{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn7.16/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn7.16","id":"suttacentral_sn7.16","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn7.16/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. Now at that time a brahmin named Contraphile, who loved contradiction, was residing in S\u0101vatth\u012b. Then Contraphile thought, \u201cWhy don\u2019t I go to the ascetic Gotama and contradict everything he says?\u201d At that time the Buddha was walking mindfully in the open air. Then the brahmin Contraphile went up to the Buddha, and said to him as he was walking, \u201cAscetic, preach the Dhamma.\u201d \u201cFine words aren\u2019t easy to understand by a lover of contradiction, whose mind is tainted and full of aggression. But when you\u2019ve dispelled aggression, and your suspicious mind, and you\u2019ve got rid of resentment, then you\u2019ll understand fine words.\u201d When he had spoken, the brahmin Contraphile said to the Buddha, \u201cExcellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! \u2026 From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.\u201d","title":"The Contraphile","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":142}