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Majjhima Nikāya 48

Kosambiyasutta

The Mendicants of Kosambī · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Kosambīkosambiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Ghosita’s monasteryghositārāme.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena in Kosambīkosambiyaṁ the mendicantsbhikkhū given to quarrelingbhaṇḍanajātā given to contentionkalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā one anotheraññamaññaṁ with barbed wordsmukhasattīhi continually woundingvitudantā they were dwellingviharanti.
theyTe notna andceva one anotheraññamaññaṁ persuadesaññāpenti notna andca persuasionsaññattiṁ undergoupenti, notna andca one anotheraññamaññaṁ convincenijjhāpenti, notna andca convictionnijjhattiṁ undergoupenti.

thenAtha indeedkho a certainaññataro mendicantbhikkhu whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho thatso mendicantbhikkhu the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
here“idha, venerable sirbhante, in Kosambīkosambiyaṁ mendicantsbhikkhū given to quarrelingbhaṇḍanajātā given to contentionkalahajātā embroiled in disputesvivādāpannā one anotheraññamaññaṁ with verbal daggersmukhasattīhi piercingvitudantā they dwellviharanti, theyte notna indeedceva one anotheraññamaññaṁ convincesaññāpenti, notna andca conciliationsaññattiṁ undergoupenti, notna andca one anotheraññamaññaṁ reconcilenijjhāpenti, notna andca reconciliationnijjhattiṁ undergoupentī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā a certainaññataraṁ monkbhikkhuṁ addressedāmantesi:
come“ehi youtvaṁ, monkbhikkhu, mymama with wordvacanena thosete monksbhikkhū addressāmantehi:
the Teacher‘satthā youvo venerablesāyasmante summonsāmantetī’”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho thatso monkbhikkhu of the Blessed Onebhagavato having consentedpaṭissutvā whereyena thosete monksbhikkhū he approached themtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā thosete monksbhikkhū said thisetadavoca:
the Teacher“satthā venerablesāyasmante summonsāmantetī”ti.
yes, reverend“Evamāvuso”ti indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū of thattassa monkbhikkhuno having consentedpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā they approached himtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ they sat downnisīdiṁsu. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinne indeedkho thosete monksbhikkhū the Blessed Onebhagavā said thisetadavoca:
true“saccaṁ reallykira youtumhe, monksbhikkhave, born of quarrelingbhaṇḍanajātā born of strifekalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā each otheraññamaññaṁ with barbed wordsmukhasattīhi woundingvitudantā you dwellviharatha,
youte notna andceva each otheraññamaññaṁ persuadesaññāpetha, notna andca persuasionsaññattiṁ undergoupetha, notna andca each otheraññamaññaṁ convincenijjhāpetha, notna andca convictionnijjhattiṁ undergoupethā”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”.

that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññatha, mendicantsbhikkhave,
in whichyasmiṁ youtumhe at a timesamaye given to quarrelingbhaṇḍanajātā given to contentionkalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā each otheraññamaññaṁ with barbed wordsmukhasattīhi woundingvitudantā you dwellviharatha, thenapi indeednu yourtumhākaṁ at thattasmiṁ at a timesamaye lovingmettaṁ bodily actionkāyakammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca, lovingmettaṁ verbal actionvacīkammaṁ ……pe… lovingmettaṁ mental actionmanokammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho and?'cā”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
thus“Iti indeedkira, mendicantsbhikkhave, in whichyasmiṁ youtumhe at a timesamaye given to quarrelingbhaṇḍanajātā given to contentionkalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā each otheraññamaññaṁ with barbed wordsmukhasattīhi woundingvitudantā you dwellviharatha, notneva yourtumhākaṁ at thattasmiṁ at a timesamaye lovingmettaṁ bodily actionkāyakammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca, notna lovingmettaṁ verbal actionvacīkammaṁ ……pe… notna lovingmettaṁ mental actionmanokammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca.

thenAtha what thenkiñcarahi youtumhe, futile menmoghapurisā, whatkiṁ knowingjānantā whatkiṁ seeingpassantā given to quarrelingbhaṇḍanajātā given to strifekalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā one anotheraññamaññaṁ with mouth-spearsmukhasattīhi piercingvitudantā you dwellviharatha, youte notna indeedceva one anotheraññamaññaṁ you convincesaññāpetha, notna andca convictionsaññattiṁ you undergoupetha, notna andca one anotheraññamaññaṁ you persuadenijjhāpetha, notna andca persuasionnijjhattiṁ you undergo?upetha?
for thatTañhi for youtumhākaṁ, futile menmoghapurisā, will bebhavissati for a long timedīgharattaṁ for harmahitāya for sufferingdukkhāyā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressedāmantesi:
these six“chayime, mendicantsbhikkhave, qualitiesdhammā warm-heartedsāraṇīyā making for fondnesspiyakaraṇā making for respectgarukaraṇā for inclusionsaṅgahāya without quarrelingavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya they conducesaṁvattanti.
whatKatame sixcha?
firstlyIdha, mendicantsbhikkhave, of a mendicantbhikkhuno kindnessmettaṁ bodily actionkāyakammaṁ consistently presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu in publicāvi andceva in privateraho andca.
this alsoAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo making for fondnesspiyakaraṇo making for respectgarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya without quarrelingavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya it conducessaṁvattati.
furthermorePuna and furthercaparaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, of a mendicantbhikkhuno kindnessmettaṁ verbal actionvacīkammaṁ consistently presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu in publicāvi andceva in privateraho andca.
this alsoAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo making for fondnesspiyakaraṇo making for respectgarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya without quarrelingavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya it conducessaṁvattati.
furthermorePuna and furthercaparaṁ, mendicantsbhikkhave, of a mendicantbhikkhuno kindnessmettaṁ mental actionmanokammaṁ consistently presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti toward spiritual companionssabrahmacārīsu in publicāvi andceva in privateraho andca.
this alsoAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo making for fondnesspiyakaraṇo making for respectgarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya without quarrelingavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya it conducessaṁvattati.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu whichye thosete material gainslābhā legitimatedhammikā gained by legitimate meansdhammaladdhā evenantamaso even the food in the alms-bowlpattapariyāpannamattampi, suchtathārūpehi with gainslābhehi one who shares without reservationappaṭivibhattabhogī ishoti with the ethicalsīlavantehi with spiritual companionssabrahmacārīhi using in commonsādhāraṇabhogī.
this tooAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo making for fondnesspiyakaraṇo making for respectgarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya for non-disputeavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya conducessaṁvattati.
furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu whicheveryāni thosetāni preceptssīlāni intactakhaṇḍāni impeccableacchiddāni spotlessasabalāni unmarredakammāsāni liberatingbhujissāni praised by the wiseviññuppasatthāni not misapprehendedaparāmaṭṭhāni leading to immersionsamādhisaṁvattanikāni in suchtathārūpesu preceptssīlesu possessed of shared preceptssīlasāmaññagato livesviharati with spiritual companionssabrahmacārīhi in publicāvi andceva in privateraho andca.
this tooAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo making for fondnesspiyakaraṇo making for respectgarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya for non-disputeavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya conducessaṁvattati.
furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu this view whichyāyaṁ viewdiṭṭhi nobleariyā emancipatingniyyānikā deliversniyyāti for one who applies ittakkarassa rightlysammā for the complete ending of sufferingdukkhakkhayāya of such a kindtathārūpāya viewdiṭṭhiyā possessed of shared viewdiṭṭhisāmaññagato livesviharati with spiritual companionssabrahmacārīhi in publicāvi andceva in privateraho andca.
this tooAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo making for fondnesspiyakaraṇo making for respectgarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya for non-disputeavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā for unityekībhāvāya conducessaṁvattati.

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