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With Tissa 9.1-15

Tissasutta 9.1-15

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Pāli

9.1

Seyyathāpi, tissa, dve purisā—

Suppose, Tissa, there were two individuals.

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9.2

eko puriso amaggakusalo, eko puriso maggakusalo.

One was not skilled in the path, the other was.

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9.3

Tamenaṃ so amaggakusalo puriso amuṃ maggakusalaṃ purisaṃ maggaṃ puccheyya.

The one not skilled in the path would question the one skilled in the path,

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9.4

So evaṃ vadeyya:

who would reply:

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9.5

‘ehi, bho purisa, ayaṃ maggo.

‘Come, my man, this is the path.

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9.6

Tena muhuttaṃ gaccha.

Go down it an hour,

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9.7

Tena muhuttaṃ gantvā dakkhissasi dvedhāpathaṃ, tattha vāmaṃ muñcitvā dakkhiṇaṃ gaṇhāhi.

and you’ll see a fork in the road. Ignore the left, and take the right-hand path.

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9.8

Tena muhuttaṃ gaccha.

Go an hour more,

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9.9

Tena muhuttaṃ gantvā dakkhissasi tibbaṃ vanasaṇḍaṃ.

and you’ll see a dense forest grove.

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9.10

Tena muhuttaṃ gaccha.

Go an hour more,

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9.11

Tena muhuttaṃ gantvā dakkhissasi mahantaṃ ninnaṃ pallalaṃ.

and you’ll see an expanse of low-lying marshes.

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9.12

Tena muhuttaṃ gaccha.

Go an hour more,

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9.13

Tena muhuttaṃ gantvā dakkhissasi sobbhaṃ papātaṃ.

and you’ll see a large, steep cliff.

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9.14

Tena muhuttaṃ gaccha.

Go an hour more,

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9.15

Tena muhuttaṃ gantvā dakkhissasi samaṃ bhūmibhāgaṃ ramaṇīyan’ti.

and you’ll see level, cleared parkland.’

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