The Long Āgama Sūtra 26.24
長阿含經 26.24
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26.24
又告婆悉咤:「如有婬人言:『我與彼端正女人交通,稱歎婬法。』餘人語言:『汝識彼女不?為在何處?東方、西方、南方、北方耶?』答曰:『不知。』又問:『汝知彼女所止土地城邑村落不?』答曰:『不知。』又問:『汝識彼女父母及其姓字不?』答曰:『不知。』又問:『汝知彼女為是剎利女,為是婆羅門、居士、首陀羅女耶?』答曰:『不知。』又問:『汝知彼女為長短、麤細、黑白、好醜耶?』答曰:『不知。』云何,婆悉咤!彼人讚嘆為是實不?」
He also told Vāsiṣṭha, “It’s like a lustful man who says, ‘I have a relationship with that beautiful woman. Praise the way of lust!’
“Someone else says, ‘Do you know that woman? Where is she? To the east, west, south, or north?’
“The man replied, ‘I don’t know.’
“He’s again asked, ‘Don’t you know the region, city, town, or village where that woman lives?’
“He replies, ‘I don’t know.’
“He’s again asked, ‘Do you know the family name of that woman’s parents?’
“He replies, ‘I don’t know.’
“Again, he’s asked, ‘Do you know if that woman is a warrior woman or a priest, householder, or worker woman?’
“He replies, ‘I don’t know.’
“Again, he’s asked, ‘Do you know if that woman is tall or short, crude or fine, dark or light, and beautiful or ugly?’
“He replies, ‘I don’t know.’
“How is it, Vāsiṣṭha? Does that man praise something that’s true?”
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- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation