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Majjhima Nikāya 51

Kandarakasutta

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harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya harshpharusāya speechvācāya refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti, whichyā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā pleasing to the earkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā going to the hearthadayaṅgamā politeporī likable to the peoplebahujanakantā agreeable to the peoplebahujanamanāpā suchtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ one who speaksbhāsitā ishoti.
talking nonsenseSamphappalāpaṁ having given uppahāya talking nonsensesamphappalāpā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti speaking timelykālavādī speaking truthbhūtavādī speaking meaningfullyatthavādī speaking Dhammadhammavādī speaking Vinayavinayavādī, valuablenidhānavatiṁ speechvācaṁ one who speaksbhāsitā at the right timekālena reasonablesāpadesaṁ succinctpariyantavatiṁ beneficialatthasaṁhitaṁ.
heSo injuring plants and seedsbījagāmabhūtagāmasamārambhā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti,
eating one mealekabhattiko ishoti abstaining at nightrattūparato abstainingvirato food at the wrong timevikālabhojanā;
seeing shows of dancing, singing, and musicnaccagītavāditavisūkadassanā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
attiring and adorning with garlands, fragrance, and makeupmālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
high and luxurious bedsuccāsayanamahāsayanā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving gold and currencyjātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving raw grainsāmakadhaññapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving raw meatāmakamaṁsapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving women and girlsitthikumārikapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving male and female bondservantsdāsidāsapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving goats and sheepajeḷakapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving chickens and pigskukkuṭasūkarapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving elephants, cows, horses, and mareshatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
receiving fields and landkhettavatthupaṭiggahaṇā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
running errands and messagesdūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
buying and sellingkayavikkayā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
falsifying weights, metals, or measurestulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
bribery, fraud, cheating, and duplicityukkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyogā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti;
mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violencechedanavadhabandhanaviparāmosaālopasahasākārā refraining frompaṭivirato ishoti.

heSo contentsantuṭṭho ishoti for looking after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena for looking after the bellykucchiparihārikena with almsfood.piṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva goes,pakkamati, taking only these thingssamādāyeva he sets out.pakkamati.
just asSeyyathāpi indeednāma a birdpakkhī birdsakuṇo whereveryena whereveryeneva flies,ḍeti, wings are its only burdensapattabhārova it flies;ḍeti;
in the same wayevameva a mendicantbhikkhu contentsantuṭṭho ishoti for looking after the bodykāyaparihārikena with robescīvarena for looking after the bellykucchiparihārikena with almsfood.piṇḍapātena. heSo whereveryena whereveryeneva goes,pakkamati, taking only these thingssamādāyeva he sets out.pakkamati.
heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena with spectrum of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato insideajjhattaṁ blameless happinessanavajjasukhaṁ he experiences.paṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo with the eyecakkhunā formrūpaṁ having seendisvā notna grasping the signnimittaggāhī ishoti nor grasping the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī.
because of whichYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of sightcakkhundriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā evilpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would overcomeanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya he practicespaṭipajjati, he protectsrakkhati the faculty of sight,cakkhundriyaṁ, in the faculty of sightcakkhundriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ he achievesāpajjati.
with the earSotena soundsaddaṁ having heardsutvā ……pe…
with the noseghānena odorgandhaṁ having smelledghāyitvā ……pe…
with the tonguejivhāya flavorrasaṁ having tastedsāyitvā ……pe…
with the bodykāyena touchphoṭṭhabbaṁ having touchedphusitvā ……pe…
with the mindmanasā ideadhammaṁ having knownviññāya notna grasping the signnimittaggāhī ishoti nor grasping the detailsnānubyañjanaggāhī.
because of whichYatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ the faculty of mindmanindriyaṁ unrestrainedasaṁvutaṁ dwellingviharantaṁ covetousness and displeasureabhijjhādomanassā evilpāpakā unskillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā would overcomeanvāssaveyyuṁ of thattassa for restraintsaṁvarāya he practicespaṭipajjati, he protectsrakkhati the faculty of mind,manindriyaṁ, in the faculty of mindmanindriye restraintsaṁvaraṁ he achievesāpajjati.
heSo with thisiminā nobleariyena with sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato internallyajjhattaṁ unsullied blissabyāsekasukhaṁ he experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti.

heSo when going outabhikkante when coming backpaṭikkante acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when looking aheadālokite when looking asidevilokite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when bendingsamiñjite when extendingpasārite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robessaṅghāṭipattacīvaradhāraṇe acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when eatingasite when drinkingpīte when chewingkhāyite when tastingsāyite acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when urinating and defecatinguccārapassāvakamme acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti, when walkinggate when standingṭhite when sittingnisinne when sleepingsutte when wakingjāgarite when speakingbhāsite when keeping silenttuṇhībhāve acting with situational awarenesssampajānakārī ishoti.

heSo with thisiminā andca with the nobleariyena with the aggregate of ethicssīlakkhandhena endowedsamannāgato, with thisimāya andca with the nobleariyāya with contentmentsantuṭṭhiyā endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca with the nobleariyena with sense restraintindriyasaṁvarena endowedsamannāgato, with thisiminā andca with the nobleariyena with mindfulness and clear comprehensionsatisampajaññena endowedsamannāgato
a secludedvivittaṁ lodgingsenāsanaṁ frequentsbhajati a wildernessaraññaṁ the root of a treerukkhamūlaṁ a hillpabbataṁ a ravinekandaraṁ a mountain cavegiriguhaṁ a charnel groundsusānaṁ a forestvanapatthaṁ the open airabbhokāsaṁ a heap of strawpalālapuñjaṁ.

heSo after the mealpacchābhattaṁ returned from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto sits downnisīdati cross-leggedpallaṅkaṁ having foldedābhujitvā straightujuṁ bodykāyaṁ having setpaṇidhāya to the presentparimukhaṁ mindfulnesssatiṁ having broughtupaṭṭhapetvā.
heSo covetousnessabhijjhaṁ in the worldloke having given uppahāya with a heart rid of covetousnessvigatābhijjhena with heartcetasā meditatesviharati, of covetousnessabhijjhāya mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti,
ill will and malevolencebyāpādapadosaṁ having given uppahāya with mind rid of ill willabyāpannacitto meditatesviharati sympathetic to all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī, of ill will and malevolencebyāpādapadosā mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti;
dullness and drowsinessthinamiddhaṁ having given uppahāya with a mind rid of dullness and drowsinessvigatathinamiddho meditatesviharati perceiving lightālokasaññī mindfulsato awaresampajāno, of dullness and drowsinessthinamiddhā mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti;
restlessness and remorseuddhaccakukkuccaṁ having given uppahāya without restlessnessanuddhato meditatesviharati internallyajjhattaṁ with settled mindvūpasantacitto, of restlessness and remorseuddhaccakukkuccā mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti;
doubtvicikicchaṁ having given uppahāya gone beyond doubttiṇṇavicikiccho meditatesviharati not undecidedakathaṅkathī about skillfulkusalesu qualitiesdhammesu, of doubtvicikicchāya mindcittaṁ cleansesparisodheti.

heSo theseime fivepañca hindrancesnīvaraṇe having given uppahāya of the mindcetaso corruptionsupakkilese of wisdompaññāya weakeningdubbalīkaraṇe,
quite secludedvivicceva from sensual pleasureskāmehi secludedvivicca from unskillfulakusalehi qualitiesdhammehi with placing the mindsavitakkaṁ with keeping it connectedsavicāraṁ born of seclusionvivekajaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja he remainsviharati;

of placing the mind and keeping it connectedvitakkavicārānaṁ through the stillingvūpasamā with internal clarityajjhattaṁ claritysampasādanaṁ of mindcetaso at oneekodibhāvaṁ without placing the mindavitakkaṁ without keeping it connectedavicāraṁ born of immersionsamādhijaṁ rapture and blisspītisukhaṁ seconddutiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ they enterupasampajja they remain;viharati;

of rapturepītiyā andca from fading awayvirāgā equanimousupekkhako andca they dwellviharati mindfulsato andca awaresampajāno and blisssukhañca with the bodykāyena they experiencepaṭisaṁvedeti, whichyaṁ thattaṁ noble onesariyā they declareācikkhanti: equanimous‘upekkhako mindfulsatimā one who dwells in blisssukhavihārī’ti thirdtatiyaṁ absorptionjhānaṁ having enteredupasampajja they dwellviharati;

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