[420] "But, bhikkhus, those ascetics or brahmins who understand the earth element (pathavīdhātu), understand the origin of the earth element, understand the cessation of the earth element, understand the way of practice leading to the cessation of the earth element; who understand the water element (āpodhātu) … who understand the fire element (tejodhātu) … who understand the air element (vāyodhātu), understand the origin of the air element, understand the cessation of the air element, understand the way of practice leading to the cessation of the air element — these ascetics or brahmins, bhikkhus, are acknowledged as ascetics among ascetics and acknowledged as brahmins among brahmins; and these venerable ones, having realized it for themselves in this very life with direct knowledge (abhiññā), enter upon and dwell in the goal of asceticism and the goal of brahminhood."
The Tenth.
The Fourth Chapter, the fourth.
The summary (uddāna) of the Fourth Chapter:
Four; formerly; he practised;¹ if not this;² and with suffering;
delight, and arising;³ the three on ascetics and brahmins.
¹ M. and Yu. editions read *acariṃ* ("I practised"). ² M. reads *nocedaṃ ca*; Yu. reads *yo no cedaṃ*. ³ M. and Yu. editions read *uppādo*.
The Dhātusaṃyutta, the second, is completed.
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ANAMATAGGASAṂYUTTA
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The First Chapter, the first.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.