Then Venerable Samiddhi went up to Venerable Sāriputta, bowed, and sat to one side. Venerable Sāriputta said to him: Atha kho āyasmā samiddhi yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ samiddhiṁ āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:

“Samiddhi, based on what do thoughts arise in a person?” “Kimārammaṇā, samiddhi, purisassa saṅkappavitakkā uppajjantī”ti?

“Based on name and form, sir.” “Nāmarūpārammaṇā, bhante”ti.

“Where do they become diversified?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kva nānattaṁ gacchantī”ti?

“In the elements.” “Dhātūsu, bhante”ti.

“What is their origin?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamudayā”ti?

“Contact is their origin.” “Phassasamudayā, bhante”ti.

“What is their meeting place?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamosaraṇā”ti?

“Feeling is their meeting place.” “Vedanāsamosaraṇā, bhante”ti.

“What is their chief?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁpamukhā”ti?

“Immersion is their chief.” “Samādhippamukhā, bhante”ti.

“What is their ruler?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁadhipateyyā”ti?

“Mindfulness is their ruler.” “Satādhipateyyā, bhante”ti.

“What is their overseer?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁuttarā”ti?

“Wisdom is their overseer.” “Paññuttarā, bhante”ti.

“What is their core?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsārā”ti?

“Freedom is their core.” “Vimuttisārā, bhante”ti.

“What is their culmination?” “Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁogadhā”ti?

“They culminate in freedom from death.” “Amatogadhā, bhante”ti.

“Samiddhi, when you were asked what is the basis on which thoughts arise in a person, you answered ‘name and form’. “‘Kimārammaṇā, samiddhi, purisassa saṅkappavitakkā uppajjantī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘nāmarūpārammaṇā, bhante’ti vadesi. When you were asked … ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kva nānattaṁ gacchantī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘dhātūsu, bhante’ti vadesi. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamudayā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘phassasamudayā, bhante’ti vadesi. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamosaraṇā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘vedanāsamosaraṇā, bhante’ti vadesi. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁpamukhā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘samādhippamukhā, bhante’ti vadesi. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁadhipateyyā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘satādhipateyyā, bhante’ti vadesi. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁuttarā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘paññuttarā, bhante’ti vadesi. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsārā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘vimuttisārā, bhante’ti vadesi. what is their culmination, you answered ‘freedom from death’. ‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁogadhā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘amatogadhā, bhante’ti vadesi. Good, good, Samiddhi! Sādhu sādhu, samiddhi. It’s good that you answered each question. But don’t get conceited because of that.” Sādhu kho tvaṁ, samiddhi, puṭṭho puṭṭho vissajjesi, tena ca mā maññī”ti.

Catutthaṁ.