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Majjhima Nikāya 94

Ghoṭamukhasutta

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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 mortifying othersparantapo committed to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto?
hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, someekacco individualpuggalo a slaughterer of sheeporabbhiko ishoti a slaughterer of pigssūkariko a slaughterer of poultrysākuṇiko a slaughterer of deermāgaviko a hunterluddo a fishermacchaghātako a banditcoro an executionercoraghātako a butcher of cattlegoghātako a jailer, or thosebandhanāgāriko—ye orvā and others alsopanaññepi anykeci of cruel livelihoodkurūrakammantā.
thisAyaṁ is calledvuccati, brahminbrāhmaṇa, individualpuggalo mortifying othersparantapo committed to the practice of mortifying othersparaparitāpanānuyogamanuyutto.

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 having had builtkārāpetvā hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā rough antelope hidekharājinaṁ having dressed innivāsetvā with ghee and oilsappitelena bodykāyaṁ having smearedabbhañjitvā with antlersmagavisāṇena backpiṭṭhiṁ scratchingkaṇḍuvamāno newnavaṁ ceremonial hallsanthāgāraṁ enterspavisati together withsaddhiṁ chief queenmahesiyā brahminbrāhmaṇena andca high priestpurohitena.
heSo theretattha without a coveringanantarahitāya on the groundbhūmiyā strewn with grassharitupalittāya bedseyyaṁ prepareskappeti.
of oneEkissāya cowgāviyā having a calf of the same colorsarūpavacchāya 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 mortifying othersparantapo notna not committed 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 livesviharati?

hereIdha, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a Realized Onetathāgato in the worldloke arisesuppajjati perfectedarahaṁ fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho accomplished in knowledge and conductvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato knower of the worldlokavidū supremeanuttaro guide for those fit for trainingpurisadammasārathi teachersatthā of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ with its Mārassamārakaṁ with its divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with gods and humanssadevamanussaṁ himselfsayaṁ with his own insightabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā makes knownpavedeti.
heSo Dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti good in the beginningādikalyāṇaṁ good in the middlemajjhekalyāṇaṁ good in the endpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ well-phrasedsabyañjanaṁ, entirely fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual practicebrahmacariyaṁ revealspakāseti.

thatTaṁ teachingdhammaṁ hearssuṇāti householdergahapati orvā householder's songahapatiputto orvā in someaññatarasmiṁ orvā familykule rebornpaccājāto.
theySo thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ having heardsutvā in the Realized Onetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ gainspaṭilabhati.
theySo with thattena gain of faithsaddhāpaṭilābhena endowedsamannāgato thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
cramped‘sambādho life at homegharāvāso dustyrajopatho wide openabbhokāso going forthpabbajjā.
not thisNayidaṁ easysukaraṁ homeagāraṁ for one dwellingajjhāvasatā utterly fullekantaparipuṇṇaṁ utterly pureekantaparisuddhaṁ like a polished shellsaṅkhalikhitaṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ to leadcarituṁ.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ should go forthpabbajeyyan’ti.
theySo afteraparena timesamayena smallappaṁ orvā mass of wealthbhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā mass of wealthbhogakkhandhaṁ having given uppahāya, smallappaṁ orvā circle of relativesñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya largemahantaṁ orvā circle of relativesñātiparivaṭṭaṁ having given uppahāya, hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressedacchādetvā from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ goes forthpabbajati.
theySo thusevaṁ gone forthpabbajito beingsamāno of the mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ undertaking the training and livelihoodsikkhāsājīvasamāpanno killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ having given uppahāya from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti, rod laid downnihitadaṇḍo sword laid downnihitasattho scrupulouslajjī kinddayāpanno full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī livesviharati.

taking what is not givenAdinnādānaṁ having given uppahāya from taking what is not givenadinnādānā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti one who takes what is givendinnādāyī expecting what is given.dinnapāṭikaṅkhī. by thisAthenena by a self made puresucibhūtena by oneselfattanā dwells.viharati.
unchastityAbrahmacariyaṁ having given uppahāya chastebrahmacārī ishoti set apartārācārī refrainingvirato from sexmethunā the vulgar act.gāmadhammā.
lyingMusāvādaṁ having given uppahāya from lyingmusāvādā refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti speaking truthsaccavādī sticking to truthsaccasandho honesttheto dependablepaccayiko not deceivingavisaṁvādako of the world.lokassa.
backbitingPisuṇaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya from backbitingpisuṇāya speechvācāya refrainingpaṭivirato 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 a supporter,anuppadātā, delighting in harmonysamaggārāmo loving harmonysamaggarato rejoicing in harmonysamagganandī making harmonysamaggakaraṇiṁ speechvācaṁ one who speaksbhāsitā is.hoti.
harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya from harshpharusāya speechvācāya refrainingpaṭivirato is.hoti. whichYā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā pleasing to the earkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā going to the hearthadayaṅgamā politeporī likable to the peoplebahujanakantā agreeable to the peoplebahujanamanāpā suchtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ one who speaksbhāsitā is.hoti.

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