Dighanikaya 8.383

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Āgatiñcāti – ‘‘asukaṭṭhānato nāma ime āgatā’’ti evaṃ āgatiñca. Gatiñcāti idāni gantabbaṭṭhānañca. Cutiñcāti tato cavanañca. Upapattiñcāti tato cutānaṃ puna upapattiñca. Kiṃ sabbaṃ tapaṃ garahissāmīti – ‘‘kena kāraṇena garahissāmi, garahitabbameva hi mayaṃ garahāma, pasaṃsitabbaṃ pasaṃsāma, na bhaṇḍikaṃ karonto mahārajako viya dhotañca adhotañca ekato karomā’’ti dasseti. Idāni tamatthaṃ pakāsento – ‘‘santi kassapa eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā’’tiādimāha.

“Origin” means: thus is their origin: ‘These have come from such and such a place.’ “Destination” means: and the place where they are now to go. “Passing away” means: and dying from there. “Rebirth” means: and rebirth again of those who have died from there. “Why should I blame all asceticism?” means: he shows, ‘For what reason should I blame it? For we blame only what should be blamed, and praise what should be praised; we do not mix together the washed and the unwashed like a head washerman making up a bundle.’ Now, expounding that meaning, he said: ‘There are, Kassapa, some ascetics and brahmins,’ and so on.