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The Long Āgama Sūtra 9.7

長阿含經 9.7

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Classical Chinese

9.7

時,舍利弗告諸比丘:「今此波婆城有尼乾子命終未久,其後弟子分為二部,常共諍訟相求長短,迭相罵詈,各相是非:『我知此法,汝不知此;汝在邪見,我在正法。言語錯亂,無有前後。』自稱己言,以為真正。『我所言勝,汝所言負,我今能為談論之主,汝有所問,可來問我。』

Śāriputra then told the monks, “Now, here in this city of Pāpā, it hasn’t been long since Nirgrantha Jñātaputra’s life ended. Since then, his disciples have split into two factions that constantly argue and look for shortcomings to reproach each other. They contradict each other, saying: ‘I know this teaching.’ ‘You don’t know this.’ ‘You hold wrong views.’ ‘I hold to the right teaching.’ Their words are confused and without proper order. They consider statements praising themselves to be true, saying: ‘My statement is the winner; your words are defeated. I’m the one who gives discourses now. Come and ask me when you have questions.’

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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