A Righteous Life · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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dhamma·conductDhammacariyaṁ
spiritual·conductbrahmacariyaṁ,
this·they callEtadāhu
the supreme treasurevasuttamaṁ;
gone forth·butPabbajitopi
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.
quarrel·towards·delightingKalahābhirato
a mendicantbhikkhu,
by delusionMohadhammena
wrappedāvuto;
explained + evenAkkhātampi
notna
knowsjānāti,
the DhammaDhammaṁ
by the Buddhabuddhena
taughtdesitaṁ.
harassmentVihesaṁ
of those who are evolvedbhāvitattānaṁ,
un·knowledgeavijjāya
fore·ledpurakkhato;
corruptionSaṅkilesaṁ
notna
they knowjānāti,
the pathmaggaṁ
hell·leadingnirayagāminaṁ.
down·fallingVinipātaṁ
having enteredsamāpanno,
from wombgabbhā
to wombgabbhaṁ
from darknesstamā
to darkness;tamaṁ;
suchSa
indeedve
such a onetādisako
mendicant,bhikkhu,
death·afterpecca
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,
out·forth·driveabhinibbajjiyātha
themnaṁ;
trashKāraṇḍavaṁ
out·blowniddhamatha,
rubbishkasambuṁ
away·dragapakassatha.
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
together·dwellsaṁvāsaṁ,
you should dwellKappayavho
ever mindfulpatissatā;
thenTato
in harmonysamaggā
alertnipakā,
suffering + endDukkhassantaṁ
you will makekarissathāti.
dhamma·conduct·discourseDhammacariyasuttaṁ
the sixthchaṭṭhaṁ.
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