1"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the gratification in forms.
Whatever gratification there is in forms— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the gratification in forms extends. sn.iv.9

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the danger in forms.
Whatever danger there is in forms— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the danger in forms extends.

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the escape from forms.
Whatever escape there is from forms— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the escape from forms extends.

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the gratification in … the danger in … the escape from sounds …
Whatever escape there is from sounds— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the escape from sounds extends.

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the gratification in … the danger in … the escape from odours …
Whatever escape there is from odours— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the escape from odours extends.

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the gratification in … the danger in … the escape from tastes …
Whatever escape there is from tastes— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the escape from tastes extends.

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the gratification in … the danger in … the escape from the tactile objects …
Whatever escape there is from tactile objects— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the escape from tactile objects extends.

"Bhikkhus, I set out seeking the gratification in … the danger in … the escape from the mental phenomena.

Whatever escape there is from mental phenomena— that I discovered.
I have clearly seen with wisdom just how far the escape from mental phenomena extends.

2"So long, bhikkhus, as I did not directly know as they really are the gratification, the danger, and the escape in the case of these six internal sense bases, I did not claim to have awakened to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment in this world with its devas, Māra, and Brahma, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, its devas and humans.

But when I directly knew all this as it really is, then I claimed to have awakened to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment in this world with its devas, Māra, and Brahma, in this generation with its ascetics and brahmins, its devas and humans.

"The knowledge and vision arose in me: ‘Unshakable is my liberation of mind; this is my last birth; now there is no more renewed existence.’"

1"Rūpānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yo rūpānaṁ assādo tadajjhagamaṁ. Yāvatā rūpānaṁ assādo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.

Rūpānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yo rūpānaṁ ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ. Yāvatā rūpānaṁ ādīnavo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.

Rūpānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yaṁ rūpānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ. Yāvatā rūpānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ, paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.

Saddānāhaṁ, bhikkhave …

gandhānāhaṁ, bhikkhave …

rasānāhaṁ, bhikkhave …

phoṭṭhabbānāhaṁ, bhikkhave …

dhammānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, assādapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yo dhammānaṁ assādo tadajjhagamaṁ. Yāvatā dhammānaṁ assādo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.

Dhammānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ādīnavapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yo dhammānaṁ ādīnavo tadajjhagamaṁ. Yāvatā dhammānaṁ ādīnavo paññāya me so sudiṭṭho.

Dhammānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nissaraṇapariyesanaṁ acariṁ. Yaṁ dhammānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ tadajjhagamaṁ. Yāvatā dhammānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ, paññāya me taṁ sudiṭṭhaṁ.

2Yāvakīvañcāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ channaṁ bāhirānaṁ āyatanānaṁ assādañca assādato, ādīnavañca ādīnavato, nissaraṇañca nissaraṇato yathābhūtaṁ nābbhaññāsiṁ

… pe … paccaññāsiṁ.

Ñāṇañca pana me dassanaṁ udapādi: ‘akuppā me vimutti, ayamantimā jāti, natthi dāni punabbhavo’"ti.

Catutthaṁ.