[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Pathikasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24) › 1.4 # Pathikasutta 1.4 Pāthikasutta 1.4 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.1) ‘Na hi pana me, bhante, bhagavā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karotī’ti. > ‘But sir, the Buddha never performs any superhuman demonstrations of psychic power for me.’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.2) ‘Api nu tāhaṃ, sunakkhatta, evaṃ avacaṃ— > ‘But Sunakkhatta, did I ever say to you: > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.3) ehi tvaṃ, sunakkhatta, mamaṃ uddissa viharāhi, ahaṃ te uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karissāmī’ti? > “Come, live dedicated to me and I will perform a superhuman demonstration of psychic power for you”?’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.4) ‘No hetaṃ, bhante’. > ‘No, sir.’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.5) ‘Tvaṃ vā pana maṃ evaṃ avaca— > ‘Or did you ever say to me: > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.6) ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ uddissa viharissāmi, bhagavā me uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karissatī’ti? > “Sir, I shall live dedicated to the Buddha, and the Buddha will perform a superhuman demonstration of psychic power for me”?’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.7) ‘No hetaṃ, bhante’. > ‘No, sir.’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.8) ‘Iti kira, sunakkhatta, nevāhaṃ taṃ vadāmi— > ‘So it seems that I did not ask this of you, and you did not require it of me. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.9) ehi tvaṃ, sunakkhatta, mamaṃ uddissa viharāhi, ahaṃ te uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karissāmīti; ### [1.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.10) napi kira maṃ tvaṃ vadesi— ### [1.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.11) ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ uddissa viharissāmi, bhagavā me uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ karissatīti. ### [1.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.12) Evaṃ sante, moghapurisa, ko santo kaṃ paccācikkhasi? > In that case, you futile man, who are you and what do you disavow? > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.13) Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, sunakkhatta, > What do you think, Sunakkhatta? > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.14) kate vā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriye akate vā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriye yassatthāya mayā dhammo desito so niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāyā’ti? > Whether or not there is a demonstration of psychic power, and regardless of the goal for which I taught the Dhamma, does it deliver one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering?’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.15) ‘Kate vā, bhante, uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriye akate vā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriye yassatthāya bhagavatā dhammo desito so niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāyā’ti. > ‘It does, sir.’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.16) ‘Iti kira, sunakkhatta, kate vā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriye, akate vā uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriye, yassatthāya mayā dhammo desito, so niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāya. > ‘So it seems that whether or not there is a demonstration of psychic power, and regardless of the goal for which I taught the Dhamma, it delivers one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.17) Tatra, sunakkhatta, kiṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ kataṃ karissati? > In that case, what is the point of superhuman demonstrations of psychic power? > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [1.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4.18) Passa, moghapurisa, yāvañca te idaṃ aparaddhan’ti. > See how far you have strayed, you silly man!’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ## Translations (3) - [O Pāṭhikaputti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24~sr-brankokovacevic.1.4.1) — sr - [About Pāṭikaputta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24~en-sujato.1.4.1) — English - [Über Pāṭikaputta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24~de-sabbamitta.1.4.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.24.4) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.15.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.1.4) · Pramāṇa