A Righteous Life · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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a righteous lifeDhammacariyaṁ
a spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ,
they call thisEtadāhu
the supreme treasurevasuttamaṁ;
but if someone goes forthPabbajitopi
ifce
he ishoti,
from the lay lifeAgārā
to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ.
heSo
ifce
of scurrilous charactermukharajātiko,
delighting in crueltyvihesābhirato
a beastmago;
lifeJīvitaṁ
of that onetassa
worsepāpiyo,
poisonrajaṁ
growsvaḍḍheti
inside oneselfattano.
delighting in quarrelKalahābhirato
a mendicantbhikkhu,
by delusionMohadhammena
wrappedāvuto;
even what has been explainedAkkhātampi
notna
knowsjānāti,
the DhammaDhammaṁ
by the Buddhabuddhena
taughtdesitaṁ.
harassmentVihesaṁ
of those who are evolvedbhāvitattānaṁ,
by ignoranceavijjāya
governedpurakkhato;
corruptionSaṅkilesaṁ
notna
they knowjānāti,
the pathmaggaṁ
leading to hellnirayagāminaṁ.
the underworldVinipātaṁ
having enteredsamāpanno,
from wombgabbhā
to wombgabbhaṁ
from darknesstamā
to darkness;tamaṁ;
suchSa
indeedve
such a onetādisako
mendicant,bhikkhu,
after deathpecca
sufferingdukkhaṁ
falls intonigacchati.
a sewerGūthakūpo
likeyathā
one isassa,
brimfulsampuṇṇo
with years of filthgaṇavassiko;
whoYo
andca
suchevarūpo
one isassa,
hard to cleandubbisodho
forhi
full of grimesāṅgaṇo.
thatYaṁ
of such kindevarūpaṁ
you knowjānātha,
mendicantsbhikkhavo
attached to the domestic lifegehanissitaṁ;
of corrupt wishesPāpicchaṁ
of wicked intentpāpasaṅkappaṁ,
of bad behavior and alms-resortpāpaācāragocaraṁ.
allSabbe
harmonioussamaggā
having gatheredhutvāna,
you should expelabhinibbajjiyātha
themnaṁ;
trashKāraṇḍavaṁ
throw outniddhamatha,
rubbishkasambuṁ
get rid ofapakassatha.
thenTato
the scrapspalāpe
sweep awayvāhetha,
not asceticsAssamaṇe
who think themselves asceticssamaṇamānine;
having thrown outNiddhamitvāna
those of corrupt wishespāpicche,
of bad behavior and alms-resortPāpaācāragocare.
the pureSuddhā
with the puresuddhehi
in communionsaṁvāsaṁ,
you should dwellKappayavho
ever mindfulpatissatā;
thenTato
in harmonysamaggā
alertnipakā,
an end of sufferingDukkhassantaṁ
you will makekarissathāti.
the Discourse on Righteous ConductDhammacariyasuttaṁ
the sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.
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