Sutta Nipata Chapter 5: The Chapter of the Way to Beyond - Parayanavagga
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Hemakamāṇavapucchā
(iccāyasmā hemako):1084 "Ye me pubbe viyākaṃsu,
Huraṃ gotamasāsanā;
Iccāsi iti bhavissati,
Sabbaṃ taṃ itihītihaṃ;
Sabbaṃ taṃ takkavaḍḍhanaṃ,
Nāhaṃ tattha abhiramiṃ.1085 Tvañca me dhammamakkhāhi,
taṇhānigghātanaṃ muni;
Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ,
tare loke visattikaṃ".1086 "Idha diṭṭhasutamutaviññātesu,
Piyarūpesu hemaka;
Chandarāgavinodanaṃ,
Nibbānapadamaccutaṃ.1087 Etadaññāya ye satā,
Diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
Upasantā ca te sadā,
Tiṇṇā loke visattikan"ti.
Hemakamāṇavapucchā aṭṭhamā.