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Arahantasutta An Arahant A Perfected One The Arahant
āYo hoti bhikkhu arahaį¹ katÄvÄ«, āAn arahant monk, one who is done, āWhen a mendicant is perfected, well-versed, KatÄvÄ« (āwell-versedā) is also found at MN 82:38.5.āIf a bhikkhu is an arahant,
KhÄ«į¹Äsavo antimadehadhÄrÄ«; effluent-free, bearing his last body: with defilements ended, bearing the final body: Consummate, with taints destroyed,
Ahaį¹ vadÄmÄ«tipi so vadeyya, Would he say, āI speakā? would they say, āI speakā, Would he still say, āI speakā?
Mamaį¹ vadantÄ«tipi so vadeyyÄāti. Would he say, āThey speak to meā?ā or even āthey speak to meā?ā The questioner wonders how those who have abandoned the conceit of self could use the word āIā.And would he say, āThey speak to meā?ā
āYo hoti bhikkhu arahaį¹ katÄvÄ«, āAn arahant monk, one who is done, āWhen a mendicant is perfected, well-versed, āIf a bhikkhu is an arahant,
KhÄ«į¹Äsavo antimadehadhÄrÄ«; effluent-free, bearing his last body: with defilements ended, bearing the final body: Consummate, with taints destroyed, One who bears his final body,
Ahaį¹ vadÄmÄ«tipi so vadeyya, He would say, āI speakā; they would say, āI speakā, He might still say, āI speak, ā
Mamaį¹ vadantÄ«tipi so vadeyya; would say, āThey speak to me.ā and also āthey speak to meā. And he might say, āThey speak to me. ā
Loke samaƱƱaį¹ kusalo viditvÄ, Skillful, knowing harmonious gnosis with regard to the world, Skillful, understanding the worldās labels, Skilful, knowing the worldās parlance,
VohÄramattena so vohareyyÄāti. he uses expressions just as expressions.ā theyād use these terms as mere expressions.ā An āexpressionā (vohÄra) is a āconveyanceā for sharing meaning. It does not implicate the user in a metaphysical view of āSelfā. See DN 9:53.5.He uses such terms as mere expressions. ā
āYo hoti bhikkhu arahaį¹ katÄvÄ«, āAn arahant monk, one who is done, āWhen a mendicant is perfected, well-versed, āWhen a bhikkhu is an arahant,
KhÄ«į¹Äsavo antimadehadhÄrÄ«; effluent-free, bearing his last body: with defilements ended, bearing the final body: Consummate, with taints destroyed, One who bears his final body,
MÄnaį¹ nu kho so upagamma bhikkhu, Is it from conceit is such a mendicant drawing close to conceit Is it because he has come upon conceit
Ahaį¹ vadÄmÄ«tipi so vadeyya; that heād say, ā I speakā?ā if theyād say, āI speakā, That he would say, āI speak, ā
Mamaį¹ vadantÄ«tipi so vadeyyÄāti. that heād say, āThey speak to meā?ā This question confuses the conceit, āI amā (asmimÄna) with the simple concept, āI.ā The former is a fetter, in that it involves one in a tangle of views as to what the āIā is, and what it means to be. (See MN 2.) The latter, as this verse shows, is simply a conventional expression, and if it can be separated from the conceit āI am,ā it need not fetter the mind.or even āthey speak to meā?ā That he would say, āThey speak to meā?ā
āPahÄ«namÄnassa na santi ganthÄ, āFor one whose conceit is abandoned, āSomeone who has given up conceit has no ties, āNo knots exist for one with conceit abandoned;
VidhÅ«pitÄ mÄnaganthassa sabbe; whose knot of conceit is dispersed, no knots exist at all. the ties of conceit are all dissipated. For him all knots of conceit are consumed.
Sa vītivatto maññataṠsumedho, He, beyond any concept, wise, Though that intelligent person has passed beyond conceiving, Though the wise one has transcended the conceived,
Ahaį¹ vadÄmÄ«tipi so vadeyya. would say, āI speakā; theyād still say, āI speakā, He still might say, āI speak, ā
Mamaį¹ vadantÄ«tipi so vadeyya, would say, āThey speak to me.ā and also āthey speak to meā. He might say too, āThey speak to me. ā
Loke samaƱƱaį¹ kusalo viditvÄ; Skillful, knowing harmonious gnosis with regard to the world, Skillful, understanding the worldās labels, Skilful, knowing the worldās parlance,
VohÄramattena so vohareyyÄāti. he uses expressions just as expressions.āSee also: DN 9; MN 102; AN 4:159; AN 4:200; AN 6:13; AN 9:1; AN 10:13theyād use these terms as mere expressions.ā He uses such terms as mere expressions. ā