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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 separately·dwellviharati Ghosita + monasteryghositārāme.

by thatTena indeedkho thenpana at the timesamayena in Kosambīkosambiyaṁ the mendicantsbhikkhū quarreling·givenbhaṇḍanajātā contention·givenkalahajātā dispute·fall·gonevivādāpannā one·anotheraññamaññaṁ mouth·spearmukhasattīhi apart·woundvitudantā they were dwellingviharanti.
theyTe notna andceva one·anotheraññamaññaṁ persuadesaññāpenti notna andca persuasionsaññattiṁ undergoupenti, notna andca one·anotheraññamaññaṁ convincenijjhāpenti, notna andca down·convictionnijjhattiṁ undergoupenti.

thenAtha indeedkho a certainaññataro mendicantbhikkhu whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ towards·speakabhivādetvā one·sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho thatso mendicantbhikkhu the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
here“idha, venerable sirbhante, in Kosambīkosambiyaṁ mendicantsbhikkhū quarreling·given tobhaṇḍanajātā contention·given tokalahajātā embroiled in disputesvivādāpannā other·otheraññamaññaṁ mouth·daggersmukhasattīhi apart·piercingvitudantā they dwellviharanti, theyte notna indeedceva other·otheraññamaññaṁ convincesaññāpenti, notna andca conciliationsaññattiṁ undergoupenti, notna andca other·otheraññamaññaṁ 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 quarreling·bornbhaṇḍanajātā contention·bornkalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā each otheraññamaññaṁ mouth·spearsmukhasattīhi apart·strikevitudantā you dwellviharatha, thenapi indeednu yourtumhākaṁ at thattasmiṁ at a timesamaye lovingmettaṁ body·actionkāyakammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti own·holy·liverssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca, lovingmettaṁ speech·actionvacīkammaṁ ……pe… lovingmettaṁ mind·actionmanokammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti own·holy·liverssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho and?'cā”ti?
no“No indeed thishetaṁ, sirbhante”.
thus“Iti indeedkira, mendicantsbhikkhave, in whichyasmiṁ youtumhe at a timesamaye quarreling·bornbhaṇḍanajātā contention·bornkalahajātā fallen into disputevivādāpannā each otheraññamaññaṁ mouth·spearsmukhasattīhi apart·strikevitudantā you dwellviharatha, notneva yourtumhākaṁ at thattasmiṁ at a timesamaye lovingmettaṁ body·actionkāyakammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti own·holy·liverssabrahmacārīsu openlyāvi andceva privatelyraho andca, notna lovingmettaṁ speech·actionvacīkammaṁ ……pe… notna lovingmettaṁ mind·actionmanokammaṁ presentpaccupaṭṭhitaṁ ishoti own·holy·liverssabrahmacārīsu 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?
that·forTañhi 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·furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu whichye thosete material gainslābhā legitimatedhammikā dhamma·gaineddhammaladdhā evenantamaso bowl·included·measurepattapariyāpannamattampi, such·kindtathārūpehi with gainslābhehi one who shares without reservationappaṭivibhattabhogī ishoti with the ethicalsīlavantehi together·holy·livingsabrahmacārīhi common·enjoyingsādhāraṇabhogī.
this·tooAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo dear·makingpiyakaraṇo heavy·makinggarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya not·disputeavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā one·beingekībhāvāya together·proceedsaṁvattati.
furthermorePuna and·furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu whicheveryāni thosetāni preceptssīlāni not·brokenakhaṇḍāni not·tornacchiddāni not·speckledasabalāni not·blemishedakammāsāni liberatingbhujissāni praised by the wiseviññuppasatthāni not·graspedaparāmaṭṭhāni immersion·conducivesamādhisaṁvattanikāni such·kindtathārūpesu preceptssīlesu precept·common·gonesīlasāmaññagato livesviharati together·holy·livingsabrahmacārīhi in publicāvi and·justceva in privateraho andca.
this·tooAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo dear·makingpiyakaraṇo heavy·makinggarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya not·disputeavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā one·beingekībhāvāya together·proceedsaṁvattati.
furthermorePuna and·furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu which·thisyāyaṁ viewdiṭṭhi nobleariyā emancipatingniyyānikā deliversniyyāti that·doingtakkarassa rightlysammā suffering·endingdukkhakkhayāya such·kindtathārūpāya viewdiṭṭhiyā view·common·gonediṭṭhisāmaññagato livesviharati together·holy·livingsabrahmacārīhi in publicāvi and·justceva in privateraho andca.
this·tooAyampi qualitydhammo warm-heartedsāraṇīyo dear·makingpiyakaraṇo heavy·makinggarukaraṇo for inclusionsaṅgahāya not·disputeavivādāya for harmonysāmaggiyā one·beingekībhāvāya together·proceedsaṁvattati.

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