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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 no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ cotkhaṭopikaṁ broken and dilapidatedoluggaviluggaṁ no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekissā potkumbhiyā grain storagedhaññasamavāpakaṁ no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ wifejāyikaṁ no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni robesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā into homelessnessanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ;
for thattañhi histassa weakabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, insubstantialasārakaṁ 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 no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ cotkhaṭopikaṁ broken and dilapidatedoluggaviluggaṁ no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekissā potkumbhiyā grain storagedhaññasamavāpakaṁ no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya, oneekaṁ wifejāyikaṁ no longer of pleasing formnaparamarūpaṁ having abandonedpahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni robesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā into homelessnessanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ;

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

just asSeyyathāpi, Udāyiudāyi, householdergahapati orvā householder’s 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's songahapatiputto orvā by bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho, cansakkoti manynekāni multitudes of coinsnikkhagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni multitudes of graindhaññagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni multitudes of fieldskhettagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni multitudes of propertiesvatthugaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni multitudes of wivesbhariyagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni multitudes of servantsdāsagaṇāni abandoningpahāya, manynekāni multitudes of maidservantsdāsigaṇāni abandoningpahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having removedohāretvā 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's songahapatiputto orvā with bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho, is ablesakkoti manynekāni heaps of coinsnikkhagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni heaps of graindhaññagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni heaps of fieldskhettagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni heaps of sitesvatthugaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni heaps of wivesbhariyagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni heaps of slavesdāsagaṇāni having abandonedpahāya, manynekāni heaps of slave-girlsdāsigaṇāni having abandonedpahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having donnedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ;
for thattañhi for himtassa weakabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, insubstantialasārakaṁ bondbandhanan”ti.
in the same way“Evameva indeedkho, Udāyiudāyi, some hereidhekacce gentlemenkulaputtā this‘idaṁ give uppajahathā’ti by memayā being spoken tovuccamānā theyte they said thusevamāhaṁsu:
what‘kiṁ but of thispanimassa trivialappamattakassa triflingoramattakassa to be given 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 wanting trainingsikkhākāmā theyte thattaṁ having given uppahāya relaxedappossukkā unruffledpannalomā surviving on charityparadattavuttā with heart as of wild deermigabhūtena with mindcetasā they liveviharanti.

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