Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

IV. In Rājagaha - 175
“Kiṁvādī panāyasmato Satthā kim-akkhāyī” ti
“But what is the doctrine of the venerable’s Teacher, what does he say”
“Ahaṁ kho āvuso navo acirapabbajito,
“I am new, friend, not long gone forth,
adhunāgato imaṁ Dhammavinayaṁ,
recently come to this Dhamma and Discipline,
na tāhaṁ sakkomi vitthārena Dhammaṁ desetuṁ,
I am not able to teach the Dhamma at length,
api ca te saṅkhittena atthaṁ vakkhāmī.” ti
but I can explain the meaning to you in brief.”
Atha khvāhaṁ āvuso Assajiṁ bhikkhuṁ etad-avoca: “Hotu āvuso,
Then, friend, I said this to the venerable Assaji: “Friend,
Appaṁ vā bahuṁ vā bhāsassu atthaṁ yeva me brŭhi,
Speak little or much, but tell the meaning to me,
Attheneva me attho kiṁ kāhasi byañjanaṁ bahun”-ti
The meaning is useful to me, what to do with many words”
Atha kho āvuso Assaji bhikkhu imaṁ Dhammapariyāyaṁ abhāsi:
Then, friend, the monk Assaji recited this Dhamma instruction:
“Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṁ hetuṁ Tathāgato āha,
“Whatever things have a cause and source, their cause the Realised One told,
Tesañ-ca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī Mahāsamaṇo.” ti
And also that which is their cessation - such is the Great Ascetic’s doctrine.”
Atha kho Moggallānassa paribbājakassa imaṁ Dhammapariyāyaṁ sutvā,
Then to the wanderer Moggallāna, after hearing this Dhamma instruction,
virajaṁ vītamalaṁ Dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:
the dust-free, stainless Vision-of-the-Dhamma arose:
“Yaṁ kiñci samudayadhammaṁ,
“Whatever has the nature of arising,
sabban-taṁ nirodhadhamman.”-ti
all that has the nature of ceasing.”