[146] Sāvatthī. There … Seated to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: "It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that, having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, … I might dwell…"
"Bhikkhu, whatever is of a nature to arouse lust (rajaniyasaṇṭhita) — you should abandon desire (chanda) for that."
"Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Sublime One (Sugata)!"
"But in what way, bhikkhu, do you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief?"
"Form (rūpa), venerable sir, is of a nature to arouse lust; I should abandon desire for that. Feeling (vedanā) … Perception … Volitional formations … Consciousness is of a nature to arouse lust; I should abandon desire for that. It is in this way, venerable sir, that I understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by the Blessed One in brief."
"Good, good, bhikkhu! It is good that you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief. Form, bhikkhu, is of a nature to arouse lust; you should abandon desire for that. Feeling … Perception … Volitional formations … Consciousness is of a nature to arouse lust; you should abandon desire for that. It is in this way, bhikkhu, that the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief should be seen in detail." … And that bhikkhu became one of the arahants.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.