Section 25
Original Sanskrit
तत्किं मन्यसे सुभूते अपि नु तथागतस्यैवं भवति मया सत्त्वाः परिमोचिता इति । न खलु पुनः सुभूत एवं द्रष्टव्यं । तत्कस्य हेतोः । नास्ति सुभूते कश्चित्सत्त्वो यस्तथागतेन परिमोचितः । यदि पुनः सुभूते कश्चित्सत्त्वोऽभविष्यत् तथागतेन परिमोचितः स्यात् स एव तथागतस्यात्मग्राहोऽभविष्यत् सत्त्वग्राहो जीवग्राहः पुद्गलग्राहोऽभविष्यत् । आत्मग्राह इति सुभूते अग्राह एष तथागतेन भाषितः । स च बालपृथग्जनैरुद्गृहीतः । बालपृथग्जना इति सुभूते अजना एव ते तथागतेन भाषिताः । तेनोच्यंते बालपृथग्जना इति ॥२५॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit of F. Max Müller’s 1881 Anecdota Oxoniensia edition, all 32 sections, with the printed section numbers kept.
"What do you think, Subhūti? Does it occur to the Tathāgata that 'I have brought beings to liberation'? Subhūti, one should not think so. Why? No being has been brought to liberation by the Tathāgata. If any being had been liberated by him, the Tathāgata would be grasping at a self, a being, a living soul, and a person. 'Self-grasping, self-grasping': the Tathāgata has said it is no grasping, but foolish ordinary people have taken it up. 'Foolish ordinary people, foolish ordinary people': Subhūti, the Tathāgata has said they are no people; therefore they are called foolish ordinary people." [25]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Sanskrit, covering all 32 sections with the printed section numbers.
"Subhūti, what do you think? Does the Tathāgata think, 'I have freed beings'? Subhūti, he should not be thought of that way. Why? The Tathāgata has freed no beings. If he had freed any being, he would still be holding on to a self, a being, a soul, and a person. When the Tathāgata speaks of 'holding on to a self,' he means it is not really holding on. But ordinary people hold on to it. When the Tathāgata says 'foolish ordinary people, foolish ordinary people,' Subhūti, he means they are not really people. That is why they are called foolish ordinary people." [25]
About this section
Section 25 is part of Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 25 of 32 in the work, which is kept in the Buddhist tradition.
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