1At Sāvatthī. Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One … . Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One:

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami … pe … ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

"Venerable sir, it is said, ‘a trainee, a trainee.’ In what way is one a trainee?"

"‘Sekkho, sekkho’ti, bhante, vuccati. Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sekkho hotī"ti?

2"Here, bhikkhu, one possesses a trainee's right view … a trainee's right concentration. It is in this way that one is a trainee."

2"Idha, bhikkhu, sekkhāya sammādiṭṭhiyā samannāgato hoti … pe … sekkhena sammāsamādhinā samannāgato hoti. Ettāvatā kho, bhikkhu, sekkho hotī"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.