3.
The Discourse on Ascetics and Brahmins
13.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"Whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who do not understand ageing and death, do not understand the origin of ageing and death, do not understand the cessation of ageing and death, do not understand the practice leading to the cessation of ageing and death;
birth... etc.
existence...
clinging...
craving...
feeling...
contact...
the six sense bases...
mentality-materiality...
consciousness...
do not understand activities, do not understand the origin of activities, do not understand the cessation of activities, do not understand the practice leading to the cessation of activities, they are not for me, monks, ascetics or brahmins who are considered ascetics among ascetics or considered brahmins among brahmins;
and those venerable ones do not dwell having attained the goal of asceticism or the goal of the holy life in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves.
"But whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who understand ageing and death, understand the origin of ageing and death, understand the cessation of ageing and death, understand the practice leading to the cessation of ageing and death; birth... etc. existence... clinging... craving... feeling... contact... the six sense bases... mentality-materiality... consciousness... understand activities, understand the origin of activities, understand the cessation of activities, understand the practice leading to the cessation of activities, they are for me, monks, ascetics or brahmins who are considered ascetics among ascetics and considered brahmins among brahmins; and those venerable ones dwell having attained the goal of asceticism and the goal of the holy life in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge themselves." The third.