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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 14.38 Linked Discourses 14.38
4. Catutthavagga 4. Chapter Four
Dutiyasamaį¹abrÄhmaį¹asutta Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd)
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āCatasso imÄ, bhikkhave, dhÄtuyo. āMendicants, there are these four elements.
KatamÄ catasso? What four?
PathavÄ«dhÄtu, ÄpodhÄtu, tejodhÄtu, vÄyodhÄtu. The elements of earth, water, fire, and air.
Ye hi keci, bhikkhave, samaį¹Ä vÄ brÄhmaį¹Ä vÄ imÄsaį¹ catunnaį¹ dhÄtÅ«naį¹ samudayaƱca atthaį¹
gamaƱca assÄdaƱca ÄdÄ«navaƱca nissaraį¹aƱca yathÄbhÅ«taį¹ nappajÄnanti ā¦peā¦ There are ascetics and brahmins who donāt truly understand these four elementsā origin, ending, gratification, drawback, and escape ā¦
(vitthÄretabbaį¹) (Tell all in full.)
pajÄnanti ā¦peā¦ There are ascetics and brahmins who do truly understand these four elementsā origin, ending, gratification, drawback, and escape ā¦ā
sayaį¹ abhiĆ±Ć±Ä sacchikatvÄ upasampajja viharantÄ«āti.
Navamaį¹.