Dhaṁvihārikasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 74

[74] 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: "Venerable sir, it is said, 'one who dwells in the Dhamma, one who dwells in the Dhamma.' In what way, venerable sir, is a bhikkhu one who dwells in the Dhamma (dhammavihārī)?" "Here, a bhikkhu learns the Dhamma—the discourses (sutta) … the question-and-answer texts (vedalla)—but he does not, going further, understand its meaning with wisdom (paññā). This bhikkhu is called one abounding in learning (pariyatti), not one who dwells in the Dhamma. … "Here, a bhikkhu learns the Dhamma—the discourses … the question-and-answer texts—and, going further, he understands its meaning with wisdom. It is in this way, bhikkhu, that one is one who dwells in the Dhamma. Thus, bhikkhu, … This is our instruction to you."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.