[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 7.81 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.81 長阿含經 7.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.81) 迦葉復言：「諸有智者，以譬喻得解，我今當更為汝引喻。乃往久遠有一國土，其土邊壃，人民荒壞。彼國有二人，一智一愚，自相謂言：『我是汝親，共汝出城，採侶求財。』即尋相隨，詣一空聚，見地有麻即語愚者：『共取持歸。』時，彼二人各取一擔，復過前村，見有麻縷，其一智者言：『麻縷成功，輕細可取。』其一人言：『我已取麻，繫縛牢固，不能捨也。』其一智者即取麻縷，重擔而去；復共前進，見有麻布，其一智者言：『麻布成功，輕細可取。』彼一人言：『我已取麻，繫縛牢固，不能復捨。』其一智者即捨麻縷取布自重；復共前行，見有劫貝，其一智者言：『劫貝價貴，輕細可取。』彼一人言：『我已取麻，繫縛牢固，齎來道遠，不能捨也。』時，一智者即捨麻布而取劫貝。 > Kāśyapa again said, “Those who are wise explain things with parables. Now, I’ll explain this for you with a story. Long ago, there was a country that was bordered by barbarians. In that country, there were two people. One was wise, and one was foolish. They said to each other, ‘I’m your friend. I’ll leave the city with you to look for riches.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “They soon went together to an empty village. Seeing the land there had hemp, the wise man said to the foolish one, ‘Let’s collect it and take it home.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “They each took a bushel. When they passed another village ahead of them, they saw hemp thread there. The wise man said, ‘Hemp thread is a finished good that’s light and fine. It’s worth taking.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The other man said, ‘I’ve already got this hemp tied up and secured. I can’t discard it.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > The wise man then took the hemp thread and added it to his burden. Again, they continued and saw some hemp cloth. The wise man said, ‘Hemp cloth is a finished good that’s light and fine. It’s worth taking.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The other man said, ‘I’ve already got this hemp tied up and secured. I can’t discard it.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The wise man discarded the hemp thread and carried the hemp cloth himself. Again, they continued and saw some cotton. The wise man said, ‘Cotton is valuable, light, and fine. It’s worth taking.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The other man said, ‘I’ve already got this hemp tied up and secured, and I’ve carried it a long distance on the road. I can’t discard it.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The wise man then discarded the hemp cloth and took the cotton. Thus, they continued and saw cotton thread … After that, they saw white muslin … they saw cupronickel … they saw silver … they saw gold. The wise man said, “If there were no gold, then we should take the silver. If there were no silver, we should take the cupronickel … If there were no hemp thread, we should just take the hemp. Now, this village has a great deal of gold and many superior treasures. It would be right for you to discard your hemp. I’ll take the silver, and you take the gold. We’ll carry it home ourselves.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.80) - [Next: 7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.82) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.7.p110) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.7.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.81) · Pramāṇa