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Majjhima Nikāya 67

Cātumasutta

At Cātumā · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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to himTassa thusevaṁ it occurs:hoti: we‘mayaṁ indeedkho formerlypubbe having been laypeopleagāriyabhūtā beingsamānā whatyaṁ we wishicchāma thattaṁ we eatkhādāma, whatyaṁ notna we wishicchāma notna thattaṁ we eatkhādāma; whatyaṁ we wishicchāma thattaṁ we consumebhuñjāma, whatyaṁ notna we wishicchāma notna thattaṁ we consumebhuñjāma; whatyaṁ we wishicchāma thattaṁ we tastesāyāma, whatyaṁ notna we wishicchāma notna thattaṁ we tastesāyāma; whatyaṁ we wishicchāma thattaṁ we drinkpivāma, whatyaṁ notna we wishicchāma notna thattaṁ we drinkpivāma;
even allowablekappiyampi we eatkhādāma, even unallowableakappiyampi we eatkhādāma; even allowablekappiyampi we consumebhuñjāma, even unallowableakappiyampi we consumebhuñjāma; even allowablekappiyampi we tastesāyāma, even unallowableakappiyampi we tastesāyāma; even allowablekappiyampi we drinkpivāma, even unallowableakappiyampi we drinkpivāma; even at the right timekālepi we eatkhādāma, even at the wrong timevikālepi we eatkhādāma; even at the right timekālepi we consumebhuñjāma even at the wrong timevikālepi we consumebhuñjāma; even at the right timekālepi we tastesāyāma, even at the wrong timevikālepi we tastesāyāma; even at the right timekālepi we drinkpivāma, even at the wrong timevikālepi we drinkpivāma.
and whatYampi usno faithfulsaddhā householdersgahapatikā by daydivā at the wrong timevikāle deliciouspaṇītaṁ fresh foodkhādanīyaṁ cooked foodbhojanīyaṁ they givedenti thereupon thesetatthapime mouth-gagmukhāvaraṇaṁ I thinkmaññe they makekarontī’ti.
heSo the trainingsikkhaṁ having rejectedpaccakkhāya returns to a lesser lifehīnāyāvattati.

thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, monksbhikkhave, of the danger of gharialskumbhīlabhayassa afraidbhīto the trainingsikkhaṁ having resignedpaccakkhāya returned to a lesser lifehīnāyāvatto.
“danger of gharials”‘Kumbhīlabhayan’ti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, for gluttonyodarikattassetaṁ a termadhivacanaṁ.

and whichKatamañca, mendicantsbhikkhave, the danger of whirlpoolsāvaṭṭabhayaṁ?
hereIdha, mendicantsbhikkhave, someekacco a gentlemankulaputto out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am swamped‘otiṇṇomhi by rebirthjātiyā by old agejarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowsokehi by lamentationparidevehi by paindukkhehi by sadnessdomanassehi by distressupāyāsehi swamped by sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo mired in sufferingdukkhapareto;
hopefullyappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa an endantakiriyā could be knownpaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya a villagegāmaṁ orvā a townnigamaṁ orvā for almspiṇḍāya enterspavisati.
with unguardedArakkhiteneva with bodykāyena with unguardedarakkhitāya with speechvācāya with unestablishedanupaṭṭhitāya with mindfulnesssatiyā with unrestrainedasaṁvutehi with facultiesindriyehi heso theretattha seespassati a householdergahapatiṁ orvā a householder's childgahapatiputtaṁ orvā with fivepañcahi with kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi suppliedsamappitaṁ providedsamaṅgībhūtaṁ amusing themselvesparicārayamānaṁ.
to themTassa thusevaṁ there ishoti:
we‘mayaṁ indeedkho formerlypubbe as laypeopleagāriyabhūtā beingsamānā with fivepañcahi with kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇehi suppliedsamappitā providedsamaṅgībhūtā we amused ourselvesparicārimhā.
there areSaṁvijjanti indeedkho andpana myme in familykule wealthbhogā.
possibleSakkā wealthbhoge andca to enjoybhuñjituṁ meritpuññāni andca to makekātun’ti.
heSo the trainingsikkhaṁ having rejectedpaccakkhāya returns to a lesser lifehīnāyāvattati.

thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, monksbhikkhave, of danger-of-whirlpoolsāvaṭṭabhayassa afraidbhīto trainingsikkhaṁ having renouncedpaccakkhāya returned to lesser lifehīnāyāvatto.
danger of whirlpools‘Āvaṭṭabhayan’ti indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, of these fivepañcannetaṁ of sensual tieskāmaguṇānaṁ termadhivacanaṁ.

and whichKatamañca, mendicantsbhikkhave, is the danger of sharks?susukābhayaṁ?
hereIdha, mendicantsbhikkhave, someekacco gentlemankulaputto out of faithsaddhā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ has gone forthpabbajito ishoti:
I am swamped‘otiṇṇomhi by rebirthjātiyā by old agejarāya by deathmaraṇena by sorrowsokehi by lamentationparidevehi by paindukkhehi by sadnessdomanassehi by distressupāyāsehi swamped by sufferingdukkhotiṇṇo mired in sufferingdukkhapareto;
hopefullyappeva indeednāma of thisimassa entirekevalassa of the mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandhassa an endantakiriyā may be madepaññāyethā’ti.
heSo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya a villagegāmaṁ orvā a townnigamaṁ orvā for almspiṇḍāya enterspavisati.
unguardedArakkhiteneva with bodykāyena unguardedarakkhitāya with speechvācāya unestablishedanupaṭṭhitāya with mindfulnesssatiyā unrestrainedasaṁvutehi with sense facultiesindriyehi heso theretattha seespassati a ladymātugāmaṁ scantily claddunnivatthaṁ orvā with revealing clothesduppārutaṁ orvā.
hisTassa a ladymātugāmaṁ having seendisvā scantily claddunnivatthaṁ orvā with revealing clothesduppārutaṁ orvā lustrāgo mindcittaṁ infectsanuddhaṁseti.
heSo with mind infected by lustrāgānuddhaṁsena with mindcittena the trainingsikkhaṁ having resignedpaccakkhāya returns to a lesser lifehīnāyāvattati.
thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, mendicantsbhikkhave, of the danger of sharkssusukābhayassa afraidbhīto the trainingsikkhaṁ having resignedpaccakkhāya returned to a lesser lifehīnāyāvatto.
danger of sharks‘Susukābhayan’ti indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, for ladiesmātugāmassetaṁ is a termadhivacanaṁ.

theseImāni indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, fourcattāri dangersbhayāni, some individuals hereidhekacce individualspuggale in thisimasmiṁ in the teaching and trainingdhammavinaye from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajite should be anticipatedpāṭikaṅkhitabbānī”ti.
this he saidIdamavoca the Buddhabhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Buddhabhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ approvedabhinandunti.
at CātumāCātumasuttaṁ finishedniṭṭhitaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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