The Teacher’s Instructions

Then Venerable Upāli went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

“Upāli, you might know that

certain things don’t lead solely to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.

Categorically, you should remember these things as

not the teaching, not the training, and not the Teacher’s instructions.

You might know that

certain things do lead solely to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.

Categorically, you should remember these things as

the teaching, the training, and the Teacher’s instructions.”