Mil 3.7.14
14. Question on the Subtle
14. Sukhumapañha
from: Analysis of Formless Dhammas Chapter
14. Question on the Subtle
The king asked: “Venerable Nāgasena, is it possible to cut through the subtlest of all things?” “Yes, your majesty, it is possible to cut through the subtlest of all things.” “Then what, venerable sir, is the subtlest of all things?” “The Dhamma, your majesty, is the subtlest of all things. But not all qualities are subtle, your majesty, subtle or coarse is a designation for a quality. Whatever is to be cut through, all that is cut through by wisdom. There is nothing else other than wisdom for cutting through.”
“You are clever, Venerable Nāgasena!”
Question on the Subtle fourteenth
14. Sukhumapañha
Rājā āha— “bhante nāgasena, sakkā sabbaṁ sukhumaṁ chinditun”ti? “Āma, mahārāja, sakkā sabbaṁ sukhumaṁ chinditun”ti. “Kiṁ pana, bhante, sabbaṁ sukhuman”ti? “Dhammo kho, mahārāja, sabbasukhumo, na kho, mahārāja, dhammā sabbe sukhumā, ‘sukhuman’ti vā ‘thūlan’ti vā dhammānametamadhivacanaṁ. Yaṁ kiñci chinditabbaṁ, sabbaṁ taṁ paññāya chindati, natthi dutiyaṁ paññāya chedanan”ti.
“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.
Sukhumapañho cuddasamo.