9.
The Discourse on Ascetics and Brahmins
29.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
There, etc.
"Whatever ascetics or brahmins, monks, who do not fully understand ageing and death, do not fully understand the origin of ageing and death, do not fully understand the cessation of ageing and death, do not fully understand the practice leading to the cessation of ageing and death, do not fully understand birth, etc.
existence...
clinging...
craving...
feeling...
contact...
the six sense bases...
mentality-materiality...
consciousness...
activities...
the origin of activities...
the cessation of activities...
do not fully 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 fully understand ageing and death, fully understand the origin of ageing and death, fully understand the cessation of ageing and death, fully understand the practice leading to the cessation of ageing and death, fully understand birth, etc. existence... clinging... craving... feeling... contact... the six sense bases... mentality-materiality... consciousness... fully understand activities, fully understand the origin of activities, fully understand the cessation of activities, fully 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 ninth.