Teaching · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Tathāgatassa,
bhikkhave,
arahato
sammāsambuddhassa
dve
dhammadesanā
pariyāyena
bhavanti.
Katamā
dve?
‘Pāpaṁ
pāpakato
passathā’ti—
ayaṁ
paṭhamā
dhammadesanā;
‘pāpaṁ
pāpakato
disvā
tattha
nibbindatha
virajjatha
vimuccathā’ti—
ayaṁ
dutiyā
dhammadesanā.
Tathāgatassa,
bhikkhave,
arahato
sammāsambuddhassa
imā
dve
dhammadesanā
pariyāyena
bhavantī”ti.
Etamatthaṁ
bhagavā
avoca.
Tatthetaṁ
iti
vuccati:
“Mendicants, the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha has two approaches to teaching Dhamma. What two? ‘See evil as evil’— this is the first approach to teaching Dhamma. ‘Having seen evil as evil, be disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed from it’— this is the second approach to teaching Dhamma. The Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha has these two approaches to teaching Dhamma.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:
“Tathāgatassa
buddhassa,
sabbabhūtānukampino;
Pariyāyavacanaṁ
passa,
dve
ca
dhammā
pakāsitā.
“See the two approaches for explaining the Dhamma used by the Realized One, the Buddha, compassionate for all beings:
Pāpakaṁ
passatha
cetaṁ,
tattha
cāpi
virajjatha;
Tato
virattacittāse,
dukkhassantaṁ
karissathā”ti.
see that that is evil, and be dispassionate toward it. Then, with a mind free of desire, you’ll make an end of suffering.”
Ayampi
attho
vutto
bhagavatā,
iti
me
sutanti.
Dutiyaṁ.
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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