Followers of Various Other Religions (1st) · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā nānātitthiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇaparibbājakā sāvatthiyaṁ paṭivasanti nānādiṭṭhikā nānākhantikā nānārucikā nānādiṭṭhinissayanissitā.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time several ascetics, brahmins, and wanderers who followed various other religions were residing in Sāvatthī, holding different views, beliefs, and opinions, relying on different views.
Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
There were some ascetics and brahmins who had this doctrine and view: “The cosmos is eternal. This is the only truth, anything else is futile.”
Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “asassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
Others held views such as the following, each regarding their own view as true and others as silly. “The cosmos is not eternal.”
Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “antavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“The cosmos is finite.”
Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “anantavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“The cosmos is infinite.”
Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “taṁ jīvaṁ taṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“The soul and the body are one and the same.”
Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “aññaṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“The soul is one thing, the body another.”
Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“A realized one still exists after death.”
Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“A realized one no longer exists after death.”
Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“A realized one both still exists and no longer exists after death.”
Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: “neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.
“A realized one neither still exists nor no longer exists after death.”
Te bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti: “ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo; nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo”ti.
They were fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words: “Such is Truth, such is not Truth! Such is not Truth, such is Truth!”
Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisiṁsu. Sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:
Then several mendicants robed up in the morning and, taking their bowls and robes, entered Sāvatthī for alms. Then, after the meal, when they returned from almsround, they went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what was happening. The Buddha said:
“Idha, bhante, sambahulā nānātitthiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇaparibbājakā sāvatthiyaṁ paṭivasanti nānādiṭṭhikā nānākhantikā nānārucikā nānādiṭṭhinissayanissitā—
Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino: ‘sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti …pe… te bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti: ‘ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo; nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo’”ti.
“Aññatitthiyā, bhikkhave, paribbājakā andhā acakkhukā; atthaṁ na jānanti, anatthaṁ na jānanti, dhammaṁ na jānanti, adhammaṁ na jānanti. Te atthaṁ ajānantā anatthaṁ ajānantā dhammaṁ ajānantā adhammaṁ ajānantā bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti: ‘ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo; nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo’ti.
“The wanderers of other religions are blind and sightless. They don’t understand what is beneficial or what is not beneficial, nor what is the truth and what is not the truth. That’s why they are fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words.
Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, imissāyeva sāvatthiyā aññataro rājā ahosi. Atha kho, bhikkhave, so rājā aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi: ‘ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yāvatakā sāvatthiyā jaccandhā te sabbe ekajjhaṁ sannipātehī’ti. ‘Evaṁ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso tassa rañño paṭissutvā yāvatakā sāvatthiyā jaccandhā te sabbe gahetvā yena so rājā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ rājānaṁ etadavoca: ‘sannipātitā kho te, deva, yāvatakā sāvatthiyā jaccandhā’ti. ‘Tena hi, bhaṇe, jaccandhānaṁ hatthiṁ dassehī’ti. ‘Evaṁ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso tassa rañño paṭissutvā jaccandhānaṁ hatthiṁ dassesi—
Once upon a time, mendicants, right here in Sāvatthī there was a certain king. Then the king addressed a man, ‘Please, my man, gather all those blind from birth throughout Sāvatthī and bring them together in one place.’ ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ that man replied. He did as the king asked, then said to him, ‘Your Majesty, the blind people throughout Sāvatthī have been gathered.’ ‘Well then, lad, show them an elephant.’ ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ that man replied. He did as the king asked.
Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa sīsaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa kaṇṇaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa dantaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa soṇḍaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa kāyaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa pādaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa satthiṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa naṅguṭṭhaṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti. Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa vāladhiṁ dassesi: ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.
To some of the blind people he showed the elephant’s head, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s ear, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s tusk, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s trunk, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s flank, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s leg, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s thigh, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the elephant’s tail, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’ To some of them he showed the tip of the elephant’s tail, saying, ‘Here is the elephant.’
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