Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Tuvaṭakasutta
915 "Pucchāmi taṃ ādiccabandhu,
Vivekaṃ santipadañca mahesi;
Kathaṃ disvā nibbāti bhikkhu,
Anupādiyāno lokasmiṃ kiñci".(iti bhagavā):
916 "Mūlaṃ papañcasankhāya,
Mantā asmīti sabbamuparundhe;
Yā kāci taṇhā ajjhattaṃ,
Tāsaṃ vinayā sadā sato sikkhe.917 Yaṃ kiñci dhammamabhijaññā,
Ajjhattaṃ atha vāpi bahiddhā;
Na tena thāmaṃ kubbetha,
Na hi sā nibbuti sataṃ vuttā.918 Seyyo na tena maññeyya,
Nīceyyo atha vāpi sarikkho;
Phuṭṭho anekarūpehi,
Nātumānaṃ vikappayaṃ tiṭṭhe.919 Ajjhattamevupasame,
Na aññato bhikkhu santimeseyya;
Ajjhattaṃ upasantassa,
Natthi attā kuto nirattā vā.920 Majjhe yathā samuddassa,
Ūmi no jāyatī ṭhito hoti;
Evaṃ ṭhito anejassa,
Ussadaṃ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci".921 "Akittayī vivaṭacakkhu,
Sakkhidhammaṃ parissayavinayaṃ;
Paṭipadaṃ vadehi bhaddante,
Pātimokkhaṃ atha vāpi samādhiṃ".922 "Cakkhūhi neva lolassa,
Gāmakathāya āvaraye sotaṃ;
Rase ca nānugijjheyya,
Na ca mamāyetha kiñci lokasmiṃ.923 Phassena yadā phuṭṭhassa,
Paridevaṃ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci;
Bhavañca nābhijappeyya,
Bheravesu ca na sampavedheyya.924 Annānamatho pānānaṃ,
Khādanīyānaṃ athopi vatthānaṃ;
Laddhā na sannidhiṃ kayirā,
Na ca parittase tāni alabhamāno.925 Jhāyī na pādalolassa,
Virame kukkuccā nappamajjeyya;
Athāsanesu sayanesu,
Appasaddesu bhikkhu vihareyya.926 Niddaṃ na bahulīkareyya,
Jāgariyaṃ bhajeyya ātāpī;
Tandiṃ māyaṃ hassaṃ khiḍḍaṃ,
Methunaṃ vippajahe savibhūsaṃ.927 Āthabbaṇaṃ supinaṃ lakkhaṇaṃ,
No vidahe athopi nakkhattaṃ;
Virutañca gabbhakaraṇaṃ,
Tikicchaṃ māmako na seveyya.928 Nindāya nappavedheyya,
Na uṇṇameyya pasaṃsito bhikkhu;
Lobhaṃ saha macchariyena,
Kodhaṃ pesuṇiyañca panudeyya.929 Kayavikkaye na tiṭṭheyya,
Upavādaṃ bhikkhu na kareyya kuhiñci;
Gāme ca nābhisajjeyya,
Lābhakamyā janaṃ na lapayeyya.930 Na ca katthitā siyā bhikkhu,
Na ca vācaṃ payuttaṃ bhāseyya;
Pāgabbhiyaṃ na sikkheyya,
Kathaṃ viggāhikaṃ na kathayeyya.931 Mosavajje na nīyetha,
Sampajāno saṭhāni na kayirā;
Atha jīvitena paññāya,
Sīlabbatena nāññamatimaññe.932 Sutvā rusito bahuṃ vācaṃ,
Samaṇānaṃ vā puthujanānaṃ;
Pharusena ne na paṭivajjā,
Na hi santo paṭisenikaronti.933 Etañca dhammamaññāya,
Vicinaṃ bhikkhu sadā sato sikkhe;
Santīti nibbutiṃ ñatvā,
Sāsane gotamassa na pamajjeyya.934 Abhibhū hi so anabhibhūto,
Sakkhidhammamanītihamadassī;
Tasmā hi tassa bhagavato sāsane,
Appamatto sadā namassamanusikkhe"ti.
Tuvaṭakasuttaṃ cuddasamaṃ.