TOKOH
Buddha
Guru yang menceritakan pencarian sebelum pencerahan dan jalan yang ditemukannya.
BAGIAN 57
mn85:57.1 “What do you think, prince?
mn85:57.2 Suppose a man were to come along thinking,
mn85:57.3 ‘Prince Bodhi knows the art of wielding a hooked goad while riding an elephant.
mn85:57.4 I’ll train in that art under him.’
mn85:57.5 If he’s faithful,
mn85:57.6 he’d achieve what he could with faith.
mn85:57.7 If he’s healthy,
mn85:57.8 he’d achieve what he could with good health.
mn85:57.9 If he’s honest and has integrity,
mn85:57.10 he’d achieve what he could with honesty and integrity.
mn85:57.11 If he’s energetic,
mn85:57.12 he’d achieve what he could with energy.
mn85:57.13 If he’s wise,
mn85:57.14 he’d achieve what he could with wisdom.
mn85:57.15 What do you think, prince?
mn85:57.16 Could that man still train under you in the art of wielding a hooked goad while riding an elephant?”
mn85:57.17 “Sir, if he had even a single one of these factors he could train under me, let alone all five.”