[402] "But, Master Gotama, in what way is a bhikkhu an arahant (arahaṃ), one whose taints (āsava) are destroyed, who has lived the life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached his own true goal, utterly destroyed the fetters of existence, and is rightly liberated through final knowledge (ñāṇa)?"
"Here, Aggivessana, whatever form there is—past, future, or present; internal or external; gross or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near—a bhikkhu, having seen all form as it really is with right wisdom thus: 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self,' is liberated through non-clinging. Whatever feeling (vedanā) … whatever perception … whatever volitional formations … whatever consciousness there is—past, future, or present; internal or external; gross or subtle; inferior or superior; far or near—having seen all consciousness as it really is with right wisdom thus: 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self,' he is liberated through non-clinging. In this way, Aggivessana, a bhikkhu is an arahant, one whose taints are destroyed, who has lived the life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached his own true goal, utterly destroyed the fetters of existence, and is rightly liberated through final knowledge. A bhikkhu thus liberated, Aggivessana, is endowed with three unsurpassable qualities: unsurpassable vision, unsurpassable practice, and unsurpassable liberation. A bhikkhu whose mind (citta) is thus liberated, Aggivessana, honors, respects, esteems, and venerates the Tathāgata alone thus: 'The Blessed One is awakened, and he teaches the Dhamma for awakening; the Blessed One is tamed, and he teaches the Dhamma for taming; the Blessed One is at peace, and he teaches the Dhamma for peace; the Blessed One has crossed over, and he teaches the Dhamma for crossing over; the Blessed One has attained final Nibbāna, and he teaches the Dhamma for final Nibbāna.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.