PTS cs 5 ‘Venerable Nāgasena, that one quality of the scorpion you say he ought to take, which is it?’
‘Just, O king, as the scorpion, whose tail is its weapon, keeps its tail erect as it wanders about; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, have knowledge as his weapon, PTS vp En 329 and dwell with his weapon, knowledge, always drawn. This, O king, is the quality of the scorpion he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Upasena Vaṅganta-putta, the Elder:
“With his sword of knowledge drawn, the man of insight
Should ever be unconquerable in the fight,
Set free from every fear.”’
4. Vicchikaṅgapañha
4. Vicchikaṅgapañha
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, vicchiko naṅgulāvudho naṅgulaṁ ussāpetvā carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ñāṇāvudhena bhavitabbaṁ, ñāṇaṁ ussāpetvā viharitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?
“Yathā, mahārāja, vicchiko naṅgulāvudho naṅgulaṁ ussāpetvā carati;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ñāṇāvudhena bhavitabbaṁ, ñāṇaṁ ussāpetvā viharitabbaṁ.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, vicchiko naṅgulāvudho naṅgulaṁ ussāpetvā carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ñāṇāvudhena bhavitabbaṁ, ñāṇaṁ ussāpetvā viharitabbaṁ. Idaṁ, mahārāja, vicchikassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ. Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena upasenena vaṅgantaputtena—
‘Ñāṇakhaggaṁ gahetvāna, viharanto vipassako; Parimuccati sabbabhayā, duppasaho ca so bhave’”ti.
duppasaho ca so bhave’”ti.
‘Ñāṇakhaggaṁ gahetvāna, viharanto vipassako; Parimuccati sabbabhayā, duppasaho ca so bhave’”ti.
Vicchikaṅgapañho catuttho.
Vicchikaṅgapañho catuttho.
Vicchikaṅgapañho catuttho.