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Majjhima Nikāya 129

Bālapaṇḍitasutta

The Foolish and the Astute · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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those whoYe indeedkho thenpana, monksbhikkhave, easternpuratthimāya of the directiondisāya opposing rulerspaṭirājāno theyte of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa vassalsanuyantā they becomebhavanti.
thenAtha indeedkho ittaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wheel-treasurecakkaratanaṁ easternpuratthimaṁ oceansamuddaṁ having plunged intoajjhogāhetvā having emergedpaccuttaritvā southerndakkhiṇaṁ directiondisaṁ it rollspavattati …pe……pe…
southerndakkhiṇaṁ oceansamuddaṁ having plunged intoajjhogāhetvā having emergedpaccuttaritvā westernpacchimaṁ directiondisaṁ it rollspavattati …pe……pe…
westernpacchimaṁ oceansamuddaṁ having plunged intoajjhogāhetvā having emergedpaccuttaritvā northernuttaraṁ directiondisaṁ it rollspavattati following behindanvadeva the kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī together withsaddhiṁ four-divisionedcaturaṅginiyā with the armysenāya. in whateverYasmiṁ indeedkho thenpana, monksbhikkhave, placepadese wheel-treasurecakkaratanaṁ stands stillpatiṭṭhāti theretattha the kingrājā wheel-turningcakkavattī to stayvāsaṁ comesupeti together withsaddhiṁ four-divisionedcaturaṅginiyā with the armysenāya.
those whoYe indeedkho thenpana, monksbhikkhave, northernuttarāya of the directiondisāya opposing rulerspaṭirājāno theyte the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turning monarchcakkavattiṁ having approachedupasaṅkamitvā they spoke thusevamāhaṁsu:
come‘ehi indeedkho, great kingmahārāja. welcomeSvāgataṁ to youte, great kingmahārāja. your ownSakaṁ we arete, great kingmahārāja. instructAnusāsa, great kingmahārājā’ti.
the kingRājā wheel-turningcakkavattī spoke thusevamāha:

living being‘pāṇo notna to be killedhantabbo, what is not givenadinnaṁ not to be takennādātabbaṁ, sexual misconductkāmesumicchā notna to be practicedcaritabbā, falselymusā notna to be spokenbhāsitabbā, liquormajjaṁ notna to be drunkpātabbaṁ; and what is eaten according to customyathābhuttañca you eatbhuñjathā’ti.
whoYe indeedkho thenpana, monksbhikkhave, easternuttarāya quarterdisāya opposing rulerspaṭirājāno theyte of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa vassalsanuyantā becomebhavanti.
thenAtha indeedkho thattaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wheel-treasurecakkaratanaṁ surrounded by oceansamuddapariyantaṁ earthpathaviṁ having triumphed overabhivijinitvā that verytameva royal capitalrājadhāniṁ having returnedpaccāgantvā of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa at the gate to the royal compoundantepuradvāre fixed to an axleakkhāhataṁ as ifmaññe standstiṭṭhati of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa gate to the royal compoundantepuradvāraṁ illuminatingupasobhayamānaṁ.
of the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ wheel-treasurecakkaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, to the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa elephant-treasurehatthiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati—
all-whitesabbaseto touching the ground in seven placessattappatiṭṭho with psychic poweriddhimā sky-walkervehāsaṅgamo Sabbathuposatho namednāma king of elephantsnāgarājā.
himTaṁ having seendisvāna of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa mindcittaṁ was pleasedpasīdati:
fine‘bhaddakaṁ trulyvata sirbho elephant vehiclehatthiyānaṁ, ifsace to tamingdamathaṁ would submitupeyyā’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thattaṁ, monksbhikkhave, elephant-treasurehatthiratanaṁ just as ifseyyathāpi indeednāma finebhaddo thoroughbred elephanthatthājānīyo for a long timedīgharattaṁ well-tamedsuparidanto in the same wayevameva to tamingdamathaṁ submittedupeti.
once it so happenedBhūtapubbaṁ, monksbhikkhave, kingrājā wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī that sametameva elephant-treasurehatthiratanaṁ testingvīmaṁsamāno in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having mountedabhiruhitvā surrounded by oceansamuddapariyantaṁ landpathaviṁ having traversedanusaṁyāyitvā that sametameva royal capitalrājadhāniṁ having returnedpaccāgantvā ate breakfastpātarāsamakāsi.
to the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ elephant-treasurehatthiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, of the kingrañño wheel-turning monarch'scakkavattissa horse-treasureassaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati—
all-whitesabbaseto with black headkāḷasīso with muñja-grass manemuñjakeso with psychic poweriddhimā sky-walkervehāsaṅgamo Thundercloudvalāhako namednāma royal steedassarājā.
himTaṁ having seendisvāna of the kingrañño wheel-turning monarch'scakkavattissa mindcittaṁ is pleasedpasīdati:
excellent‘bhaddakaṁ trulyvata sirbho horse vehicleassayānaṁ, ifsace tamingdamathaṁ would undergoupeyyā’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho ittaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, horse-treasureassaratanaṁ just asseyyathāpi namednāma finebhaddo thoroughbred horseassājānīyo for a long timedīgharattaṁ well-tamedsuparidanto just soevameva tamingdamathaṁ underwentupeti.
once it happenedBhūtapubbaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, kingrājā wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī that sametameva horse-treasureassaratanaṁ testingvīmaṁsamāno in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having mountedabhiruhitvā bounded by oceansamuddapariyantaṁ earthpathaviṁ having traversedanusaṁyāyitvā that sametameva royal capitalrājadhāniṁ having returnedpaccāgantvā breakfastedpātarāsamakāsi.
of the kingRañño, O monksbhikkhave, wheel-turning monarch'scakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ horse-treasureassaratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, to the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa jewel-treasuremaṇiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.
itSo ishoti a gemmaṇi berylveḷuriyo lustroussubho noble-bredjātimā eight-facetedaṭṭhaṁso well-workedsuparikammakato.
of thatTassa indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, of the jewel-treasuremaṇiratanassa radianceābhā all-roundsamantā a leagueyojanaṁ spreadphuṭā ishoti.
once it happenedBhūtapubbaṁ, monksbhikkhave, kingrājā wheel-turning monarchcakkavattī that sametameva jewel-treasuremaṇiratanaṁ testingvīmaṁsamāno four-divisionedcaturaṅginiṁ armysenaṁ having mobilizedsannayhitvā jewelmaṇiṁ on his bannerdhajaggaṁ having hoistedāropetvā in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya set outpāyāsi.
thoseYe indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, all-roundsamantā villagersgāmā wereahesuṁ theyte by that radiancetenobhāsena to workkammante set offpayojesuṁ it is day‘divā’ti thinkingmaññamānā.
to the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ jewel-treasuremaṇiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.

againPuna furthermorecaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa woman-treasureitthiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.
sheSā attractiveabhirūpā good-lookingdassanīyā lovelypāsādikā surpassingparamāya of beautyvaṇṇapokkharatāya endowedsamannāgatā not too tallnātidīghā not too shortnātirassā not too thinnātikisā not too fatnātithūlā not too darknātikāḷikā not too lightnāccodātā, outdoingatikkantā humanmānusaṁ beautyvaṇṇaṁ, not reachingappattā heavenlydibbaṁ beautyvaṇṇaṁ.
herTassa indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, of the woman-treasureitthiratanassa suchevarūpo touchkāyasamphasso ishoti, as ifseyyathāpi namelynāma of a tuft of cotton-wooltūlapicuno orvā of kapokkappāsapicuno orvā.
herTassa indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, of the woman-treasureitthiratanassa when coolsīte warmuṇhāni limbsgattāni arehonti, when warmuṇhe coolsītāni limbsgattāni arehonti.
herTassa indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, of the woman-treasureitthiratanassa from the bodykāyato fragrance of sandalcandanagandho floatsvāyati, from the mouthmukhato fragrance of lotusuppalagandho floatsvāyati.
theTaṁ indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, woman-treasureitthiratanaṁ of the kingrañño wheel-turningcakkavattissa gets up beforepubbuṭṭhāyinī ishoti goes to bed afterpacchānipātinī obligingkiṅkārapaṭissāvinī behaving nicelymanāpacārinī speaking politelypiyavādinī.
theTaṁ indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, woman-treasureitthiratanaṁ the kingrājānaṁ wheel-turningcakkavattiṁ even in thoughtmanasāpi notno betraysaticarati, still lesskuto andpana in deedkāyena?
of the kingRañño, monksbhikkhave, wheel-turningcakkavattissa suchevarūpaṁ woman-treasureitthiratanaṁ appearspātubhavati.

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