[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) › 2.21.1-16 # Pathikasutta 2.21.1-16 Pāthikasutta 2.21.1-16 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.1) 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: > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.2) ‘viparīto samaṇo gotamo bhikkhavo ca. > ‘The ascetic Gotama has a distorted perspective, and so have his monks. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.3) Samaṇo gotamo evamāha— > He says, > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.4) 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.”’ > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.5) Na kho panāhaṃ, bhaggava, evaṃ vadāmi: > But I don’t say that. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.6) ‘yasmiṃ samaye subhaṃ vimokkhaṃ upasampajja viharati, sabbaṃ tasmiṃ samaye asubhantveva pajānātī’ti. ### [2.21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.7) Evañca khvāhaṃ, bhaggava, vadāmi: > I say this: > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.8) ‘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.’” > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.9) “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. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.10) 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.” > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.11) “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. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.12) 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.” > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.13) “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. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.14) Yo ca me ayaṃ, bhante, bhagavati pasādo, tamevāhaṃ sādhukamanurakkhissāmī”ti. > I shall carefully preserve the confidence that I have in the Buddha.” > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.15) Idamavoca bhagavā. > That is what the Buddha said. > — About Pāṭikaputta ### [2.21.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.16) Attamano bhaggavagotto paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti. > Satisfied, the wanderer of the Bhaggava clan approved what the Buddha said. > — About Pāṭikaputta ## Translations (3) - [O Pāṭhikaputti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24~sr-brankokovacevic.2.21.1) — sr - [About Pāṭikaputta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24~en-sujato.2.21.1) — English - [Über Pāṭikaputta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24~de-sabbamitta.2.21.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.24.47) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.15.34) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.1-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.24.2.21.1-16) · Pramāṇa