[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) › [With Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9) › 37.1-10 # With Poṭṭhapāda 37.1-10 Poṭṭhapādasutta 37.1-10 - **Language:** Pāli ### [37.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.1) “Seyyathāpi, poṭṭhapāda, puriso cātumahāpathe nisseṇiṃ kareyya pāsādassa ārohaṇāya. > “Suppose a man was to build a ladder at the crossroads for climbing up to a stilt longhouse. > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.2) Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ: > They’d say to him, > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.3) ‘ambho purisa, yassa tvaṃ pāsādassa ārohaṇāya nisseṇiṃ karosi, jānāsi taṃ pāsādaṃ puratthimāya vā disāya dakkhiṇāya vā disāya pacchimāya vā disāya uttarāya vā disāya ucco vā nīco vā majjhimo vā’ti? > My friend, that stilt longhouse for which you’re building a ladder—do you know whether it’s to the north, south, east, or west? Or whether it’s tall or short or medium?’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.4) Iti puṭṭho ‘no’ti vadeyya. > Asked this, he’d say, ‘No.’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.5) Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ: > They’d say to him, > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.6) ‘ambho purisa, yaṃ tvaṃ na jānāsi na passasi, tassa tvaṃ pāsādassa ārohaṇāya nisseṇiṃ karosī’ti? > ‘My man, are you building a ladder for a longhouse that you’ve never even known or seen?’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.7) Iti puṭṭho ‘āmā’ti vadeyya. > Asked this, he’d say, ‘Yes.’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.8) Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, poṭṭhapāda, > What do you think, Poṭṭhapāda? > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.9) nanu evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī”ti? > This being so, doesn’t that man’s statement turn out to have no demonstrable basis?” > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [37.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.10) “Addhā kho, bhante, evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī”ti. > “Clearly that’s the case, sir.” > — With Poṭṭhapāda ## Translations (3) - [Razgovor sa Poṭṭhapādom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~sr-brankokovacevic.37.1) — sr - [Mit Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~de-sabbamitta.37.1) — German - [With Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~en-sujato.37.1) — English ## Linked texts (2) - [Tevijjasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.21.1) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.47) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.1-10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.37.1-10) · Pramāṇa