[445] "Bhikkhus, do you see: 'This has come to be'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, do you see: 'Its coming-to-be is with that nutriment (āhāra)'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, do you see: 'With the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be is subject to cessation'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, does doubt (vicikicchā) arise in one who is uncertain: 'Has this come to be, or not?'"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, does doubt arise in one who is uncertain: 'Is its coming-to-be with that nutriment, or not?'"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, does doubt arise in one who is uncertain: 'With the cessation of that nutriment, is what has come to be subject to cessation, or not?'"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, for one who sees as it really is with right wisdom: 'This has come to be,' is that doubt abandoned?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, for one who sees as it really is with right wisdom: 'Its coming-to-be is with that nutriment,' is that doubt abandoned?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, for one who sees as it really is with right wisdom: 'With the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be is subject to cessation,' is that doubt abandoned?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, are you free of doubt here: 'This has come to be'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, are you free of doubt here: 'Its coming-to-be is with that nutriment'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, are you free of doubt here: 'With the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be is subject to cessation'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, has it been well seen by you, as it really is with right wisdom: 'This has come to be'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, has it been well seen by you, as it really is with right wisdom: 'Its coming-to-be is with that nutriment'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, has it been well seen by you, as it really is with right wisdom: 'With the cessation of that nutriment, what has come to be is subject to cessation'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, if you were to adhere to this view, thus purified, thus cleansed—if you were to cherish it, treasure it, and cling to it as 'mine'—would you then understand the Dhamma that has been taught as similar to a raft, being for the purpose of crossing over, not for the purpose of grasping?"
"No, venerable sir."
"Bhikkhus, if you were not to adhere to this view, thus purified, thus cleansed—if you were not to cherish it, not to treasure it, and not to cling to it as 'mine'—would you then understand the Dhamma that I have taught as similar to a raft, being for the purpose of crossing over, not for the purpose of grasping?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.