sn56.41:2.1 Then that person entered the city and informed a large crowd,
sn56.41:2.2 ‘I’ve gone mad, really, I’ve lost my mind!
sn56.41:2.3 I’m seeing things that don’t exist in the world.’
sn56.41:2.4 ‘But how is it that you’re mad? How have you lost your mind?
sn56.41:2.5 And what have you seen that doesn’t exist in the world?’
sn56.41:2.6 ‘Sirs, I left Rājagaha, thinking “I’ll speculate about the world.” I went to the Sumāgadhā lotus pond and sat down on the bank speculating about the world.
sn56.41:2.7 Then I saw an army of four divisions enter a lotus stalk.
sn56.41:2.8 That’s why I’m mad, that’s why I’ve lost my mind.
sn56.41:2.9 And that’s what I’ve seen that doesn’t exist in the world.’
sn56.41:2.10 ‘Well, my man, you’re definitely mad, you’ve definitely lost your mind.
sn56.41:2.11 And you’re seeing things that don’t exist in the world.’