4.
The Second Discourse on a Certain Monk
36.
At Sāvatthī.
Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One, etc.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One -
"It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would expound to me the Teaching in brief, so that having heard the Teaching from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent, and resolute."
"Whatever, monk, one underlies, that one dies along with;
whatever one dies along with, by that one goes by the term.
Whatever one does not underlie, that one does not die along with;
whatever one does not die along with, by that one does not go by the term."
"Understood, Blessed One;
understood, Fortunate One."
"In what way, then, monk, do you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief?" "If, venerable sir, one underlies matter, that one dies along with; whatever one dies along with, by that one goes by the term. If one underlies feeling... if one underlies perception... if one underlies activities... if one underlies consciousness, that one dies along with; whatever one dies along with, by that one goes by the term. If, venerable sir, one does not underlie matter, that one does not die along with; whatever one does not die along with, by that one does not go by the term. If one does not underlie feeling... if one does not underlie perception... if one does not underlie activities... if one does not underlie consciousness, that one does not die along with; whatever one does not die along with, by that one does not go by the term. I, venerable sir, understand in detail the meaning of what the Blessed One has spoken in brief thus."
"Good, good, monk! Good indeed, monk, you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief. If, monk, one underlies matter, that one dies along with; whatever one dies along with, by that one goes by the term. If, monk, feeling... if, monk, perception... if, monk, activities... if, monk, one underlies consciousness, that one dies along with; whatever one dies along with, by that one goes by the term. If, monk, one does not underlie matter, that one does not die along with; whatever one does not die along with, by that one does not go by the term. If one does not underlie feeling... if one does not underlie perception... if one does not underlie activities... if one does not underlie consciousness, that one does not die along with; whatever one does not die along with, by that one does not go by the term. This, monk, is how the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief should be understood in detail," etc. And that monk became one of the Worthy Ones. The fourth.