Pasadikasutta 19.1-8

Pāsādikasutta 19.1-8

Aparopi ce, cunda, sabrahmacārī saṅghe dhammaṃ bhāseyya.

Suppose another spiritual companion were to recite the teaching in the Saṅgha.
An Impressive Discourse

Tatra ce tumhākaṃ evamassa:

Now, you might think,
An Impressive Discourse

‘ayaṃ kho āyasmā atthañhi kho micchā gaṇhāti byañjanāni sammā ropetī’ti.

‘This venerable misconstrues the meaning but gets the phrasing right.’
An Impressive Discourse

Tassa neva abhinanditabbaṃ na paṭikkositabbaṃ, anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā so evamassa vacanīyo:

You should neither approve nor reject them, but say,
An Impressive Discourse

‘imesaṃ nu kho, āvuso, byañjanānaṃ ayaṃ vā attho eso vā attho katamo opāyikataro’ti?

‘Reverend, if this is the phrasing, the meaning may be either this or that: which is more fitting?’
An Impressive Discourse

So ce evaṃ vadeyya:

Suppose they reply,
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‘imesaṃ kho, āvuso, byañjanānaṃ ayameva attho opāyikataro, yā ceva eso’ti.

‘This meaning fits the phrasing better than that.’
An Impressive Discourse

So neva ussādetabbo na apasādetabbo, anussādetvā anapasādetvā sveva sādhukaṃ saññāpetabbo tasseva atthassa nisantiyā.

Without flattering or rebuking, you should carefully persuade them by examining that meaning.
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