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stitle = DIAMON07 | | stitle = DIAMON07 | | ||
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syn = Reader of the sutras/questions: [[Sw Ananda Teertha]]. | | syn = Reader of the sutras/questions: [[Sw Ananda Teertha]]. | ||
:The sutra | |||
::The lord then said: | |||
::'Yes, Subhuti, for the tathagata has taught | |||
::That the dhammas special to the buddhas | |||
::Are just not a buddha's special dhammas. | |||
::That is why they are called | |||
::"The dhammas special to the buddhas".' | |||
::The lord asked: | |||
::'What do you think, Subhuti, | |||
::Does it occur to the streamwinner, | |||
::"By me has the fruit of a streamwinner | |||
::Been attained"? | |||
::Subhuti replied: 'No indeed, o lord. | |||
::And why? | |||
::Because, o lord, he has not won any dhamma. | |||
::Therefore is he called a streamwinner. | |||
::No sight-object has been won, | |||
::No sounds, smells, tastes, touchables, | |||
::Or objects of mind. | |||
::That is why he is called a "streamwinner". | |||
::If, o lord, it would occur to a streamwinner, | |||
::"By me has a streamwinner's fruit been attained," | |||
::Then that would be in him a seizing on a self, | |||
::Seizing on a being, | |||
::Seizing on a soul, | |||
::Seizing on a person.' | |||
::The lord asked: | |||
::'What do you think, Subhuti, | |||
::Does it then occur to the arhat, | |||
::"By me has arhatship been attained"?' | |||
::Subhuti: 'No indeed, o lord. | |||
::And why? | |||
::Because no dhamma is called "arhat". | |||
::That is why he is called an arhat. | |||
::And why? | |||
::I am, o lord, the one whom the tathagata | |||
::Has pointed out as the foremost of those | |||
::Who dwell in peace. | |||
::I am o lord, an arhat free from greed. | |||
::And yet, o lord, it does not occur to me, | |||
::"An arhat am I and free from greed." | |||
::If, o lord, it could occur to me | |||
::That I have attained arhatship, | |||
::Then the tathagata would not have declared of me | |||
::That "Subhuti, this son of good family, | |||
::Who is the foremost of those | |||
::Who dwell in peace, | |||
::Does not dwell anywhere; | |||
::That is why he is called | |||
::A dweller in peace, a dweller in peace".' | |||
:([[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|source:''CD-ROM'']]) | |||
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prevevent = The Open Door ~ 26 | | prevevent = The Open Door ~ 26 | | ||
nextevent = The Open Door ~ 27 | | nextevent = The Open Door ~ 27 | |
Revision as of 06:04, 7 March 2019
event type | discourse |
date & time | 27 Dec 1977 am |
location | Buddha Hall, Poona |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 15min. Quality: good. |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | DIAMON07 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras/questions: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- The lord then said:
- 'Yes, Subhuti, for the tathagata has taught
- That the dhammas special to the buddhas
- Are just not a buddha's special dhammas.
- That is why they are called
- "The dhammas special to the buddhas".'
- The lord asked:
- 'What do you think, Subhuti,
- Does it occur to the streamwinner,
- "By me has the fruit of a streamwinner
- Been attained"?
- Subhuti replied: 'No indeed, o lord.
- And why?
- Because, o lord, he has not won any dhamma.
- Therefore is he called a streamwinner.
- No sight-object has been won,
- No sounds, smells, tastes, touchables,
- Or objects of mind.
- That is why he is called a "streamwinner".
- If, o lord, it would occur to a streamwinner,
- "By me has a streamwinner's fruit been attained,"
- Then that would be in him a seizing on a self,
- Seizing on a being,
- Seizing on a soul,
- Seizing on a person.'
- The lord asked:
- 'What do you think, Subhuti,
- Does it then occur to the arhat,
- "By me has arhatship been attained"?'
- Subhuti: 'No indeed, o lord.
- And why?
- Because no dhamma is called "arhat".
- That is why he is called an arhat.
- And why?
- I am, o lord, the one whom the tathagata
- Has pointed out as the foremost of those
- Who dwell in peace.
- I am o lord, an arhat free from greed.
- And yet, o lord, it does not occur to me,
- "An arhat am I and free from greed."
- If, o lord, it could occur to me
- That I have attained arhatship,
- Then the tathagata would not have declared of me
- That "Subhuti, this son of good family,
- Who is the foremost of those
- Who dwell in peace,
- Does not dwell anywhere;
- That is why he is called
- A dweller in peace, a dweller in peace".'
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