[150] Yekeci lokasmiṃ anekarūpāti yekecīti sabbena sabbaṃ sabbathā sabbaṃ asesaṃ nissesaṃ pariyādāyavacanametaṃ yekecīti . Lokasminti apāyaloke manussaloke devaloke khandhaloke dhātuloke āyatanaloke . anekarūpāti anekavidhā nānappakārā dukkhāti yekeci lokasmiṃ anekarūpā. Tenāha so brāhmaṇo pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi me taṃ (iccāyasmā mettagū) maññāmi taṃ vedaguṃ bhāvitattaṃ kutonu dukkhā samupāgatāme yekeci lokasmiṃ anekarūpāti

[151] Dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasi (mettagūti bhagavā) tante pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṃ upadhinidānā pabhavanti dukkhā yekeci lokasmiṃ anekarūpā.

[152] Dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasīti dukkhassāti jātidukkhassa jarādukkhassa byādhidukkhassa maraṇadukkhassa sokaparidevadukkha- domanassupāyāsadukkhassāti . dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasīti maṃ dukkhassa mūlaṃ pucchasi hetuṃ pucchasi nidānaṃ pucchasi sambhavaṃ Pucchasi pabhavaṃ pucchasi samuṭṭhānaṃ pucchasi āhāraṃ pucchasi ārammaṇaṃ pucchasi paccayaṃ pucchasi samudayaṃ pucchasi yācasi ajjhesasi pasādesīti dukkhassa ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasi . mettagūti bhagavā taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ nāmena ālapati . bhagavāti gāravādhivacanametaṃ .pe. Sacchikā paññatti yadidaṃ bhagavāti mettagūti bhagavā.

[153] Tante pavakkhāmi yathā pajānanti tante pavakkhāmīti taṃ te dukkhassa mūlaṃ pavakkhāmi hetuṃ pavakkhāmi nidānaṃ pavakkhāmi sambhavaṃ pavakkhāmi pabhavaṃ pavakkhāmi samuṭṭhānaṃ pavakkhāmi āhāraṃ pavakkhāmi ārammaṇaṃ pavakkhāmi paccayaṃ pavakkhāmi samudayaṃ pavakkhāmi ācikkhissāmi desissāmi paññapessāmi paṭṭhapessāmi vivarissāmi vibhajissāmi uttānīkarissāmi pakāsessāmīti tante pavakkhāmi . Yathā pajānanti yathā pajānanto ājānanto vijānanto paṭivijānanto paṭivijjhanto na itihitihaṃ na itikirāya na paramparāya na piṭakasampadāya na takkahetu na nayahetu na ākāraparivitakkena na diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā sāmaṃ sayamabhiññātaṃ attapaccakkhaṃ dhammaṃ [3]- Kathayissāmīti [4]- yathā pajānaṃ.