[132] "Although, venerable sir (bhante), I am old, aged, elderly, far gone in years, arrived at the last stage of life — let the Blessed One teach me the Dhamma in brief; let the Fortunate One teach the Dhamma in brief. Perhaps I might understand the meaning of the Blessed One's utterance; perhaps I might become an heir (dāyāda) to the Blessed One's utterance."
"What do you think, Mālukyaputta: those forms cognizable by the eye which you have not seen, which you have never seen before, which you do not see, and of which it does not occur to you, 'I might see them' — do you have any desire (chanda), lust (rāga), or affection (pema) there for them?"
"Surely not, venerable sir."
"Those sounds cognizable by the ear which you have not heard, which you have never heard before, which you do not hear, and of which it does not occur to you, 'I might hear them' — do you have any desire, lust, or affection there for them?"
"Surely not, venerable sir."
"Those odours cognizable by the nose which have not been smelt, which have never been smelt before, which you do not smell, and of which it does not occur to you, 'I might smell them' — do you have there …
"Those tastes cognizable by the tongue which have not been tasted, which have never been tasted before, which you do not taste, and of which it does not occur to you, 'I might taste them' — do you have there …
"Those tangibles cognizable by the body which have not been touched, which have never been touched before, which you do not touch, and of which it does not occur to you, 'I might touch them' — do you have there …
"Those dhammas cognizable by the mind which have not been cognized, which have never been cognized before, which you do not cognize, and of which it does not occur to you, 'I might cognize them' — do you have any desire, lust, or affection there for them?"
"Surely not, venerable sir."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.