[290] Then the Venerable Susima rose from his seat and approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the Venerable Susima reported to the Blessed One the entire conversation he had had with those bhikkhus.
[The Blessed One said:] "First, Susima, comes knowledge of the stability of dhammas (dhammaṭṭhitiñāṇa); afterwards, knowledge (ñāṇa) of Nibbāna."
"Venerable sir, I do not understand in detail the meaning of this statement spoken in brief by the Blessed One. It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would speak in such a way that I might understand in detail the meaning of this statement spoken in brief by the Blessed One."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.