The Long Āgama Sūtra 28.45
長阿含經 28.45
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28.45
佛告梵志:「如有人言:『我與彼端正女人交通。』稱讚婬女。餘人問言:『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,梵志!此人所說為誠實不?」
The Buddha told the wanderer, “What if there’s someone who says, ‘I’ll have a relationship with a beautiful woman!’ He praises attractive women.
“Another person asks, ‘Do you know that woman? Where is she? To the east, west, south, or north?’
“He answers, ‘I don’t know.’
“Again, he’s asked, ‘Do you know which country, city, or town where she lives?’
“He answers, ‘I don’t know.’
“Again, he’s asked, ‘Do you know her parents or what her family name is?’
“He answers, ‘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 answers, ‘I don’t know.’
“Again, he’s asked, ‘Do you know if that woman is tall or short, crude or fine, dark or light, or beautiful or ugly?’
“He answers, ‘I don’t know.’
“How is it, wanderer? Would this person be speaking honestly?”
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- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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- Poṭṭhapādasutta — Pāli