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Majjhima Nikāya 94

Ghoṭamukhasutta

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whoYo andca indeedkho thisayaṁ, sirbho Udenaudena, individualpuggalo not self-mortifyingnevattantapo not devoted to the practice of mortifying himselfnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto norna mortifying othersparantapo norna not devoted to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto heso not self-mortifyinganattantapo not mortifying othersaparantapo in this very lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme without wishesnicchāto quenchednibbuto cooledsītībhūto experiencing blisssukhappaṭisaṁvedī with self become divinebrahmabhūtena with selfattanā dwellsviharati, heso himself andattānañca others andparañca wanting happinesssukhakāmaṁ recoiling from paindukkhapaṭikkūlaṁ does notneva tormentsātāpeti norna torments othersparitāpeti;
by thisiminā to meme thisayaṁ individualpuggalo the mindcittaṁ pleasesārādhetī”ti.

these two“Dvemā, brahminbrāhmaṇa, groupsparisā.
whatKatamā two?dve?
hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekaccā groupparisā being obsessedsārattarattā with jeweled earringsmaṇikuṇḍalesu partners and childrenputtabhariyaṁ seekspariyesati, male and female bondservantsdāsidāsaṁ seekspariyesati, fields and landskhettavatthuṁ seekspariyesati, gold and currencyjātarūparajataṁ seekspariyesati.
hereIdha andpana, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekaccā groupparisā not being obsessedasārattarattā with jeweled earringsmaṇikuṇḍalesu partners and childrenputtabhariyaṁ having given uppahāya, male and female bondservantsdāsidāsaṁ having given uppahāya, fields and landskhettavatthuṁ having given uppahāya, gold and currencyjātarūparajataṁ having given uppahāya, from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajitā.
thatSvāyaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo not himself-mortifyingnevattantapo not given to the practice of mortifying himselfnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto notna another-mortifyingparantapo notna not given to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.
heSo not himself-mortifyinganattantapo not another-mortifyingaparantapo in the present lifediṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme free of hungernicchāto extinguishednibbuto become coolsītībhūto experiencing happinesssukhappaṭisaṁvedī with a self become divinebrahmabhūtena with a selfattanā dwellsviharati.
hereIdha in whichkatamaṁ youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalaṁ in whichkatamāya groupparisāya usuallybahulaṁ do you seesamanupassasi—
whichyā and thiscāyaṁ groupparisā being obsessedsārattarattā with jeweled earringsmaṇikuṇḍalesu partners and childrenputtabhariyaṁ seekspariyesati male and female bondservantsdāsidāsaṁ seekspariyesati fields and landskhettavatthuṁ seekspariyesati gold and currencyjātarūparajataṁ seekspariyesati, whichyā and thiscāyaṁ groupparisā not being obsessedasārattarattā with jeweled earringsmaṇikuṇḍalesu partners and childrenputtabhariyaṁ having given uppahāya male and female bondservantsdāsidāsaṁ having given uppahāya fields and landskhettavatthuṁ having given uppahāya gold and currencyjātarūparajataṁ having given uppahāya from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forth?pabbajitā”ti?

that one“Yvāyaṁ, sirbho Udenaudena, individualpuggalo not self-tormentingnevattantapo not devoted to self-mortificationnāttaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto notna tormenting othersparantapo notna not devoted to tormenting othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto heso not self-tormentinganattantapo not tormenting othersaparantapo in this very lifediṭṭheva in the Dhammadhamme hungerlessnicchāto quenchednibbuto become coolsītībhūto experiencing happinesssukhappaṭisaṁvedī with a brahma-like selfbrahmabhūtena with a selfattanā he dwellsviharati;
this one Iimāhaṁ individualpuggalaṁ thatyāyaṁ assemblyparisā not overly attachedasārattarattā to jewels and earringsmaṇikuṇḍalesu wife and childrenputtabhariyaṁ having abandonedpahāya slaves and servantsdāsidāsaṁ having abandonedpahāya fields and landkhettavatthuṁ having abandonedpahāya gold and silverjātarūparajataṁ having abandonedpahāya from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajitā in thisimissaṁ assemblyparisāyaṁ abundantlybahulaṁ I seesamanupassāmī”ti.

just now“Idāneva indeedkho butpana by youte, brahminbrāhmaṇa, spokenbhāsitaṁ: we‘mayaṁ thusevaṁ we understandājānāma—
my goodambho asceticsamaṇa, there is notnatthi principleddhammiko renunciate lifeparibbajo,
thusevaṁ to meme hereettha it ishoti.
and thatTañca indeedkho of honorable ones such as yourselfbhavantarūpānaṁ orvā not seeingadassanā, whichyo orvā but herepanettha teachingdhammo’”ti.
well“Addhā that to memesā, worthybho Udenaudena, with good reasonsānuggahā speechvācā spokenbhāsitā.
there is‘Atthi principleddhammiko renunciate lifeparibbajo’—
thusevaṁ to meme hereettha it ishoti.
and thusEvañca butpana memaṁ worthybhavaṁ Udenaudeno may he rememberdhāretu.
whichYe andca by meme by the worthybhotā by Udenaudenena fourcattāro individualspuggalā in briefsaṅkhittena spokenvuttā in detailvitthārena not explainedavibhattā, pleasesādhu to meme worthybhavaṁ, Udenaudeno theseime fourcattāro individualspuggale in detailvitthārena may he explainvibhajatu sympathyanukampaṁ out ofupādāyā”ti.

by that“Tena thenhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ mindmanasi applykarohi, I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, worthy sirbho”ti indeedkho Ghoṭamukhaghoṭamukho brahminbrāhmaṇo venerableāyasmato Udenaudenassa repliedpaccassosi.
venerableĀyasmā Udenaudeno said thisetadavoca:

what“Katamo andca, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo self-mortifyingattantapo committed to the practice of mortifying themselvesattaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto?
hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a certainekacco individualpuggalo nakedacelako ishoti ignoring conventionsmuttācāro licking their handshatthāpalekhano not coming when callednaehibhaddantiko not waiting when callednatiṭṭhabhaddantiko, food broughtnābhihaṭaṁ notna food prepared on their behalfuddissakataṁ notna an invitation for a mealnimantanaṁ they consent tosādiyati.
theySo notna from a potkumbhimukhā receivepaṭiggaṇhāti, notna from a bowlkaḷopimukhā receivepaṭiggaṇhāti, notna from someone who keeps sheepeḷakamantaraṁ, notna from someone with a weapondaṇḍamantaraṁ, notna from someone with a shovelmusalamantaraṁ, notna of twodvinnaṁ eatingbhuñjamānānaṁ, notna of one pregnantgabbhiniyā, notna of one breastfeedingpāyamānāya, notna of one living with a manpurisantaragatāya, notna where in dirty placessaṅkittīsu, notna whereyattha a houndsā waitingupaṭṭhito ishoti, notna whereyattha fliesmakkhikā buzzing aroundsaṇḍasaṇḍacārinī, notna fishmacchaṁ notna meatmaṁsaṁ, notna beersuraṁ notna winemerayaṁ notna fermented gruelthusodakaṁ they drinkpivati.
theySo going to one houseekāgāriko orvā arehoti taking one mouthfulekālopiko, going to two housesdvāgāriko orvā arehoti taking two mouthfulsdvālopiko ……pe… going to seven housessattāgāriko orvā arehoti taking seven mouthfulssattālopiko;
with one saucerekissāpi of almsdattiyā they feedyāpeti, with two saucersdvīhipi of almsdattīhi they feedyāpeti ……pe… with seven saucerssattahipi of almsdattīhi they feedyāpeti;

even once a dayekāhikampi foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti, even once every second daydvīhikampi foodāhāraṁ eatsāhāreti pe…pe… even once a weeksattāhikampi foodāhāraṁ eats—thusāhāreti—iti of such kindevarūpaṁ fortnightlyaddhamāsikaṁ committed to the practice of eating food at set intervalspariyāyabhattabhojanānuyogamanuyutto livesviharati.
heSo eating herbssākabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating milletsāmākabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating wild ricenīvārabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating poor ricedaddulabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating water lettucehaṭabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating rice brankaṇabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating scumācāmabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating sesame flourpiññākabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating grasstiṇabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating cow dunggomayabhakkho orvā ishoti, eating forest roots and fruitsvanamūlaphalāhāro survivesyāpeti eating fallen fruitpavattaphalabhojī.
heSo even robes of sunn hempsāṇānipi wearsdhāreti, even robes of mixed hempmasāṇānipi wearsdhāreti, even robes of corpse-wrapping clothchavadussānipi wearsdhāreti, even ragspaṁsukūlānipi wearsdhāreti, even robes of lodh tree barktirīṭānipi wearsdhāreti, even antelope hideajinampi wearsdhāreti, even antelope hide stripsajinakkhipampi wearsdhāreti, even robes of kusa grasskusacīrampi wearsdhāreti, even robes of barkvākacīrampi wearsdhāreti, even robes of wood-chipsphalakacīrampi wearsdhāreti, even robes of human hairkesakambalampi wearsdhāreti, even robes of horse-tail hairvāḷakambalampi wearsdhāreti, even robes of owls’ wingsulūkapakkhampi wearsdhāreti;
even a hair-and-beard pluckerkesamassulocakopi ishoti committed to the practice of plucking hair and beardkesamassulocanānuyogamanuyutto,
even a standerubbhaṭṭhakopi ishoti turning down seatsāsanapaṭikkhitto,
even a squatterukkuṭikopi ishoti committed to the endeavor of squattingukkuṭikappadhānamanuyutto,
even a thorn-mat lie-erkaṇṭakāpassayikopi ishoti on a mat of thornskaṇṭakāpassaye a bedseyyaṁ makeskappeti;
even three times a day including at dusksāyatatiyakampi committed to the practice of ritual bathingudakorohanānuyogamanuyutto livesviharati—
thusiti of such kindevarūpaṁ of various kindsanekavihitaṁ of the bodykāyassa committed to the practice of mortifying and tormentingātāpanaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto livesviharati.

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