Anthology of Discourses 5.17

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1. Anthology of Discourses 5.17
2. The Questions of Piṅgiya
3. “I am old, feeble, and pallid,”
4. said Venerable Piṅgiya,
5. “my eyes unclear, my hearing faint—
6. don’t let me perish while still confused.
7. Explain the teaching so that I may understand
8. the giving up of rebirth and old age here.”
9. “Seeing them harmed on account of forms,”
10. replied the Buddha,
11. “on account of forms
    those negligent folk are afflicted—
12. therefore, Piṅgiya, being diligent,
13. give up form so as not to be reborn.”
14. “The four quarters, the intermediate directions,
15. below, and above: in these ten directions
16. there’s nothing at all in the world
17. that you’ve not seen, heard, thought, or cognized.
18. Explain the teaching so that I may understand
19. the giving up of rebirth and old age here.”
20. “Observing mankind sunk in craving,”
21. replied the Buddha,
22. “tormented, mired in old age;
23. therefore, Piṅgiya, being diligent,
24. give up craving so as not to be reborn.”