..續本文上一頁âsutta, v. l0; Pasûrasutta, v. 7.

　　*. Upayo ti tanhâditthinissito. Commentator.]

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　　 3. But the Brâhmana who does not cling to what has been seen, or heard, to virtue and (holy) works, or to what has been thought, to what is good and to what is evil, and who leaves behind what has been grasped, without doing anything in this world, he does not acknowledge that purification cornes from another[1]. (790)

　　 4. Having left (their) former (teacher) they go to another, following their desires they do not break asunder their ties; they grasp, they let go like a monkey letting go the branch (just) after having caught (hold of it). (791)

　　 5. Having himself undertaken some (holy) works he goes to various (things) led by his senses, but a man of great understanding, a wise man who by his wisdom has understood the Dhamma, does not go to various (occupations). (792)

　　 6. He being secluded amongst all the Dhammas, whatever has been seen, heard, or thought--how should any one in this world be able to alter him, the seeing one, who wanders openly[2]

　　 (793)

　　 7. They do not form (any view), they do not prefer (anything), they do not say, ”I am infinitely pure;” having cut the tied knot of attachment, they do not long for (anything) anywhere in the world. (794)

　　[1.Na brâhmano aññato suddhim âha

　　 Ditthe sute sîlavate mute vâ

　　 puññe ka pâpe ka anûpalitto

　　 Attañgaho na idha pakubbamâno.

　　2. Sa sabbadhammesu visenibhûto[*]

　　 Yam kiñki dittham va sutam mutam vâ

　　 Tam eva dassim vivatam karantam

　　 Ken” îdha lokasmim vikappayeyya

　　*. Mârasenam vinâsetvâ thitabhâvena visenibhûto. Commentator.]

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　　 8. He is a Brâhmana that has conquered (sin)[1]; by him there is nothing embraced after knowing and seeing it; he is not affected by any kind of passion; there is nothing grasped by him as the highest in this world. (795)

　　Suddhatthakasutta is ended.

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　　5. PARAMATTHAKASUTTA.

　　One should not give oneself to philosophical disputations; a Brâhmana who does not adopt any system of philosophy, is unchangeable, has reached Nibbâna.

　　 1. What one person, abiding by the (philosophical) views, saying, ”This is the most excellent,” considers the highest in the world, everything different from that he says is wretched, therefore he has not overcome dispute[2]. (796)

　　 2. Because he sees in himself a good result, with regard to what has been seen (or) heard, virtue and (holy) works, or what has been thought, therefore, having embraced that, he looks upon everything else as bad[3]. (797)

　　 3. The expert call just that a tie dependent

　　[1. Katunnam kilesasîmânam atîtattâ

　　 Sîmâtigo bâhitapâpattâ ka brâhmano.

　　2. Paraman ti ditthîsu paribbasâno

　　 Yad uttarim kurute gantu loke

　　 Hînâ ti aññe tato sabbam âha,

　　 Tasmâ vivâdâni avîtivatto.

　　Properly, ”others (are) wretched.”

　　3. Yad attanî passati ânisamsam

　　 Ditthe sute sîlavate mute vâ

　　 Tad eva so tattha samuggahâya

　　 Nihînato passati sabbam aññam.]

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　　upon which one looks upon anything else as bad. Therefore let a Bhikkhu not depend upon what is seen, heard, or thought, or upon virtue and (holy) works[1]. (798)

　　 4. Let him not form any (philosophical) view in this world, either by knowledge or by virtue and (holy) works, let him not represent himself equal (to others), nor think himself either low or distinguished. (799)…

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