The Long Āgama Sūtra 4.23
長阿含經 4.23
- Language
- Classical Chinese
4.23
「時,梵童子告毗沙門王曰:『汝何故作此言?如來出世說如是法,為甚奇!甚特!未曾有也。如來以方便力說善不善,具足說法而無所得,說空淨法而有所得,此法微妙,猶如醍醐。』
“‘Brahmā Kumāra told King Vaiśravaṇa, “Why do you say, ‘The Tathāgata appeared in the world and teaches such a Dharma. It’s amazing, extraordinary, and unprecedented!’? The Tathāgata teaches what’s good and not good with the power of skillful means. The fully expressed Dharma doesn’t attain anything, but the empty and pure Dharma does attain something. This Dharma is sublime like ghee.”
Translations (2)
- The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) — Charles Patton, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Janavasabhasutta — Pāli