Pathikasutta 2.21

2.21.1

Evaṃvādiṃ kho maṃ, bhaggava, evamakkhāyiṃ eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā asatā tucchā musā abhūtena abbhācikkhanti:

Though I state and assert this, certain ascetics and brahmins misrepresent me with the incorrect, hollow, false, untruthful claim:

2.21.2

‘viparīto samaṇo gotamo bhikkhavo ca.

‘The ascetic Gotama has a distorted perspective, and so have his monks.

2.21.3

Samaṇo gotamo evamāha—

He says,

2.21.4

yasmiṃ samaye subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharati, sabbaṃ tasmiṃ samaye asubhantveva pajānātī’ti.

“When one enters and remains in the liberation of the beautiful, at that time one only perceives what is ugly.”’

2.21.5

Na kho panāhaṃ, bhaggava, evaṃ vadāmi:

But I don’t say that.

2.21.6

‘yasmiṃ samaye subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharati, sabbaṃ tasmiṃ samaye asubhantveva pajānātī’ti.

2.21.7

Evañca khvāhaṃ, bhaggava, vadāmi:

I say this:

2.21.8

‘yasmiṃ samaye subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharati, subhantveva tasmiṃ samaye pajānātī’”ti.

‘When one enters and remains in the liberation of the beautiful, at that time one only perceives what is beautiful.’”

2.21.9

“Te ca, bhante, viparītā, ye bhagavantaṃ viparītato dahanti bhikkhavo ca.

“They are the ones with a distorted perspective, sir, who regard the Buddha and the mendicants in this way.

2.21.10

Evaṃpasanno ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavati. Pahoti me bhagavā tathā dhammaṃ desetuṃ, yathā ahaṃ subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja vihareyyan”ti.

Sir, I am quite confident that the Buddha is capable of teaching me so that I can enter and remain in the liberation on the beautiful.”

2.21.11

“Dukkaraṃ kho etaṃ, bhaggava, tayā aññadiṭṭhikena aññakhantikena aññarucikena aññatrāyogena aññatrācariyakena subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharituṃ.

“It’s hard for you to enter and remain in the liberation on the beautiful, since you have a different view, creed, and belief, and another discipline and denomination.

2.21.12

Iṅgha tvaṃ, bhaggava, yo ca te ayaṃ mayi pasādo, tameva tvaṃ sādhukamanurakkhā”ti.

Come on, Bhaggava, carefully preserve the confidence that you have in me.”

2.21.13

“Sace taṃ, bhante, mayā dukkaraṃ aññadiṭṭhikena aññakhantikena aññarucikena aññatrāyogena aññatrācariyakena subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharituṃ.

“If it’s hard for me to enter and remain in the liberation on the beautiful, since I have a different view, creed, and belief, and another discipline and denomination.

2.21.14

Yo ca me ayaṃ, bhante, bhagavati pasādo, tamevāhaṃ sādhukamanurakkhissāmī”ti.

I shall carefully preserve the confidence that I have in the Buddha.”

2.21.15

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.

2.21.16

Attamano bhaggavagotto paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti.

Satisfied, the wanderer of the Bhaggava clan approved what the Buddha said.

2.21.17

Pāthikasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ paṭhamaṃ.