[623] "Whosoever utter the word 'suffering (dukkha)' — do they all develop the path (magga)?"
"Yes."
"Foolish worldlings (bālaputhujjanā) utter the word 'suffering'; do foolish worldlings develop the path?"
"It should not be said thus. …"
"A matricide (mātughātaka) … a patricide (pitughātaka), a killer of an Arahant (arahantaghātaka), a shedder of [a Buddha's] blood (ruhiruppādaka) … a schismatic (saṅghabhedaka) utters the word 'suffering'; does the schismatic develop the path?"
"It should not be said thus. …"
The Discussion of [the Utterance] "Suffering" as an Inducer (Dukkhāhārakathā) [is concluded].
[Siam Raṭṭha edition footnotes: ¹ Burmese ed.: "viharissati". ² Saṃ. Sagāthā[vagga] 210. ³ Burmese ed.: "lohituppādako".]
Discussion of the Duration of Mind (Cittaṭṭhitikathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.