With Ambaṭṭha 2.10

2.10.1

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2.10.2

Evaṃ su te sālīnaṃ odanaṃ sucimaṃsūpasecanaṃ vicitakāḷakaṃ anekasūpaṃ anekabyañjanaṃ paribhuñjanti, seyyathāpi tvaṃ etarahi sācariyako”ti?

“Did they eat boiled fine rice, garnished with clean meat, with the dark grains picked out, served with many soups and sauces, like you do today in your denomination?”

2.10.3

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

“No, worthy Gotama.”

2.10.4

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2.10.5

Evaṃ su te veṭhakanatapassāhi nārīhi paricārenti, seyyathāpi tvaṃ etarahi sācariyako”ti?

“Did they amuse themselves with girls wearing thongs that show off their curves, like you do today in your denomination?”

2.10.6

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

“No, worthy Gotama.”

2.10.7

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2.10.8

Evaṃ su te kuttavālehi vaḷavārathehi dīghāhi patodalaṭṭhīhi vāhane vitudentā vipariyāyanti, seyyathāpi tvaṃ etarahi sācariyako”ti?

“Did they drive about in chariots drawn by mares with plaited manes, whipping and lashing them onward with long goads, like you do today in your denomination?”

2.10.9

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

“No, worthy Gotama.”

2.10.10

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2.10.11

Evaṃ su te ukkiṇṇaparikhāsu okkhittapalighāsu nagarūpakārikāsu dīghāsivudhehi purisehi rakkhāpenti, seyyathāpi tvaṃ etarahi sācariyako”ti?

“Did they get men with long swords to guard them in fortresses with moats dug and barriers in place, like you do today in your denomination?”

2.10.12

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.

“No, worthy Gotama.”

2.10.13

“Iti kho, ambaṭṭha, neva tvaṃ isi na isitthāya paṭipanno sācariyako.

“So, Ambaṭṭha, in your own denomination you are neither a seer nor someone on the path to becoming a seer.

2.10.14

Yassa kho pana, ambaṭṭha, mayi kaṅkhā vā vimati vā so maṃ pañhena, ahaṃ veyyākaraṇena sodhissāmī”ti.

Whoever has any doubt or uncertainty about me, let them ask me and I will clear up their doubts with my answer.”