Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 50.6.11

50.6.11

「我今知涅槃，亦知涅槃之道，亦知眾生應般涅槃者。或有眾生盡有漏成無漏，心解脫、智慧解脫，現身取證而自遊化，我悉知之。由何因緣而說此乎？於是，比丘！我觀眾生類心中所念，此人盡有漏成無漏，心解脫、智慧解脫，是謂斯人以盡有漏成無漏。猶如去村落不遠有大池，水極清徹。若有人直從一道來，有目之士遙見斯人來，知此人必至池水不疑，又後時觀此人已至池水，沐浴澡洗，除諸穢污，去諸垢坋，在側而坐，亦不與人共相諍競。我今觀眾生類亦復如是，盡有漏成無漏，心解脫、智慧解脫；生死已盡，梵行已立，所作已辦，名色知如真。是謂斯人已至此處，我知涅槃之道，亦知眾生般涅槃者，皆悉知之。如來、至真、等正覺有此之智、無畏、力具，皆悉成就。如來智無有量，如來能觀過去無限無量不可計事，皆悉知之。將來現在無限無量皆悉分別。是故，比丘！當求方便，具足十力、無畏。如是，比丘！當作是學。」

“Now, I know Nirvāṇa, and I know the path to Nirvāṇa. I also know that a sentient will [enter] parinirvāṇa. Perhaps there’s a sentient being that ends the contaminants. Becoming uncontaminated, their mind is liberated, and their wisdom is liberated. In their present body, they grasp this realization and become a wandering teacher. I fully know of them.

“What are the causes and conditions for saying this? Here, monks, I observe the thoughts in the mind of a type of sentient being: ‘This person will end the contaminants. Becoming uncontaminated, their mind will be liberated, and their wisdom will be liberated.’ Saying this, the person ends the contaminants and becomes uncontaminated.

“It’s like a village that has a large lake not far away, and its water is crystal clear. Suppose someone comes along on a path, and a man with eyes sees this person coming and knows: ‘This person will surely arrive at this lake, undoubtedly.’ Again, he later observes this person after they arrive at the lake, bathing and washing away their defilements until the dirt is removed. They then sit on the shore without any quarrel with anyone else.

“Now, I observe this type of sentient being likewise who ends the contaminants. Becoming uncontaminated, their mind is liberated, and their wisdom is liberated: ‘Birth has been ended, the religious practice has been established, and the task has been accomplished.’ This is called a realized person. This person has arrived there. I know the path of Nirvāṇa, and I know the sentient beings who [enter] parinirvāṇa. I fully know of them.

“The Tathāgata, Arhat, and Completely Awakened One has this knowledge, fearlessness, and power that he has fully accomplished. The Tathāgata’s knowledge is without measure. The Tathāgata can observe past limitless, measureless, and unimaginable events. He fully knows them. He fully discerns future and present events that are limitless and measureless, too. Therefore, monks, you should seek the methods to perfect the ten powers and [four] types of fearlessness. Thus, monks, should you train.”