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For that reason, the sixty-two views are called excessive views. All views are excessive views. For what reason are all views called excessive views? They, having surpassed, and overcome, and transcended each other, generate, produce, bring forth, and give rise to views. For that reason, all views are called excessive views. "He is complete with excessive views." i. He is complete, full, and approves of his excessive view – he is complete with his excessive view. Intoxicated by conceit, full of conceit. By his own view, intoxicated by the conceit of views, heedless, mad, excessively conceited – intoxicated by conceit. Full of conceit means full of conceit, complete in conceit, approving of conceit – intoxicated by conceit, full of conceit. He himself, by his own mind, has consecrated himself. He himself consecrates himself with his mind, thinking, "I am skillful, wise, discerning, intelligent, knowledgeable, perceptive, sagacious" – he himself, by his own mind, has consecrated himself. For that view of his is thus complete. That view of his is thus complete, adopted, grasped, clung to, adhered to, settled upon, resolved upon – for that view of his is thus complete. Therefore, the Blessed One said: "He is complete with his excessive view, intoxicated by conceit, full of conceit; He himself, by his own mind, has consecrated himself, for that view of his is thus complete." 125. If by another's word he is debased, then he is indeed of debased wisdom; But if he himself is a wise knower of the Vedas, then no fool exists among ascetics. If by another's word he is debased means if by another's speech, by another's word, for a reason of blame, for a reason of censure, for a reason of reproach, that person is a fool, low, debased, inferior, contemptible, worthless, insignificant – if by another's word he is debased. Then he is indeed of debased wisdom means he too, by that very reason, is of debased wisdom, of low wisdom, of inferior wisdom, of contemptible wisdom, of worthless wisdom, of insignificant wisdom – then he is indeed of debased wisdom. But if he himself is a wise knower of the Vedas means but if he himself is a wise knower of the Vedas, discerning, wise, intelligent, knowledgeable, perceptive, sagacious – but if he himself is a wise knower of the Vedas. No fool exists among ascetics means among ascetics no one is a fool, low, debased, inferior, contemptible, worthless, insignificant; all are of excellent wisdom, foremost wisdom, distinguished wisdom, leading wisdom, supreme wisdom, pre-eminent wisdom – no fool exists among ascetics. among ascetics there is. Thus said the Blessed One: ‘‘If by another's word one is debased, one is oneself of debased wisdom; But if one is oneself a wise knower, no fool is there among ascetics.’’ 126. Who proclaim a doctrine other than this, they have missed purity, they are not complete; Thus too do sectarians speak variously, for they are attached by the lust of their own views. "Who proclaim a doctrine other than this, they have missed purity, they are not complete." Those who proclaim a doctrine, a view, a practice, a path other than this, they have missed, erred from, stumbled, fallen from, erred through ignorance from the path of purity, the path of purification, the path of complete purity, the path of cleansing, the path of complete cleansing, they are not complete, they are not accomplished, they are not perfect, they are inferior, debased, low, wretched, deficient, meager – "Who proclaim a doctrine other than this, they have missed purity, they are not complete." "Thus too do sectarians speak variously." "Sect" is called a view. "Sectarians" are called those holding views. With various views, they speak, declare, state, explain, express various views – "Thus too do sectarians speak variously." "For they are attached by the lust of their own views." By their own view, by the lust of their view, they are attached, deeply attached – "for they are attached by the lust of their own views." Thus said the Blessed One: ‘‘Who proclaim a doctrine other than this, they have missed purity, they are not complete; Thus too do sectarians speak variously, for they are attached by the lust of their own views.’’ 127. "Herein alone is purity," thus they declare, "In other doctrines they say there is no purity"; Thus too are sectarians variously settled, firmly declaring in their own way. "'Herein alone is purity,' thus they declare." Herein they speak, declare, state, explain, express purity, purification, complete purity, liberation, complete liberation, perfect liberation. "The world is eternal, this alone is true, other is vain" – thus herein they speak, declare, state, explain, express purity, purification, complete purity, liberation, complete liberation, perfect liberation. "A... The world is eternal…pe… the Tathāgata neither is nor is not after death, this alone is true, all else is vain”—in this they speak of, declare, proclaim, reveal, and use the terms purity, clarity, perfect purity, liberation, release, perfect release—they advocate purity right here. They do not speak of purity in other doctrines. Setting aside their own teacher, doctrine, assembly, view, practice, and path, they cast aside, reject, and dismiss all other doctrines. “That teacher is not omniscient, the doctrine is not well-proclaimed, the assembly is not well-practiced, the view is not good, the practice is not well-established, the path is not leading to liberation, there is no purity, clarity, or perfect purity here, no liberation, release, or perfect release here, no one is purified, clarified, or perfectly purified here, no one is liberated, released, or perfectly released here; they are inferior, low, mean, base, wretched, insignificant”—thus they speak, thus they declare, thus they proclaim, thus they reveal, thus they use the terms—they do not speak of purity in other doctrines. Thus, too, sectarians are variously attached. “Sect” is called a view. Sectarians are called those holding a view. They are attached, established, clinging, resorting to, settled in, and resolved upon various views—thus, too, sectarians are variously attached. Therein they speak firmly of their own way. The doctrine is their own way, the view is their own way, the practice is their own way, the path is their own way; they are firm in their own way, steadfast in their assertions, strong in their assertions, unwavering in their assertions—therein they speak firmly of their own way. Therefore, the Blessed One said: “They advocate purity right here, they do not speak of purity in other doctrines; Thus, too, sectarians are variously attached, therein they speak firmly of their own way.” 128. Speaking firmly of one’s own way, who would then call another a fool? He himself is wise would bring about strife, speaking of another as foolish, of impure doctrine. "Or holding firmly to one's own view." Doctrine is one's own view, view is one's own view, practice is one's own view, path is one's own view. Holding firmly to one's own view means steadfastly holding, powerfully holding, unshakeably holding. Or holding firmly to one's own view. "Whom here would he deem foolish, another?" Here, by one's own view, by one's own acceptance, by one's own preference, by one's own conviction, another as foolish, as inferior, as very inferior, as low, as wretched, as contemptible, as insignificant. Whom would he deem? Whom would he see? Whom would he perceive? Whom would he look upon? Whom would he contemplate? Whom would he examine? Whom here would he deem foolish, another? "He himself would bring about strife, speaking of another as foolish, of impure doctrine." Another is foolish, inferior, very inferior, low, wretched, contemptible, insignificant, of impure doctrine, of unclear doctrine, of unpurified doctrine, of unclarified doctrine. Speaking thus, saying thus, declaring thus, explaining thus, expressing thus, he himself would bring about quarrel, dispute, contention, controversy, strife. He would bring about, bring together, lead to, lead together, draw in, draw together, seize, grasp, cling to. He himself would bring about strife, speaking of another as foolish, of impure doctrine. Therefore the Blessed One said: "Or holding firmly to one's own view, whom here would he deem foolish, another? He himself would bring about strife, speaking of another as foolish, of impure doctrine." 129. Having stood in judgment, having measured oneself, in the world of the exalted, he enters into dispute. Having abandoned all judgments, a being in the world does not make strife. "Having stood in judgment, having measured oneself." Judgments are called the sixty-two views. Having stood in the view of judgment, having established, having grasped, having clung to, having firmly adhered to, having stood in judgment. "Having measured oneself." Having measured oneself, having estimated. "This teacher is omniscient," having measured oneself, having estimated. "This doctrine is well-proclaimed..." "This community is well..." "entered upon... this view is good... this practice is well-taught... this path leads to liberation" - having measured and weighed oneself, having stood in a decision, having measured oneself. "He enters into dispute in the world, rising up." "Rising up" is called the future. Having placed his own view on high, he himself enters, approaches, goes to, takes, grasps, clings to quarrel, strife, contention, dispute, conflict. Thus, he enters into dispute in the world, rising up. Or else, with another's rising view, he makes quarrel, he makes strife, he makes contention, he makes dispute, he makes conflict - "You do not know this Dhamma and Discipline... ...explain it if you can!" Thus, he enters into dispute in the world, rising up. "Having abandoned all decisions." Decisions are called the sixty-two views. All view-decisions, all decisions, having abandoned, given up, renounced, forsaken, cast off,