dn27:7.1 Imesu kho, vāseṭṭha, catūsu vaṇṇesu evaṁ ubhayavokiṇṇesu vattamānesu kaṇhasukkesu dhammesu viññugarahitesu ceva viññuppasatthesu ca yadettha brāhmaṇā evamāhaṁsu:
dn27:7.2 ‘brāhmaṇova seṭṭho vaṇṇo, hīnā aññe vaṇṇā;
dn27:7.3 brāhmaṇova sukko vaṇṇo, kaṇhā aññe vaṇṇā;
dn27:7.4 brāhmaṇāva sujjhanti, no abrāhmaṇā;
dn27:7.5 brāhmaṇāva brahmuno puttā orasā mukhato jātā brahmajā brahmanimmitā brahmadāyādā’ti.
dn27:7.6 Taṁ tesaṁ viññū nānujānanti.
dn27:7.7 Taṁ kissa hetu?
dn27:7.8 Imesañhi, vāseṭṭha, catunnaṁ vaṇṇānaṁ yo hoti bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano sammadaññāvimutto, so nesaṁ aggamakkhāyati dhammeneva, no adhammena.
dn27:7.9 Dhammo hi, vāseṭṭha, seṭṭho janetasmiṁ, diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañca.
dn27:7.10 Tadamināpetaṁ, vāseṭṭha, pariyāyena veditabbaṁ, yathā dhammova seṭṭho janetasmiṁ, diṭṭhe ceva dhamme abhisamparāyañca.


