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9. Udāna 1.9: The Discourse about Those with Knotted Hair

1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā gayāyaṃ viharati gayāsīse. Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā jaṭilā sītāsu hemantikāsu rattīsu antaraṭṭhake himapātasamaye gayāyaṃ ummujjantipi nimujjantipi, ummujjanimujjampi karonti osiñcantipi, aggimpi juhanti:  "iminā suddhī"ti.

2 Addasā kho bhagavā te sambahule jaṭile sītāsu hemantikāsu rattīsu antaraṭṭhake himapātasamaye gayāyaṃ ummujjantepi nimujjantepi ummujjanimujjampi karonte osiñcantepi aggimpi juhante:  "iminā suddhī"ti.

3 Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

4 "Na udakena sucī hoti,
bahvettha nhāyatī jano;
Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca,
so sucī so ca brāhmaṇo"ti.

Navamaṃ.