3.
The Discourse about Koṭṭhika
13.
Then the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika approached the Venerable Sāriputta;
having approached, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Venerable Sāriputta.
Having concluded the pleasant and memorable talk, he sat down to one side.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika said this to the Venerable Sāriputta -
"Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced in the present life become for me action to be experienced in a future state'?"
"No indeed, friend."
"Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced as pleasant become for me action to be experienced as unpleasant'?" "No indeed, friend."
"Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced as pleasant become for me action to be experienced as unpleasant'?" "No indeed, friend."
"But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced as unpleasant become for me action to be experienced as pleasant'?" "No indeed, friend."
"Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced when fully ripened become for me action to be experienced when not fully ripened'?" "No indeed, friend."
"But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced when not fully ripened become for me action to be experienced when fully ripened'?" "No indeed, friend."
"Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced much become for me action to be experienced little'?" "No indeed, friend."
"But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced little become for me action to be experienced much'?" "No indeed, friend."
"Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is to be experienced become for me action that is not to be experienced'?" "No indeed, friend."
"But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: 'May whatever action is not to be experienced become for me action that is to be experienced'?" "No indeed, friend."
"'Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: May whatever action is to be experienced in the present life become for me action to be experienced in a future state?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: May whatever action is to be experienced in a future state become for me action to be experienced in the present life?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: May whatever action is to be experienced as pleasant become for me action to be experienced as unpleasant?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: May whatever action is to be experienced as unpleasant become for me action to be experienced as pleasant?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: May whatever action is to be experienced when fully ripened become for me action to be experienced when not fully ripened?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: "May that action of mine to be experienced when not fully ripened become to be experienced when fully ripened"?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: "May that action of mine to be experienced much become to be experienced little"?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: "May that action of mine to be experienced little become to be experienced much"?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'Now what, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: "May that action of mine that is to be experienced become not to be experienced"?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.'
"'But, friend Sāriputta, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One for this purpose: "May that action of mine that is not to be experienced become to be experienced"?' - thus asked, you say 'No indeed, friend.' For what purpose then, friend, is the holy life lived under the Blessed One?"
"That which, friend, is unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealised, not fully realised - for the knowledge of that, for the vision of that, for the attainment of that, for the realisation of that, for the full realisation of that, the holy life is lived under the Blessed One." "'This is suffering' - this, friend, is unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealised, not fully realised. For the knowledge of that, for the vision of that, for the attainment of that, for the realisation of that, for the full realisation of that, the holy life is lived under the Blessed One. 'This is the origin of suffering' - this, friend, etc. 'This is the cessation of suffering' - this, friend, etc. 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering' - this, friend, is unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealised, not fully realised. For the knowledge of that, for the vision of that, for the attainment of that, for the realisation of that, for the full realisation of that, the holy life is lived under the Blessed One. This, friend, is unknown, unseen, unattained, unrealised, not fully realised. For the knowledge of that, for the vision of that, for the attainment of that, for the realisation of that, for the full realisation of that, the holy life is lived under the Blessed One." The third.