Pupphasutta untranslated

Pupphasutta. See Vaḍḍhasutta.

Pupphasutta (or Vaḍḍhasutta). The Buddha declares that he upholds only that which is upheld in the world of sages (paṇḍitānaṁ) viz., that the khandhas are impermanent, subject to woe and decay. The Buddha has thoroughly penetrated the world condition (lokadhamma) of the world of saṅkhāras. He is like a lotus, sprung from the water and come to full growth therein, yet unspotted by it. SN.iii.138f.