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Sutta Nipāta 1.7

Vasalasutta

The Lowlife · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya Sāvatthīsāvatthiṁ for almspiṇḍāya enteredpāvisi.
at thatTena indeedkho nowpana timesamayena of Bhāradvāja the Fire-Worshiperaggikabhāradvājassa brahminbrāhmaṇassa homenivesane fireaggi kindledpajjalito washoti oblationāhuti preparedpaggahitā.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ indiscriminatelysapadānaṁ for almsfoodpiṇḍāya wanderingcaramāno whereyena of Bhāradvāja the Fire-Worshiperaggikabhāradvājassa brahminbrāhmaṇassa housenivesanaṁ approachedtenupasaṅkami.

sawAddasā indeedkho fire-worshiper·Bhāradvājaaggikabhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ from afar + justdūratova to·goāgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
right there“tatreva, shavelingmuṇḍaka;
right theretatreva, fake asceticsamaṇaka;
right theretatreva, lowlifevasalaka, standtiṭṭhāhī”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, the Blessed Onebhagavā fire-worshiper·Bhāradvājaaggikabhāradvājaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ said thisetadavoca:
do you know“jānāsi butpana youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a lowlifevasalaṁ orvā qualities that make a lowlifevasalakaraṇe orvā qualitiesdhamme”ti?
not“Na I do notkhvāhaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, I knowjānāmi a lowlifevasalaṁ orvā qualities that make a lowlifevasalakaraṇe orvā qualitiesdhamme;
pleasesādhu to meme worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo in such a waytathā the teachingdhammaṁ may he teachdesetu, so that Iyathāhaṁ I may knowjāneyyaṁ a lowlifevasalaṁ orvā qualities that make a lowlifevasalakaraṇe orvā qualitiesdhamme”ti.
well then“Tena certainlyhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, listensuṇāhi, wellsādhukaṁ in the mindmanasi applykarohi; I will speakbhāsissāmī”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, worthybho”ti indeedkho fire-worshiper·Bhāradvājaaggikabhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo to the Blessed Onebhagavato repliedpaccassosi.
the Blessed OneBhagavā said thisetadavoca:

irritable“Kodhano acrimoniousupanāhī andca,
evil·offensivepāpamakkhī andca whoyo a mannaro;
deficient·viewVipannadiṭṭhi deceitfulmāyāvī,
himtaṁ knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

one·bornEkajaṁ orvā two·borndvijaṁ or·evenvāpi,
who + hereyodha creaturepāṇaṁ harmsvihiṁsati;
for whomYassa for creaturespāṇe kindnessdayā there is notnatthi,
himtaṁ one should knowjaññā lowlifevasalo quotation markeriti.

whoYo destroyshanti around·oppressparirundhati,
villagesgāmāni and townsnigamāni andca;
down·seizeNiggāhako together·knowsamaññāto,
himtaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

in a villageGāme orvā ifyadi orvā in wildernessraññe,
that whichyaṁ of othersparesaṁ belongingmamāyitaṁ;
by theftTheyyā takes what has not been givenadinnamādeti,
himtaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo indeedhave debt·having takeniṇamādāya,
being pressedcujjamāno he fleespalāyati;
notNa indeedhi to youte debt there isiṇamatthīti,
himtaṁ one should knowjaññā lowlifevasalo quotation markeriti.

whoYo indeedve wanting some item or otherkiñcikkhakamyatā,
on the roadpanthasmiṁ goingvajantaṁ personjanaṁ;
having attackedHantvā takes some item or otherkiñcikkhamādeti,
himtaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

self·sakeAttahetu another·sakeparahetu,
wealth·sakedhanahetu orca whoyo a mannaro;
witness·askedSakkhipuṭṭho a liemusā tellsbrūti,
himtaṁ knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo of relativesñātīnaṁ of friendssakhīnaṁ orvā,
among the partnersdāresu is spiedpaṭidissati;
by forceSāhasā together·dearsampiyena orvā,
himtaṁ knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoeverYo mothermātaraṁ fatherpitaraṁ orvā,
elderlyjiṇṇakaṁ past their primegatayobbanaṁ;
ablePahu beingsanto notna he looks afterbharati,
himtaṁ should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo mothermātaraṁ fatherpitaraṁ orvā,
brotherBhātaraṁ sisterbhaginiṁ mother-in-lawsasuṁ;
hitsHanti abuse·causativeroseti with wordsvācāya,
himTaṁ knowjaññā lowlifevasalo quotation markeriti.

whoYo the goodatthaṁ askedpucchito beingsanto,
teaches what is badAnatthamanusāsati;
with secretivePaṭicchannena advisesmanteti,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo having donekatvā a badpāpakaṁ deedkammaṁ,
notMā memaṁ may knowjaññāti wishesicchati;
whoYo underhand·deedpaṭicchannakammanto,
himTaṁ knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo indeedve other·familyparakulaṁ having visitedgantvā,
having eatenBhutvāna pure·foodsucibhojanaṁ;
the one who cameĀgataṁ not + honor in returnnappaṭipūjeti,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ orvā,
otherAññaṁ or evenvāpi supplicantvanibbakaṁ;
with liesMusāvādena deceivesvañceti,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoYo brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ asceticsamaṇaṁ orvā,
meal·timeBhattakāle having arrivedupaṭṭhite;
abusesRoseti with speechvācā notna andca givesdeti,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā lowlifevasalo thusiti.

not·realAsataṁ who + hereyodha speaks aboutpabrūti,
with delusionMohena wrapped uppaliguṇṭhito;
something + itemKiñcikkhaṁ chasing afternijigīsāno,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo quotation markeriti.

whoYo himselfcattānaṁ extolssamukkaṁse,
othersPare andca disparagesmavajānāti;
down·goneNihīno by hissena pridemānena,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā a lowlifevasalo asiti.

a bullyRosako and a miserkadariyo andca,
of corrupt wishesPāpiccho stingymaccharī devioussaṭho;
shamelessAhiriko imprudentanottappī,
himTaṁ knowjaññā as a lowlifevasalo thusiti.

whoeverYo the Buddhabuddhaṁ around·speakparibhāsati,
thenAtha orvā histassa disciplesāvakaṁ;
around·wanderParibbājaṁ laygahaṭṭhaṁ orvā,
himTaṁ one should knowjaññā lowlifevasalo asiti.

whoYo indeedve not·worthy oneanarahaṁ beingsanto,
a perfected oneArahaṁ claimspaṭijānāti;
crookCoro with·divinitiessabrahmake in the worldloke,
thatEso trulykho the lowest lowlifevasalādhamo;
theseEte indeedkho lowlifesvasalā calledvuttā,
by meMayā these·theseyete revealedpakāsitā.

notNa by birthjaccā a lowlifevasalo ishoti,
notNa by birthjaccā ishoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo;
by deedsKammunā a lowlifevasalo ishoti,
by deedsKammunā ishoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo.

that·by this·alsoTadamināpi you should knowjānātha,
according to·thisYathāmedaṁ examplenidassanaṁ;
corpse-worker·sonCaṇḍālaputto of the dog-eating castesopāko,
MātaṅgaMātaṅgo asiti became renownedvissuto.

heSo fameyasaṁ highestparamaṁ achievedpatto,
MātaṅgaMātaṅgo whichyaṁ so very hard to findsudullabhaṁ;
cameĀgacchuṁ to serve himtassupaṭṭhānaṁ,
aristocratsKhattiyā brahminsbrāhmaṇā manybahū.

deity·roadDevayānaṁ onto·ascendabhiruyha,
the stainlessVirajaṁ heso great·roadmahāpathaṁ;
sensual·desireKāmarāgaṁ away·discard·havingvirājetvā,
reborn in a realm of divinityBrahmalokūpago wasahu;
notNa himnaṁ birthjāti down·preventnivāresi,
from rebirth in a realm of divinityBrahmalokūpapattiyā.

recitation·familyAjjhāyakakule bornjātā,
brahminsBrāhmaṇā hymn·kinsmanmantabandhavā;
theyTe andca in wickedpāpesu deedskammesu,
often·discoveredAbhiṇhamupadissare.

seen + veryDiṭṭheva in the dhammadhamme blameworthygārayhā,
in lives to comeSamparāye andca a bad destinationduggati;
notNa themne birthjāti preventsnivāreti,
from a bad destinyDuggatyā from blamegarahāya orvā.

notNa by birthjaccā a lowlifevasalo ishoti,
notNa by birthjaccā ishoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo;
by deedsKammunā a lowlifevasalo ishoti,
by deedsKammunā ishoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo”ti.

thusEvaṁ when spokenvutte, fire·worshiper·Bhāradvājaaggikabhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo to the Buddhabhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama ...…pe…
as a lay followerupāsakaṁ memaṁ worthybhavaṁ Gotamagotamo may he rememberdhāretu today·beginningajjatagge life·gone forpāṇupetaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ who has gonegatan”ti.
Lowlife·discourseVasalasuttaṁ seventhsattamaṁ.

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