[274] Dvemā bhikkhave pariyesanāti ekā anusandhi? te bhikkhū sammukhā Dhammiṃ kathaṃ sossāmāti therassa bhāraṃ akaṃsu, thero tesaṃ assamagamanamakāsi. Te tattha nisīditvā atiracchānakathikā hutvā dhammiyā kathāya nisīdiṃsu. Atha bhagavā "ayaṃ tumhākaṃ pariyesanā ariyapariyesanā nāmā"ti dassetuṃ imaṃ desanaṃ ārabhi. Tattha katamā ca bhikkhave anariyapariyesanāti ettha yathā maggakusalo puriso paṭhamaṃ vajjetabbaṃ apāyamaggaṃ dassento "vāmaṃ muñcitvā dakkhiṇaṃ gaṇhā"ti vadati, evaṃ bhagavā desanākusalatāya paṭhamaṃ vajjetabbaṃ anariyapariyesanaṃ ācikkhitvā Pacchā itaraṃ ācikkhissāmīti uddesānukkamaṃ bhinditvā evamāha. Jātidhammoti jāyanasabhāvo. Jarādhammoti jīraṇasabhāvo. Byādhidhammoti byādhisabhāvo. Maraṇadhammoti maraṇasabhāvo. Sokadhammoti socanakasabhāvo. Saṅkilesadhammoti saṅkilissanasabhāvo.

Puttabhariyanti puttā ca bhariyā ca. Esa nayo sabbattha. Jātarūparajatanti ettha pana jātarūpanti suvaṇṇaṃ. Rajatanti yaṅkiñci vohārūpagaṃ lohamāsakādi. Jātidhammā hete bhikkhave upadhayoti ete pañca kāmaguṇā upadhayo nāma honti, te sabbepi jātidhammāti dasseti. Byādhidhammavārādīsu jātarūparajataṃ na gahitaṃ, na hetassa sīsarogādayo byādhayo nāma honti, na sattānaṃ viya cutisaṅkhātaṃ maraṇaṃ, na soko uppajjati. Jarādīhi pana saṅkilesehi saṅkilissatīti saṅkilesikadhammavāre gahitaṃ. Tathā utusamuṭṭhānattā jātidhammavāre. Malaṃ gahetvā jīraṇato jarādhammavāre ca.

[275] Ayaṃ bhikkhave ariyapariyesanāti bhikkhave ayaṃ niddosatāyapi ariyehi pariyesitabbatāyapi ariyapariyesanāti veditabbā.

[276] Ahaṃpī sudaṃ bhikkhaveti kasmā ārabhi? mūlato paṭṭhāya mahābhinikkhamanaṃ Dassetuṃ. Evaṃ kirassa ahosi "bhikkhave ahaṃpi pubbe anariyapariyesanaṃ pariyesiṃ, svāhaṃ taṃ pahāya ariyapariyesanaṃ pariyesitvā sabbaññutaṃ patto. Pañcavaggiyāpi anariyapariyesanaṃ pariyesiṃsu, te taṃ pahāya ariyapariyesanaṃ pariyesitvā khīṇāsavabhūmiṃ pattā. Tumhepi mama ceva pañcavaggiyānañca maggaṃ āruḷhā. Ariyapariyesanā tumhākaṃ pariyesanā"ti mūlato paṭṭhāya attano mahābhinikkhamanaṃ dassetuṃ imaṃ desanaṃ ārabhi.