[177] Then the Venerable Rāhula approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. As the Venerable Rāhula was sitting to one side, the Blessed One said this to him: "Rāhula, whatever earth element (paṭhavīdhātu) is internal and whatever earth element is external — that is simply the earth element. That should be seen with right wisdom as it really is (yathābhūta) thus: 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.' Having seen it thus with right wisdom as it really is, one becomes disenchanted with the earth element; one detaches the mind (citta) from the earth element.
"Rāhula, whatever water element (āpodhātu) is internal and whatever water element is external — that is simply the water element. That should be seen with right wisdom as it really is thus: 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.' Having seen it thus with right wisdom as it really is, one becomes disenchanted with the water element; one detaches the mind from the water element.
"Rāhula, whatever fire element (tejodhātu) is internal and whatever fire element is external — that is simply the fire element. That should be seen with right wisdom as it really is thus: 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.' Having seen it thus with right wisdom as it really is, one becomes disenchanted with the fire element; one detaches the mind from the fire element.
"Rāhula, whatever wind element (vāyodhātu) is internal and whatever wind element is external — that is simply the wind element. That should be seen with right wisdom as it really is thus: 'This is not mine, this I am not, this is not my self.' Having seen it thus with right wisdom as it really is, one becomes disenchanted with the wind element; one detaches the mind from the wind element.
"When, Rāhula, a bhikkhu does not regard either a self or anything belonging to a self in these four elements (dhātu), this one, Rāhula, is called a bhikkhu who has cut off craving (taṇhā), stripped off the fetter (saṃyojana), and, by the complete penetration of conceit, made an end of suffering (dukkha)."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.