Pathikasutta 1.5

1.5.1

‘Na hi pana me, bhante, bhagavā aggaññaṃ paññapetī’ti?

‘But sir, the Buddha never describes the origin of the world to me.’

1.5.2

‘Api nu tāhaṃ, sunakkhatta, evaṃ avacaṃ—

‘But Sunakkhatta, did I ever say to you:

1.5.3

ehi tvaṃ, sunakkhatta, mamaṃ uddissa viharāhi, ahaṃ te aggaññaṃ paññapessāmī’ti?

“Come, live dedicated to me and I will describe the origin of the world to you”?’

1.5.4

‘No hetaṃ, bhante’.

‘No, sir.’

1.5.5

‘Tvaṃ vā pana maṃ evaṃ avaca—

‘Or did you ever say to me:

1.5.6

ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ uddissa viharissāmi, bhagavā me aggaññaṃ paññapessatī’ti?

“Sir, I shall live dedicated to the Buddha, and the Buddha will describe the origin of the world to me”?’

1.5.7

‘No hetaṃ, bhante’.

‘No, sir.’

1.5.8

‘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.

1.5.9

ehi tvaṃ, sunakkhatta, mamaṃ uddissa viharāhi, ahaṃ te aggaññaṃ paññapessāmīti.

1.5.10

Napi kira maṃ tvaṃ vadesi—

1.5.11

ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavantaṃ uddissa viharissāmi, bhagavā me aggaññaṃ paññapessatīti.

1.5.12

Evaṃ sante, moghapurisa, ko santo kaṃ paccācikkhasi?

In that case, you futile man, who are you and what do you disavow?

1.5.13

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, sunakkhatta,

What do you think, Sunakkhatta?

1.5.14

paññatte vā aggaññe, apaññatte vā aggaññe, yassatthāya mayā dhammo desito, so niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāyā’ti?

Whether or not the origin of the world is described, and regardless of the goal for which I taught the Dhamma, does it deliver one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering?’

1.5.15

‘Paññatte vā, bhante, aggaññe, apaññatte vā aggaññe, yassatthāya bhagavatā dhammo desito, so niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāyā’ti.

‘It does, sir.’

1.5.16

‘Iti kira, sunakkhatta, paññatte vā aggaññe, apaññatte vā aggaññe, yassatthāya mayā dhammo desito, so niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāya.

‘So it seems that whether or not the origin of the world is described, and regardless of the goal for which I taught the Dhamma, it delivers one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering.

1.5.17

Tatra, sunakkhatta, kiṃ aggaññaṃ paññattaṃ karissati?

In that case, what is the point of describing the origin of the world?

1.5.18

Passa, moghapurisa, yāvañca te idaṃ aparaddhaṃ.

See how far you have strayed, you silly man!