Mil 3.7.2
2. Question on Obtaining Mindfulness on a Quality of the Buddha
2. Buddhaguṇasatipaṭilābhapañha
from: Analysis of Formless Dhammas Chapter
2. Question on Obtaining Mindfulness on a Quality of the Buddha
The king said: “Venerable Nāgasena, you said this, ‘One could do evil for a hundred years, but at the time of death might obtain a single mindful moment on a quality of the Buddha, and thus arise in the realm of the devas,’ I don’t believe this. And then you said, ‘One might arise in a hell realm by killing one person,’ this too I don’t believe.”
“What do you think, your majesty, could even a small stone float on the water without a boat?” “Certainly not, venerable sir.” “But, your majesty, could even a load of a hundred stones loaded onto a boat float on the water?” “Yes, venerable sir.” “Your majesty, skilled deeds should be considered as like a boat.”
“You are clever, Venerable Nāgasena!”
Question on Obtaining Mindfulness on a Quality of the Buddha second
2. Buddhaguṇasatipaṭilābhapañha
Rājā āha— “bhante nāgasena, tumhe etaṁ bhaṇatha— ‘yo vassasataṁ akusalaṁ kareyya, maraṇakāle ca ekaṁ buddhaguṇaṁ satiṁ paṭilabheyya, so devesu uppajjeyyā’ti etaṁ na saddahāmi, evañca pana vadetha ‘ekena pāṇātipātena niraye uppajjeyyā’ti etampi na saddahāmī”ti.
“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, mahārāja, khuddakopi pāsāṇo vinā nāvāya udake uppilaveyyā”ti. “Na hi, bhante”ti. “Kiṁ nu kho, mahārāja, vāhasatampi pāsāṇānaṁ nāvāya āropitaṁ udake uppilaveyyā”ti? “Āma, bhante”ti. “Yathā, mahārāja, nāvā, evaṁ kusalāni kammāni daṭṭhabbānī”ti.
“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.
Buddhaguṇasatipaṭilābhapañho dutiyo.