Kathavatthu 2.3.17
Kathāvatthu 2.3.17
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- Pāli
2.3.17.1
Atthi arahato kaṅkhāti?
Does an arahant have doubt?
2.3.17.2
Āmantā.
Yes.
2.3.17.3
Nanu vuttaṃ bhagavatā—
Was it not said by the Blessed One:
2.3.17.4
“jānatohaṃ, bhikkhave, passato āsavānaṃ khayaṃ vadāmi, no ajānato no apassato.
“Monks, I say that the destruction of the taints is for one who knows, for one who sees, not for one who does not know, not for one who does not see.
2.3.17.5
Kiñca, bhikkhave, jānato kiṃ passato āsavānaṃ khayo hoti?
And knowing what, monks, seeing what is there the destruction of the taints?
2.3.17.6
‘Idaṃ dukkhan’ti, bhikkhave …pe…
‘This is suffering,’ monks … [and so on] …
2.3.17.7
‘ayaṃ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti jānato passato āsavānaṃ khayo hoti.
‘this is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering’—for one knowing, for one seeing, there is the destruction of the taints.
2.3.17.8
Evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, jānato evaṃ passato āsavānaṃ khayo hotī”ti.
Indeed, monks, knowing thus, seeing thus, there is the destruction of the taints”?
2.3.17.9
Attheva suttantoti?
Is there such a Suttanta discourse?
2.3.17.10
Āmantā.
Yes.
2.3.17.11
Tena hi na vattabbaṃ—
Therefore it should not be said:
2.3.17.12
“atthi arahato kaṅkhā”ti.
“An arahant has doubt.”
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (2)
- Mūlaṭīkā — Ānanda (Vanaratana), Pāli
- Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā — Buddhaghosa, Pāli