1Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in the Eastern Gatehouse. There the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Sāriputta thus:

"Sāriputta, do you have faith that the faculty of faith, when developed and cultivated, has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal?

That the faculty of energy, when developed and cultivated, has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal?

That the faculty of mindfulness, when developed and cultivated, has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal?

That the faculty of concentratoin, when developed and cultivated, has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal?

That the faculty of wisdom, when developed and cultivated, has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal?" sn.v.221

2"Venerable sir, I do not go by faith in the Blessed One about this:[n.231] Na khvāhaṃ ettha bhante bhagavato saddhāya gacchāmi. On the idiom, see IV, n. 321.

that the faculty of faith, the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, the faculty of concentration, the faculty of wisdom,
when developed and cultivated, have the Deathless as their ground, the Deathless as their destination, the Deathless as their final goal.

Those by whom this has not been known, seen, understood, realized, and contacted with wisdom— they would have to go by faith in others about this:

that the faculty of faith, the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, the faculty of concentration, the faculty of wisdom,
when developed and cultivated, have the Deathless as their ground, the Deathless as their destination, the Deathless as their final goal.

But those by whom this has been known, seen, understood, realized, and contacted with wisdom— they would be without perplexity or doubt about this:

that the faculty of faith, the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, the faculty of concentration, the faculty of wisdom,
when developed and cultivated, have the Deathless as their ground, the Deathless as their destination, the Deathless as their final goal.

"I am one, venerable sir, by whom this has been known, seen, understood, realized, and contacted with wisdom. I am without perplexity or doubt about this:

that the faculty of faith, the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, the faculty of concentration, the faculty of wisdom,
when developed and cultivated, have the Deathless as their ground, the Deathless as their destination, the Deathless as their final goal. "

3"Good, good Sāriputta!

Those by whom this has not been known, seen, understood, realized, and contacted with wisdom: they would have to go by faith in others about this … .

But those by whom this has been known, seen, understood, realized, and contacted with wisdom: they would be without perplexity or doubt about this: that the faculty of faith, sn.v.222 the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, the faculty of concentration, the faculty of wisdom,
when developed and cultivated, have the Deathless as their ground, the Deathless as their destination, the Deathless as their final goal. "

1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—​ ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati pubbakoṭṭhake. Tatra kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi:

"saddahasi tvaṁ, sāriputta –
saddhindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ … pe …
paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānan"ti?

2"Na khvāhaṁ ettha, bhante, bhagavato saddhāya gacchāmi –

saddhindriyaṁ … pe … paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ.

Yesañhetaṁ, bhante, aññātaṁ assa adiṭṭhaṁ aviditaṁ asacchikataṁ aphassitaṁ paññāya, te tattha paresaṁ saddhāya gaccheyyuṁ –

saddhindriyaṁ … pe … paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ.

Yesañca kho etaṁ, bhante, ñātaṁ diṭṭhaṁ viditaṁ sacchikataṁ phassitaṁ paññāya, nikkaṅkhā te tattha nibbicikicchā –

saddhindriyaṁ … pe … paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ.

Mayhañca kho etaṁ, bhante, ñātaṁ diṭṭhaṁ viditaṁ sacchikataṁ phassitaṁ paññāya. Nikkaṅkhvāhaṁ tattha nibbicikiccho

saddhindriyaṁ … pe … paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānan"ti.

3"Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta.

Yesañhetaṁ, sāriputta, aññātaṁ assa adiṭṭhaṁ aviditaṁ asacchikataṁ aphassitaṁ paññāya, te tattha paresaṁ saddhāya gaccheyyuṁ – saddhindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ … pe … paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ.

Yesañca kho etaṁ, sāriputta, ñātaṁ diṭṭhaṁ viditaṁ sacchikataṁ phassitaṁ paññāya, nikkaṅkhā te tattha nibbicikicchā – saddhindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ … pe … paññindriyaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ amatogadhaṁ hoti amataparāyaṇaṁ amatapariyosānan"ti.

Catutthaṁ.