[468] "With little dust in their eyes, with much dust in their eyes": a person of faith (saddha) is one with little dust in his eyes; a person without faith is one with much dust in his eyes. A person of aroused energy (vīriya) is one with little dust in his eyes; a lazy person is one with much dust in his eyes. A person with mindfulness (sati) established is one with little dust in his eyes; a person of muddled mindfulness is one with much dust in his eyes. A concentrated person is one with little dust in his eyes; an unconcentrated person is one with much dust in his eyes. A wise person is one with little dust in his eyes; an unwise person is one with much dust in his eyes.
"With keen faculties (indriya), with dull faculties": a person of faith is one with keen faculties; a person without faith is one with dull faculties … a wise person is one with keen faculties; an unwise person is one with dull faculties.
"Of good character (svākāra), of bad character (dvākāra)": a person of faith is one of good character … a wise person is one of good character; an unwise person is one of bad character.
"Easy to instruct, hard to instruct": a person of faith is easy to instruct; a person without faith is hard to instruct … a wise person is easy to instruct; an unwise person is hard to instruct.
"Some who see fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond, some who do not see fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond": a person of faith is one who sees fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond; a person without faith is one who does not see fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond. A person of aroused energy is one who sees fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond; a lazy person is one who does not see fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond … a wise person is one who sees fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond; an unwise person is one who does not see fear in wrongdoing and in the world beyond.
"The world": the world of the aggregates (khandha), the world of the elements (dhātu), the world of the sense bases (āyatana), the world of existence in failure, the world of the origination of failure, the world of existence in success, the world of the origination of success. One world: all beings are sustained by nutriment. Two worlds: name and form (rūpa). Three worlds: the three feelings (vedanā). Four worlds: the four nutriments. Five worlds: the five aggregates subject to clinging. Six worlds: the six internal sense bases. Seven worlds: the seven stations of consciousness. Eight worlds: the eight worldly conditions. Nine worlds: the nine abodes of beings. Ten worlds: the ten sense bases. Twelve worlds: the twelve sense bases. Eighteen worlds: the eighteen elements.
"Wrongdoing": all defilements are wrongdoing, all misconduct is wrongdoing, all volitional formations (abhisaṅkhāra) are wrongdoing, all kamma leading to existence is wrongdoing. Thus a keen perception of fear with regard to this world and this wrongdoing stands established, as toward a murderer with sword upraised. By these fifty modes one knows, sees, understands, and penetrates these five faculties.
The Third Recitation Section is finished.
The Discourse on the Faculties (Indriyakathā) is finished.
In the Great Chapter (Mahāvagga): the Discourse on Liberation (Vimokkhakathā),
whose introduction is given in full.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.