Remembering (2nd)Dutiyadhāraṇasutta

“Mendicants, do you remember the four noble truths that I taught?”“Dhāretha no tumhe, bhikkhave, mayā cattāri ariyasaccāni desitānī”ti? When he said this, one of the mendicants said to the Buddha:Evaṁ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“I do, sir.”“ahaṁ kho, bhante, dhāremi bhagavatā cattāri ariyasaccāni desitānī”ti.

“How so, mendicant?”“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, dhāresi mayā cattāri ariyasaccāni desitānī”ti?

“Sir, I remember that suffering is the first noble truth you’ve taught.“Dukkhaṁ khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ desitaṁ dhāremi. For if any ascetic or brahmin should say this:Yo hi koci, bhante, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evaṁ vadeyya: ‘What the ascetic Gotama teaches is not the first noble truth of suffering.‘netaṁ dukkhaṁ paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yaṁ samaṇena gotamena desitaṁ. I’ll deny this first noble truth of suffering and describe another first noble truth of suffering.’Ahametaṁ dukkhaṁ paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paccakkhāya aññaṁ dukkhaṁ paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paññapessāmī’ti— That is not possible.netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. The origin of suffering … The cessation of suffering …Dukkhasamudayaṁ khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā …pe… The practice that leads to the cessation of suffering is the fourth noble truth you’ve taught.dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ desitaṁ dhāremi. For if any ascetic or brahmin should say this:Yo hi koci, bhante, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evaṁ vadeyya: ‘What the ascetic Gotama teaches is not the fourth noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.‘netaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yaṁ samaṇena gotamena desitaṁ. I’ll deny this fourth noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering and describe another fourth noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.’Ahametaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paccakkhāya aññaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paññapessāmī’ti— That is not possible.netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. That’s how I remember the four noble truths as you’ve taught them.”Evaṁ khvāhaṁ, bhante, dhāremi bhagavatā cattāri ariyasaccāni desitānī”ti.

“Good, good, mendicant!“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu. It’s good that you remember the four noble truths as I’ve taught them.Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, dhāresi mayā cattāri ariyasaccāni desitānīti. Suffering is the first noble truth I’ve taught, and that’s how you should remember it.Dukkhaṁ kho, bhikkhu, mayā paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ desitaṁ, tathā naṁ dhārehi. For if any ascetic or brahmin should say this:Yo hi koci, bhikkhu, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evaṁ vadeyya: ‘What the ascetic Gotama teaches is not the first noble truth of suffering.‘netaṁ dukkhaṁ paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yaṁ samaṇena gotamena desitaṁ. I’ll deny this first noble truth of suffering and describe another first noble truth of suffering.’Ahametaṁ dukkhaṁ paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paccakkhāya aññaṁ dukkhaṁ paṭhamaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paññapessāmī’ti— That is not possible.netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. The origin of suffering …Dukkhasamudayaṁ kho, bhikkhu …pe… The cessation of suffering …dukkhanirodhaṁ kho, bhikkhu …pe… The practice that leads to the cessation of suffering is the fourth noble truth I’ve taught, and that’s how you should remember it.dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā kho, bhikkhu, mayā catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ desitaṁ, tathā naṁ dhārehi. For if any ascetic or brahmin should say this:Yo hi koci, bhikkhu, samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evaṁ vadeyya: ‘What the ascetic Gotama teaches is not the fourth noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.‘netaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ yaṁ samaṇena gotamena desitaṁ. I’ll deny this fourth noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering and describe another fourth noble truth of the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering.’Ahametaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paccakkhāya aññaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ catutthaṁ ariyasaccaṁ paññapessāmī’ti— That is not possible.netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati. That’s how you should remember the four noble truths as I’ve taught them.Evaṁ kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, dhārehi mayā cattāri ariyasaccāni desitānīti.

That’s why you should practice meditation …”Tasmātiha, bhikkhu, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.