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SN 12.48 A Cosmologist – Lokāyatikasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
Then a brahmin cosmologist went up to the Buddha …
Atha kho lokāyatiko brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā …pe…
Seated to one side he said to the Buddha:
ekamantaṁ nisinno kho lokāyatiko brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Master Gotama, does all exist?”
“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sabbamatthī”ti?
“‘All exists’: this is the oldest cosmology, brahmin.”
“‘Sabbamatthī’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, jeṭṭhametaṁ lokāyataṁ”.
“Then does all not exist?”
“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, sabbaṁ natthī”ti?
“‘All doesn’t exist’: this is the second cosmology.
“‘Sabbaṁ natthī’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, dutiyametaṁ lokāyataṁ”.
“Well, is all a unity?”
“Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, sabbamekattan”ti?
“‘All is a unity’: this is the third cosmology.
“‘Sabbamekattan’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, tatiyametaṁ lokāyataṁ”.
“Then is all a plurality?”
“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, sabbaṁ puthuttan”ti?
“‘All is a plurality’: this is the fourth cosmology.
“‘Sabbaṁ puthuttan’ti kho, brāhmaṇa, catutthametaṁ lokāyataṁ.
Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One teaches by the middle way:
Ete te, brāhmaṇa, ubho ante anupagamma majjhena tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti:
‘Ignorance is a condition for saṅkhāra.
‘avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā;
Saṅkhāra are a condition for consciousness. …
saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṁ …pe…
That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.
When ignorance fades away and ceases with nothing left over, saṅkhāra cease.
Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho;
When saṅkhāra cease, consciousness ceases. …
saṅkhāranirodhā viññāṇanirodho …pe…
That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.’”
evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī’”ti.
When he said this, the brahmin cosmologist said to the Buddha,
Evaṁ vutte, lokāyatiko brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Excellent, Master Gotama! Excellent! …
“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…
From this day forth, may Master Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.