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Majjhima Nikāya 65

Bhaddālisutta

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hereIdha nowpana, Bhaddālibhaddāli, some oneekacco monkbhikkhu a frequent offenderabhiṇhāpattiko ishoti with many offensesāpattibahulo.
heSo by the monksbhikkhūhi being admonishedvuccamāno not with one thing and anothernāññenaññaṁ does not dodge the issuepaṭicarati, distracting the discussion with irrelevant pointsbahiddhā discussionkathaṁ notna does not lead awayapanāmeti, notna annoyance andkopañca hate anddosañca bitterness andappaccayañca does not displaypātukaroti, properlysammā proceedsvattati, falls in linelomaṁ he falls in linepāteti, proceeds to get past itnetthāraṁ proceedsvattati, by which‘yena Saṅghasaṅgho pleasedattamano ishoti thattaṁ I dokaromī’ti saysāha.
in that caseTatra, Bhaddālibhaddāli, of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ thusevaṁ ishoti:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, monkbhikkhu a frequent offenderabhiṇhāpattiko with many offensesāpattibahulo.
heSo by the monksbhikkhūhi being admonishedvuccamāno not with one thing and anothernāññenaññaṁ does not dodge the issuepaṭicarati, distracting the discussion with irrelevant pointsbahiddhā discussionkathaṁ notna does not lead awayapanāmeti, notna annoyance andkopañca hate anddosañca bitterness andappaccayañca does not displaypātukaroti, properlysammā proceedsvattati, falls in linelomaṁ he falls in linepāteti, proceeds to get past itnetthāraṁ proceedsvattati, by which“yena Saṅghasaṅgho pleasedattamano ishoti thattaṁ I dokaromī”ti saysāha.
goodSādhu venerable sirsvatāyasmanto, thisimassa monkbhikkhuno in such a waytathā in such a waytathā you should examineupaparikkhatha that thisyathāssidaṁ disciplinary issueadhikaraṇaṁ quicklykhippameva would be settledvūpasameyyā’ti.
of thatTassa indeedkho thusevaṁ, Bhaddālibhaddāli, monkbhikkhuno monksbhikkhū in such a waytathā in such a waytathā examineupaparikkhanti that thisyathāssidaṁ disciplinary issueadhikaraṇaṁ quicklykhippameva is settledvūpasammati.

Take some other monk who is a frequent offender with many offenses. When admonished by the monks, he doesn’t dodge the issue, distracting the discussion with irrelevant points. He doesn’t display annoyance, hate, and bitterness. He proceeds properly, he falls in line, he proceeds to get past it, and he says: ‘I’ll do what pleases the Saṅgha.’ In such a case, the monks say: ‘Reverends, this monk is a frequent offender, with many offenses. When admonished by the monks, he doesn’t dodge the issue, distracting the discussion with irrelevant points. He doesn’t display annoyance, hate, and bitterness. He proceeds properly, he falls in line, he proceeds to get past it, and he says: “I’ll do what pleases the Saṅgha.” It’d be good for the venerables to examine this monk in such a way that this disciplinary issue is quickly settled.’ And that’s what they do.

hereIdha, Bhaddālibhaddāli, someekacco monkbhikkhu an occasional offenderadhiccāpattiko ishoti without many offensesanāpattibahulo.
heSo by the monksbhikkhūhi being admonishedvuccamāno the issueaññenaññaṁ dodgespaṭicarati, outsidebahiddhā the talkkathaṁ divertsapanāmeti, and angerkopañca and ill willdosañca and discontentappaccayañca revealspātukaroti, notna properlysammā he behavesvattati, notna compliantlylomaṁ he actspāteti, notna the settlementnetthāraṁ he proceeds tovattati, by which‘yena the Saṅghasaṅgho satisfiedattamano ishoti thattaṁ I dokaromī’ti he does not saynāha.
thereTatra, Bhaddālibhaddāli, of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ thusevaṁ it ishoti:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, monkbhikkhu an occasional offenderadhiccāpattiko without many offensesanāpattibahulo.
heSo by the monksbhikkhūhi being admonishedvuccamāno the issueaññenaññaṁ dodgespaṭicarati, outsidebahiddhā the talkkathaṁ divertsapanāmeti, and angerkopañca and ill willdosañca and discontentappaccayañca revealspātukaroti, notna properlysammā he behavesvattati, notna compliantlylomaṁ he actspāteti, notna the settlementnetthāraṁ he proceeds tovattati, by which“yena the Saṅghasaṅgho satisfiedattamano ishoti thattaṁ I dokaromī”ti he does not saynāha.
It would be goodSādhu indeed, venerablesvatāyasmanto, of thisimassa monkbhikkhuno in such a waytathā in such a waytathā you should examineupaparikkhatha that thisyathāssidaṁ disciplinary issueadhikaraṇaṁ notna quicklykhippameva would be settledvūpasameyyā’ti.
of thatTassa indeedkho thusevaṁ, Bhaddālibhaddāli, monkbhikkhuno the monksbhikkhū in such a waytathā in such a waytathā examineupaparikkhanti that thisyathāssidaṁ disciplinary issueadhikaraṇaṁ notna quicklykhippameva is settledvūpasammati.

Take some other monk who is an occasional offender without many offenses. When admonished by the monks, he dodges the issue … In such a case, the monks say: ‘Reverends, this monk is an occasional offender without many offenses. When admonished by the monks, he dodges the issue … It’d be good for the venerables to examine this monk in such a way that this disciplinary issue is not quickly settled.’ And that’s what they do.

hereIdha nowpana, Bhaddālibhaddāli, some oneekacco monkbhikkhu occasional offenderadhiccāpattiko ishoti without many offensesanāpattibahulo.
heSo by the monksbhikkhūhi being admonishedvuccamāno doesn’t dodge the issuenāññenaññaṁ dodgespaṭicarati, notna outsidebahiddhā talkkathaṁ leads awayapanāmeti, notna anger andkopañca ill-will anddosañca displeasure andappaccayañca revealspātukaroti, properlysammā behavesvattati, bristlinglomaṁ causespāteti, redressnetthāraṁ behavesvattati, by which‘yena the Saṅghasaṅgho satisfiedattamano ishoti thattaṁ I dokaromī’ti saysāha.
in that caseTatra, Bhaddālibhaddāli, of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ thusevaṁ occurshoti:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, monkbhikkhu occasional offenderadhiccāpattiko without many offensesanāpattibahulo.
heSo by the monksbhikkhūhi being admonishedvuccamāno doesn’t dodge the issuenāññenaññaṁ dodgespaṭicarati, notna outsidebahiddhā talkkathaṁ leads awayapanāmeti, notna anger andkopañca ill-will anddosañca displeasure andappaccayañca revealspātukaroti, properlysammā behavesvattati, bristlinglomaṁ causespāteti, redressnetthāraṁ behavesvattati, by which“yena the Saṅghasaṅgho satisfiedattamano ishoti thattaṁ I dokaromī”ti saysāha.
goodSādhu venerablesvatāyasmanto, of thisimassa monkbhikkhuno suchtathā suchtathā examineupaparikkhatha so that thisyathāssidaṁ disciplinary issueadhikaraṇaṁ quicklykhippameva would be settledvūpasameyyā’ti.
of thisTassa indeedkho thusevaṁ, Bhaddālibhaddāli, monkbhikkhuno the monksbhikkhū suchtathā suchtathā examineupaparikkhanti so that thisyathāssidaṁ disciplinary issueadhikaraṇaṁ quicklykhippameva is settledvūpasammati.

Take some other monk who is an occasional offender without many offenses. When admonished by the monks, he doesn’t dodge the issue … In such a case, the monks say: ‘Reverends, this monk is an occasional offender without many offenses. When admonished by the monks, he doesn’t dodge the issue … It’d be good for the venerables to examine this monk in such a way that this disciplinary issue is quickly settled.’ And that’s what they do.

hereIdha, Bhaddālibhaddāli, someekacco monkbhikkhu with mere faithsaddhāmattakena gets byvahati with mere fondnesspemamattakena.
thereTatra, Bhaddālibhaddāli, of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ thusevaṁ it ishoti:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, monkbhikkhu with mere faithsaddhāmattakena gets byvahati with mere fondnesspemamattakena.
ifSace wemayaṁ thisimaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ pressuringpasayha pressuringpasayha a punishmentkāraṇaṁ we will dokarissāma—
do notmā of hisyampissa thattaṁ mere faithsaddhāmattakaṁ mere fondnesspemamattakaṁ from thattamhāpi let him loseparihāyī’ti.

Take some other monk who gets by with mere faith and fondness. In such a case, the monks say: ‘Reverends, this monk gets by with mere faith and fondness. Suppose we punish him, repeatedly pressuring him— no, let him not lose what little faith and fondness he has!’

supposeSeyyathāpi, Bhaddālibhaddāli, of a personpurisassa oneekaṁ eyecakkhuṁ, histassa friends and colleaguesmittāmaccā relatives and kinñātisālohitā thattaṁ oneekaṁ eyecakkhuṁ would protectrakkheyyuṁ:
let not‘mā of himyampissa thattaṁ oneekaṁ eyecakkhuṁ and from thattamhāpi should loseparihāyī’ti;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, Bhaddālibhaddāli, here someidhekacco monkbhikkhu by mere faithsaddhāmattakena gets byvahati by mere fondnesspemamattakena.
in such a caseTatra, Bhaddālibhaddāli, of the monksbhikkhūnaṁ thusevaṁ there ishoti:
this‘ayaṁ indeedkho, reverendsāvuso, monkbhikkhu by mere faithsaddhāmattakena gets byvahati by mere fondnesspemamattakena.
ifSace wemayaṁ thisimaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ pressuringpasayha pressuringpasayha actionkāraṇaṁ we will dokarissāma—
let notmā of himyampissa thattaṁ mere faithsaddhāmattakaṁ mere fondnesspemamattakaṁ and from thattamhāpi should loseparihāyī’ti.
thisAyaṁ indeedkho, Bhaddālibhaddāli, causehetu thisayaṁ reasonpaccayo by whichyena here somemidhekaccaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ pressuringpasayha pressuringpasayha actionkāraṇaṁ they dokaronti.
thisAyaṁ butpana, Bhaddālibhaddāli, causehetu thisayaṁ reasonpaccayo, by whichyena here somemidhekaccaṁ monkbhikkhuṁ notno similarlytathā pressuringpasayha pressuringpasayha actionkāraṇaṁ they dokarontī”ti.

Suppose there was a person with one eye. Their friends and colleagues, relatives and kin would protect that one eye: ‘Let them not lose the one eye that they have!’ In the same way, some monk gets by with mere faith and fondness. In such a case, the monks say: ‘Reverends, this monk gets by with mere faith and fondness. Suppose we punish him, repeatedly pressuring him— no, let him not lose what little faith and love he has!’ This is the cause, this is the reason why they punish some monk, repeatedly pressuring him. And this is the cause, this is the reason why they don’t similarly punish another monk, repeatedly pressuring him.”

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