Kukkuravatikasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 57

The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Dog · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Koliyanskoliyesu was stayingviharati Haliddavasanahaliddavasanaṁ namednāma of the Koliyanskoliyānaṁ townnigamo.

thenAtha indeedkho Puṇṇapuṇṇo andca the Koliyankoliyaputto a cow votarygovatiko naked asceticacelo andca Seniyaseniyo a dog votarykukkuravatiko whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā approached himtenupasaṅkamiṁsu; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Puṇṇapuṇṇo the Koliyankoliyaputto a cow votarygovatiko to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ having bowedabhivādetvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. naked asceticAcelo butpana Seniyaseniyo a dog votarykukkuravatiko with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodi. politeSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ courteoussāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā like a dogkukkurova having curled uppalikujjitvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Puṇṇapuṇṇo the Koliyankoliyaputto a cow votarygovatiko to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this“ayaṁ, sirbhante, naked asceticacelo Seniyaseniyo a dog votarykukkuravatiko who does a hard thingdukkarakārako placed on the groundchamānikkhittaṁ foodbhojanaṁ eatsbhuñjati.
by himTassa thattaṁ dog observancekukkuravataṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ undertakensamattaṁ taken upsamādinnaṁ.
by himTassa whatkā destinationgati, whatko next lifeabhisamparāyo”ti?
enough“Alaṁ, Puṇṇapuṇṇa, let it betiṭṭhatetaṁ; do notmā memaṁ thatetaṁ askpucchī”ti.
for a second timeDutiyampi indeedkho Puṇṇapuṇṇo the Koliyankoliyaputto a cow votarygovatiko …pe……pe…
for a third timetatiyampi indeedkho Puṇṇapuṇṇo the Koliyankoliyaputto a cow votarygovatiko to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this“ayaṁ, sirbhante, naked asceticacelo Seniyaseniyo a dog votarykukkuravatiko who does a hard thingdukkarakārako placed on the groundchamānikkhittaṁ foodbhojanaṁ eatsbhuñjati.
by himTassa thattaṁ dog observancekukkuravataṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ undertakensamattaṁ taken upsamādinnaṁ.

hisTassa whatkā destination,gati, whatko next life?abhisamparāyo”ti?
clearly,“Addhā indeedkho to youte I,ahaṁ, Puṇṇa,puṇṇa, notna I get throughlabhāmi.
enough,Alaṁ, Puṇṇa,puṇṇa, let it be;tiṭṭhatetaṁ; don'tmā memaṁ thatetaṁ ask;pucchīti;
neverthelessapi andca I to youtyāhaṁ I will answer.byākarissāmi.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, naked asceticacelo Seniyaseniyo dog-vow practitionerkukkuravatiko weptparodi, tearsassūni shedpavattesi.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Puṇṇapuṇṇaṁ Koliyan sonkoliyaputtaṁ cow-vow practitionergovatikaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this“etaṁ indeedkho to youte Iahaṁ, Puṇṇapuṇṇa, did not get throughnālatthaṁ.
enoughAlaṁ, Puṇṇapuṇṇa, let it betiṭṭhatetaṁ; do notmā memaṁ thisetaṁ askpucchī”ti.
I do not“Nāhaṁ, sirbhante, thisetaṁ cryrodāmi becauseyaṁ memaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spoke thusevamāha;
butapi andca by meme thisidaṁ, sirbhante, dog observancekukkuravataṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ fullysamattaṁ undertakensamādinnaṁ.
thisAyaṁ, sirbhante, Puṇṇapuṇṇo Koliyan sonkoliyaputto cow-vow practitionergovatiko.
for himTassa thattaṁ cow observancegovataṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ fullysamattaṁ undertakensamādinnaṁ.
for himTassa whatkā destinationgati, whatko future stateabhisamparāyo”ti?
enough“Alaṁ, Seniyaseniya, let it betiṭṭhatetaṁ; do notmā memaṁ thisetaṁ askpucchī”ti.
a second time tooDutiyampi indeedkho naked asceticacelo Seniyaseniyo …pe……pe…
a third time tootatiyampi indeedkho naked asceticacelo Seniyaseniyo dog-vow practitionerkukkuravatiko the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said thisetadavoca:
this“ayaṁ, sirbhante, Puṇṇapuṇṇo Koliyan sonkoliyaputto cow-vow practitionergovatiko.
for himTassa thattaṁ cow observancegovataṁ for a long timedīgharattaṁ fullysamattaṁ undertakensamādinnaṁ.
for himTassa whatkā destinationgati, whatko future stateabhisamparāyo”ti?

clearly“Addhā indeedkho to youte Iahaṁ, Seniyaseniya, notna I getlabhāmi.
enoughAlaṁ, Seniyaseniya, let it betiṭṭhatetaṁ; do notmā memaṁ thatetaṁ askpucchīti;
neverthelessapi andca I to youtyāhaṁ I will answerbyākarissāmi.

hereIdha, Seniyaseniya, some personekacco the cow observancegovataṁ developsbhāveti fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ, a cow's ethicsgosīlaṁ developsbhāveti fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ, a cow's mentalitygocittaṁ developsbhāveti fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ, a cow's behaviorgavākappaṁ developsbhāveti fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ.
heSo the cow observancegovataṁ having developedbhāvetvā fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ, a cow's ethicsgosīlaṁ having developedbhāvetvā fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ, a cow's mentalitygocittaṁ having developedbhāvetvā fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ, a cow's behaviorgavākappaṁ having developedbhāvetvā fullyparipuṇṇaṁ uninterruptedlyabbokiṇṇaṁ of the bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā of cowsgunnaṁ in the companysahabyataṁ is rebornupapajjati.
ifSace indeedkho for him there ispanassa such a viewevaṁdiṭṭhi there ishoti: by this I‘imināhaṁ by preceptsīlena orvā by observancevatena orvā by fervent austeritytapena orvā by spiritual practicebrahmacariyena orvā a goddevo orvā I will becomebhavissāmi one of the godsdevaññataro orvā’ti, his that issāssa there ishoti wrong viewmicchādiṭṭhi.
for one with wrong viewMicchādiṭṭhissa indeedkho Iahaṁ, Seniyaseniya, of twodvinnaṁ of destinationsgatīnaṁ oneaññataraṁ destinationgatiṁ I say: hellvadāmi—nirayaṁ orvā the animal realmtiracchānayoniṁ orvā.
thusIti indeedkho, Seniyaseniya, succeedingsampajjamānaṁ the cow observancegovataṁ of cowsgunnaṁ in the companysahabyataṁ leads toupaneti, failingvipajjamānaṁ to hellnirayan”ti.

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