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Majjhima Nikāya 94

Ghoṭamukhasutta

With Ghoṭamukha · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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this (masc. nom. sg.)Ayaṁ is calledvuccati, brahmin (voc. sg.)brāhmaṇa, an individual (nom. sg.)puggalo self-mortifyingattantapo committed to the practice of mortifying themselvesattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.

whatKatamo andca, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo other·down·mortifyparantapo other·down·mortifying·practice·committedparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto?
hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekacco individualpuggalo a slaughterer of sheeporabbhiko ishoti a slaughterer of pigssūkariko a slaughterer of poultrysākuṇiko a slaughterer of deermāgaviko a hunterluddo fish·killermacchaghātako a banditcoro thief·killercoraghātako cattle·killergoghātako jailer + thosebandhanāgāriko—ye orvā and·other·alsopanaññepi anykeci cruel·livelihoodkurūrakammantā.
thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo other·down·mortifyparantapo other·down·mortifying·practice·committedparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.

whichKatamo andca, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo self-mortifyingattantapo andca committed to the practice of mortifying themselvesattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto, other-mortifyingparantapo andca committed to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto?
hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a certainekacco individualpuggalo kingrājā orvā ishoti aristocratkhattiyo anointedmuddhāvasitto, brahminbrāhmaṇo orvā well-to-domahāsālo.
heSo to the eastpuratthimena of the citadelnagarassa newnavaṁ ceremonial hallsanthāgāraṁ make·causative gerundkārāpetvā hair·beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā rough antelope hidekharājinaṁ having dressed innivāsetvā ghee·oilsappitelena bodykāyaṁ having smearedabbhañjitvā deer·hornmagavisāṇena backpiṭṭhiṁ scratchingkaṇḍuvamāno newnavaṁ ceremonial hallsanthāgāraṁ enterspavisati together withsaddhiṁ chief queenmahesiyā brahminbrāhmaṇena andca high priestpurohitena.
heSo theretattha not·coveredanantarahitāya on the groundbhūmiyā strewn with grassharitupalittāya bedseyyaṁ prepareskappeti.
of oneEkissāya cowgāviyā same-color·calfsarūpavacchāya whateveryaṁ in oneekasmiṁ teatthane milkkhīraṁ ishoti with thattena kingrājā feedsyāpeti, whateveryaṁ in the seconddutiyasmiṁ teatthane milkkhīraṁ ishoti with thattena chief queenmahesī feedsyāpeti, whateveryaṁ in the thirdtatiyasmiṁ teatthane milkkhīraṁ ishoti with thattena brahminbrāhmaṇo high priestpurohito feedsyāpeti, whateveryaṁ in the fourthcatutthasmiṁ teatthane milkkhīraṁ ishoti with thattena sacred flameaggiṁ servesjuhati, with the leftoversavasesena calfvacchako feedsyāpeti.
heSo says thusevamāha:

this many‘ettakā bullsusabhā let be slaughteredhaññantu for sacrificeyaññatthāya, this manyettakā bullocksvacchatarā let be slaughteredhaññantu for sacrificeyaññatthāya, this manyettakā heifersvacchatariyo let be slaughteredhaññantu for sacrificeyaññatthāya, this manyettakā goatsajā let be slaughteredhaññantu for sacrificeyaññatthāya, this manyettakā ramsurabbhā let be slaughteredhaññantu for sacrificeyaññatthāya, this manyettakā horsesassā let be slaughteredhaññantu for sacrificeyaññatthāya, this manyettakā treesrukkhā let be felledchijjantu for sacrificial postsyūpatthāya, this manyettakā grassesdabbhā let be reapedlūyantu for sacrificial grassbarihisatthāyā’ti.
who for himYepissa thesete arehonti bondservants‘dāsā’ti orvā servants‘pessā’ti orvā workers‘kammakarā’ti orvā they tootepi threatened by punishmentdaṇḍatajjitā threatened by dangerbhayatajjitā with tearful facesassumukhā weepingrudamānā jobsparikammāni dokaronti.
thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo mortifying selfattantapo andca committed to the practice of mortifying selfattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto, mortifying othersparantapo andca committed to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.

whichKatamo andca, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo not self-mortifyingnevattantapo not committed to the practice of mortifying themselvesnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto, notna other·not·mortifyingparantapo notna not committed to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto;
heso not·self·mortifyinganattantapo not·other·mortifyingaparantapo in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme without·wishesnicchāto quenchednibbuto cool·becomesītībhūto bliss·experiencingsukhappaṭisaṁvedī divine·becomebrahmabhūtena with selfattanā livesviharati?

hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a Realized Onetathāgato in the worldloke arisesuppajjati perfectedarahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho knowledge·conduct·accomplishedvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato world·knowerlokavidū supremeanuttaro person·tamable·charioteerpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humandevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with·godssadevakaṁ with·Mārassamārakaṁ with·Brahmāsabrahmakaṁ with ascetics·brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with·gods and humanssadevamanussaṁ himselfsayaṁ higher·knowledgeabhiññā with own eyes·having madesacchikatvā makes knownpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti beginning·goodādikalyāṇaṁ middle·goodmajjhekalyāṇaṁ end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ well-phrasedsabyañjanaṁ, entire·fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ divine·conductbrahmacariyaṁ revealspakāseti.

thatTaṁ teachingdhammaṁ hearssuṇāti householdergahapati orvā householder·songahapatiputto orvā in someaññatarasmiṁ orvā familykule rebornpaccājāto.
theySo thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ having heardsutvā in the Realized Onetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ gainspaṭilabhati.
theySo with thattena faith·gainsaddhāpaṭilābhena with·gonesamannāgato thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
cramped‘sambādho house·livinggharāvāso dust·pathrajopatho wide openabbhokāso going forthpabbajjā.
not + thisNayidaṁ easy·dosukaraṁ homeagāraṁ on·dwellajjhāvasatā utter·fullekantaparipuṇṇaṁ utter·pureekantaparisuddhaṁ shell·polishedsaṅkhalikhitaṁ holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ to leadcarituṁ.
which + nowYannūnāhaṁ hair·beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā no·home-lifeanagāriyaṁ should go forthpabbajeyyan’ti.
theySo afteraparena timesamayena smallappaṁ orvā wealth·massbhogakkhandhaṁ forth·give-uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā wealth·massbhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya, smallappaṁ orvā relative·circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ forth·give-uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā relative·circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya, hair·beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā no·home-lifeanagāriyaṁ goes forthpabbajati.
theySo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ training·livelihood·undertakensikkhāsājīvasamāpanno killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ forth·give-uppahāya from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā against·abstainedpaṭivirato ishoti, laid-down·rodnihitadaṇḍo laid-down·swordnihitasattho scrupulouslajjī kindness·endoweddayāpanno all·living-being·being·sympathizersabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī livesviharati.

not·given·takingAdinnādānaṁ forth·leavepahāya not·given·takingadinnādānā against·refrainpaṭivirato ishoti given·takerdinnādāyī given·expectingdinnapāṭikaṅkhī. by thisAthenena pure·becomesucibhūtena by oneselfattanā apart·dwellviharati.
not·holy·conductAbrahmacariyaṁ forth·leavepahāya holy·livingbrahmacārī ishoti far·livingārācārī refrainingvirato from sexmethunā village·practicegāmadhammā.
lyingMusāvādaṁ forth·leavepahāya false·speechmusāvādā against·refrainpaṭivirato ishoti true·speakingsaccavādī true·joinedsaccasandho honesttheto dependablepaccayiko not·apart·deceiving·makeravisaṁvādako of the world.lokassa.
backbitingPisuṇaṁ speechvācaṁ forth·leavepahāya from backbitingpisuṇāya speechvācāya against·refrainpaṭivirato is;hoti; from hereito having heardsutvā notna thereamutra tellakkhātā of theseimesaṁ for division,bhedāya, thereamutra orvā having heardsutvā notna of theseimesaṁ tellakkhātā of thoseamūsaṁ for division.bhedāya. ThusIti of the dividedbhinnānaṁ orvā a reconcilersandhātā of the unitedsahitānaṁ orvā along·forth·giveanuppadātā, delighting in harmonysamaggārāmo harmony·lovingsamaggarato harmony·rejoicingsamagganandī harmony·makingsamaggakaraṇiṁ speechvācaṁ one who speaksbhāsitā is.hoti.
harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ forth·leavepahāya from harshpharusāya speechvācāya against·refrainpaṭivirato is.hoti. whichYā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā ear·pleasantkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā heart·goinghadayaṅgamā politeporī many people·pleasingbahujanakantā many people·agreeablebahujanamanāpā so·formedtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ one who speaksbhāsitā is.hoti.

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