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Sutta Nipāta 4.14

Tuvaṭakasutta

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I ask“Pucchāmi youtaṁ Kinsman of the Sunādiccabandhu,
about seclusionVivekaṁ and the state of peacesantipadañca great seermahesi;
howKathaṁ having seendisvā is extinguishednibbāti a mendicantbhikkhu,
not graspingAnupādiyāno in this worldlokasmiṁ anythingkiñci”.

root“Mūlaṁ of proliferation-judgmentspapañcasaṅkhāya,
thus(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
thinkerMantā I amasmīti all they would cut offsabbamuparundhe;
whateverYā anykāci cravingtaṇhā internalajjhattaṁ,
of themTāsaṁ for removalvinayā alwayssadā mindfulsato they would trainsikkhe.

whateverYaṁ anykiñci they know as a thingdhammamabhijaññā,
internalAjjhattaṁ oratha or evenvāpi externalbahiddhā;
notNa because of thattena pridethāmaṁ they would makekubbetha,
notNa forhi thatsā quenchingnibbuti of the goodsataṁ is calledvuttā.

betterSeyyo notna by thattena would conceivemaññeyya,
worseNīceyyo oratha or elsevāpi alikesarikkho;
questionedPhuṭṭho in many waysanekarūpehi,
not selfNātumānaṁ justifyingvikappayaṁ would standtiṭṭhe.

internally, indeed, pacifiedAjjhattamevupasame,
notNa from anotheraññato a mendicantbhikkhu should seek peacesantimeseyya;
internallyAjjhattaṁ of one pacifiedupasantassa,
there is notNatthi picking upattā whencekuto putting downnirattā orvā.

in the middleMajjhe just asyathā of the oceansamuddassa,
wavesŪmi nono arisejāyatī stillṭhito it stayshoti;
so tooEvaṁ stillṭhito of one unstirredanejassa,
pretensionUssadaṁ a mendicantbhikkhu notna would makekareyya regarding anythingkuhiñci”.

has explained“Akittayī whose eyes are openvivaṭacakkhu,
the truth he witnessedSakkhidhammaṁ where adversities are removedparissayavinayaṁ;
the practicePaṭipadaṁ speakvadehi sirbhaddante,
the monastic codePātimokkhaṁ andatha and alsovāpi immersion in samādhisamādhiṁ”.

with eyes“Cakkhūhi notneva wantonlolassa,
from village gossipGāmakathāya would turn awayāvaraye earsotaṁ;
in flavorsRase andca would not be greedynānugijjheyya,
norNa andca would be possessivemamāyetha anythingkiñci in the worldlokasmiṁ.

by contactPhassena whenyadā struckphuṭṭhassa,
lamentationParidevaṁ a mendicantbhikkhu notna would makekareyya at allkuhiñci;
and existenceBhavañca would not pray fornābhijappeyya,
in dangersBheravesu andca notna would tremblesampavedheyya.

and of foodsAnnānamatho of drinkspānānaṁ,
of ediblesKhādanīyānaṁ and alsoathopi of clothesvatthānaṁ;
having receivedLaddhā notna a storesannidhiṁ they would makekayirā,
notNa andca they would worryparittase about themtāni not gettingalabhamāno.

meditativeJhāyī notna footloosepādalolassa,
they would avoidVirame remorsekukkuccā would not be negligentnappamajjeyya;
then in seatsAthāsanesu resting placessayanesu,
quietAppasaddesu a mendicantbhikkhu would stayvihareyya.

sleepNiddaṁ notna would take muchbahulīkareyya,
wakefulnessJāgariyaṁ would apply oneself tobhajeyya being keenātāpī;
slothTandiṁ illusionmāyaṁ mirthhassaṁ playkhiḍḍaṁ,
sexMethunaṁ would give upvippajahe and ornamentationsavibhūsaṁ.

Atharvaṇa spellĀthabbaṇaṁ dreamsupinaṁ omenlakkhaṇaṁ,
notNo would castvidahe or alsoathopi astrologynakkhattaṁ;
and animal criesVirutañca impacted fetusgabbhakaraṇaṁ,
medicineTikicchaṁ my followermāmako notna would practiceseveyya.

by criticismNindāya would not be shakennappavedheyya,
notNa would gloatuṇṇameyya when praisedpasaṁsito a mendicantbhikkhu;
greedLobhaṁ withsaha stinginessmacchariyena,
angerKodhaṁ and slanderpesuṇiyañca would cast asidepanudeyya.

in buying and sellingKayavikkaye notna would standtiṭṭheyya,
illUpavādaṁ a mendicantbhikkhu notna would speakkareyya at allkuhiñci;
in the villageGāme andca would not lingernābhisajjeyya,
from desire for profitLābhakamyā peoplejanaṁ notna would cajolelapayeyya.

notNa andca a boasterkatthitā would besiyā a mendicantbhikkhu,
notNa andca suggestive speechvācaṁ suggestivelypayuttaṁ would speakbhāseyya;
impudencePāgabbhiyaṁ notna would trainsikkheyya,
argumentativelyKathaṁ argumentativeviggāhikaṁ notna would speakkathayeyya.

into lyingMosavajje notna would be lednīyetha,
deliberateSampajāno devious deedssaṭhāni notna would dokayirā;
andAtha because of livelihoodjīvitena because of wisdompaññāya,
because of precepts and vowsSīlabbatena would never look down on anothernāññamatimaññe.

having heardSutvā provokedrusito muchbahuṁ talkvācaṁ,
of asceticsSamaṇānaṁ orvā of ordinary peopleputhujanānaṁ;
harshlyPharusena themne notna would react againstpaṭivajjā,
notNa indeedhi the virtuoussanto retaliatepaṭisenikaronti.

and thisEtañca having understood the teachingdhammamaññāya,
inquiringVicinaṁ a mendicantbhikkhu alwayssadā mindfulsato would trainsikkhe;
as peaceSantīti quenchingnibbutiṁ having knownñatvā,
in the biddingSāsane of Gotamagotamassa notna would be negligentpamajjeyya.

vanquisherAbhibhū indeedhi heso unvanquishedanabhibhūto,
seer of the truth as witness, not by legendsSakkhidhammamanītihamadassī;
thereforeTasmā indeedhi of thattassa blessed one'sbhagavato in the teachingsāsane,
diligentAppamatto alwayssadā would train respectfullynamassamanusikkhe”ti.
the Tuvaṭaka SuttaTuvaṭakasuttaṁ fourteenthcuddasamaṁ.

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