[74] At Sāvatthī. Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said this 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One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that, having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, withdrawn, heedful, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute."
"Bhikkhu, if one has an underlying tendency (anuseti) toward something, one is reckoned in terms of it; if one does not have an underlying tendency toward something, one is not reckoned in terms of it."
"Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Sugata!"
"But in what way, bhikkhu, do you understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by me in brief?"
"If, venerable sir, one has an underlying tendency toward form (rūpa), one is reckoned in terms of it. If one has an underlying tendency toward feeling (vedanā) … If one has an underlying tendency toward perception … If one has an underlying tendency toward volitional formations … If one has an underlying tendency toward consciousness, one is reckoned in terms of it. If, venerable sir, one does not have an underlying tendency toward form, one is not reckoned in terms of it. If one does not have an underlying tendency toward feeling, one is not reckoned in terms of it. If … toward perception … If … toward volitional formations … If one does not have an underlying tendency toward consciousness, one is not reckoned in terms of it. It is in this way, venerable sir, that I understand in detail the meaning of what was spoken by the Blessed One in brief."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.