[1690] "Bhikkhus, do you remember the four noble truths (ariyasacca) as taught by me?"
When this was said, a certain bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, I remember the four noble truths as taught by the Blessed One."
"But how, bhikkhu, do you remember the four noble truths as taught by me?"
"Venerable sir, I remember suffering (dukkha) as the first noble truth taught by the Blessed One; I remember the origin of suffering as the second noble truth taught by the Blessed One; I remember the cessation of suffering as the third noble truth taught by the Blessed One; I remember the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering as the fourth noble truth taught by the Blessed One. It is thus, venerable sir, that I remember the four noble truths as taught by the Blessed One."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.