{"id":35783,"date":"2022-08-21T22:39:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T15:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2022\/08\/21\/sutta-7\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T01:00:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T18:00:03","slug":"kinh-trung-bo-eng-7-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-vatthupama-sutta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/trang-chu\/2022\/08\/21\/kinh-trung-bo-eng-7-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-vatthupama-sutta\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinh Trung B\u1ed9 ENG 7 Kinh V\u00ed D\u1ee5 T\u1ea5m V\u1ea3i (Vatth\u016bpama sutta)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35783\" class=\"elementor elementor-35783\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc44d8a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-space-around elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1741\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Kinh Trung B\u1ed9 7.Kinh V\u00ed D\u1ee5 T\u1ea5m V\u1ea3i (Vatth\u016bpama sutta)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1741\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1741\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2020\/10\/21\/kinh-vi-du-tam-vai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7.Kinh V\u00ed D\u1ee5 T\u1ea5m V\u1ea3i (Vatth\u016bpama sutta)<\/a><\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2022\/08\/21\/kinh-trung-bo-eng-7-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-vatthupama-sutta\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kinh Trung B\u1ed9 ENG 7 Kinh V\u00ed D\u1ee5 T\u1ea5m V\u1ea3i (Vatth\u016bpama sutta)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2022\/08\/22\/mn-7-vatthupama-sutta%e1%b9%83\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">MN 7. Vatth\u2019\u016apama Sutta\u1e43<\/a><\/li><li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2022\/09\/06\/kinh-trung-bo-ah007-vatthupamasutta-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-h-93-thuy-tinh-pham-chi-kinh\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kinh Trung B\u1ed9 AH007 : Vatth\u00f9pamasutta, Kinh V\u00ed d\u1ee5 t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i -H.93 Th\u1ee7y t\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea1m ch\u00ed kinh<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1742\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1742\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Ph\u1ea7n gi\u1ea3ng gi\u1ea3i<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1742\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1742\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2020\/10\/29\/gg-kinh-phap-mon-can-ban-trung-bo-kinh-nikaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gi\u1ea3ng gi\u1ea3i c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2020\/10\/31\/gg-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-kinh-trung-bo-nikaya\/\">Audio gi\u1ea3ng gi\u1ea3i c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2022\/09\/19\/toat-yeu-trung-bo-007-vi-du-tam-vai\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">To\u00e1t y\u1ebfu Trung B\u1ed9 007 : V\u00ed d\u1ee5 t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i<\/a><\/li><li>C\u00e1c b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng<\/li><li>T\u00e0i li\u1ec7u tham kh\u1ecfa<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Kinh Trung B\\u1ed9 7.Kinh V\\u00ed D\\u1ee5 T\\u1ea5m V\\u1ea3i (Vatth\\u016bpama sutta)\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul><li><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/21\\\/kinh-vi-du-tam-vai\\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\">7.Kinh V\\u00ed D\\u1ee5 T\\u1ea5m V\\u1ea3i (Vatth\\u016bpama sutta)<\\\/a><\\\/li><li>\\u00a0<\\\/li><li><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/21\\\/kinh-trung-bo-eng-7-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-vatthupama-sutta\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"bookmark\\\">Kinh Trung B\\u1ed9 ENG 7 Kinh V\\u00ed D\\u1ee5 T\\u1ea5m V\\u1ea3i (Vatth\\u016bpama sutta)<\\\/a><\\\/li><li><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2022\\\/08\\\/22\\\/mn-7-vatthupama-sutta%e1%b9%83\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"bookmark\\\">MN 7. Vatth\\u2019\\u016apama Sutta\\u1e43<\\\/a><\\\/li><li class=\\\"entry-title\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/06\\\/kinh-trung-bo-ah007-vatthupamasutta-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-h-93-thuy-tinh-pham-chi-kinh\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"bookmark\\\">Kinh Trung B\\u1ed9 AH007 : Vatth\\u00f9pamasutta, Kinh V\\u00ed d\\u1ee5 t\\u1ea5m v\\u1ea3i -H.93 Th\\u1ee7y t\\u1ecbnh ph\\u1ea1m ch\\u00ed kinh<\\\/a><\\\/li><\\\/ul>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Ph\\u1ea7n gi\\u1ea3ng gi\\u1ea3i\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<ul><li><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/29\\\/gg-kinh-phap-mon-can-ban-trung-bo-kinh-nikaya\\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Gi\\u1ea3ng gi\\u1ea3i c\\u01a1 b\\u1ea3n<\\\/a><\\\/li><li><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/31\\\/gg-kinh-vi-du-tam-vai-kinh-trung-bo-nikaya\\\/\\\">Audio gi\\u1ea3ng gi\\u1ea3i c\\u01a1 b\\u1ea3n<\\\/a><\\\/li><li><a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/tamhoc.org\\\/2022\\\/09\\\/19\\\/toat-yeu-trung-bo-007-vi-du-tam-vai\\\/\\\" rel=\\\"bookmark\\\">To\\u00e1t y\\u1ebfu Trung B\\u1ed9 007 : V\\u00ed d\\u1ee5 t\\u1ea5m v\\u1ea3i<\\\/a><\\\/li><li>C\\u00e1c b\\u00e0i gi\\u1ea3ng<\\\/li><li>T\\u00e0i li\\u1ec7u tham kh\\u1ecfa<\\\/li><\\\/ul>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637f8ee\" data-id=\"637f8ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33129df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33129df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t [ad_1]\r\n<br><div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\">Majjhima Nik\u0101ya<br\/>1. M\u016bla-Pa\u1e47\u1e47\u0101sa<br\/>1. M\u016bla-Pariy\u0101ya Vagga<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\">The Middle Length Sayings<br\/>I. The First Fifty Discourses<br\/>1. The Division of the Synopsis of Fundamentals<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/mn\/idx_majjhima_nikaya_1.htm#p7\">Sutta 7<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\">Vatth&#8217;\u016apama Sutta\u0271<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#n1\">1<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr\">Translated from the Pali by I.B. Horner, O.B.E., M.A.<br\/>Associate of Newham College, Cambridge<br\/>First Published in 1954<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f2 ctr\">Copyright <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palitext.com\">The Pali Text Society<\/a><br\/>Commercial Rights Reserved<br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/resources\/images\/cc_by_nc.png\" width=\"88\" height=\"15\" alt=\"Creative Commons Licence\"\/><\/a><br\/>For details see <a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/frontmatter\/004_copyright.htm\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a id=\"pg45\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[45]<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p1\" href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.007.pali.bd.htm#p1\">1<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/chlm\/mn\/mn.007.chlm.sbb.htm#p1\">chlm<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/dhamma-vinaya\/wp\/mn\/mn.007.ntbb.wp.htm\">ntbb<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/ati\/mn\/mn.007.nypo.ati.htm#p1\">nypo<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/mnl\/mn\/mn.007.upal.mnl.htm#p1\">upal<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/ati\/mn\/mn.007.than.ati.htm#p1\">than<\/a>]<\/span> T<span class=\"f2\"><b>HUS<\/b><\/span> have I heard:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">At one time the Lord was staying near <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/appendixes\/buddhas_india\/buddhas_india.htm#savatthi\">S\u0101vatth\u012b<\/a><br\/>in the Jeta Grove in An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika&#8217;s monastery.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">While he was there<br\/>the Lord addressed the monks, saying:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Monks.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Revered <a id=\"pg46\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[46]<\/b><\/span><\/a> one,&#8221;<br\/>these monks answered the Lord in assent.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">The Lord spoke thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p2\">2<\/a>]<\/span> &#8220;Monks, as a cloth that is staied and dirty<br\/>and which a dyer might dip into this and that dye<br\/>\u2014 be it dark green or yellow or red or crimson \u2014<br\/>would be dyed a bad colour;<br\/>it would not be clear in color.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What is the reason for this?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Monks, it is because the cloth was not clean.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Even so, monks, a bad bourn<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn2\" href=\"#n2\">2<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> is to be expected<br\/>when the mind is stained.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p3\">3<\/a>]<\/span> Monks, as a cloth that is quite clean,<br\/>quite pure,<br\/>and which a dyer might dip into this or that dye<br\/>\u2014 be it dark green or yellow or red or crimson \u2014<br\/>would be dyed a good colour;<br\/>it would be clear in colour.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What is the reason for this?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Monks, it is because the cloth was clean.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Even so, monks, a good bourn<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn3\" href=\"#n3\">3<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> is to be expected<br\/>when the mind is not stained.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p4\">4<\/a>]<\/span> And what, monks,<br\/>are the defilements of the mind?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>Greed and covetousness<\/b><span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn4\" href=\"#n4\">4<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>malevolence<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>anger<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>malice<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>hypocrisy<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>spite<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>envy<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>stinginess<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>deceit<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>treachery<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>obstinacy<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>impetuosity<\/b> is a defilement of the mind<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>arrogance<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>pride<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>conceit<\/b> is a defilement of the mind,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><b>indolence<\/b> is a defilement of the mind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p5\">5<\/a>]<\/span> Monks, a monk thinks that greed and covetousness<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is greed and covetousness;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that malevolence<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is malevolence,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that anger<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is anger,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that malice<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is malice,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that hypocrisy<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is hypocrisy,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that spite<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is spite,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that envy<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is envy,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that stinginess<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is stinginess,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that deceit<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is deceit,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that treachery<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is treachery,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that obstinacy<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is obstinacy,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that impetuosity<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is impetuosity,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that arrogance<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is arrogance,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that pride<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is pride,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that conceit<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is conceit,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">a monk thinks that indolence<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>he gets rid of the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is indolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p6\">6<\/a>]<\/span> When, monks, the monk<br\/>thinks that greed and covetousness is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is greed and covetousness is got rid of;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that malevolence<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is malevolence is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that anger<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is anger is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that malice<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is malice is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that hypocrisy<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is hypocrisy is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that spite<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is spite is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that envy<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is envy is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that stinginess<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is stinginess is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that deceit<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is deceit is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that treachery<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is treachery is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that obstinacy<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is obstinacy is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that impetuosity<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is impetuosity is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that arrogance<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is arrogance is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that pride<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is pride is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that conceit<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is conceit is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinks that indolence<br\/>is a defilement of the mind,<br\/>and having known it thus,<br\/>the defilement of the mind<br\/>that is indolence is got rid of,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p7\">7<\/a>]<\/span> he becomes possessed of unwavering confidence in the Awakened One and thinks:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Thus indeed is he the Lord,<br\/>perfected,<br\/>wholly self-awakened,<br\/>endowed with knowledge and right conduct,<br\/>well-farer,<br\/>knower of the world(s),<br\/>incomparable charioteer of men to be tamed,<br\/>teacher of devas and mankind,<br\/>the Awakened One,<br\/>the Lord.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p8\">8<\/a>]<\/span> He becomes <a id=\"pg47\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[47]<\/b><\/span><\/a> possessed of unwavering confidence in <i>Dhamma<\/i> and thinks;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Dhamma is well taught by the Lord,<br\/>it is self-realized,<br\/>it is timeless,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn5\" href=\"#n5\">5<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>it is a come-and-see thing,<br\/>leading onwards,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn6\" href=\"#n6\">6<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> to be understood individually by the wise.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p9\">9<\/a>]<\/span> He becomes possessed of unwavering confidence in the Order and thinks:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;The Lord&#8217;s Order of disciples<br\/>is of good conduct,<br\/>the Lord&#8217;s Order of disciples<br\/>is upright,<br\/>the Lord&#8217;s Order of disciples<br\/>is of wise conduct,<br\/>the Lord&#8217;s Order of disciples<br\/>is of dutiful conduct,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>the four pairs of men,<br\/>the eight individuals.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn7\" href=\"#n7\">7<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This Order of the Lord&#8217;s disciples<br\/>is worthy of alms,<br\/>worthy of hospitality,<br\/>worthy of offerings,<br\/>worthy of reverence,<br\/>it is a matchless field of merit for the world.&#8217;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn8\" href=\"#n8\">8<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">At this stage<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn9\" href=\"#n9\">9<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>there is for him giving up,<br\/>renouncing,<br\/>rejecting,<br\/>getting rid of,<br\/>forsaking.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p11\">11<\/a>]<\/span> He, thinking:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Possessed of unwavering confidence in the Awakened One am I,&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">acquires knowledge of the goal,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn10\" href=\"#n10\">10<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma<\/i>,&#8217;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn11\" href=\"#n11\">11<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>acquires the delight<br\/>that is connected with <i>Dhamma<\/i>;<br\/>rapture is born from that delight,<br\/>being rapturous,<br\/>his body is impassible,<br\/>with the body impassible,<br\/>joy<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn12\" href=\"#n12\">12<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> is felt,<br\/>because of joy<br\/>the mind is (well) concentrated.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn13\" href=\"#n13\">13<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p12\">12<\/a>]<\/span> Thinking:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Possessed of unwavering confidence in <i>Dhamma<\/i> am I,&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">he acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma<\/i>,&#8217;<br\/>acquires the delight<br\/>that is connected with <i>Dhamma<\/i>;<br\/>rapture is born from that delight,<br\/>being rapturous,<br\/>his body is impassible,<br\/>with the body impassible,<br\/>joy is felt,<br\/>because of joy<br\/>the mind is (well) concentrated.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p13\">13<\/a>]<\/span> Thinking:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Possessed of unwavering confidence in the Order am I,&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">he acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma<\/i>,&#8217;<br\/>acquires the delight<br\/>that is connected with <i>Dhamma<\/i>;<br\/>rapture is born from that delight,<br\/>being rapturous,<br\/>his body is impassible,<br\/>with the body impassible,<br\/>joy is felt,<br\/>because of joy<br\/>the mind is (well) concentrated.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p14\">14<\/a>]<\/span> Thinking:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;At this stage<br\/>there comes to be for me<br\/>giving up,<br\/>renouncing,<br\/>rejecting,<br\/>getting rid of,<br\/>forsaking,&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">he acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma<\/i>,&#8217;<br\/>acquires the delight<br\/>that is connected with <i>Dhamma<\/i>;<br\/>rapture is born from that delight,<br\/>being rapturous,<br\/>his body is impassible,<br\/>with the body impassible,<br\/>joy is felt,<br\/>because of joy<br\/>the mind is (well) concentrated.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><a id=\"pg48\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[48]<\/b><\/span><\/a> <span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p15\">15<\/a>]<\/span> A monk, monks, of such moral habit,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn14\" href=\"#n14\">14<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>of such <i>Dhamma<\/i>,<br\/>of such wisdom &#8211;<br\/>even if he eat fine almsfood,<br\/>the black grains removed,<br\/>with various curries,<br\/>various vegetables,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn15\" href=\"#n15\">15<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>that will not be a stumbling-block for him.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p16\">16<\/a>]<\/span> Monks, even as a stained and dirty cloth,<br\/>if put in clear water<br\/>becomes pure and clean,<br\/>or as gold<br\/>put into a smelting-pot<br\/>becomes pure and clean,<br\/>in like manner, monks,<br\/>a monk of such moral habit,<br\/>of such <i>Dhamma<\/i>,<br\/>of such wisdom,<br\/>even if he eat fine almsfood,<br\/>the black grains removed,<br\/>with various curries,<br\/>various vegetables,<br\/>that will not be a stumbling-block for him.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p17\">17<\/a>]<\/span> He dwells, having suffused the first quarter<br\/>with a mind of friendliness,<br\/>likewise the second,<br\/>likewise the third,<br\/>likewise the fourth;<br\/>just so above,<br\/>below,<br\/>across;<br\/>he dwells having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of friendliness<br\/>that is far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p18\">18<\/a>]<\/span> He dwells having suffused the first quarter<br\/>with a mind of compassion,<br\/>likewise the second,<br\/>likewise the third,<br\/>likewise the fourth;<br\/>just so above,<br\/>below,<br\/>across;<br\/>he dwells having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of compassion<br\/>that is far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p19\">19<\/a>]<\/span> He dwells having suffused the first quarter<br\/>with a mind of sympathetic joy,<br\/>likewise the second,<br\/>likewise the third,<br\/>likewise the fourth;<br\/>just so above,<br\/>below,<br\/>across;<br\/>he dwells having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of sympathetic joy<br\/>that is far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p20\">20<\/a>]<\/span> He dwells having suffused the first quarter<br\/>with a mind of equanimity,<br\/>likewise the second,<br\/>likewise the third,<br\/>likewise the fourth;<br\/>just so above,<br\/>below,<br\/>across;<br\/>he dwells having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of equanimity<br\/>that is far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p21\">21<\/a>]<\/span> He comprehends:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;There is this,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn16\" href=\"#n16\">16<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>there is a low,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn17\" href=\"#n17\">17<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>there is the excellent,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn18\" href=\"#n18\">18<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>there is a further escape from perceptions.&#8217;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn19\" href=\"#n19\">19<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p22\">22<\/a>]<\/span> For one thus knowing,<br\/>thus seeing,<br\/>the mind is freed<br\/>from the canker of sense-pleasures<br\/>and the mind is freed<br\/>from the canker of becoming<br\/>and the mind is freed<br\/>from the canker of ignorance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">In freedom<br\/>the knowledge comes to be<br\/>that he is freed,<br\/>and he comprehends:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Destroyed is birth,<br\/>brought to a close is the Brahma-faring,<br\/>done is what was to be done,<br\/>there is no more of being such or such.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Monks, this is called a monk<br\/>who is washed<br\/>with an inner washing.&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn20\" href=\"#n20\">20<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr c\">\u00a7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><a id=\"pg49\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[49]<\/b><\/span><\/a> <span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p23\">23<\/a>]<\/span> Now at that time<br\/>the brahman Sundarika-Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn21\" href=\"#n21\">21<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>was sitting not far from the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Then the brahman Sundarika-Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai<br\/>spoke thus to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Does the revered Gotama<br\/>go down to wash in the river B\u0101huk\u0101?&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn22\" href=\"#n22\">22<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Brahman, what is there<br\/>to the river B\u0101huk\u0101?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Of what use is the river B\u0101huka?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;But, good Gotama, the river B\u0101huk\u0101<br\/>is considered by the many-folk<br\/>as a means of purification,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn23\" href=\"#n23\">23<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>the river B\u0101huk\u0101 is considered by the manyfolk<br\/>to be for merit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">For in the river B\u0101huk\u0101<br\/>the many-folk wash away<br\/>the evil deeds that have been done.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p24\">24<\/a>]<\/span> Then the Lord addressed the brahman Sundarika-Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai in verses:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t      <p class=\"f4 in2\">&#8220;In the B\u0101huk\u0101, and at Adhikakk\u0101,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn24\" href=\"#n24\">24<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>At Gay\u0101,<span class=\"f3\"><sup>[<a href=\"#n24\">24<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> and in the Sundarik\u0101,<br\/>In the Sarassat\u012b, and at Pay\u0101ga,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn25\" href=\"#n25\">25<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>Then in the river B\u0101humat\u012b,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn26\" href=\"#n26\">26<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>The fool, though entering constantly,<br\/>Does not cleanse his dark deed.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn27\" href=\"#n27\">27<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t      <p class=\"f4 in2\">What can the Sundarik\u0101, do?<br\/>What Pay\u0101ga, what the B\u0101huk\u0101 river?<br\/>They do not cleanse that hostile guilty man<br\/>Intent on evil deeds.<br\/>For the pure every day is auspicious,<br\/>for the pure every day is holy,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn28\" href=\"#n28\">28<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/><a id=\"pg50\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[50]<\/b><\/span><\/a> For the pure of bright deeds<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn29\" href=\"#n29\">29<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>there is ever the practice of (good) custom.<br\/>Bathe in this only,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn30\" href=\"#n30\">30<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> brahman,<br\/>Make all creatures secure.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn31\" href=\"#n31\">31<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t      <p class=\"f4 in2\">If you do not speak a lie,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn32\" href=\"#n32\">32<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>if you harm no living thing,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn33\" href=\"#n33\">33<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>If you take not the ungiven,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn34\" href=\"#n34\">34<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>are believing, not stingy \u2014<br\/>What can you do by going to Gay\u0101,<br\/>when Gay\u0101 is only a well<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn35\" href=\"#n35\">35<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> for you?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p25\">25<\/a>]<\/span> When this had been said,<br\/>the brahman Sundarika-Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai<br\/>spoke thus to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;It is excellent, good Gotama;<br\/>it is excellent, good Gotama.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">It is as if, good Gotama,<br\/>one might set upright<br\/>what had been upset,<br\/>or disclose what had been covered,<br\/>or show the way<br\/>to one who had gone astray,<br\/>or bring an oil lamp into the darkness<br\/>so that those with vision might see material shapes;<br\/>even so<br\/>in many a figure<br\/>has <i>Dhamma<\/i> been made clear by the good Gotama,<br\/>I,<br\/>even I,<br\/>am going to the revered Gotama for refuge,<br\/>and to <i>Dhamma<\/i>,<br\/>and to the Order of monks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">May I receive the going forth<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn36\" href=\"#n36\">36<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>in the presence of the good Gotama,<br\/>may I receive ordination.&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn37\" href=\"#n37\">37<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><span class=\"f3\">[<a id=\"p26\">26<\/a>]<\/span> Then the brahman Sundarika-Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai<br\/>received the going forth<br\/>in the Lord&#8217;s presence,<br\/>he received ordination.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Soon after he had been ordained<br\/>the venerable Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai,<br\/>abiding alone,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn38\" href=\"#n38\">38<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>aloof,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn39\" href=\"#n39\">39<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>diligent,<br\/>ardent,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn40\" href=\"#n40\">40<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>self-resolute,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn41\" href=\"#n41\">41<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>not long afterwards,<br\/>by his own super-knowledge,<br\/>having precisely here-now<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn42\" href=\"#n42\">42<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> realized<br\/><a id=\"pg51\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[51]<\/b><\/span><\/a> that matchless culmination of the Brahma-faring<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn43\" href=\"#n43\">43<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>for the sake of which<br\/>young men of family<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn44\" href=\"#n44\">44<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>rightly go forth from home<br\/>into homelessness,<br\/>abided in it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He comprehended:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Destroyed is birth,<br\/>brought to a close is the Brahma-faring,<br\/>done is what was to be done,<br\/>there is no more of being such or such.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">So the venerable Bh\u0101radv\u0101jai<br\/>became one of the perfected ones.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr\">Discourse on the Simile of the Cloth<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"demi\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n1\" href=\"#fn1\">1<\/a>]<\/sup> Called at <i>MA.<\/i> i. 165 Vattha sutta. It states that there are four ways of presenting a similitude or parable in relation to its meaning; here the simile is given first, then the meaning.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"floatrpp wpx408 marl6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f2\">The &#8216;bad bourn&#8217; for a bad bhikkhu is not the same as the bad born of a layman committing the same offense; the bhikkhu always carries the extra weight of being a representative of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sa\u1e45gha.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/resources\/images\/king_of_ny_vrysm.gif\" width=\"38\" height=\"32\" alt=\"p.p. explains it all\"\/> <span class=\"f2\">\u2014 p.p.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n2\" href=\"#fn2\">2<\/a>]<\/sup> Niraya Hell, animal birth or the realm of the departed <i>(petavisaya).<\/i> These bad bourns are alike for householders and the homeless (recluses) if their conduct is bad in the ways specified at <i>MA.<\/i> i. 167-168.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"floatrpp wpx200 marl6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f2\">This distinction is meaningless or perniciously misleading. With the exception of &#8216;the three great families&#8217; which is not mentioned at all in the suttas, which is not a timeless phenomena, and which is likely an invention of the commentator or a common myth, there are examples of laymen attaining all of these rebirths and they are, in any case, all subsumed under the heading of &#8216;greatness as a deva&#8217;. The point of making a commentary is to open up the meaning of a sutta not cloud it over with superstition and rumor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/resources\/images\/king_of_ny_vrysm.gif\" width=\"38\" height=\"32\" alt=\"p.p. explains it all\"\/> <span class=\"f2\">\u2014 p.p.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n3\" href=\"#fn3\">3<\/a>]<\/sup> A householder arises to greatness as a man and greatness as a deva <i>(manussa-mahattam pi deva-mahattam pi).<\/i> A homeless one, if he has certain qualifications, arises in the three great families in the human world or among the six <i>K\u0101m\u0101-vacara devas,<\/i> or among the ten Brahma-abodes, or in the five Pure Abodes, or in the four formless (realms), <i>MA.<\/i> i. 168.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n4\" href=\"#fn4\">4<\/a>]<\/sup> Greed is the passion of delight for one&#8217;s own possessions, covetousness that for another&#8217;s possessions, <i>MA.<\/i> i. 169.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"floatlpp wpx200 mart6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f2\"><i>Ak\u0101lika.<\/i> It means this and it also means that the Dhamma is applicable accross time (not restricted to a time or place), and, in it&#8217;s sense as a synonym of <i>Nibb\u0101na<\/i> means that the state attained is not bound to or subject to Time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/resources\/images\/king_of_ny_vrysm.gif\" width=\"38\" height=\"32\" alt=\"p.p. explains it all\"\/> <span class=\"f2\">\u2014 p.p.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n5\" href=\"#fn5\">5<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>ak\u0101lika,<\/i> not belonging to time. The meaning is: of immediate fruit. The fruit is immediately followed by the Way (without any interval of time). On these terms see <i>Vism.<\/i> 198-221.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n6\" href=\"#fn6\">6<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>I.e.<\/i> to <i>nibb\u0101na<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n7\" href=\"#fn7\">7<\/a>]<\/sup> Those on the four stages of the Way, and those who have attained the fruits of the four stages of the Way.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n8\" href=\"#fn8\">8<\/a>]<\/sup> For this formula of &#8220;confidence&#8221; see also <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/dn\/dn.33.05.rhyt.pts.htm#pg227\"><i>D.<\/i> iii. 227;<\/a> <i>S.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/sn\/02_nv\/sn02.12.041.pali.bd.htm#pg69\">ii. 69,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/sn\/04_salv\/sn04.40.010.pali.bd.htm#pg271\">iv. 271;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/an\/03_threes\/an03.075.wood.pts.htm\"><i>A.<\/i> i. 222,<\/a> etc.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n9\" href=\"#fn9\">9<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>yathodi, i.e.<\/i> he is now a non-returner, <i>MA.<\/i> i. 172.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n10\" href=\"#fn10\">10<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>atthaveda.<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 173 gives three kinds of <i>veda:<\/i> (1) (literary) composition, <i>gantha;<\/i> (2) knowledge, <i>\u00f1\u0101\u1e47a;<\/i> (3) mental ease or happiness, <i>somanassa;<\/i> and says here mental ease and the knowledge attached to it is meant. <i>Cf.<\/i> <i>M.<\/i> i. <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.033.pali.bd.htm#pg221\">221,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.048.pali.bd.htm#pg325\">325;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/an\/idx_06_chakkanipata.htm#p10\"><i>A.<\/i> iii. 285,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/an\/11_elevens\/an11.018.wood.pts.htm#fn7\">v. 349.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n11\" href=\"#fn11\">11<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>dhamma-veda.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n12\" href=\"#fn12\">12<\/a>]<\/sup> Mental joy is meant, <i>MA.<\/i> i. 174<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n13\" href=\"#fn13\">13<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>citta\u0271 sam\u0101dhiyati,<\/i> the mind is rightly synthesised, it remains unmoving as though fastened. With this passage, <i>cf. Vin.<\/i> i. 294; <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/dn\/dn.02.pali.bd.htm#pg73\"><i>D.<\/i> i. 73;<\/a> <i>Miln.<\/i> 84, etc.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n14\" href=\"#fn14\">14<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 174, the body (or mass) of moral habit connected with the way of no-retum.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n15\" href=\"#fn15\">15<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Ibid.,<\/i> the body of concentration also connected, as is the body of wisdom, with the way of non-returners. <i>S\u012bla sam\u0101dhi pa\u00f1\u00f1\u0101<\/i> form the three main branches of the Teaching. Here, <i>Dhamma<\/i> takes the place, but only in name, of <i>sam\u0101dhi,<\/i> which also is sometimes called <i>citta<\/i> in this connection.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n16\" href=\"#fn16\">16<\/a>]<\/sup> As at <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.005.pali.bd.htm#pg31\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 31.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n17\" href=\"#fn17\">17<\/a>]<\/sup>\n\t\t\t\t\t<i>Ibid.,<\/i> anguish and its uprising.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n18\" href=\"#fn18\">18<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 176, the attainment of arahantship.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n19\" href=\"#fn19\">19<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Ibid.,<\/i> the means of ejecting anguish.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n20\" href=\"#fn20\">20<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>sa\u00f1\u00f1\u0101gata.<\/i> According to <i>MA.<\/i> i. 176 <i>nibb\u0101na<\/i> is this farther escape for one who has perception of the four <i>brahma-vih\u0101ras<\/i> (referred to just above). It is the truth of &#8220;stopping,&#8221; <i>i.e.<\/i> the third truth. Traditionally the development of the <i>brahma-vih\u0101ras<\/i> leads to companionship with Brahm\u0101. Here, <i>MA.<\/i> takes the result of such development to be <i>nibb\u0101na<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n21\" href=\"#fn21\">21<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>sin\u0101ta.<\/i> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/sbe\/kd\/snp\/kd.snp.faus.sbe.htm#v521\"><i>Sn.<\/i> 521,<\/a> <i>nh\u0101taka.<\/i> See also <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/sn\/01_sagv\/sn01.07.001-022.pali.bd.htm#pg169\"><i>S.<\/i> i. 169;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.039.pali.bd.htm#pg280\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 280.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n22\" href=\"#fn22\">22<\/a>]<\/sup> Mentioned at <a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/sn\/01_sagv\/sn01.07.009.rhyc.pts.htm\"><i>S.<\/i> i. 167;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/sbe\/kd\/snp\/kd.snp.faus.sbe.htm#III.4\"><i>Sn.<\/i> p. 79<\/a> as performing fire-worship on the banks of the river Sundarika.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n23\" href=\"#fn23\">23<\/a>]<\/sup> At <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/kd\/jat\/idx_jataka.htm#jat_535\"><i>J\u0101.<\/i> v. 387, 388<\/a> <i>bahuka<\/i> does not seem to be the name of a river. <i>Cf.<\/i> also <i>Mhvu.<\/i> ii. 51.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n24\" href=\"#fn24\">24<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>M.<\/i> text reads <i>mokkha-sammat\u0101.<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 177 <i>lokhya-sammat\u0101 ti l\u016bkhabh\u0101-vasammat\u0101. Cokkha-bh\u0101va\u0271 visuddhi-bh\u0101va\u0271 det\u012b ti.<\/i> See also <i>M.<\/i> i. 530 (Trenckner&#8217;s notes) and <i>MA.<\/i> i. 177, <i>n.<\/i> 3, 4.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n25\" href=\"#fn25\">25<\/a>]<\/sup> Both are fords, <i>MA.<\/i> i. 178.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n26\" href=\"#fn26\">26<\/a>]<\/sup> A ford across the Ganges, <i>MA.<\/i> i. 178.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n27\" href=\"#fn27\">27<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i: 178 says that these four are rivers; B\u0101huk\u0101, Sundarik\u0101, Sarassat\u012b, B\u0101humat\u012b.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n28\" href=\"#fn28\">28<\/a>]<\/sup> On <i>ka\u1e47ha-kamma<\/i> (and light, or bright, i.e. good deeds) see <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/mn.057.horn.pts.htm#pg57\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 389.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n29\" href=\"#fn29\">29<\/a>]<\/sup> Quoted at <i>DA.<\/i> i. 139. <i>Phaggu<\/i> is an auspicious constellation, and so the word has here been translated &#8220;auspicious.&#8221; <i>MA.<\/i> i. 179 explains by saying that the brahman view is that whoever bathes in the month of <i>Phagguna<\/i> on the day after the full moon is cleansed of evil done during the year. <i>Uposatha,<\/i> here translated &#8220;holy,&#8221; has no good English equivalent. Ordinarily there are four <i>uposatha<\/i> days a month when people observe the higher <i>s\u012bla<\/i> or fast. But for the pure every day, not necessarily only the four prescribed days, is <i>uposatha,<\/i> an &#8220;observance&#8221; day when all the observances and rules of discipline are observed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n30\" href=\"#fn30\">30<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>suci- kamma,<\/i> pure deeds, <i>cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/sbe\/kd\/dhp\/kd.dhp.mulr.sbe.htm#v24\"><i>Dhp.<\/i> 24.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n31\" href=\"#fn31\">31<\/a>]<\/sup> In this teaching of mine, <i>MA.<\/i> i. 179.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n32\" href=\"#fn32\">32<\/a>]<\/sup> security, <i>khemata;<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 179 says <i>abhaya hitabh\u0101va mett\u0101,<\/i> lack of fear, welfare, friendliness. This is purity by way of mind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n33\" href=\"#fn33\">33<\/a>]<\/sup> Purity by way of speech.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n34\" href=\"#fn34\">34<\/a>]<\/sup> Purity by way of gesture or body.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n35\" href=\"#fn35\">35<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>udap\u0101na.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n36\" href=\"#fn36\">36<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>pabbajj\u0101,<\/i> the initial entry or lesser ordination into the Order. [Ed.: See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/dhamma-vinaya\/bit\/bit-81.htm\">Buddhism in Translations \u00a7 81<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n37\" href=\"#fn37\">37<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>upasampad\u0101,<\/i> the subsequent or higher ordination, not necessarily &#8220;final,&#8221; as it was possible to return to &#8220;the low life of the layman.&#8221; On the ordination ceremony and the regulations for carrying it out in the prescribed way, see <i>Vin.<\/i> Mahavagga I.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n38\" href=\"#fn38\">38<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 179, as to the body.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n39\" href=\"#fn39\">39<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 180, as to mind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n40\" href=\"#fn40\">40<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 180, with ardour in physical and mental energy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n41\" href=\"#fn41\">41<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 180 says &#8220;by absence of longing as to the body and the life-principle.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n42\" href=\"#fn42\">42<\/a>]<\/sup> In this very individuality, <i>attabh\u0101va,<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 180 and at <i>MA.<\/i> i. 165.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n43\" href=\"#fn43\">43<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> i. 180 calls this culmination of the Brahma-faring or the Way the &#8220;fruit of arahantship.&#8221; At <i>M.<\/i> i. <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.029.pali.bd.htm#pg197\">197,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/mn\/idx_majjhima_nikaya_1.htm#p31\">205<\/a> freedom of mind is said to be the goal and culmination.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n44\" href=\"#fn44\">44<\/a>]<\/sup> Those by birth and those by habits: both meant here, <i>MA.<\/i> i, 180 as at <i>MA.<\/i> i. 111.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n<br>[ad_2]\r\n<br>Ngu\u1ed3n : <a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/mn.007.horn.pts.htm\">Source link  <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b755c32 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b755c32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-172f161\" data-id=\"172f161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b937e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b937e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"29369\" class=\"elementor elementor-29369\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-263b597c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"263b597c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-134cd20d\" data-id=\"134cd20d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcd0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcd0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>T\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u Kinh t\u1ea1ng Nikaya &#8211; 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