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Majjhima Nikāya 15

Anumānasutta

Measuring Up · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ venerableāyasmā Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallāno among the Bhaggasbhaggesu was stayingviharati at Crocodile’s Bellowsusumāragire in Bhesakaḷā’s Woodbhesakaḷāvane in the deer park.migadāye.
thereTatra indeedkho venerableāyasmā Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallāno the mendicantsbhikkhū addressed:āmantesi:
“reverends“āvuso mendicants!”bhikkhavo”ti.
“Reverend,”“Āvuso”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to venerableāyasmato Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallānassa replied.paccassosuṁ.
venerableĀyasmā Mahāmoggallānamahāmoggallāno said this:etadavoca:

invites“Pavāreti if evencepi, friendāvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu:
let them speak‘vadantu memaṁ venerablesāyasmanto, I am to be admonishedvacanīyomhi by the venerablesāyasmantehī’ti, heso andca ishoti hard to admonishdubbaco, qualities that make one hard to admonishdovacassakaraṇehi qualitiesdhammehi endowed withsamannāgato, not·patientakkhamo not taking respectfullyappadakkhiṇaggāhī instructionanusāsaniṁ, thenatha indeedkho himnaṁ together·celibatesabrahmacārī notna evenceva to be advisedvattabbaṁ they thinkmaññanti, notna andca to be instructedanusāsitabbaṁ they thinkmaññanti, notna andca in thattasmiṁ personpuggale trustvissāsaṁ to be gainedāpajjitabbaṁ they thinkmaññanti.

whichKatame and + friendcāvuso, hard to admonish·makingdovacassakaraṇā qualitiesdhammā?
here + friendIdhāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu has corrupt wishespāpiccho ishoti, of corruptpāpikānaṁ wishesicchānaṁ under the swayvasaṁ fallengato.
which + and + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu has corrupt wishespāpiccho ishoti, of corruptpāpikānaṁ wishesicchānaṁ under the swayvasaṁ fallengato—
this·tooayampi is a qualitydhammo making hard to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu self·exaltingattukkaṁsako ishoti other·disparagingparavambhī.
which + and + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu self·exaltingattukkaṁsako ishoti other·disparagingparavambhī—
this·tooayampi is a qualitydhammo making hard to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·overcome bykodhābhibhūto.
which + and + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·overcome bykodhābhibhūto—
this·tooayampi is a qualitydhammo making hard to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·due tokodhahetu acrimoniousupanāhī.
which + and + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·due tokodhahetu acrimoniousupanāhī—
this·tooayampi is a qualitydhammo making hard to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·due tokodhahetu stubbornabhisaṅgī.
which + and + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·due tokodhahetu stubbornabhisaṅgī—
this·tooayampi is a qualitydhammo making hard to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu is irritablekodhano ishoti anger·bordering onkodhasāmantā wordsvācaṁ blurts outnicchāretā.

which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu angrykodhano ishoti bordering on angerkodhasāmantā speechvācaṁ uttersnicchāretā—
this·alsoayampi qualitydhammo intractable·makingdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friend,āvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena the accusercodakaṁ objects to.paṭippharati.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena the accusercodakaṁ against·strikepaṭippharati—
this·alsoayampi qualitydhammo intractable·makingdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friend,āvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena the accusercodakaṁ rebukes.apasādeti.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena the accusercodakaṁ away·rebukeapasādeti—
this·alsoayampi qualitydhammo intractable·makingdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friend,āvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena to the accusercodakassa retorts.paccāropeti.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena to the accusercodakassa back·retortpaccāropeti—
this·alsoayampi qualitydhammo intractable·makingdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, friend,āvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena one thing with anotheraññenaññaṁ against·gopaṭicarati, outsidebahiddhā the discussionkathaṁ away·leadapanāmeti, and annoyancekopañca and hatedosañca and bitternessappaccayañca forth·makepātukaroti.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a bhikkhubhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena one thing with anotheraññenaññaṁ against·gopaṭicarati, outsidebahiddhā the discussionkathaṁ away·leadapanāmeti, and annoyancekopañca and hatedosañca and bitternessappaccayañca forth·makepātukaroti—
this·alsoayampi qualitydhammo intractable·makingdovacassakaraṇo.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena in regard to the evidenceapadāne notna is able to account forsampāyati.
that which, friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu accusedcodito by an accusercodakena in regard to the evidenceapadāne notna is able to account forsampāyati—
this tooayampi qualitydhammo making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu offensivemakkhī ishoti contemptuouspaḷāsī.
that which, friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu offensivemakkhī ishoti contemptuouspaḷāsī—
this tooayampi qualitydhammo making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu jealousissukī ishoti stingymaccharī.
that which, friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu jealousissukī ishoti stingymaccharī—
this tooayampi qualitydhammo making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu devioussaṭho ishoti deceitfulmāyāvī.
that which, friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu devioussaṭho ishoti deceitfulmāyāvī—
this tooayampi qualitydhammo making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu obstinatethaddho ishoti arrogantatimānī.
that which, friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu obstinatethaddho ishoti arrogantatimānī—
this tooayampi qualitydhammo making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu attached to their own viewssandiṭṭhiparāmāsī ishoti holding them tightādhānaggāhī refusing to let goduppaṭinissaggī.
that which, friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu attached to their own viewssandiṭṭhiparāmāsī ishoti holding them tightādhānaggāhī refusing to let goduppaṭinissaggī—
this tooayampi qualitydhammo making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇo.
theseIme are called, friendvuccantāvuso, making difficult to admonishdovacassakaraṇā qualitiesdhammā.

notNo if·evencepi, friendāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu forth·invitepavāreti:
let them speak‘vadantu memaṁ venerablesāyasmanto, I am open to admonitionvacanīyomhi by the venerablesāyasmantehī’ti, heso andca ishoti easily·speakablesuvaco, with qualities that make one easy to admonishsovacassakaraṇehi with qualitiesdhammehi together·endowedsamannāgato, patientkhamo one who takes instruction respectfullypadakkhiṇaggāhī instructionanusāsaniṁ, thenatha indeedkho himnaṁ together·spiritual-companionsabrahmacārī to-be-advised·and-justvattabbañceva they thinkmaññanti, to-be-instructed·andanusāsitabbañca they thinkmaññanti, that·andtasmiñca individualpuggale trustvissāsaṁ toward·to-be-gainedāpajjitabbaṁ they thinkmaññanti.

whichKatame and·friendcāvuso, easy to admonish·makingsovacassakaraṇā qualities?dhammā?
here, friends,Idhāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna having corrupt wishespāpiccho ishoti, notna of corruptpāpikānaṁ wishesicchānaṁ under the swayvasaṁ gone.gato.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna having corrupt wishespāpiccho ishoti notna of corruptpāpikānaṁ wishesicchānaṁ under the swayvasaṁ gone—gato—
this + tooayampi is a qualitydhammo easy to admonish·makingsovacassakaraṇo.
AgainPuna and + furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu not self-praisinganattukkaṁsako ishoti not disparaging others.aparavambhī.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu not self-praisinganattukkaṁsako ishoti not disparaging others—aparavambhī—
this + tooayampi is a qualitydhammo easy to admonish·makingsovacassakaraṇo.
AgainPuna and + furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna angrykodhano ishoti notna overcome by anger.kodhābhibhūto.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna angrykodhano ishoti notna overcome by anger—kodhābhibhūto—
this + tooayampi is a qualitydhammo easy to admonish·makingsovacassakaraṇo.
AgainPuna and + furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna angrykodhano ishoti notna anger + becausekodhahetu bearing a grudge.upanāhī.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna angrykodhano ishoti notna anger + becausekodhahetu bearing a grudge—upanāhī—
this + tooayampi is a qualitydhammo easy to admonish·makingsovacassakaraṇo.
AgainPuna and + furthercaparaṁ, friends,āvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna angrykodhano ishoti notna anger + becausekodhahetu clinging.abhisaṅgī.
which + friendYaṁpāvuso, a mendicantbhikkhu notna angrykodhano ishoti notna anger + becausekodhahetu clinging—abhisaṅgī—

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