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Majjhima Nikāya 72

Aggivacchasutta

With Vacchagotta on Fire · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

Atha kho vacchagotto paribbājako yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, ‘sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, ‘asassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘asassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, ‘antavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘antavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, ‘anantavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘anantavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, ‘taṁ jīvaṁ taṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘taṁ jīvaṁ taṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, ‘aññaṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘aññaṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, ‘hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, ‘na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, ‘hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, ‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo”ti?
“Na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi:
‘neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’”ti.

“‘Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññanti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi—
sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti vadesi.
‘Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, asassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññanti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi—
asassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti vadesi.
‘Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, antavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññanti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi—
antavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti vadesi.
‘Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, anantavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññanti—
evaṁdiṭṭhi bhavaṁ gotamo’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na kho ahaṁ, vaccha, evaṁdiṭṭhi—

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