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for the rest, commoners, merchants, and laborers, agriculture, trade, and cattle-rearing are to be done; even so, great king, this worship is not the work of the Buddha’s sons. Reflection on formations, wise attention, mindfulness contemplation, grasping the essence of the object, the battle with defilements, pursuing one’s own true welfare— this is the duty of the Buddha’s sons. For the rest, gods and humans, worship is to be done. Or just as, great king, for Brahmin youths, training in the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda, characteristics, history, ancient lore, lexicons, etymology, distinction of letters, words, grammar, the highest speech, portents, dreams, omens, the six auxiliaries, lunar eclipses, solar eclipses, the movements of Sukka and Rahu, the battle of stars and planets, the sound of divine drums, descents, meteor showers, earthquakes, fires in the sky, earth and atmosphere, astrology, cosmology, the wheel of truth, the wheel of beasts, the inner wheel, mixed prodigies, the cries of birds— this training is to be done; for the rest, commoners, merchants, and laborers, agriculture, trade, and cattle-rearing are to be done; even so, great king, this worship is not the work of the Buddha’s sons. Reflection on formations, wise attention, mindfulness contemplation, grasping the essence of the object, the battle with defilements, pursuing one’s own true welfare— this is the duty of the Buddha’s sons. For the rest, gods and humans, worship is to be done. Therefore, great king, the Tathāgata said, “Let them not engage in what is not their work; let them engage in what is their work.” Thus he said, “Ananda, do not trouble yourselves with the worship of the Tathāgata’s body.” This, great king, silently) The user wants a Pāli to English translation. I need to output only the English translation. I must maintain the original segment structure. I must reflect the rhythm of folk chants, meaning multi-line short sentences if the original is so. No other descriptive text should be included. Let's break down the text and translate segment by segment, keeping the rhythm in mind. **Segment 1:** āja, tathāgato na bhaṇeyya, pattacīvarampi attano pariyādāpetvā bhikkhū buddhapūjaṃ yeva kareyyu’’nti. ‘‘Sādhu, bhante nāgasena, evametaṃ tathā sampaṭicchāmī’’ti. * āja, tathāgato na bhaṇeyya, * O King, the Tathāgata would not say, * pattacīvarampi attano pariyādāpetvā * 'Having taken his own bowl and robe, * bhikkhū buddhapūjaṃ yeva kareyyu’’nti. * the monks should perform only the Buddha-worship.' * ‘‘Sādhu, bhante nāgasena, * "Good, Venerable Nāgasena, * evametaṃ tathā sampaṭicchāmī’’ti. * I accept it thus." **Segment 2:** Buddhapūjanapañho sattamo. * The Seventh Question on Buddha-Worship. **Segment 3:** 8. Pādasakalikāhatapañho * 8. The Question on the Foot Injured by a Splinter. **Segment 4:** 8. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, tumhe bhaṇatha ‘bhagavato gacchantassa ayaṃ acetanā mahāpathavī ninnaṃ unnamati, unnataṃ onamatī’ti, puna ca bhaṇatha ‘bhagavato pādo sakalikāya khato’ti. Yā sā sakalikā bhagavato pāde patitā, kissa pana sā sakalikā bhagavato pādā na nivattā. Yadi, bhante nāgasena, bhagavato gacchantassa ayaṃ acetanā mahāpathavī ninnaṃ unnamati, unnataṃ onamati, tena hi ‘bhagavato pādo sakalikāya khato’ti yaṃ vacanaṃ, taṃ micchā. Yadi bhagavato pādo sakalikāya khato, tena hi ‘bhagavato gacchantassa ayaṃ acetanā mahāpathavī ninnaṃ unnamati unnataṃ onamatī’ti tampi vacanaṃ micchā. Ayampi ubhato koṭiko pañho tavānuppatto, so tayā nibbāhitabbo’’ti. * 8. "Venerable Nāgasena, * you say, 'When the Blessed One walks, * this inanimate great earth * rises where it is low, * and sinks where it is high.' * And again you say, * 'The Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter.' * That splinter which fell on the Blessed One's foot, * why did that splinter not turn away from the Blessed One's foot? * If, Venerable Nāgasena, * when the Blessed One walks, * this inanimate great earth * rises where it is low, * and sinks where it is high, * then the saying, * 'The Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter,' * is false. * If the Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter, * then the saying, * 'When the Blessed One walks, * this inanimate great earth * rises where it is low, * and sinks where it is high,' * that too is false. * This two-edged question * has come to you, * it must be resolved by you." **Segment 5:** ‘‘Saccaṃ , mahārāja, atthetaṃ bhagavato gacchantassa ayaṃ acetanā mahāpathavī ninnaṃ unnamati unnataṃ onamati, bhagavato ca pādo sakalikāya khato, na ca pana sā sakalikā attano dhammatāya patitā, devadattassa upakkamena patitā. Devadatto, mahārāja, bahūni jātisatasahassāni bhagavati āghātaṃ bandhi, so tena āghātena ‘mahantaṃ kūṭāgārappamāṇaṃ pāsāṇaṃ bhagavato upari pātessāmī’ti muñci. Atha dve selā pathavito uṭṭhahitvā taṃ pāsāṇaṃ sampaṭicchiṃsu, atha nesaṃ sampahārena pāsāṇato papaṭikā bhijjitvā yena vā tena vā patantī bhagavato pāde patitā’’ti. * "It is true, O King, * that when the Blessed One walks, * this inanimate great earth * rises where it is low, * and sinks where it is high. * And the Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter. * But that splinter did not fall by its own nature; * it fell by Devadatta's stratagem. * Devadatta, O King, * for many hundreds of thousands of births, * held malice towards the Blessed One. * So, with that malice, * he released a large rock, * the size of a gabled house, * intending, 'I will drop it upon the Blessed One.' * Then two rocks rose from the earth * and intercepted that rock. * Then, by their impact, * a fragment broke off from the rock, * and falling hither and thither, * it struck the Blessed One's foot." **Segment 6:** ‘‘Yathā ca, bhante nāgasena, dve selā pāsāṇaṃ sampaṭicchiṃsu, tatheva papaṭikāpi sampaṭicchitabbā’’ti? ‘‘Sampaṭicchitampi, mahārāja, idhekaccaṃ paggharati pasavati na ṭh * "And just as, Venerable Nāgasena, * the two rocks intercepted the large rock, * so too should the fragment have been intercepted?" * "Even when intercepted, O King, * some things here flow forth, * they gush forth, they do not stay..." (text cut off) I will ensure the output matches these segmentations and rhythmic considerations.O King, the Tathāgata would not say, 'Having taken his own bowl and robe, the monks should perform only the Buddha-worship.' "Good, Venerable Nāgasena, I accept it thus." The Seventh Question on Buddha-Worship. 8. The Question on the Foot Injured by a Splinter. 8. "Venerable Nāgasena, you say, 'When the Blessed One walks, this inanimate great earth rises where it is low, and sinks where it is high.' And again you say, 'The Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter.' That splinter which fell on the Blessed One's foot, why did that splinter not turn away from the Blessed One's foot? If, Venerable Nāgasena, when the Blessed One walks, this inanimate great earth rises where it is low, and sinks where it is high, then the saying, 'The Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter,' is false. If the Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter, then the saying, 'When the Blessed One walks, this inanimate great earth rises where it is low, and sinks where it is high,' that too is false. This two-edged question has come to you, it must be resolved by you." "It is true, O King, that when the Blessed One walks, this inanimate great earth rises where it is low, and sinks where it is high. And the Blessed One's foot was wounded by a splinter. But that splinter did not fall by its own nature; it fell by Devadatta's stratagem. Devadatta, O King, for many hundreds of thousands of births, held malice towards the Blessed One. So, with that malice, he released a large rock, the size of a gabled house, intending, 'I will drop it upon the Blessed One.' Then two rocks rose from the earth and intercepted that rock. Then, by their impact, a fragment broke off from the rock, and falling hither and thither, it struck the Blessed One's foot." "And just as, Venerable Nāgasena, the two rocks intercepted the large rock, so too should the fragment have been intercepted?" "Even when intercepted, O King, some things here flow forth, they gush forth, they do not stay..." does not reach a place. Just as, O great king, water held in the hand slips and flows through the gaps between the fingers, does not reach a place. Milk, buttermilk, honey, ghee, fish broth, meat broth, held in the hand, slips and flows through the gaps between the fingers, does not reach a place. Even so, O great king, when two rocks, come to meet each other, collide, a chip breaks off from the stone, and falling hither and thither, falls at the feet of the Blessed One. Or just as, O great king, fine, subtle, minute sand, held in the fist, slips and flows through the gaps between the fingers, does not reach a place. Even so, O great king, when two rocks, come to meet each other, collide, a chip breaks off from the stone, and falling hither and thither, falls at the feet of the Blessed One. Or just as, O great king, a mouthful of food, held in the mouth, for some, slips out of the mouth, flows away, does not reach a place. Even so, O great king, when two rocks, come to meet each other, collide, a chip breaks off from the stone, and falling hither and thither, falls at the feet of the Blessed One. "So be it, Venerable Nāgasena, the stone was met by the rocks. But should the chip also be honored, just like the great earth?" "These twelve, O great king, do not show honor. Which twelve? One who is impassioned, due to passion, does not show honor. One who is malicious, due to malice. One who is deluded, due to delusion. One who is arrogant, due to conceit. One who is without qualities, due to lack of distinction. One who is very stubborn, due to not being restrained. One who is lowly, due to a lowly nature. One who is obedient,