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Majjhima Nikāya 91

Brahmāyusutta

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walkingGacchanto indeedkho thenpana heso Masterbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo with the rightdakkhiṇeneva footpādena firstpaṭhamaṁ steps forthpakkamati.
heSo not too farnātidūre footpādaṁ lifts upuddharati, not too nearnāccāsanne footpādaṁ places downnikkhipati;
heso not too fastnātisīghaṁ walksgacchati, not too slownātisaṇikaṁ walksgacchati;
notna andca kneeadduvena kneeadduvaṁ knocking togethersaṅghaṭṭento walksgacchati, notna andca anklegopphakena anklegopphakaṁ knocking togethersaṅghaṭṭento walksgacchati.
heSo walkinggacchanto notna thighsatthiṁ raises upunnāmeti, notna thighsatthiṁ lowers downonāmeti; notna thighsatthiṁ bends insannāmeti, notna thighsatthiṁ bends outvināmeti.
while walkingGacchato indeedkho thenpana of thattassa Masterbhoto Gotamagotamassa lower body onlyadharakāyova movesiñjati, notna andca with bodily strengthkāyabalena walksgacchati.
turning to lookApalokento indeedkho thenpana heso Masterbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo with the whole bodysabbakāyeneva turns to lookapaloketi;
heso notna upwardsuddhaṁ looks upulloketi, notna downwardsadho looks downoloketi;
notna andca looking all aroundvipekkhamāno walksgacchati, a plough's length andyugamattañca focusespekkhati; beyond thattato and for himcassa beyonduttari unhinderedanāvaṭaṁ knowledge and visionñāṇadassanaṁ there isbhavati.

When he’s walking he takes the first step with the right foot. He doesn’t lift his foot too far or place it too near. He doesn’t walk too slow or too fast. He walks without knocking his knees or ankles together. When he’s walking he keeps his thighs neither too straight nor too bent, neither too tight nor too loose. When he walks, only the lower half of his body moves, and he walks effortlessly. When he turns to look he does so with the whole body. He doesn’t look directly up or down. He doesn’t look all around while walking, but focuses a plough’s length in front. Beyond that he has unhindered knowledge and vision.

heSo inhabited areaantaragharaṁ enteringpavisanto notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too straightunnāmeti, notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too bentonāmeti; notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too tightsannāmeti, notna bodykāyaṁ keeps too loosevināmeti.

When entering an inhabited area he keeps his body neither too straight nor too bent, neither too tight nor too loose.

heSo not too farnātidūre not too closenāccāsanne of the seatāsanassa turns aroundparivattati, notna andca with the handpāṇinā having leanedālambitvā on the seatāsane sits downnisīdati, notna andca on the seatāsanasmiṁ bodykāyaṁ plonkspakkhipati.
heSo in inhabited areasantaraghare sittingnisinno beingsamāno notna hand fidgetinghatthakukkuccaṁ engages ināpajjati, notna foot fidgetingpādakukkuccaṁ engages ināpajjati;
notna knee upon kneeadduvena kneeadduvaṁ having placed onāropetvā sits downnisīdati; notna andca ankle upon anklegopphakena anklegopphakaṁ having placed onāropetvā sits downnisīdati;
notna andca with the handpāṇinā chinhanukaṁ having supportedupadahitvā sits downnisīdati.
heSo in inhabited areasantaraghare sittingnisinno beingsamāno notna shakeschambhati notna trembleskampati notna quakesvedhati notna gets nervousparitassati. heSo not shakingachambhī not tremblingakampī not quakingavedhī not nervousaparitassī with goosebumps gonevigatalomahaṁso.
practicing seclusionVivekavatto andca heso the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in inhabited areasantaraghare sittingnisinno ishoti.

He turns around neither too far nor too close to the seat. He doesn’t lean on his hand when sitting down. And he doesn’t just plonk his body down on the seat. When sitting in inhabited areas he doesn’t fidget with his hands or feet. He doesn’t sit with his knees or ankles crossed. He doesn’t sit with his hand holding his chin. When sitting in inhabited areas he doesn’t shake, tremble, quake, or get nervous, and so he is not nervous at all. When sitting in inhabited areas he still practices seclusion.

heSo water for rinsing the bowlpattodakaṁ receivingpaṭiggaṇhanto notna bowlpattaṁ raises too straightunnāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ lowers too bentonāmeti; notna bowlpattaṁ grips too tightsannāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ holds too loosevināmeti.

When receiving water for rinsing the bowl, he holds the bowl neither too straight nor too bent, neither too tight nor too loose.

heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ receivespaṭiggaṇhāti not too littlenātithokaṁ not too muchnātibahuṁ.
heSo notna with sloshing noisekhulukhulukārakaṁ bowlpattaṁ rinsesdhovati, notna spinning aroundsamparivattakaṁ bowlpattaṁ rinsesdhovati, notna bowlpattaṁ on the groundbhūmiyaṁ having put downnikkhipitvā handshatthe rinsesdhovati; when handshatthesu rinseddhotesu bowlpatto rinseddhoto ishoti, when bowlpatte rinseddhote handshatthā rinseddhotā arehonti.
heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ throws awaychaḍḍeti not too farnātidūre not too nearnāccāsanne, notna andca splashing aboutvicchaḍḍayamāno.
heSo riceodanaṁ receivingpaṭiggaṇhanto notna bowlpattaṁ raisesunnāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ lowersonāmeti; notna bowlpattaṁ holds too closesannāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ holds too loosevināmeti.
heSo riceodanaṁ receivespaṭiggaṇhāti not too littlenātithokaṁ not too muchnātibahuṁ.
sauceByañjanaṁ indeedkho thenpana the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in moderate proportionbyañjanamattāya eatsāhāreti, notna andca with saucebyañjanena portionālopaṁ overwhelmsatināmeti.
two or three timesDvattikkhattuṁ indeedkho the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in the mouthmukhe portionālopaṁ having chewed oversamparivattetvā swallowsajjhoharati;
notna and for himcassa anykāci grain of riceodanamiñjā unchewedasambhinnā into the bodykāyaṁ enterspavisati, notna and for himcassa anykāci grain of riceodanamiñjā in the mouthmukhe remainingavasiṭṭhā ishoti;
then anotherathāparaṁ portionālopaṁ brings upupanāmeti.

He receives neither too little nor too much water. He rinses the bowl without making a sloshing noise, or spinning it around. He doesn’t put the bowl on the ground to rinse his hands; his hands and bowl are rinsed at the same time. He doesn’t throw the bowl rinsing water away too far or too near, or splash it about. When receiving rice, he holds the bowl neither too straight nor too bent, neither too close nor too loose. He receives neither too little nor too much rice. He eats sauce in a moderate proportion, and doesn’t put too much sauce on his portions. He chews over each portion two or three times before swallowing. But no grain of rice enters his body unchewed, and none remain in his mouth. Only then does he raise another portion to his lips.

experiencing tasteRasapaṭisaṁvedī indeedkho andpana heso the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti, notno butca experiencing greed for tasterasarāgapaṭisaṁvedī.
endowed with eight factorsAṭṭhaṅgasamannāgataṁ indeedkho andpana heso the venerablebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti—
not for funneva for fundavāya, notna for indulgencemadāya notna for adornmentmaṇḍanāya notna for decorationvibhūsanāya, only so faryāvadeva of thisimassa of the bodykāyassa for maintenanceṭhitiyā for sustainingyāpanāya, for avoiding harmvihiṁsūparatiyā for supporting the spiritual lifebrahmacariyānuggahāya: quotation marker‘iti oldpurāṇañca feelingvedanaṁ I shall put an end topaṭihaṅkhāmi newnavañca feelingvedanaṁ notna I shall give rise touppādessāmi, means to keep goingyātrā andca for meme will bebhavissati blamelessnessanavajjatā andca comfortable abidingphāsuvihāro quotation endcā’ti.

He eats experiencing the taste, but without experiencing greed for the taste. He eats food thinking of eight reasons: ‘Not for fun, indulgence, adornment, or decoration, but only to sustain this body, to avoid harm, and to support spiritual practice. In this way, I shall put an end to old discomfort and not give rise to new discomfort, and I will have the means to keep going, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding.’

heSo having eatenbhuttāvī bowl-waterpattodakaṁ receivingpaṭiggaṇhanto notna bowlpattaṁ raises upunnāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ lowers downonāmeti; notna bowlpattaṁ presses togethersannāmeti, notna bowlpattaṁ bends apartvināmeti.
heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ receivespaṭiggaṇhāti not too littlenātithokaṁ not too muchnātibahuṁ.
heSo notna making a sloshing noisekhulukhulukārakaṁ bowlpattaṁ washesdhovati, notna spinning aroundsamparivattakaṁ bowlpattaṁ washesdhovati, notna bowlpattaṁ on the groundbhūmiyaṁ having put downnikkhipitvā handshatthe washesdhovati; handshatthesu when washeddhotesu bowlpatto washeddhoto ishoti, bowlpatte when washeddhote handshatthā washeddhotā arehonti.
heSo bowl-waterpattodakaṁ throws awaychaḍḍeti not too farnātidūre not too nearnāccāsanne, notna andca splashing aboutvicchaḍḍayamāno.

After eating, when receiving water for washing the bowl, he holds the bowl neither too straight nor too bent, neither too tight nor too loose. He receives neither too little nor too much water. He washes the bowl without making a sloshing noise, or spinning it around. He doesn’t put the bowl on the ground to wash his hands; his hands and bowl are washed at the same time. He doesn’t throw the bowl washing water away too far or too near, or splash it about.

heSo having eatenbhuttāvī notna bowlpattaṁ on the groundbhūmiyaṁ puts downnikkhipati not too farnātidūre nor too closenāccāsanne, notna andca unconcernedanatthiko with the bowlpattena ishoti, notna andca one who over-protects for too longativelānurakkhī regarding the bowlpattasmiṁ.

After eating he doesn’t put the bowl on the ground too far away or too close. He’s not careless with his bowl, nor does he spend too much time on it.

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