Dhammapada 26.35.p2

26.35.p2

So kira ekaṃ naṭakīḷaṃ kīḷayamāno vicaranto satthu dhammakathaṃ sutvā pabbajitvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tasmiṃ buddhappamukhena bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ piṇḍāya pavisante bhikkhū ekaṃ naṭaputtaṃ kīḷantaṃ disvā, ‘‘āvuso, esa tayā kīḷitakīḷitaṃ kīḷati, atthi nu kho te ettha sineho’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘natthī’’ti vutte ‘‘ayaṃ, bhante, abhūtaṃ vatvā aññaṃ byākarotī’’ti āhaṃsu. Satthā tesaṃ kathaṃ sutvā, ‘‘bhikkhave, mama putto sabbayoge atikkanto’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –

It is said that a certain mime giving performances from place to place heard the Teacher preach the Law, whereupon he retired from the world, became a monk, and attained Arahatship. One day, as he

was entering the village for alms, in company with the Congregation of Monks presided over by the Buddha, the monks saw a certain mime going through his performance. Thereupon they asked the monk who was once a mime, "Brother, yonder mime is going through the same kind of performance you used to go through; have you no longing for this sort of life?" "No, brethren," replied the monk. The monks said to the Teacher, "Reverend Sir, this monk utters what is not true, is guilty of falsehood." When the Teacher heard them say this, he replied, "Monks, my son has passed beyond all bonds." So saying, he pronounced the following Stanza,