[619] "'This is the basis of success (iddhipāda) possessed of concentration (samādhi) due to zeal (chanda) and volitional formations of striving (padhānasaṅkhāra)': thus, bhikkhus, in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose in me … light arose. 'This very basis of success possessed of concentration due to zeal and volitional formations of striving is to be developed': thus, bhikkhus, … 'has been developed': thus, bhikkhus, in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose in me … light arose. 'This is the concentration due to energy …' 'This is the concentration due to mind (citta) …' 'This is the basis of success possessed of concentration due to investigation (vīmaṃsā) and volitional formations of striving': thus, bhikkhus, in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose in me … light arose. 'This very basis of success possessed of concentration due to investigation and volitional formations of striving is to be developed': thus, bhikkhus, … 'has been developed': thus, bhikkhus, in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose in me … light arose.
"'This is the basis of success possessed of concentration due to zeal and volitional formations of striving': in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose … light arose. 'This very basis of success possessed of concentration due to zeal and volitional formations of striving is to be developed': … 'has been developed': in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose, knowledge (ñāṇa) arose, wisdom (paññā) arose, true knowledge (vijjā) arose, light arose. 'The eye arose': in what sense? 'Knowledge arose': in what sense? 'Wisdom arose': in what sense? 'True knowledge arose': in what sense? 'Light arose': in what sense? 'The eye arose': in the sense of seeing. 'Knowledge arose': in the sense of what is known. 'Wisdom arose': in the sense of understanding. 'True knowledge arose': in the sense of penetration. 'Light arose': in the sense of illumination.
"The eye is a dhamma; the sense of seeing is its meaning. Knowledge is a dhamma; the sense of what is known is its meaning. Wisdom is a dhamma; the sense of understanding is its meaning. True knowledge is a dhamma; the sense of penetration is its meaning. Light is a dhamma; the sense of illumination is its meaning. These five dhammas and five meanings have zeal as their ground and the basis of success as their ground; they have the basis of success as their object and the basis of success as their domain; they are included in the basis of success and comprised within the basis of success; they have come together in the basis of success, they stand in the basis of success, they are established in the basis of success.
"'The wheel of Dhamma (dhammacakka)': in what sense is it the wheel of Dhamma? He sets in motion both the Dhamma and the wheel: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets in motion both the wheel and the Dhamma: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets it in motion by means of the Dhamma: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets it in motion by righteous conduct (dhammacariyā): thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Standing in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Established in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Establishing others in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Having attained mastery in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Bringing others to mastery in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Having attained perfection in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Bringing others to perfection in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Revering the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Having the Dhamma as his banner, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets in motion the standard of the Dhamma: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Having the Dhamma as his supreme authority (dhammādhipateyya), he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. It is a wheel not to be turned back by any ascetic or brahmin, by any deva or Māra or Brahmā, or by anyone in the world: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. The faculty (indriya) is a dhamma; he sets that dhamma in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. … Nibbāna, which merges in the deathless, is a dhamma in the sense of being the culmination; he sets that dhamma in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma.
"'This is the basis of success possessed of concentration due to energy (vīriya) and volitional formations of striving': in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose … light arose. 'This very basis of success possessed of concentration due to energy and volitional formations of striving is to be developed': … 'has been developed': in regard to dhammas unheard before, the eye arose … light arose. 'The eye arose': in what sense? … 'Light arose': in what sense? 'The eye arose': in the sense of seeing. … 'Light arose': in the sense of illumination.
"The eye is a dhamma; the sense of seeing is its meaning. … Light is a dhamma; the sense of illumination is its meaning. These five dhammas and five meanings have energy as their ground and the basis of success as their ground … have mind as their ground and the basis of success as their ground; have investigation as their ground and the basis of success as their ground; they have the basis of success as their object and the basis of success as their domain; they are included in the basis of success and comprised within the basis of success; they have come together in the basis of success, they stand in the basis of success, they are established in the basis of success.
"'The wheel of Dhamma': in what sense is it the wheel of Dhamma? He sets in motion both the Dhamma and the wheel: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets in motion both the wheel and the Dhamma: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets it in motion by means of the Dhamma: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. He sets it in motion by righteous conduct: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Standing in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. Established in the Dhamma, he sets it in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma. … Nibbāna, which merges in the deathless, is a dhamma in the sense of being the culmination; he sets that dhamma in motion: thus it is the wheel of Dhamma."
The Discourse on the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakkakathā) [1].
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In the Yuganaddha Chapter: the Discourse on the Supramundane (Lokuttarakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.