dn8:22.1 It’s possible that wanderers of other religions might say:
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dn8:22.2 ‘The ascetic Gotama only roars his lion’s roar in an empty hut, not in an assembly.’
dn8:22.3 They should be told, ‘Not so!’
dn8:22.4 What should be said is this: ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, and he roars it in the assemblies.’
dn8:22.5 It’s possible that wanderers of other religions might say:
dn8:22.6 ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, and he roars it in the assemblies. But he doesn’t roar it boldly.’
dn8:22.7 They should be told, ‘Not so!’
dn8:22.8 What should be said is this: ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, he roars it in the assemblies, and he roars it boldly.’
dn8:22.9 It’s possible that wanderers of other religions might say:
dn8:22.10 ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar, he roars it in the assemblies, and he roars it boldly. But they don’t question him. …
dn8:22.11 Or he doesn’t answer their questions. …
dn8:22.12 Or his answers are not satisfactory. …
dn8:22.13 Or they don’t think him worth listening to. …
dn8:22.14 Or they’re not confident after listening. …
dn8:22.15 Or they don’t demonstrate their confidence. …
dn8:22.16 Or they don’t practice accordingly. …
dn8:22.17 Or they don’t succeed in their practice.’
dn8:22.18 They should be told, ‘Not so!’
dn8:22.19 What should be said is this: ‘The ascetic Gotama roars his lion’s roar; he roars it in the assemblies; he roars it boldly; they question him; he answers their questions; his answers are satisfactory; they think him worth listening to; they’re confident after listening; they demonstrate their confidence; they practice accordingly; and they succeed in their practice.’