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Majjhima Nikāya 51

Kandarakasutta

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who + thisYopāyaṁ, venerable sirbhante, personpuggalo self·tormentattantapo andca self·mortification·practice·devotedattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto other·tormentparantapo andca other·mortification·practice·devotedparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto, this·tooayampi myme personpuggalo mindcittaṁ not·satisfiesnārādheti.
whoYo andca indeedkho thisayaṁ, venerable sirbhante, personpuggalo not·indeed·self-tormentingnevattantapo not·devoted to the practice of self-mortificationnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto notna other·tormentparantapo notna other·mortification·practice·devotedparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto, heso not·self-tormentinganattantapo not·other-tormentingaparantapo seen·verydiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme hungerlessnicchāto quenchednibbuto cool·becomesītībhūto happiness·experiencingsukhappaṭisaṁvedī divine·becomebrahmabhūtena with a selfattanā he dwellsviharati—
this·veryayameva myme personpuggalo mindcittaṁ satisfies·quotation markerārādhetī”ti.

why“Kasmā thenpana to youte, servantpessa, theseime threetayo individualspuggalā mindcittaṁ do not satisfynārādhentī”ti?
that individual“Yvāyaṁ, sirbhante, individualpuggalo self-mortifyingattantapo devoted to self-mortificationattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto heso himselfattānaṁ desiring happinesssukhakāmaṁ recoiling from paindukkhapaṭikkūlaṁ mortifiesātāpeti tormentsparitāpeti—
by thisiminā myme thisayaṁ individualpuggalo mindcittaṁ does not satisfynārādheti.
that individualYopāyaṁ, sirbhante, individualpuggalo other-mortifyingparantapo devoted to mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto heso anotherparaṁ desiring happinesssukhakāmaṁ recoiling from paindukkhapaṭikkūlaṁ mortifiesātāpeti tormentsparitāpeti—
by thisiminā myme thisayaṁ individualpuggalo mindcittaṁ does not satisfynārādheti.
that individualYopāyaṁ, sirbhante, individualpuggalo self-mortifyingattantapo andca devoted to self-mortificationattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto other-mortifyingparantapo andca devoted to mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto heso himself andattānañca another andparañca desiring happinesssukhakāmaṁ recoiling from paindukkhapaṭikkūlaṁ mortifiesātāpeti tormentsparitāpeti—
by thisiminā myme thisayaṁ individualpuggalo mindcittaṁ does not satisfynārādheti.
whoYo andca indeedkho thisayaṁ, sirbhante, individualpuggalo not self-mortifyingnevattantapo not devoted to self-mortificationnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto notna other-mortifyingparantapo notna not devoted to mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto heso not self-mortifyinganattantapo not other-mortifyingaparantapo in this very lifediṭṭheva in the Dhammadhamme without wishesnicchāto quenchednibbuto cooledsītībhūto experiencing blisssukhappaṭisaṁvedī with self become divinebrahmabhūtena with selfattanā he livesviharati;
heso himself andattānañca another andparañca desiring happinesssukhakāmaṁ recoiling from paindukkhapaṭikkūlaṁ neitherneva mortifiesātāpeti notna tormentsparitāpeti—

by thisiminā to meme thisayaṁ personpuggalo mindcittaṁ to·pleaseārādheti.
well nowHanda andca nowdāni wemayaṁ, sirbhante, we gogacchāma;
many·dutybahukiccā wemayaṁ much·to dobahukaraṇīyā”ti.
now it is time for you“Yassadāni youtvaṁ, Pessapessa, timekālaṁ you thinkmaññasī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Pessapesso elephant·marshal·sonhatthārohaputto of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ towards·approveabhinanditvā along·agreeanumoditvā having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ towards·bowabhivādetvā respectfully circlingpadakkhiṇaṁ having donekatvā forth·gopakkāmi.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā not long after he had leftacirapakkante Pessapesse the elephant marshal's sonhatthārohaputte the mendicantsbhikkhū he addressed:āmantesi:
"astute,“paṇḍito, mendicants,bhikkhave, Pessapesso the elephant marshal's son;hatthārohaputto;
of great wisdom,mahāpañño, mendicants,bhikkhave, Pessapesso the elephant marshal's son.hatthārohaputto.
If,Sace, mendicants,bhikkhave, Pessapesso the elephant marshal's sonhatthārohaputto an hourmuhuttaṁ would sitnisīdeyya as long as Iyāvassāhaṁ theseime fourcattāro individualspuggale in detailvitthārena would analyzevibhajissāmi, with greatmahatā benefitatthena connectedsaṁyutto he would have beenabhavissa.
StillApi but,ca, mendicants,bhikkhave, even with this muchettāvatāpi Pessapesso the elephant marshal's sonhatthārohaputto with greatmahatā benefitatthena connected"saṁyutto”ti.
"For this,“Etassa, Blessed One,bhagavā, it is the time,kālo, for this,etassa, Holy One,sugata, it is the time,kālo,
thatyaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā theseime fourcattāro individualspuggale in detailvitthārena should analyze.vibhajeyya. Having heard from the Blessed OneBhagavato having heardsutvā the mendicantsbhikkhū will remember"dhāressantī”ti.
"Well then,“Tena then,hi, mendicants,bhikkhave, listen,suṇātha, wellsādhukaṁ apply your mindmanasi do,karotha, I will speak"bhāsissāmī”ti.
"Yes,“Evaṁ, sir,"bhante”ti indeedkho thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato replied.paccassosuṁ.
The Blessed OneBhagavā said this:etadavoca:

what“Katamo andca, monksbhikkhave, individualpuggalo self·mortifyingattantapo committed to the practice of mortifying themselvesattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto? hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a certainekacco individualpuggalo goes nakedacelako ishoti loose·habitsmuttācāro hand·lickinghatthāpalekhano come·when callednaehibhaddantiko does not wait when callednatiṭṭhabhaddantiko; food brought to themnābhihaṭaṁ notna food prepared for themuddissakataṁ notna an invitationnimantanaṁ they consent tosādiyati;
theyso notna from a potkumbhimukhā receivepaṭiggaṇhāti notna from a bowlkaḷopimukhā receivepaṭiggaṇhāti notna sheep·householdeḷakamantaraṁ notna weapon·householddaṇḍamantaraṁ notna shovel·householdmusalamantaraṁ notna of twodvinnaṁ eatingbhuñjamānānaṁ notna from a pregnant womangabbhiniyā notna from a breastfeeding womanpāyamānāya notna from a woman living with a manpurisantaragatāya notna where there is a houndsaṅkittīsu notna whereyattha theresā waitingupaṭṭhito ishoti notna whereyattha fliesmakkhikā buzzing aroundsaṇḍasaṇḍacārinī; notna fishmacchaṁ notna meatmaṁsaṁ notna beersuraṁ notna winemerayaṁ notna fermented gruelthusodakaṁ they drinkpivati.
theySo one-houseekāgāriko orvā arehoti one-mouthfulekālopiko, two·housedvāgāriko orvā arehoti two·mouthfuldvālopiko omission…pe… seven-housesattāgāriko orvā arehoti seven-mouthfulsattālopiko;
one·evenekissāpi with a saucerdattiyā they feedyāpeti, two·evendvīhipi with saucersdattīhi they feedyāpeti omission…pe… seven·evensattahipi with saucersdattīhi they feedyāpeti;

even one-dayekāhikampi foodāhāraṁ toward·carryāhāreti, even two-daydvīhikampi foodāhāraṁ toward·carryāhāreti and so on…pe… even seven-daysattāhikampi foodāhāraṁ toward·carry·thusāhāreti—iti just·formevarūpaṁ half·monthaḍḍhamāsikaṁ committed to the practice of eating only at set intervalspariyāyabhattabhojanānuyogamanuyutto apart·dwellviharati.
heSo vegetable·eatingsākabhakkho orvā ishoti, millet·eatingsāmākabhakkho orvā ishoti, wild rice·eatingnīvārabhakkho orvā ishoti, poor rice·eatingdaddulabhakkho orvā ishoti, water lettuce·eatinghaṭabhakkho orvā ishoti, bran·eatingkaṇabhakkho orvā ishoti, scum·eatingācāmabhakkho orvā ishoti, sesame flour·eatingpiññākabhakkho orvā ishoti, grass·eatingtiṇabhakkho orvā ishoti, cow dung·eatinggomayabhakkho orvā ishoti; eating forest roots and fruitsvanamūlaphalāhāro survivesyāpeti eating fallen fruitpavattaphalabhojī.
heSo sunn hemp robes toosāṇānipi wearsdhāreti, mixed hemp robes toomasāṇānipi wearsdhāreti, corpse-wrapping cloth robes toochavadussānipi wearsdhāreti, rag robes toopaṁsukūlānipi wearsdhāreti, lodh tree bark robes tootirīṭānipi wearsdhāreti, antelope hide·tooajinampi wearsdhāreti, antelope hide·strip·tooajinakkhipampi wearsdhāreti, kusa grass·tookusacīrampi wearsdhāreti, bark·toovākacīrampi wearsdhāreti, wood-chips·toophalakacīrampi wearsdhāreti, hair·blanket·tookesakambalampi wearsdhāreti, horse-tail hair·blanket·toovāḷakambalampi wearsdhāreti, owl·wing·tooulūkapakkhampi wearsdhāreti;
hair-and-beard·pulling out·tookesamassulocakopi ishoti, committed to the practice of pulling out hair and beardkesamassulocanānuyogamanuyutto,
constantly standing·tooubbhaṭṭhakopi ishoti turning down seatsāsanapaṭikkhitto,
squatting·tooukkuṭikopi ishoti committed to the endeavor of squattingukkuṭikappadhānamanuyutto,
lying on a thorn mat tookaṇṭakāpassayikopi ishoti on a thorn matkaṇṭakāpassaye bedseyyaṁ makeskappeti;
dusk·third·toosāyatatiyakampi committed to the practice of water-immersionudakorohanānuyogamanuyutto apart·dwellviharati—
thusiti just·formevarūpaṁ many·variousanekavihitaṁ of the bodykāyassa committed to the practice of mortifying and tormentingātāpanaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto apart·dwellviharati.

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