[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c16.668 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.668 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.668 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.668](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.668) 2. Cintā Sutta.—Once a man, having left Rājagaha, came to the Sumāgadhā Lotus Pond and started speculating about the world. He then saw a whole army entering a lotus-stalk. Thinking himself mad, he returned to the town, where he told people what he had seen; they confirmed his belief in his madness. But, in fact, said the Buddha, what he saw was real; he saw the Asura-host running away from the Devas and escaping through a lotus stalk. It is, therefore, unprofitable to speculate about the world.¹ - [Previous: v1.c16.667](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.667) - [Next: v1.c16.669](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.669) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.668](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.668) · Pramāṇa