1"Bhikkhus, when one sees three advantages, it is enough to teach others the Dhamma. What three? (1) The one who teaches the Dhamma experiences the meaning and the Dhamma. [n.403] Mp explains "experiences the meaning" (atthapaṭisaṁvedī) as "experiences with knowledge the explanation of the meaning (or commentary)" (aṭṭhakathaṁ ñāṇena paṭisaṁvedī) and "experiences the Dhamma" (dhammapaṭisaṁvedī) as "experiences the Dhamma of the canonical text" (pāḷidhammaṁ paṭisaṁvedī). This obviously imposes a later distinction on older terms. However, while the two terms are often paired, the precise distinction between attha and dhamma is not clearly drawn in the Nikāyas. In fact, each term is ambivalent and thus their different nuances further complicate their relationship. Attha can signify meaning, benefit, good, and goal; dhamma can signify the teaching, the system of practice, the nature of things, and the truth pointed to by the teaching. Thus the contrast between dhamma and attha can be seen as that between the formulated teaching and its meaning, between the practice and its goal, and between the teaching and the benefit it brings. (2) The one who hears the Dhamma experiences the meaning and the Dhamma. (3) Both the one who teaches the Dhamma and the one who hears the Dhamma experience the meaning and the Dhamma. Seeing these three advantages, it is enough to teach others the Dhamma."

1"Tayo, bhikkhave, atthavase sampassamānena alameva paresaṁ dhammaṁ desetuṁ. Katame tayo? Yo dhammaṁ deseti so atthappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti dhammappaṭisaṁvedī ca. Yo dhammaṁ suṇāti so atthappaṭisaṁvedī ca hoti dhammappaṭisaṁvedī ca. Yo ceva dhammaṁ deseti yo ca dhammaṁ suṇāti ubho atthappaṭisaṁvedino ca honti dhammappaṭisaṁvedino ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo atthavase sampassamānena alameva paresaṁ dhammaṁ desetun"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.