The Simile of the Cloth · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thusEvaṁ
by meme
heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ
occasionsamayaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ
dwellsviharati
in Jeta's Grovejetavane
of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa
in the monasteryārāme.
thereTatra
indeedkho
the Blessed Onebhagavā
the monksbhikkhū
addressedāmantesi:
“monks!” (quote)“bhikkhavo”ti.
“venerable sir” (quote)“Bhadante”ti
thosete
monksbhikkhū
to the Blessed Onebhagavato
repliedpaccassosuṁ.
the Blessed OneBhagavā
said thisetadavoca:
just as“Seyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
a clothvatthaṁ
defiledsaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ
stainedmalaggahitaṁ;
that very onetamenaṁ
a dyerrajako
in whateveryasmiṁ
whateveryasmiṁ
kind of dyeraṅgajāte
should dip—whetherupasaṁhareyya—yadi
in bluenīlakāya
whetheryadi
in yellowpītakāya
whetheryadi
in redlohitakāya
whetheryadi
in magentamañjiṭṭhakāya
badly dyed in colordurattavaṇṇamevassa
impure in coloraparisuddhavaṇṇamevassa.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reason?hetu?
because of impurityAparisuddhattā,
monksbhikkhave,
of the clothvatthassa.
just soEvameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
when the mindcitte
is defiledsaṅkiliṭṭhe,
a bad destinyduggati
is to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā.
just asSeyyathāpi,
monksbhikkhave,
a clothvatthaṁ
pureparisuddhaṁ
cleanpariyodātaṁ;
that very onetamenaṁ
a dyerrajako
in whateveryasmiṁ
whateveryasmiṁ
kind of dyeraṅgajāte
should dip—whetherupasaṁhareyya—yadi
in bluenīlakāya
whetheryadi
in yellowpītakāya
whetheryadi
in redlohitakāya
whetheryadi
in magenta—well dyed in colormañjiṭṭhakāya—surattavaṇṇamevassa
pure in colorparisuddhavaṇṇamevassa.
thatTaṁ
of whatkissa
is the reason?hetu?
because of purityParisuddhattā,
monksbhikkhave,
of the clothvatthassa.
just soEvameva
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
when the mindcitte
is undefiledasaṅkiliṭṭhe,
a good destinysugati
is to be expectedpāṭikaṅkhā.
whichKatame
andca,
monksbhikkhave,
of the mindcittassa
corruptions?upakkilesā?
covetousness and immoral greedAbhijjhāvisamalobho
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
ill willbyāpādo
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
angerkodho
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
acrimonyupanāho
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
disdainmakkho
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
contemptpaḷāso
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
jealousyissā
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
stinginessmacchariyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
deceitmāyā
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
deviousnesssāṭheyyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
obstinacythambho
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
aggressionsārambho
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
conceitmāno
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
arroganceatimāno
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
vanitymado
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso,
negligencepamādo
of the mindcittassa
a corruptionupakkileso.
heSa
indeedkho
thatso,
monksbhikkhave,
monkbhikkhu
covetousness and immoral greed‘abhijjhāvisamalobho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)—thusupakkileso’ti—iti
having knownviditvā
covetousness and immoral greedabhijjhāvisamalobhaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
ill will‘byāpādo
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
ill willbyāpādaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
anger‘kodho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
angerkodhaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
acrimony‘upanāho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
acrimonyupanāhaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
disdain‘makkho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
disdainmakkhaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
contempt‘paḷāso
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
contemptpaḷāsaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
jealousy‘issā
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
jealousyissaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
stinginess‘macchariyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
stinginessmacchariyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
deceit‘māyā
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
deceitmāyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
deviousness‘sāṭheyyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
deviousnesssāṭheyyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
obstinacy‘thambho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
obstinacythambhaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
aggression‘sārambho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
aggressionsārambhaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
conceit‘māno
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
conceitmānaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
arrogance‘atimāno
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
arroganceatimānaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
vanity‘mado
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
vanitymadaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati;
negligence‘pamādo
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
negligencepamādaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkilesaṁ
he abandonspajahati.
whenYato
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
for a monkbhikkhuno
covetousness and immoral greed‘abhijjhāvisamalobho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)—thusupakkileso’ti—iti
having knownviditvā
covetousness and immoral greedabhijjhāvisamalobho
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti,
ill will‘byāpādo
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
ill willbyāpādo
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
anger‘kodho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
angerkodho
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
acrimony‘upanāho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
acrimonyupanāho
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
disdain‘makkho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
disdainmakkho
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
contempt‘paḷāso
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
contemptpaḷāso
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
jealousy‘issā
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
jealousyissā
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
stinginess‘macchariyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
stinginessmacchariyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
deceit‘māyā
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
deceitmāyā
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
deviousness‘sāṭheyyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
deviousnesssāṭheyyaṁ
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
obstinacy‘thambho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
obstinacythambho
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
aggression‘sārambho
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
aggressionsārambho
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
conceit‘māno
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
conceitmāno
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
arrogance‘atimāno
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
arroganceatimāno
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
vanity‘mado
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
vanitymado
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti;
negligence‘pamādo
of the mindcittassa
a corruption (quote)upakkileso’ti—
thusiti
having knownviditvā
negligencepamādo
of the mindcittassa
the corruptionupakkileso
abandonedpahīno
ishoti.
heSo
in the Buddhabuddhe
with experiential confidenceaveccappasādena
endowedsamannāgato
ishoti:
thus indeed‘itipi
thatso
the Blessed Onebhagavā
worthyarahaṁ
fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho
accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno
holy (well-gone)sugato
knower of the worldlokavidū
supremeanuttaro
guide of trainable personspurisadammasārathi
teachersatthā
of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ
awakenedbuddho
blessed (quote)bhagavā’ti;
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