With Poṭṭhapāda 28.1-3
Poṭṭhapādasutta 28.1-3
- Language
- Pāli
28.1
“Kasmā panetaṃ, bhante, bhagavatā abyākatan”ti?
“Why haven’t these things been declared by the Buddha?”
28.2
“Na hetaṃ, poṭṭhapāda, atthasaṃhitaṃ na dhammasaṃhitaṃ nādibrahmacariyakaṃ, na nibbidāya na virāgāya na nirodhāya na upasamāya na abhiññāya na sambodhāya na nibbānāya saṃvattati,
“Because they’re not beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. They don’t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
28.3
tasmā etaṃ mayā abyākatan”ti.
That’s why I haven’t declared them.”
Translations (4)
- Razgovor sa Poṭṭhapādom — sr
- Mit Poṭṭhapāda — German
- With Poṭṭhapāda — English
- Potthapada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese