[545] S. Does doubt (kaṅkhā) exist for an Arahant?
P. Yes.
S. But was it not said by the Blessed One:
"When indeed phenomena (dhammā) become manifest
to the ardent (ātāpī), meditating brahmin,
then all his doubts vanish away,
since he understands the dhamma together with its cause.
When indeed phenomena become manifest
to the ardent, meditating brahmin,
then all his doubts vanish away,
since he has known the destruction of conditions (paccaya).
When indeed phenomena become manifest
to the ardent, meditating brahmin,
he stands scattering the army of Māra,
even as the sun illuminating the firmament.¹
Whatever doubts there may be, about this world or the world beyond,
to be experienced by oneself or to be experienced by others,
#¹ Khu. U. 64.
those who meditate abandon them all,
ardent, faring the holy life (brahmacariya).¹
Those who have transcended doubts among living beings prone to doubt,
free from perplexity, detached — what is given to them is of great fruit.
Such here is the proclamation of the Dhamma:
why then would any disciple doubt therein?²
To him who has crossed the flood (ogha), who has cut off doubt (vicikicchā),
to the Buddha we pay homage — the Victor (jina), the Lord of men (janinda)"³ —
is there indeed such a discourse (suttanta)?
P. Yes.
S. Well then, it should not be said that doubt exists for an Arahant.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.