Viyahapannatti 18.10.753

18.10.753

rāyagihe jāva evaṃ vayāsī–anagāre ṇaṃ bhaṃte! bhāviyappā asidhāraṃ vā khuradhāraṃ vā ogāhejjā?
haṃtā ogāhejjā|
se ṇaṃ tattha chijjejja vā bhijjejja vā?
no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| no khalu tattha satthaṃ kamai|
anagāre ṇaṃ bhaṃte! bhāviyappā aganikāyassa majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ vīivaejjā?
haṃtā vīivaejjā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tattha jjhiyāejjā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| no khalu tattha satthaṃ kamai|
anagāre ṇaṃ bhaṃte! bhāviyappā pukkhalasaṃvaṭṭagassa mahāmehassa majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ vīivaejjā?
haṃtā vīivaejjā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tattha ulle siyā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| no khalu tattha satthaṃ kamai|
anagāre ṇaṃ bhaṃte! bhāviyappā gaṃgāe mahānadīe paḍisoyaṃ havvamāgacchejjā? haṃtā havvamāgacchejjā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tattha vinihāyamāvajjejjā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| no khalu tattha satthaṃ kamai|
anagāre ṇaṃ bhaṃte! bhāviyappā udagāvattaṃ vā udagabiṃduṃ vā ogāhejjā?
haṃtā ogāhejjā|
se ṇaṃ bhaṃte! tattha pariyāvajjejjā?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe| no khalu tattha satthaṃ kamai|

At Rājagṛha, and so on, he spoke thus:
"Venerable Sir! Could a cultivated ascetic step upon the edge of a sword or the edge of a razor?"
"Yes, he could step upon [it]."
"Would he be cut or split there?"
"This meaning is not valid. A weapon certainly cannot harm [him] there."
"Venerable Sir! Could a cultivated ascetic pass through the midst of a mass of fire?"
"Yes, he could pass through."
"Venerable Sir! Would he be burned there?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not valid. A weapon certainly cannot harm [him] there."
"Venerable Sir! Could a cultivated ascetic pass through the midst of a Puṣkarasaṃvartaka great cloud?"
"Yes, he could pass through."
"Venerable Sir! Would he become wet there?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not valid. A weapon certainly cannot harm [him] there."
"Venerable Sir! Could a cultivated ascetic swiftly go against the current of the great river Gaṅgā?"
"Yes, he could swiftly go."
"Venerable Sir! Would he meet with destruction there?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not valid. A weapon certainly cannot harm [him] there."
"Venerable Sir! Could a cultivated ascetic enter into a whirlpool or a drop of water?"
"Yes, he could enter."
"Venerable Sir! Would he suffer harm there?"
"Gautama! This meaning is not valid. A weapon certainly cannot harm [him] there."