Posālamāṇavapucchā

“Yo atītaṁ ādisati, (iccāyasmā posālo) Anejo chinnasaṁsayo; Pāraguṁ sabbadhammānaṁ, Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ.

“To the one who reveals the past,” said Venerable Posāla, “who is imperturbable, with doubts cut off, and who has gone beyond all things, I have come seeking with a question.

Vibhūtarūpasaññissa, sabbakāyappahāyino; Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, natthi kiñcīti passato; Ñāṇaṁ sakkānupucchāmi, kathaṁ neyyo tathāvidho”.

Consider one who perceives that form has vanished, who has entirely given up the body, and who sees nothing at all internally and externally. I ask the Sakyan about knowledge for them; how should that sort be guided?”

“Viññāṇaṭṭhitiyo sabbā, (posālāti bhagavā) Abhijānaṁ tathāgato; Tiṭṭhantamenaṁ jānāti, Vimuttaṁ tapparāyaṇaṁ.

“The Realized One directly knows,” said the Buddha, “all planes of consciousness. And he knows this one who remains, committed to that as their final goal.

Ākiñcaññasambhavaṁ ñatvā, Nandī saṁyojanaṁ iti; Evametaṁ abhiññāya, Tato tattha vipassati; Etaṁ ñāṇaṁ tathaṁ tassa, Brāhmaṇassa vusīmato”ti. Posālamāṇavapucchā cuddasamā.

Understanding that desire for rebirth in the dimension of nothingness is a fetter, and directly knowing what this really means, one then discerns that matter clearly. That is their knowledge of truth, the brahmin who has lived the life.”