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Grouped-Discourse Agama -- Volume 1 雜 阿 含 經 |
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Grouped-Discourse Agama - Booklet 2 Sutra SA (0037) Self-Expressing -- (SN22.94 Puppha (The Flower) or Vaddha (growing) -- PTS: {S iii 138})[1] Thus have I heard: On one occasion the Buddha was staying near Savathi, at Jeta Grove, in Anathapindika 's Park. Then, the Tathagata said to the bhikkhus: - “I do not dispute with the world. The world disputes with me. Why is it so? Bhikkhus! If someone speaks properly with the dharma, he does not dispute with the world[2]. “Whatever the wise of the world say ‘is so’ I also say ‘is so.’ “What does it mean by ‘whatever the wise of the world say ‘is so’, I also say ‘is so’’? Bhikkhu! Form is inconstant, of the nature of (causing) pain & stress, and subject to change, the wise of the world say ‘it is so’, and I also say ‘it is so.’ Similarly, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness are inconstant, of the nature of (causing) pain & stress, and subject to change, the wise of the world say ‘they are so’, I say also say ‘they are so.’ “Whatever the wise of the world say ‘is not so’, I also say ‘is not so.’ “[What does it mean by ‘whatever the wise of world say ‘is not so, I also say ‘is not so’?] To the claiming that form is constant, unchanged, ever-lasting – the wise of the world say ‘it is not so’, I also say ‘it is not so.’ To the claiming that feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness are constant, unchanged, [ever-lasting] – the wise of the world say ‘it is not so,’ I also say ‘it is not so.’ “Bhikkhus! There are worldly dharmas of the world which I know and realize, which I teach, explain and make known to people, but the blind of the world – who has no (insight) eye - cannot see or know them. That is not my fault. Bhikkhus! What are worldly dharmas of the world which I, myself, know and realize, (** Taiso 2. Lower 8) which I teach, explain and make known to people, but the blind of the world - who has no (insight) eye cannot see or know them? “Bhikkhus! Form is inconstant, of the nature of (causing) pain & stress, and subject to change; that is called the worldly dharma of the world. Similarly, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness are inconstant, of the nature of (causing) pain & stress, and subject to change; that is called the worldly dharma of the world. Bhikkhus! These are the worldly dharmas of the world which I know and realize, which I teach, explain and make known to people, but the blind of the world - who has no (insight) eye – cannot see or know them. To these blind – without (insight) eye - what can I do?” Having heard the Buddha speak thus, the bhikkhus with great joy put the teaching into practice. [1] The equivalent sutta in Pali is SN 22.94 with the name Puppha (Flower) or Vaddha (Growing.) At the end of this (Pali) sutta, the Buddha uses the image of a lotus flower born and nourished in muddy water but stands unsoiled by the mud to say that although he himself is nourished in the world, but he stands above the world and is unsoiled by the world. The Chinese sutra does not have this example. The concluding gatha at the end of this section names this sutra as ‘Self”, however this sutra does not talk about ‘the self’, this sutra is a ‘self-expression’ of the Buddha in regard to some misunderstanding about him. Thus, we translate the name of this sutra as ‘self-expression.’ [GN] [2] This seems awkward, but it is not. There are people who like to argue to show off, using the right dharma. However, in doing so, they do not speak the dharma in the approriate way. [TC]
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