Dighanikaya 1.7_74

1.7_74

Iti imāsu pañcasu pucchāsu adiṭṭhassa tāva kassaci dhammassa abhāvato tathāgatassa adiṭṭhajotanā pucchā natthi. ‘‘Idaṃ nāma aññehi paṇḍitehi samaṇabrāhmaṇehi saddhiṃ saṃsanditvā desessāmī’’ti samannāhārasseva anuppajjanato diṭṭhasaṃsandanā pucchāpi natthi. Yasmā pana buddhānaṃ ekadhammepi āsappanā parisappanā natthi, bodhimaṇḍeyeva sabbā kaṅkhā chinnā; tasmā vimaticchedanā pucchāpi natthiyeva. Avasesā pana dve pucchā buddhānaṃ atthi, tāsu ayaṃ kathetukamyatā pucchā nāma.

Thus, among these five questions, since for the Tathāgata there is no state whatsoever that has not been seen, he has no question to illuminate what has not been seen. Because the reflection, “Having compared this with other wise ascetics and brahmins, I will teach it,” does not even arise, he also has no question to compare what has been seen. Moreover, since for the Buddhas there is no hesitation or wavering regarding even a single state, and all doubt was cut off right at the terrace of awakening, he has no question to cut off doubt either. However, the remaining two questions do belong to the Buddhas, and among them, this [present question] is a question arising from a desire to speak.