[1179] "Venerable sir, how many ways of asking a question are there?"
"Upāli, there are these five ways of asking a question. What five? One asks a question out of dullness, out of stupidity; one of evil wishes, overcome by desire, asks a question; one asks a question out of contempt; one asks a question desiring to know; one asks a question thinking: 'If, when asked a question by me, he answers it rightly, that is good; but if, when asked a question by me, he does not answer it rightly, I myself will answer it rightly for him.' These, Upāli, are the five ways of asking a question."
"Venerable sir, how many declarations of final knowledge (aññā) are there?"
"Upāli, there are these five declarations of final knowledge. What five? One declares final knowledge out of dullness, out of stupidity; one of evil wishes, overcome by desire, declares final knowledge; one declares final knowledge out of madness, out of derangement of mind; one declares final knowledge through overestimation; one declares final knowledge that is true. These, Upāli, are the five declarations of final knowledge."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.