1 Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi … pe … āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca: 

2 "Puggalopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopi. Cīvarampi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbaṃ – sevitabbampi asevitabbampi. Piṇḍapātopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopi. Senāsanampi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbaṃ – sevitabbampi asevitabbampi. Gāmanigamopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopi. Janapadapadesopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopi.

3 ‘Puggalopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ. Kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyanti; ye ca kho me pabbajitena jīvitaparikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara­piṇḍapāta­senāsana­gilānapaccaya­bhesajja­parikkārā te ca kasirena samudāgacchanti; yassa camhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito so ca me sāmaññattho na bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gacchatī’ti, tenāvuso, puggalena so puggalo rattibhāgaṃ vā divasabhāgaṃ vā sankhāpi anāpucchā pakkamitabbaṃ nānubandhitabbo.

4 Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyanti; ye ca kho me pabbajitena jīvitaparikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara­piṇḍapāta­senāsana­gilānapaccaya­bhesajja­parikkārā te ca appakasirena samudāgacchanti; yassa camhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito so ca me sāmaññattho na bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gacchatī’ti, tenāvuso, puggalena so puggalo sankhāpi anāpucchā pakkamitabbaṃ nānubandhitabbo.

5 Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti; ye ca kho me pabbajitena jīvitaparikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara­piṇḍapāta­senāsana­gilānapaccaya­bhesajja­parikkārā te ca kasirena samudāgacchanti; yassa camhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito so ca me sāmaññattho bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gacchatī’ti, tenāvuso, puggalena so puggalo sankhāpi anubandhitabbo na pakkamitabbaṃ.

6 Tattha yaṃ jaññā puggalaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me puggalaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti; ye ca kho me pabbajitena jīvitaparikkhārā samudānetabbā cīvara­piṇḍapāta­senāsana­gilānapaccaya­bhesajja­parikkārā te ca appakasirena samudāgacchanti; yassa camhi atthāya agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajito so ca me sāmaññattho bhāvanāpāripūriṃ gacchatī’ti, tenāvuso, puggalena so puggalo yāvajīvaṃ anubandhitabbo na pakkamitabbaṃ api panujjamānena. ‘Puggalopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

7 ‘Cīvarampi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbaṃ – sevitabbampi asevitabbampī’ti, iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ. Kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? Tattha yaṃ jaññā cīvaraṃ:  ‘idaṃ kho me cīvaraṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyantī’ti, evarūpaṃ cīvaraṃ na sevitabbaṃ. Tattha yaṃ jaññā cīvaraṃ:  ‘idaṃ kho me cīvaraṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī’ti, evarūpaṃ cīvaraṃ sevitabbaṃ. ‘Cīvarampi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbaṃ – sevitabbampi asevitabbampī’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

8 ‘Piṇḍapātopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ. Kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? Tattha yaṃ jaññā piṇḍapātaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me piṇḍapātaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyantī’ti, evarūpo piṇḍapāto na sevitabbo. Tattha yaṃ jaññā piṇḍapātaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me piṇḍapātaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī’ti, evarūpo piṇḍapāto sevitabbo. ‘Piṇḍapātopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

9 ‘Senāsanampi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbaṃ – sevitabbampi asevitabbampī’ti, iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ. Kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? Tattha yaṃ jaññā senāsanaṃ:  ‘idaṃ kho me senāsanaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyantī’ti, evarūpaṃ senāsanaṃ na sevitabbaṃ. Tattha yaṃ jaññā senāsanaṃ:  ‘idaṃ kho me senāsanaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī’ti, evarūpaṃ senāsanaṃ sevitabbaṃ. ‘Senāsanampi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbaṃ – sevitabbampi asevitabbampī’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

10 ‘Gāmanigamopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ. Kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? Tattha yaṃ jaññā gāmanigamaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me gāmanigamaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyantī’ti, evarūpo gāmanigamo na sevitabbo. Tattha yaṃ jaññā gāmanigamaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me gāmanigamaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī’ti, evarūpo gāmanigamo sevitabbo. ‘Gāmanigamopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ.

11 ‘Janapadapadesopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti kho panetaṃ vuttaṃ. Kiñcetaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? Tattha yaṃ jaññā janapadapadesaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me janapadapadesaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhanti, kusalā dhammā parihāyantī’ti, evarūpo janapadapadeso na sevitabbo. Tattha yaṃ jaññā janapadapadesaṃ:  ‘imaṃ kho me janapadapadesaṃ sevato akusalā dhammā parihāyanti, kusalā dhammā abhivaḍḍhantī’ti, evarūpo janapadapadeso sevitabbo. ‘Janapadapadesopi, āvuso, duvidhena veditabbo – sevitabbopi asevitabbopī’ti, iti yaṃ taṃ vuttaṃ, idametaṃ paṭicca vuttan"ti.

Chaṭṭhaṃ.