[228] "'Having given up possessiveness (mamatta)' — this, sir, I understand. Here someone, having abandoned a small mass of wealth or having abandoned a great mass of wealth, having abandoned a small circle of relatives or having abandoned a great circle of relatives, shaves off hair and beard, puts on ochre robes, and goes forth from the household life into homelessness. Thus, sir, I understand 'having given up possessiveness.'
"'Become at one (ekodibhūta)' — this, sir, I understand. Here someone resorts to a secluded lodging — a forest, the root of a tree, a mountain, a mountain cleft, a hill cave, a charnel ground (susāna), a forest thicket, the open air, a heap of straw — and dwells withdrawn in seclusion. Thus, sir, I understand 'become at one.'
"'Intent on compassion (karuṇādhimutta)' — this, sir, I understand. Here someone dwells pervading one quarter with a mind imbued with compassion; likewise the second, likewise the third, likewise the fourth. Thus above, below, across, everywhere, and to all as to himself, he dwells pervading the entire world with a mind imbued with compassion — abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without enmity, without ill will. Thus, sir, I understand 'intent on compassion.'
"But as to the putrid odors (āmagandha) of which you speak, sir — these I do not understand."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.