Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Legge
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1882
Total Pages: 2405
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 43 MB

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MAHÂVAGGA.
VI, 31, 6.
'And again, &c. : “The Samana Gotama is confident?; he teaches the doctrine of confidence, &c."
6. 'And in which way is it, Siha, that one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama denies action; he teaches the doctrine of non-action; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples ?" I teach, Stha, the not-doing of such actions as are unrighteous, either by deed, or by word, or by thought; I teach the not bringing about of the manifold conditions (of heart) which are evil and not good. In this way, Stha, one speaking truly could say of me: "The Samana Gotama, &c.”
'And in which way is it, Siha, that one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama maintains action; he teaches the doctrine of action; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples ?” I teach, Siha, the doing of such actions as are righteous, by deed, by word, and by thought; I teach the bringing about of the manifold conditions (of heart) which are good and not evil. In this way, &c."
7. 'And in which way is it, Stha, that one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama maintains annihilation; he teaches the doctrine of annihilation; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples?" I proclaim, Stha, the annihilation of lust, of ill-will, of delusion; I proclaim the annihilation of the manifold conditions (of heart) which are evil and not good. In this way, &c."
And in which way is it, Siha, that one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama
irresolute' and 'irresolution.' But here the words are taken in quite another sense, with a pun that cannot be rendered in English; see $ 9.
· See $ 9.
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