Māgandiyasuttanidadesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesa · Vol. 29 · Section 335

[335] **"Not by view, not by learning, not by knowledge (ñāṇa)"** means: he does not say, does not tell, does not speak, does not explain, does not express purity, purification, or complete purity, release, liberation, or complete release even by the seen (diṭṭha). He does not say, does not tell, does not speak, does not explain, does not express purity, purification, or complete purity, release, liberation, or complete release even by the heard (suta). He does not say, does not tell, does not speak, does not explain, does not express purity, purification, or complete purity, release, liberation, or complete release even by the seen and the heard. He does not say, does not tell, does not speak, does not explain, does not express purity, purification, or complete purity, release, liberation, or complete release even by knowledge. Hence, "not by view, not by learning, not by knowledge." **"Māgandiya"**: the Blessed One addresses that brahmin by name. **"The Blessed One (Bhagavā)"** is a term of reverence … . This designation, "the Blessed One," is a designation based on realization (sacchikā paññatti). Hence, "Māgandiya," said the Blessed One.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.