PTS cs 13 ‘What is the distinguishing characteristic, Nāgasena, of reflection (Vitakka). PTS vp En 96
‘The effecting of an aim.’
‘Give me an illustration.’
‘It is like the case of a carpenter, great king, who fixes in a joint a well-fashioned piece of wood. Thus is it that the effecting of an aim is the mark of reflection.’
‘Very good, Nāgasena!’
“Bhante nāgasena, kiṁlakkhaṇo vitakko”ti? “Appanālakkhaṇo, mahārāja, vitakko”ti.
“Bhante nāgasena, kiṁlakkhaṇo vitakko”ti? “Appanālakkhaṇo, mahārāja, vitakko”ti.
“Opammaṁ karohī”ti. “Yathā, mahārāja, vaḍḍhakī suparikammakataṁ dāruṁ sandhismiṁ appeti; evameva kho, mahārāja, appanālakkhaṇo vitakko”ti.
“Opammaṁ karohī”ti. “Yathā, mahārāja, vaḍḍhakī suparikammakataṁ dāruṁ sandhismiṁ appeti; evameva kho, mahārāja, appanālakkhaṇo vitakko”ti.
“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.
“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.
Vitakkalakkhaṇapañho terasamo.
Vitakkalakkhaṇapañho terasamo.