1“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘feeling’. What is feeling?”

“Reverend, there are three feelings. What three? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. These are the three feelings.”

“But reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three feelings?”

“There is.” …

1"‘Vedanā, vedanā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vedanā"ti?

"Tisso imāvuso, vedanā. Katamā tisso? Sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā – imā kho, āvuso, tisso vedanā"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā"ti.

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā"ti?

"Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etāsaṁ tissannaṁ vedanānaṁ pariññāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Sattamaṁ.