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Majjhima Nikāya 66

Laṭukikopamasutta

The Simile of the Quail · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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by which‘yehi thatso manpuriso with bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho notna is ablesakkoti oneekaṁ little houseagārakaṁ broken and dilapidatedoluggaviluggaṁ open to crowskākātidāyiṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ cotkhaṭopikaṁ broken and dilapidatedoluggaviluggaṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekissā potkumbhiyā grain·storagedhaññasamavāpakaṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ wifejāyikaṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ forth·abandonpahāya hair·beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni robesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā not·home lifeanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ;
that + fortañhi histassa not·strongabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, not·substantialasārakaṁ bondbandhanan’ti;
rightlysammā indeednu indeedkho heso, Udāyiudāyi, speakingvadamāno would sayvadeyyā”ti?
no“No this indeedhetaṁ, venerable sirbhante.
by whichYehi heso, venerable sirbhante, manpuriso with bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho, notna is ablesakkoti oneekaṁ little houseagārakaṁ broken and dilapidatedoluggaviluggaṁ open to crowskākātidāyiṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ cotkhaṭopikaṁ broken and dilapidatedoluggaviluggaṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekissā potkumbhiyā grain·storagedhaññasamavāpakaṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ wifejāyikaṁ not·pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ forth·abandonpahāya hair·beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni robesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā not·home lifeanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ;

for that indeedtañhi histassa strongbalavaṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, not·rottenapūtikaṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, heavy,thūlo, yoke."kaliṅgaro”ti.
"just so“Evameva indeed,kho, Udāyi,udāyi, here someidhekacce futile·personmoghapurisā 'this‘idaṁ give up'pajahathā’ti by memayā being toldvuccamānā theyte spoke thus:evamāhaṁsu:
'what,‘kiṁ but thispanimassa not·triflingappamattakassa triflingoramattakassa much too strictadhisallikhatevāyaṁ ascetic'?samaṇo’ti?
TheyTe that verytañceva don't give up,nappajahanti, toward memayi andca bitternessappaccayaṁ they nurseupaṭṭhāpenti.
whoYe andca mendicantsbhikkhū training·wantingsikkhākāmā theirtesaṁ that,taṁ, Udāyi,udāyi, becomeshoti strongbalavaṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, not·rottenapūtikaṁ bond,bandhanaṁ, heavy,thūlo, yoke.kaliṅgaro.

just asSeyyathāpi, Udāyiudāyi, householdergahapati orvā householder·songahapatiputto orvā richaḍḍho affluentmahaddhano wealthymahābhogo, manynekānaṁ gold ingotsnikkhagaṇānaṁ heapcayo, manynekānaṁ graindhaññagaṇānaṁ heapcayo, manynekānaṁ fieldskhettagaṇānaṁ heapcayo, manynekānaṁ landsvatthugaṇānaṁ heapcayo, manynekānaṁ wivesbhariyagaṇānaṁ heapcayo, manynekānaṁ male bondservantsdāsagaṇānaṁ heapcayo, manynekānaṁ female bondservantsdāsigaṇānaṁ heapcayo;
heso gone to the monasteryārāmagataṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ might seepasseyya well-washed·hands and feetsudhotahatthapādaṁ satisfyingmanuññaṁ mealbhojanaṁ having eatenbhuttāviṁ coolsītāya shadechāyāya sittingnisinnaṁ in higher mindadhicitte devotedyuttaṁ.
to himTassa it would beevamassa:
pleasant‘sukhaṁ surelyvata sirbho the ascetic lifesāmaññaṁ, healthyārogyaṁ surelyvata sirbho the ascetic lifesāmaññaṁ.
ISo if only I couldvatassaṁ Iyohaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ might go forthpabbajeyyan’ti.
heSo would be ablesakkuṇeyya manynekāni gold ingotsnikkhagaṇāni having given uppahāya, manynekāni graindhaññagaṇāni having given uppahāya, manynekāni fieldskhettagaṇāni having given uppahāya, manynekāni landsvatthugaṇāni having given uppahāya, manynekāni wivesbhariyagaṇāni having given uppahāya, manynekāni male bondservantsdāsagaṇāni having given uppahāya, manynekāni female bondservantsdāsigaṇāni having given uppahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ.

whoYo nownu indeedkho, Udāyiudāyi, thusevaṁ should sayvadeyya:
by which‘yehi thatso householdergahapati orvā householder·songahapatiputto orvā by bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho, cansakkoti manynekāni coin·multitudenikkhagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni grain·multitudedhaññagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni field·multitudekhettagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni property·multitudevatthugaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni wife·multitudebhariyagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni servant·multitudedāsagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni maidservant·multitudedāsigaṇāni forth·leavepahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ down·carryohāretvā ochre robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ, for thattañhi for himtassa strongbalavaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bondbandhanaṁ, unrottedapūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, heavythūlo, yokekaliṅgaro’ti;
rightlysammā nownu indeedkho heso, Udāyiudāyi, speakingvadamāno would sayvadeyyā”ti?
no“No for thishetaṁ, sirbhante.

by whichYehi heso, sirbhante, householdergahapati orvā householder·songahapatiputto orvā with bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho, is ablesakkoti manynekāni coin·heapsnikkhagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni grain·heapsdhaññagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni field·heapskhettagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni site·heapsvatthugaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni wife·heapsbhariyagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni slave·heapsdāsagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni slave-girl·heapsdāsigaṇāni forth·abandonpahāya hair·beardkesamassuṁ off·shaveohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā not·homeanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ;
for thattañhi for himtassa not·strengthabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, not·substanceasārakaṁ bondbandhanan”ti.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, Udāyiudāyi, some hereidhekacce family·sonskulaputtā this‘idaṁ give uppajahathā’ti by memayā being spoken tovuccamānā theyte they said thusevamāhaṁsu:
what‘kiṁ but of thispanimassa trivialappamattakassa triflingoramattakassa forth·give uppahātabbassa whichyassa for usno blessed onebhagavā tells to give uppahānamāha, whichyassa for usno holy onesugato tells to let gopaṭinissaggamāhā’ti?
theyTe that sametañceva they give uppajahanti, toward memayi andca notna bitternessappaccayaṁ they nurseupaṭṭhāpenti.
whoYe andca monksbhikkhū training·wantingsikkhākāmā theyte thattaṁ forth·give uppahāya relaxedappossukkā unruffledpannalomā charity·survivingparadattavuttā deer·beingmigabhūtena with mindcetasā they liveviharanti.

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