1On one occasion a number of elder bhikkhus were dwelling among the Cetiyans at Sahajati. Now on that occasion when the elder bhikkhus had returned from their alms round, after their meal they had assembled in the pavilion and were sitting together when this conversation arose: "Friend, does one who sees suffering also see the origin of suffering, also see the cessation of suffering, also see the way leading to the cessation of suffering?"

2When this was said, the Venerable Gavampati said to the elder bhikkhus: "Friends, in the presence of the Blessed One I have heard and learnt this: sn.v.437 ‘Bhikkhus, one who sees suffering also sees the origin of suffering, also sees the cessation of suffering, also sees the way leading to the cessation of suffering. One who sees the origin of suffering also sees suffering, also sees the cessation of suffering, also sees the way leading to the cessation of suffering. One who sees the cessation of suffering also sees suffering, also sees the origin of suffering, also sees the way leading to the cessation of suffering. One who sees the way leading to the cessation of suffering also sees suffering, also sees the origin of suffering, also sees the cessation of suffering.’" [n.390] The passage quoted is not found elsewhere in the Nikāyas but is cited at Vism 690,10–13 (Ppn 22:93) to prove that path knowledge performs four functions at a single moment. See Kv 220.

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ sambahulā therā bhikkhū cetesu vihāranti sahañcanike. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulānaṁ therānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantānaṁ maṇḍalamāḷe sannisinnānaṁ sannipatitānaṁ ayamantarākathā udapādi: "yo nu kho, āvuso, dukkhaṁ passati dukkhasamudayampi so passati, dukkhanirodhampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāmpi passatī"ti.

2Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā gavampati thero bhikkhū etadavoca: "sammukhā metaṁ, āvuso, bhagavato sutaṁ, sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ: ‘yo, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ passati dukkhasamudayampi so passati, dukkhanirodhampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāmpi passati. Yo dukkhasamudayaṁ passati dukkhampi so passati, dukkhanirodhampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāmpi passati. Yo dukkhanirodhaṁ passati dukkhampi so passati, dukkhasamudayampi passati, dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāmpi passati. Yo dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadāṁ passati dukkhampi so passati, dukkhasamudayampi passati, dukkhanirodhampi passatī’"ti.

Dasamaṁ.
Koṭigāmavaggo tatiyo.