With Poṭṭhapāda 38.1-22

38.1

“Evameva kho, poṭṭhapāda, ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṃvādino evaṃdiṭṭhino:

“In the same way, the ascetics and brahmins who have those various doctrines and views …

38.2

‘ekantasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā’ti.

38.3

Tyāhaṃ upasaṅkamitvā evaṃ vadāmi:

38.4

‘saccaṃ kira tumhe āyasmanto evaṃvādino evaṃdiṭṭhino:

38.5

“ekantasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā”’ti?

38.6

Te ce me evaṃ puṭṭhā ‘āmā’ti paṭijānanti.

38.7

Tyāhaṃ evaṃ vadāmi:

38.8

‘api pana tumhe āyasmanto ekantasukhaṃ lokaṃ jānaṃ passaṃ viharathā’ti?

38.9

Iti puṭṭhā ‘no’ti vadanti.

38.10

Tyāhaṃ evaṃ vadāmi:

38.11

‘api pana tumhe āyasmanto ekaṃ vā rattiṃ ekaṃ vā divasaṃ upaḍḍhaṃ vā rattiṃ upaḍḍhaṃ vā divasaṃ ekantasukhiṃ attānaṃ sañjānāthā’ti?

38.12

Iti puṭṭhā ‘no’ti vadanti.

38.13

Tyāhaṃ evaṃ vadāmi:

38.14

‘api pana tumhe āyasmanto jānātha ayaṃ maggo ayaṃ paṭipadā ekantasukhassa lokassa sacchikiriyāyā’ti?

38.15

Iti puṭṭhā ‘no’ti vadanti.

38.16

Tyāhaṃ evaṃ vadāmi:

38.17

‘api pana tumhe āyasmanto yā tā devatā ekantasukhaṃ lokaṃ upapannā tāsaṃ devatānaṃ bhāsamānānaṃ saddaṃ suṇātha:

38.18

“suppaṭipannāttha, mārisā, ujuppaṭipannāttha, mārisā, ekantasukhassa lokassa sacchikiriyāya;

38.19

mayampi hi, mārisā, evaṃ paṭipannā ekantasukhaṃ lokaṃ upapannā”’ti?

38.20

Iti puṭṭhā ‘no’ti vadanti.

38.21

Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, poṭṭhapāda, nanu evaṃ sante tesaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī”ti?

Doesn’t what they say turn out to have no demonstrable basis?”

38.22

“Addhā kho, bhante, evaṃ sante tesaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī”ti.

“Clearly that’s the case, sir.”