At Sāvatthī. Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha: “Worthy Gotama, are he who does the deed and he who experiences the result one and the same?”
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, so karoti so paṭisaṁvedayatī”ti?
EN
“‘He who does the deed and he who experiences the result are one and the same’: this is one extreme, brahmin.” “Then is he who does the deed one and he who experiences the result another?” “‘He who does the deed is one and he who experiences the result is another’: this is the second extreme. Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One teaches by the middle way:
‘Ignorance is a requirement for choices. Choices are a requirement for consciousness. … That is how this entire mass of suffering originates. When ignorance fades away and ceases no residue left behind, choices cease.
When choices cease … That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.’” When he said this, the brahmin said to the Buddha, “Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
At Sāvatthī. Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha: “Worthy Gotama, are he who does the deed and he who experiences the result one and the same?”
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Kiṁ nu kho, bho gotama, so karoti so paṭisaṁvedayatī”ti?
EN
“‘He who does the deed and he who experiences the result are one and the same’: this is one extreme, brahmin.” “Then is he who does the deed one and he who experiences the result another?” “‘He who does the deed is one and he who experiences the result is another’: this is the second extreme. Avoiding these two extremes, the Realized One teaches by the middle way:
‘Ignorance is a requirement for choices. Choices are a requirement for consciousness. … That is how this entire mass of suffering originates. When ignorance fades away and ceases no residue left behind, choices cease.
When choices cease … That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.’” When he said this, the brahmin said to the Buddha, “Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
Sutraya