--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, libris <libris@...> wrote:
Dear Piya,

Does this Pali text (the Kaalaama Sutta)have a Chinese in Agamas?

Regards,

Thomas Law

> Karen,
>
> The oft quoted saying is from the Kesaputtiya Sutta (popularly
known as the Kaalaama Sutta) : A 3.65/1:188-193.
>
> The exact quote is this:
>
> Be not led by the thought: "This ascetic is our teacher." or
alternately "Our ascetic is respectable."
>
> The sutta is not a carte blanche for "free-thinking" but the Buddha
is discussing what does not constitute valid sources of knowledge.
The closing the sutta is especially important, often missed.
>
> A more elaborate teaching is found in the Apannaka Sutta (M 60),
which is a sort of Buddha's answer to Pascal's wager (before the
fact).
>
> Sukhi
>
> Piya
>