvuso bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho tasmā tiha bhikkhave se āyatane veditabbe yattha cakkhu ca nirujjhati rūpasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe .pe. yattha mano ca nirujjhati dhammasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbeti . imassa khvāhaṃ āvuso bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ Avibhattassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāmi . ākaṅkhamānā ca pana tumhe āyasmanto bhagavantaṃyeva upasaṅkamatha upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyātha yathā vo bhagavā byākaroti tathā naṃ dhāreyyāthāti.
[176] Evamāvusoti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato ānandassa paṭissutvā uṭṭhāyāsanā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu . ekamantaṃ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ yaṃ kho no bhante bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho tasmā tiha bhikkhave se āyatane veditabbe yattha cakkhu ca nirujjhati rūpasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe .pe. yattha jivhā ca nirujjhati rasasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe .pe. yattha mano ca nirujjhati dhammasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe . tesaṃ no bhante amhākaṃ acirapakkantassa bhagavato etadahosi idaṃ kho no āvuso bhagavā saṅkhittena uddesaṃ uddisitvā vitthārena atthaṃ avibhajitvā uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṃ paviṭṭho tasmā tiha bhikkhave se āyatane veditabbe yattha cakkhu ca nirujjhati rūpasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe .pe. Yattha mano ca nirujjhati dhammasaññā ca virajjati se āyatane veditabbe . Ko nu kho imassa bhagavatā Saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajeyyāti . tesaṃ no bhante amhākaṃ etadahosi ayaṃ kho āyasmā ānando satthu ceva saṃvaṇṇito sambhāvito ca viññūnaṃ sabrahmacārīnaṃ pahoti cāyasmā ānando imassa bhagavatā saṅkhittena uddesassa uddiṭṭhassa vitthārena atthaṃ avibhattassa vitthārena atthaṃ vibhajituṃ yannūna mayaṃ yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkameyyāma upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyāmāti . atha kho mayaṃ bhante yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkamimhā upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etamatthaṃ paṭipucchimhā . tesaṃ no bhante āyasmatā ānandena imehi ākārehi imehi liṅgehi imehi byañjanehi attho vibhattoti. Paṇḍito bhikkhave ānando mahāpañño bhikkhave ānando mañcepi tumhe bhikkhave etamatthaṃ paṭipuccheyyātha ahampi taṃ evameva byākareyyaṃ yathā taṃ ānandena byākataṃ eso cevassa attho evañca naṃ dhāreyyāthāti. Catutthaṃ.