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Majjhima Nikāya 54

Potaliyasutta

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thusEvaṁ by meme heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Aṅguttarāpansaṅguttarāpesu was stayingviharati Āpaṇaāpaṇaṁ namednāma of the Aṅguttarāpansaṅguttarāpānaṁ town.nigamo.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking his bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya Āpaṇaāpaṇaṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.
in ĀpaṇaĀpaṇe for almspiṇḍāya having wanderedcaritvā after the mealpacchābhattaṁ on his return from almsroundpiṇḍapātapaṭikkanto where there was a certainyenaññataro forest grovevanasaṇḍo he went theretenupasaṅkami for the day’s meditationdivāvihārāya.
thatTaṁ forest grovevanasaṇḍaṁ having plunged deep intoajjhogāhetvā in a certainaññatarasmiṁ at the root of a treerukkhamūle for the day’s meditationdivāvihāraṁ satnisīdi.

Potaliya tooPotaliyopi indeedkho householdergahapati well dressed in sarong and cloaksampannanivāsanapāvuraṇo with parasol and sandalschattupāhanāhi going for a walkjaṅghāvihāraṁ walking alonganucaṅkamamāno wandering alonganuvicaramāno whereyena thatso forest grovevanasaṇḍo he approached thattenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā thattaṁ forest grovevanasaṇḍaṁ having plunged intoajjhogāhetvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā he approached thattenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā together withsaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ stoodaṭṭhāsi. to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhitaṁ indeedkho Potaliyapotaliyaṁ householdergahapatiṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā said thisetadavoca:
there are“saṁvijjanti indeedkho, householdergahapati, seatsāsanāni; ifsace you wishākaṅkhasi sitnisīdā”ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Potaliyapotaliyo householdergahapati by the address 'householder'“gahapativādena memaṁ asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo addressessamudācaratī”ti angrykupito upsetanattamano silenttuṇhī wasahosi.
for a second timeDutiyampi indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā …pe……pe…
for a third timetatiyampi indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Potaliyapotaliyaṁ householdergahapatiṁ said thisetadavoca:
there are“saṁvijjanti indeedkho, householdergahapati, seatsāsanāni; ifsace you wishākaṅkhasi sitnisīdā”ti.
thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, Potaliyapotaliyo householdergahapati by the address 'householder'“gahapativādena memaṁ asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo addressessamudācaratī”ti angrykupito upsetanattamano to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
that indeed“tayidaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, not propernacchannaṁ, that indeedtayidaṁ not appropriatenappatirūpaṁ, thatyaṁ memaṁ youtvaṁ by the address 'householder'gahapativādena you addresssamudācarasī”ti.

those“Te indeedhi for youte, householdergahapati, featuresākārā, thosete attributesliṅgā, thosete signsnimittā asyathā thattaṁ of a householdergahapatissā”ti.
so it is“Tathā indeedhi thenpana myme, worthybho Gotamagotama, allsabbe workkammantā turned downpaṭikkhittā, allsabbe businessvohārā cut offsamucchinnā”ti.
in what“Yathā waykathaṁ thenpana for youte, householdergahapati, allsabbe workkammantā turned downpaṭikkhittā, allsabbe businessvohārā cut offsamucchinnā”ti?
here“Idha myme, worthybho Gotamagotama, that whichyaṁ there wasahosi moneydhanaṁ orvā graindhaññaṁ orvā silverrajataṁ orvā goldjātarūpaṁ orvā allsabbaṁ thattaṁ to childrenputtānaṁ inheritancedāyajjaṁ handed overniyyātaṁ, And in this matter Itatthāhaṁ not advisinganovādī not reprimandinganupavādī with food and clothes at mostghāsacchādanaparamo I liveviharāmi.
thusEvaṁ indeedkho myme, worthybho Gotamagotama, allsabbe workkammantā turned downpaṭikkhittā, allsabbe businessvohārā cut offsamucchinnā”ti.
one way“Aññathā indeedkho youtvaṁ, householdergahapati, cutting off of businessvohārasamucchedaṁ you describevadasi, differentlyaññathā butca thenpana of the Noble Oneariyassa in trainingvinaye cutting off of businessvohārasamucchedo ishotī”ti.
in what“Yathā waykathaṁ thenpana, sirbhante, of the Noble Oneariyassa in trainingvinaye cutting off of businessvohārasamucchedo ishoti?

wellSādhu for meme, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā in such a waytathā the teachingdhammaṁ let him teachdesetu asyathā of the noble oneariyassa in the disciplinevinaye the cutting off of worldly conventionsvohārasamucchedo there ishotī”ti.
then“Tena indeedhi, householdergahapati, listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ in the mindmanasi dokarohi, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho Potaliyapotaliyo the householdergahapati to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosi.

the Blessed OneBhagavā said this:etadavoca:
eight“aṭṭha indeedkho theseime, householdergahapati, thingsdhammā of the Noble Oneariyassa in the trainingvinaye for the cutting off of businessvohārasamucchedāya lead tosaṁvattanti.
whichKatame eight?aṭṭha?
not killing living creaturesApāṇātipātaṁ relying onnissāya killing living creaturespāṇātipāto should be given uppahātabbo;
not stealingdinnādānaṁ relying onnissāya stealingadinnādānaṁ should be given uppahātabbaṁ;
speaking the truthsaccavācaṁ relying onnissāya lyingmusāvādo should be given uppahātabbo;
not backbitingapisuṇaṁ speechvācaṁ relying onnissāya backbitingpisuṇā speechvācā should be given uppahātabbā;
not being greedy and lustfulagiddhilobhaṁ relying onnissāya greed and lustgiddhilobho should be given uppahātabbo;
not blaming and not insultinganindārosaṁ relying onnissāya blaming and insultingnindāroso should be given uppahātabbo;
not being angry and distressedakkodhūpāyāsaṁ relying onnissāya anger and distresskodhūpāyāso should be given uppahātabbo;
not being arrogantanatimānaṁ relying onnissāya arroganceatimāno should be given uppahātabbo.
theseIme indeedkho, householdergahapati, eightaṭṭha thingsdhammā in briefsaṅkhittena statedvuttā, in detailvitthārena not analyzedavibhattā, of the Noble Oneariyassa in the trainingvinaye for the cutting off of businessvohārasamucchedāya lead tosaṁvattantī”ti.

which“Ye to meme, sirbhante, by the Blessed Onebhagavatā eightaṭṭha thingsdhammā in briefsaṅkhittena spokenvuttā, in detailvitthārena unanalyzedavibhattā, of the nobleariyassa in the disciplinevinaye for the cutting off of conventionsvohārasamucchedāya lead tosaṁvattanti, it would be goodsādhu to meme, sirbhante, the Blessed Onebhagavā theseime eightaṭṭha thingsdhamme in detailvitthārena may analyzevibhajatu sympathyanukampaṁ out ofupādāyā”ti.
well then“Tena indeedhi, householdergahapati, listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ mindmanasi applykarohi, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, sirbhante”ti indeedkho Potaliyapotaliyo householdergahapati to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosi.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

non-killing of living creatures“‘Apāṇātipātaṁ relying onnissāya killing living creaturespāṇātipāto should be given uppahātabbo’ti quotation markeriti indeedkho and thispanetaṁ was saidvuttaṁ, but why thiskiñcetaṁ because ofpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ?
hereIdha, householdergahapati, noble discipleariyasāvako thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
of which‘yesaṁ indeedkho Iahaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ becausehetu one who kills living creaturespāṇātipātī I might beassaṁ, of them Itesāhaṁ fetterssaṁyojanānaṁ for the giving uppahānāya for the cutting offsamucchedāya practicingpaṭipanno.
if IAhañceva indeedkho butpana one who kills living creaturespāṇātipātī I might beassaṁ, myself tooattāpi memaṁ would reprimandupavadeyya because of killing living creaturespāṇātipātapaccayā, after examination tooanuviccāpi memaṁ sensible peopleviññū would criticizegaraheyyuṁ because of killing living creaturespāṇātipātapaccayā, of the bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā bad destinationduggati to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā because of killing living creaturespāṇātipātapaccayā.
this veryEtadeva indeedkho butpana fettersaṁyojanaṁ thisetaṁ hindrancenīvaraṇaṁ that isyadidaṁ killing living creaturespāṇātipāto.
whichYe andca because of killing living creaturespāṇātipātapaccayā might ariseuppajjeyyuṁ defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā, from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā of one abstainingpaṭiviratassa soevaṁsa thosete defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā notna arehonti’.
non-killing of living creatures‘Apāṇātipātaṁ relying onnissāya killing living creaturespāṇātipāto should be given uppahātabbo’ti—
quotation markeriti that whichyantaṁ was saidvuttaṁ this isidametaṁ because ofpaṭicca was saidvuttaṁ.

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