"Subhuti, if anyone says the Realized One comes or goes, sits or reclines, this person does not understand the principle I expound. Why? The Realized One comes from nowhere and goes nowhere; that is why he is called the Realized One." [Thomas Cleary]
Buddha continued: "If anyone says that the Tathagata comes or goes, sits or reclines, he fails to understand my teaching. Why? The Tathagata has neither whence nor whither, and therefore he is called the supremely wnlightened one." [Joshua Pritikin]
"Furthermore, Subhuti, if anyone should claim that the Tathagata goes or comes or stands or sits or lies on a bed, Subhuti, they do not understand the meaning of my words. And why not? Subhuti, those who are called `tathagatas' do not go anywhere, nor do they come from anywhere. Thus are they called `tathagatas, arhans, fully-enlightened ones.'"[Red Pine]
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