1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: 

2 "Kimatthiyāni, bhante, kusalāni sīlāni kimānisaṃsānī"ti? "Avippaṭisāratthāni kho, ānanda, kusalāni sīlāni avippaṭisārānisaṃsānī"ti.

3 "Avippaṭisāro pana, bhante, kimatthiyo kimānisaṃso"ti? "Avippaṭisāro kho, ānanda, pāmojjattho pāmojjānisaṃso"ti.

4 "Pāmojjaṃ pana, bhante, kimatthiyaṃ kimānisaṃsan"ti? "Pāmojjaṃ kho, ānanda, pītatthaṃ pītānisaṃsan"ti.

5 "Pīti pana, bhante, kimatthiyā kimānisaṃsā"ti? "Pīti kho, ānanda, passaddhatthā passaddhānisaṃsā"ti.

6 "Passaddhi pana, bhante, kimatthiyā kimānisaṃsā"ti? "Passaddhi kho, ānanda, sukhatthā sukhānisaṃsā"ti.

7 "Sukhaṃ pana, bhante, kimatthiyaṃ kimānisaṃsan"ti? "Sukhaṃ kho, ānanda, samādhatthaṃ samādhānisaṃsan"ti.

8 "Samādhi pana, bhante, kimatthiyo kimānisaṃso"ti? "Samādhi kho, ānanda, yathābhūtañāṇadassanattho yathābhūtañāṇadassanānisaṃso"ti.

9 "Yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṃ pana, bhante, kimatthiyaṃ kimānisaṃsan"ti? "Yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṃ kho, ānanda, nibbidāvirāgatthaṃ nibbidāvirāgānisaṃsan"ti.

10 "Nibbidāvirāgo pana, bhante, kimatthiyo kimānisaṃso"ti? "Nibbidāvirāgo kho, ānanda, vimuttiñāṇadassanattho vimuttiñāṇadassanānisaṃso.

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11 Iti kho, ānanda, kusalāni sīlāni avippaṭisāratthāni avippaṭisārānisaṃsāni; avippaṭisāro pāmojjattho pāmojjānisaṃso; pāmojjaṃ pītatthaṃ pītānisaṃsaṃ; pīti passaddhatthā passaddhānisaṃsā; passaddhi sukhatthā sukhānisaṃsā; sukhaṃ samādhatthaṃ samādhānisaṃsaṃ; samādhi yathābhūtañāṇadassanattho yathābhūtañāṇadassanānisaṃso; yathābhūtañāṇadassanaṃ nibbidāvirāgatthaṃ nibbidāvirāgānisaṃsaṃ; nibbidāvirāgo vimuttiñāṇadassanattho vimuttiñāṇadassanānisaṃso. Iti kho, ānanda, kusalāni sīlāni anupubbena aggāya parentī"ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.