Dighanikaya 1.5

1.5

Idāni – ‘‘mamaṃ vā, bhikkhave, pare avaṇṇaṃ bhāseyyu’’ntiādinā nayena bhagavatā nikkhittassa suttassa vaṇṇanāya okāso anuppatto. Sā panesā suttavaṇṇanā. Yasmā suttanikkhepaṃ vicāretvā vuccamānā pākaṭā hoti, tasmā suttanikkhepaṃ tāva vicārayissāma. Cattāro hi suttanikkhepā – attajjhāsayo, parajjhāsayo, pucchāvasiko, aṭṭhuppattikoti.

Now the occasion has arrived for the explanation of the discourse laid down by the Blessed One in the manner beginning with: ‘Monks, if others should speak dispraise of me.’ And as for this explanation of the discourse: because it becomes clear when stated having investigated the delivery of the discourse, we will first investigate the delivery of the discourse. For there are four deliveries of a discourse: from one's own inclination, from another's inclination, on account of a question, and from an arising occasion.