At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Mendicant, you’re measured against what you have an underlying tendency for,
and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against. You’re not measured against what you have no underlying tendency for, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.” “Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”
PL
yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Yaṁ nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchatī”ti. “Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti.
EN
“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?” “If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that, and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against. If you have an underlying tendency for feeling …
perception … choices … consciousness, you’re measured against that, and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.
PL
saññañce anuseti … saṅkhāre ce anuseti … viññāṇañce anuseti taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
EN
If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against. If you have no underlying tendency for feeling … perception …
PL
Rūpañce, bhante, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Vedanañce nānuseti … saññañce nānuseti …
EN
choices … consciousness, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against. That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
PL
saṅkhāre ce nānuseti … viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
EN
“Good, good, mendicant! It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this. If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that, and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.
and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against. If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against. If you have no underlying tendency for feeling …
PL
yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Rūpañce, bhikkhu, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Vedanañce nānuseti …
EN
perception … choices … consciousness, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.
PL
saññañce nānuseti … saṅkhāre ce nānuseti … viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
EN
This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” … And that mendicant became one of the perfected.
PL
Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe… aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti. Catutthaṁ.
At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.” “Mendicant, you’re measured against what you have an underlying tendency for,
and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against. You’re not measured against what you have no underlying tendency for, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.” “Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”
PL
yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Yaṁ nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchatī”ti. “Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti.
EN
“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?” “If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that, and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against. If you have an underlying tendency for feeling …
perception … choices … consciousness, you’re measured against that, and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.
PL
saññañce anuseti … saṅkhāre ce anuseti … viññāṇañce anuseti taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
EN
If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against. If you have no underlying tendency for feeling … perception …
PL
Rūpañce, bhante, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Vedanañce nānuseti … saññañce nānuseti …
EN
choices … consciousness, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against. That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”
PL
saṅkhāre ce nānuseti … viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.
EN
“Good, good, mendicant! It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this. If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that, and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.
and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against. If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against. If you have no underlying tendency for feeling …
PL
yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Rūpañce, bhikkhu, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati. Vedanañce nānuseti …
EN
perception … choices … consciousness, you’re not measured against that, and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.
PL
saññañce nānuseti … saṅkhāre ce nānuseti … viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati; yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.
EN
This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” … And that mendicant became one of the perfected.
PL
Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe… aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti. Catutthaṁ.
Sutraya