Cūḷavedallasuttaṁ, The Small Discourse giving an Elaboration
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Discourse</strong> <strong>giving</strong> <strong>an</strong> <strong>Elaboration</strong> - 35<br />
Q32. Complement of Freedom<br />
“Vimuttiyā p<strong>an</strong>’ Ayye, kiṁ paṭibhāgo?” ti<br />
“But for freedom, Noble Lady, what is the complement?”<br />
“Vimuttiyā kho, āvuso Visākha, Nibbānaṁ paṭibhāgo.” ti<br />
“For freedom, friend Visākha, the complement is Nibbāna.”<br />
Q33. Complement of Nibbāna<br />
“Nibbānassa p<strong>an</strong>’ Ayye, kiṁ paṭibhāgo?” ti<br />
“But for Nibbāna, Noble Lady, what is the complement?”<br />
“Accasarāvuso 94 Visākha, pañhaṁ nāsakkhi pañhānaṁ pariy<strong>an</strong>taṁ gahetuṁ,<br />
“You are not able to grasp, friend Visākha, <strong>an</strong>swers to questions that are beyond your<br />
limits,<br />
Nibbānogadhaṁ hi, āvuso Visākha,<br />
like immersion in Nibbāna, friend Visākha,<br />
brahmacariyaṁ nibbānaparāy<strong>an</strong>aṁ nibbānapariyosānaṁ.<br />
the spiritual life that ends in Nibbāna, that conclusion in Nibbāna.<br />
Ākaṅkhamāno ca tvaṁ, āvuso Visākha,<br />
Desiring this, 95 friend Visākha,<br />
Bhagav<strong>an</strong>taṁ upasaṅkamitvā etam-atthaṁ puccheyyāsi,<br />
approach the Gracious One <strong>an</strong>d you c<strong>an</strong> ask him about this matter,<br />
yathā ca te Bhagavā byākaroti tathā naṁ dhāreyyāsī.” ti<br />
<strong>an</strong>d just as the Gracious One explains, so you should bear it in mind.”<br />
94 ChS: accayāsi āvuso.<br />
95 This again is rather odd, as we might have expected the complement of the unconditioned<br />
Nibbāna to be conditioned states. Instead, first she says it is beyond his ability to underst<strong>an</strong>d,<br />
<strong>an</strong>d then sends him to the Buddha if he w<strong>an</strong>ts to ask about this. <strong>The</strong> Buddha, however, has no<br />
further instruction for him, <strong>an</strong>d simply confirms Ven Dhammadinnā’s teaching.