{"id":35875,"date":"2022-08-22T07:15:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T00:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/2022\/08\/22\/sutta-99\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T20:27:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T13:27:38","slug":"kinh-trung-bo-eng-99-kinh-subha-subha-sutta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamhoc.org\/trang-chu\/2022\/08\/22\/kinh-trung-bo-eng-99-kinh-subha-subha-sutta\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinh Trung B\u1ed9 ENG  99 Kinh Subha (Subha sutta)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35875\" class=\"elementor elementor-35875\">\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-8b0a172 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-space-around elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b0a172\" 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Majjhima-Pa\u1e47\u1e47\u0101sa<br\/>5. Br\u0101hma\u1e47a Vagga<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\">The Middle Length Sayings<br\/>II. The Middle Fifty Discourses<br\/>5. The Division on Brahmans<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/mn\/idx_majjhima_nikaya_2.htm#p99\">Sutta 99<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"ctr\">Subha Sutta\u0271<\/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=\"pg386\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[386]<\/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.099.pali.bd.htm#p1\">1<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/chlm\/mn\/mn.099.chlm.sbb.htm#p1\">chlm<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/mnl\/mn\/mn.099.upal.mnl.htm#p1\">upal<\/a>]<\/span> Thus 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\">Now at that time the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#n1\">1<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>was residing in S\u0101vatth\u012b<br\/>in a householder&#8217;s dwelling<br\/>on some business or other.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Then the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>who was staying in that householder&#8217;s dwelling,<br\/>spoke thus to that householder:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;I have heard, householder,<br\/>that S\u0101vatth\u012b is not unfrequented<br\/>by perfected ones.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Could we today<br\/>pay our respects to a recluse or brahman?&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn2\" href=\"#n2\">2<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Revered sir, this Lord is staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b<br\/>in the Jeta Grove<br\/>in An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika&#8217;s monastery.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">You could pay respects to this Lord, revered sir.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>had answered that householder in assent,<br\/>he approached the Lord;<br\/>having approached,<br\/>he exchanged greetings with the Lord;<br\/>having conversed in a friendly and courteous way,<br\/>he sat down at a respectful distance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As he was sitting down at a respectful distance,<br\/>the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>spoke thus to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Good Gotama, brahmans speak thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;A householder is accomplishing the right path,<br\/><i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>what is skilled;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn3\" href=\"#n3\">3<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>one who has gone forth<br\/>is not accomplishing the right path,<br\/><i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>what is skilled.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What does the good Gotama say to this?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;On this point I, brahman youth, discriminate,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn4\" href=\"#n4\">4<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>on this point I do not speak definitely.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn5\" href=\"#n5\">5<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I, brahman youth,<br\/>do not praise a wrong course<br\/>in either a householder<br\/>or one who has gone forth.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">If, brahman youth,<br\/>either a householder<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn6\" href=\"#n6\">6<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>or one who has gone forth<br\/>is faring along wrongly,<br\/>then as a result<br\/>and consequence<br\/>of his wrong <a id=\"pg387\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[387]<\/b><\/span><\/a> course<br\/>he is not accomplishing the right path,<br\/><i>Dhamma,<\/i> what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But I, brahman youth,<br\/>praise a right course<br\/>both for a householder<br\/>and for one who has gone forth.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">If, brahman youth,<br\/>either a householder<br\/>or one who has gone forth<br\/>is faring along rightly,<br\/>then as a result<br\/>and consequence<br\/>of his right course<br\/>he is accomplishing the right path,<br\/><i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>what is skilled.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"hrctr\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Good Gotama, brahmans speak thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Having a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>this occupation<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn7\" href=\"#n7\">7<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> of householders<br\/>is of great fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Not having a great deal to do:<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn8\" href=\"#n8\">8<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>few duties,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn9\" href=\"#n9\">9<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>this occupation of those who have gone forth<br\/>is of small fruit.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What does the good Gotama say to this?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;On this point too I, brahman youth, discriminate,<br\/>on this point I do not speak definitely.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">There is, brahman youth, an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">There is, brahman youth, an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">There is, brahman youth, an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">There is, brahman youth, an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And what, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Agriculture, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And what, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Agriculture, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And what, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Trading, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And what, brahman youth, is an occupation<br\/>where there is not a <a id=\"pg388\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[388]<\/b><\/span><\/a> great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Trading, brahman youth is an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"hrctr\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As, brahman youth, agriculture is an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit,<br\/>even so, brahman youth,<br\/>an occupation of a householder<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is one which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As, brahman youth, agriculture is an occupation<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in is of great fruit,<br\/>even so, brahman youth,<br\/>an occupation of a householder<br\/>where there is a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is one which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As, brahman youth, trading is an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems,<br\/>which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit,<br\/>even so, brahman youth,<br\/>an occupation of one who has gone forth<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is one which if failed of<br\/>is of small fruit.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As, brahman youth, trading is an occupation<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit,<br\/>even so, brahman youth,<br\/>an occupation of one who has gone forth<br\/>where there is not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is one which if succeeded in<br\/>is of great fruit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"hrctr\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Brahmans, good Gotama,<br\/>lay down five things<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn10\" href=\"#n10\">10<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>for the doing<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn11\" href=\"#n11\">11<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;If it were not burdensome to you, brahman youth,<br\/>it would be good<br\/>if you would speak in this company<br\/>about those five things<br\/>that the brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;It is not burdensome to me, good Gotama,<br\/>where there may be a revered one<br\/>or ones like revered ones.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Well then, brahman youth, do speak.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Truth, good Gotama,<br\/>is the first thing that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Austerity, good Gotama,<br\/>is the second thing that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Chastity,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn12\" href=\"#n12\">12<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span>, good Gotama,<br\/>is the third <a id=\"pg389\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[389]<\/b><\/span><\/a> thing that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Study of the (Vedic) hymns,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn13\" href=\"#n13\">13<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> good Gotama,<br\/>is the fourth thing that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Renunciation, good Gotama,<br\/>is the fifth thing that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahmans, good Gotama,<br\/>lay down these five things<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What does the good Gotama say to this?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;But what, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Is there even a single brahman who speaks thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I, having realized by<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn14\" href=\"#n14\">14<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> super-knowledge,<br\/>declare the result of these five things&#8217;?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;No, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;So what, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Is there a single teacher of brahmans,<br\/>even a single line of teachers<br\/>back through seven generations of teachers,<br\/>who speaks thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I, having realized by my own super-knowledge,<br\/>declare the result of these five things&#8217;?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;No, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;So what, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Even those who were formerly seers of the brahmans,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn15\" href=\"#n15\">15<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>makers of mantras,<br\/>preservers of mantras,<br\/>whose ancient mantras as sung,<br\/>taught<br\/>and composed<br\/>the brahmans of today<br\/>still sing,<br\/>still speak;<br\/>they still speak what was spoken,<br\/>they still teach what was taught &#8211;<br\/>that is to say (by) A\u1e6d\u1e6dhaka,<br\/>V\u0101maka,<br\/>V\u0101madeva,<br\/>Vess\u0101mitta,<br\/>Yamataggi,<br\/>A\u1e45girasa,<br\/>Bh\u0101radv\u0101ja,<br\/>V\u0101se\u1e6d\u1e6dha,<br\/>Kassapa,<br\/>Bhagu-<br\/>do even these speak thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;We, having realized by our own super-knowledge,<br\/>declare the result of these five things&#8217;?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;No, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;So what you are really saying, brahman youth,<br\/>is that among the brahmans<br\/>there is not even a single brahman who speaks thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I, having realized by my own super-knowledge,<br\/>declare the result of these five things&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">There is not even a single teacher of brahmans,<br\/>even a single line of teachers<br\/>back through seven generations of teachers,<br\/>who speaks thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I, having realized by my own super-knowledge,<br\/>declare the result of these five things&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And also that even those who were formerly seers of the brahmans,<br\/>makers of mantras,<br\/>preservers of mantras,<br\/>whose ancient mantras as sung,<br\/>taught<br\/>and composed<br\/>the brahmans of today<br\/>still sing,<br\/>still speak;<br\/>they still speak what was spoken,<br\/>they still teach what was taught &#8211;<br\/>that is to say (by) A\u1e6d\u1e6dhaka,<br\/>V\u0101maka,<br\/>V\u0101madeva,<br\/>Vess\u0101mitta,<br\/>Yamataggi,<br\/>A\u1e45girasa,<br\/>Bh\u0101radv\u0101ja,<br\/>V\u0101se\u1e6d\u1e6dha,<br\/>Kassapa,<br\/>Bhagu-<br\/>not even these speak thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;We, having realized by our own super-knowledge,<br\/>declare the result of these five things&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"floatr 225wpx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/resources\/images\/blind_leading_blind.gif\" width=\"225\" height=\"118\" alt=\"A String of Blind Men\" title=\"A String of Blind Men\"\/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth, it is like a string of blind men<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn16\" href=\"#n16\">16<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>holding on to one another &#8211;<br\/>neither does the foremost one see,<br\/>nor does the middle one see,<br\/>nor does the hindmost one see.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Even so, methinks, brahman youth,<br\/>do the words of the brahmans<br\/>turn out to <a id=\"pg390\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[390]<\/b><\/span><\/a> resemble<br\/>the string of blind men:<br\/>neither does the first one see<br\/>nor does the middle one see<br\/>nor does the last one see.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When this had been said,<br\/>the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>angry and displeased<br\/>at being spoken to by the Lord<br\/>with the simile of the string of blind men,<br\/>scorning even the Lord,<br\/>despising even the Lord,<br\/>and saying even of the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;The recluse Gotama will be disgraced,&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn17\" href=\"#n17\">17<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>spoke thus to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;A brahman, good Gotama,<br\/>Pokkharas\u0101ti, of the Upamanna (clan, incumbent)<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn18\" href=\"#n18\">18<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn19\" href=\"#n19\">19<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> speaks thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Even thus do some recluses and brahmans<br\/>claim states of further-men,<br\/>the excellent knowledge and vision<br\/>befitting the ariyans.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This speech of theirs<br\/>proves merely ridiculous,<br\/>it proves merely worthless,<br\/>it proves merely empty,<br\/>it proves merely void.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">For how could a man know<br\/>or see<br\/>or realize<br\/>states of further-men,<br\/>the excellent knowledge and vision<br\/>befitting the ariyans?&#8217; &#8211;<br\/>such a situation does not exist.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;But, brahman youth, does the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti<br\/>of the Upamanna (clan, incumbent)<br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<br\/>comprehend with his mind<br\/>the reasoning in the mind<br\/>of absolutely all recluses and brahmans?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Good Gotama, the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti<br\/>of the Upamanna (clan, incumbent)<br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<br\/>does not even comprehend with his mind<br\/>the reasoning in the mind<br\/>of Pu\u1e47\u1e47ik\u0101, his slave woman.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">So how could he comprehend with his mind<br\/>the reasoning in the mind<br\/>of absolutely all recluses and brahmans?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Brahman youth, it is like<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn20\" href=\"#n20\">20<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> a man blind from birth<br\/>who could not see dark or bright shapes,<br\/>who could not see green shapes,<br\/>who could not see yellow shapes,<br\/>who could not see red shapes,<br\/>who could not see crimson shapes,<br\/>who could not see what is even or uneven,<br\/>who could not see the stars,<br\/>who could not see the moons and the suns.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He might speak thus:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;There are no dark and bright shapes,<br\/>there is no one who sees dark and bright shapes,<br\/>there is no one who sees green shapes,<br\/>there is no one who sees yellow shapes,<br\/>there is no one who sees red shapes,<br\/>there is no one who sees crimson shapes,<br\/>there is no one who sees what is even or uneven,<br\/>there is no one who sees the stars,<br\/>there is no one who sees the moons and the suns.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I do not see this,<br\/>therefore it does not exist.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Would he, brahman youth,<br\/>in speaking rightly<br\/>speak thus?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;No, good Gotama.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;There are dark and bright shapes,<br\/>there is one who sees dark and bright shapes;<br\/>there are green shapes,<br\/>there is one who sees green shapes;<br\/>there are yellow shapes,<br\/>there is one who sees yellow shapes;<br\/>there are red shapes,<br\/>there is one who sees red shapes;<br\/>there are crimson shapes,<br\/>there is one who sees crimson shapes;<br\/>there is what is even or uneven,<br\/>there is one who sees what is even or uneven;<br\/>there are stars,<br\/>there is one who sees stars;<br\/>there are moons and suns,<br\/>there is one who sees moons and suns.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I do not know this,<br\/>I do not <a id=\"pg391\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[391]<\/b><\/span><\/a> see this,<br\/>therefore it does not exist&#8217; &#8211;<br\/>in speaking rightly<br\/>he would not speak thus, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;In the same way, brahman youth,<br\/>the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti<br\/>of the Upamanna (clan, incumbent)<br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<br\/>is blind,<br\/>he is without vision.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This situation certainly does not exist &#8211;<br\/>that he might know<br\/>or see<br\/>or realize<br\/>states of further-men,<br\/>the excellent knowledge and vision<br\/>befitting the ariyans.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What do you think about this, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Which is better<br\/>for those wealthy brahmans of Kosala,<br\/>such as the brahman Canki,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn21\" href=\"#n21\">21<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>the brahman T\u0101rukkha,<br\/>the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti,<br\/>the brahman J\u0101\u1e47usso\u1e47i,<br\/>and your father the brahman Todeyya &#8211;<br\/>that the speech they should utter be conventional<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn22\" href=\"#n22\">22<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>or unconventional?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Conventional, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Which is better for them,<br\/>that the speech they should utter be thought out<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn23\" href=\"#n23\">23<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>or not thought out?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Thought out, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Which is better for them,<br\/>that the speech they should utter be considered<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn24\" href=\"#n24\">24<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>or not considered?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Considered, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Which is better for them,<br\/>that the speech they should utter be connected with the goal<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn25\" href=\"#n25\">25<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>or not connected with the goal?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Connected with the goal, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;What do you think about this, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This being so,<br\/>is the speech uttered by the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti<br\/>of the Upamanna (clan, incumbent)<br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<br\/>conventional<br\/>or unconventional?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Unconventional, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Is the speech uttered thought out,<br\/>or not thought out?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Not thought out, good Gotama?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Is the speech uttered considered<br\/>or not considered?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Not considered, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Is the speech uttered connected with the goal<br\/>or not connected with the goal?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Not connected with the goal, good Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\"><a id=\"pg392\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[392]<\/b><\/span><\/a> &#8220;These five, brahman youth, are hindrances.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What five?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">The hindrance of desire for sense-pleasures,<br\/>the hindrance of malevolence,<br\/>the hindrance of sloth and torpor,<br\/>the hindrance of restlessness and worry,<br\/>the hindrance of doubt.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">These, brahman youth, are the five hindrances.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth, the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti,<br\/>of the Upama\u00f1\u00f1a (clan, incumbent)<br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<br\/>is veiled,<br\/>obstructed,<br\/>covered<br\/>and enveloped<br\/>by these five hindrances.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This situation certainly does not occur<br\/>that he should know<br\/>or see<br\/>or realize<br\/>states of further-men,<br\/>the excellent knowledge and vision<br\/>befitting the ariyans.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">These five, brahman youth,<br\/>are the strands of pleasures of the senses:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What five?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Material shapes cognisable by the eye,<br\/>agreeable,<br\/>pleasant,<br\/>liked,<br\/>enticing,<br\/>connected with sensual pleasures,<br\/>alluring.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Sounds cognisable by the ear,<br\/>agreeable,<br\/>pleasant,<br\/>liked,<br\/>enticing,<br\/>connected with sensual pleasures,<br\/>alluring.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Smells cognisable by the nose,<br\/>agreeable,<br\/>pleasant,<br\/>liked,<br\/>enticing,<br\/>connected with sensual pleasures,<br\/>alluring.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Tastes cognisable by the tongue,<br\/>agreeable,<br\/>pleasant,<br\/>liked,<br\/>enticing,<br\/>connected with sensual pleasures,<br\/>alluring.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Touches cognisable by the body,<br\/>agreeable,<br\/>pleasant,<br\/>liked,<br\/>enticing,<br\/>connected with sensual pleasures,<br\/>alluring.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">These, brahman youth, are the five strands of sense-pleasures.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth, the brahman Pokkharas\u0101ti<br\/>of the Upama\u00f1\u00f1a (clan, incumbent)<br\/>of the Subhaga forest glade,<br\/>is enslaved<br\/>and infatuated<br\/>by these five strands of sense-pleasures,<br\/>he is addicted to them,<br\/>and enjoys them<br\/>without seeing the peril (in them),<br\/>without knowing the escape (from them).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This situation certainly does not occur<br\/>that he should know<br\/>or see<br\/>or realize<br\/>states of further-men,<br\/>the excellent knowledge and vision<br\/>befitting the ariyans.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">What do you think about this, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Which of these fires<br\/>would have flame<br\/>and hue<br\/>and brightness:<br\/>the fire that one could kindle<br\/>from fuel of grass and dry sticks<br\/>or the fire that one could kindle<br\/>without fuel of grass and dry sticks?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;If it were possible, good Gotama,<br\/>to kindle a fire<br\/>without fuel of grass and dry sticks,<br\/>that fire would have flame<br\/>and hue<br\/>and brightness.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;That, is impossible, brahman youth,<br\/>it cannot come to pass,<br\/>that one should kindle a fire<br\/>without fuel of grass and dry sticks &#8211;<br\/>except through pyschic power.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn26\" href=\"#n26\">26<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I, brahman youth,<br\/>say of this delight<br\/>which is a delight on account of the five strands of sense-pleasures,<br\/>that it is like the fire that burns<br\/>on account of fuel of grass and dry sticks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I, brahman youth,<br\/>say of this delight<br\/>which is a delight apart from pleasures of the senses,<br\/>apart from unskilled <a id=\"pg393\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[393]<\/b><\/span><\/a> states of mind,<br\/>that it is like the fire that burns<br\/>because it is without fuel of grass and dry sticks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And what, brahman youth,<br\/>is delight apart from pleasures of the senses,<br\/>apart from unskilled states of mind?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As to this, brahman youth, a monk,<br\/>aloof from the pleasures of the senses,<br\/>aloof from unskilled states of mind,<br\/>entering into the first meditation<br\/>which is accompanied by initial thought<br\/>and discursive thought,<br\/>is born of aloofness,<br\/>and is rapturous and joyful,<br\/>abides in it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This, brahman youth,<br\/>is delight apart from pleasures of the senses,<br\/>apart from unskilled states of mind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And again, monks, a monk,<br\/>by allaying initial and discursive thought,<br\/>his mind subjectively tranquillised<br\/>and fixed on one point,<br\/>enters on<br\/>and abides in<br\/>the second meditation<br\/>which is devoid of initial and discursive thought,<br\/>is born of concentration<br\/>and is rapturous and joyful.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This too, brahman youth,<br\/>is delight apart from pleasures of the senses,<br\/>apart from unskilled states of mind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth, those brahmans<br\/>who lay down five things for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled &#8211;<br\/>what is the thing of greatest fruit<br\/>that these brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Good Gotama, those brahmans<br\/>who lay down five things for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled &#8211;<br\/>renunciation is the thing of greatest fruit<br\/>that these brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;What do you think about this, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Suppose a great sacrifice<br\/>to be prepared here by a certain brahman,<br\/>and that two brahmans should come along,<br\/>thinking:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;We will enjoy the great sacrifice of the brahman so-and-so&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">and that one brahman should think:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;0 may I myself<br\/>get the best seat in the refectory,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn27\" href=\"#n27\">27<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>the best drinking water,<br\/>the best food;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">may that (other) brahman<br\/>not get the best seat in the refectory,<br\/>the best drinking water,<br\/>the best food &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">the other brahman<br\/>is getting the best seat in the refectory,<br\/>the best drinking water,<br\/>the best food,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I am not getting<br\/>the best seat in the refectory,<br\/>the best drinking water,<br\/>the best food;&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">thinking thus<br\/>he is angry and discontented &#8211;<br\/>what result do brahmans lay down for him,<br\/>brahman youth?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;But, as to this, good Gotama,<br\/>brahmans do not give a gift, thinking:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;Let the other be angry and discontented with this.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">For, as to this,<br\/>brahmans give a gift simply out of compassion.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;This being so, brahman youth,<br\/>is this the sixth method of brahmans<br\/>for doing good,<br\/>that is to say compassion?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;This being so, good Gotama,<br\/>this is the sixth method of brahmans<br\/>for doing good,<br\/>that is to say compassion.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Brahman youth,<br\/>those brahmans who lay down five things<br\/>for <a id=\"pg394\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[394]<\/b><\/span><\/a> the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled &#8211;<br\/>where do you observe these five things abundantly:<br\/>among householders<br\/>or among those who have gone forth?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Good Gotama, these five things<br\/>that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled &#8211;<br\/>I observe these five things abundantly<br\/>in those who have gone forth,<br\/>little among householders.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">For a householder, good Gotama,<br\/>having a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is not constantly and consistently a truth-speaker.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But one who has gone forth, good Gotama,<br\/>having not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is constantly and consistently a truth-speaker.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">A householder, good Gotama,<br\/>having a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is not constantly and consistently a man of austerity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But one who has gone forth, good Gotama,<br\/>having not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is constantly and consistently a &#8216;bumer-up,&#8217;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn28\" href=\"#n28\">28<\/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\">A householder, good Gotama,<br\/>having a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is not constantly and consistently a chaste man.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But one who has gone forth, good Gotama,<br\/>having not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is constantly and consistently a Brahma-farer<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn29\" href=\"#n29\">29<\/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\">A householder, good Gotama,<br\/>having a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is not constantly and consistently intent on study.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But one who has gone forth, good Gotama,<br\/>having not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is constantly and consistently intent on study.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">A householder, good Gotama,<br\/>having a great deal to do:<br\/>many duties,<br\/>a large administration,<br\/>great problems &#8211;<br\/>is not constantly and consistently intent on renunciation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But one who has gone forth, good Gotama,<br\/>having not a great deal to do:<br\/>few duties,<br\/>a small administration,<br\/>small problems &#8211;<br\/>is constantly and consistently intent on renunciation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Those five things, good Gotama,<br\/>that recluses and brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled &#8211;<br\/>I observe these five things<br\/>abundantly among those who have gone forth,<br\/>little among householders.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Those five things, brahman youth,<br\/>that brahmans lay down for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled,<br\/>I say that these are equipments<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn30\" href=\"#n30\">30<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span> of the mind,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Here, brahman youth,<br\/>a monk is a truth-speaker.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He, thinking,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I am a truthspeaker&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">acquires knowledge of the goal,<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn31\" href=\"#n31\">31<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>acquires the rapture which is connected with <i>Dhamma.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I say of that rapture<br\/>which is connected with what is skilled<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn32\" href=\"#n32\">32<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><br\/>that it is an equipment of the mind,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Here, brahman youth,<br\/>a monk is a burner-up.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He, thinking,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I am a burner-up&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>acquires the rapture which is connected with <i>Dhamma.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I say of that rapture<br\/>which is connected with what is skilled<br\/>that it is an equipment of the mind,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Here, brahman youth,<br\/>a monk is a Brahma-farer.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He, thinking,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I am a Brahma-farer&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>acquires the rapture which is connected with <i>Dhamma.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I say of that rapture<br\/>which is connected with what is skilled<br\/>that it is an equipment of the mind,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Here, brahman youth,<br\/>a monk is intent on study.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He, thinking,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I am intent on study&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>acquires the rapture which is connected with <i>Dhamma.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I say of that rapture<br\/>which is connected with what is skilled<br\/>that it is an equipment of the mind,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Here, brahman youth,<br\/>a monk is intent on renunciation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He, thinking,<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8216;I am intent on renunciation&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">acquires knowledge of the goal,<br\/>acquires knowledge of <i>Dhamma,<\/i><br\/>acquires the rapture which is connected with <i>Dhamma.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I say of that rapture<br\/>which is connected with what is skilled<br\/>that it is an equip- <a id=\"pg395\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[395]<\/b><\/span><\/a> ment of the mind,<br\/>that is to say<br\/>for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"hrctr\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When this had been said,<br\/>the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>spoke thus to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;I have heard, good Gotama,<br\/>that the recluse Gotama knows<br\/>the way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn33\" href=\"#n33\">33<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;What do you think about this, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Is Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village near here?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Is Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village not far from here?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Yes, sir, Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village is near here,<br\/>Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village is not far from here.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;What do you think about this, brahman youth?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Suppose a man had been born and bred<br\/>here in Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village,<br\/>and that someone were to ask him<br\/>who had never up to that time left Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village<br\/>the way to Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village &#8211;<br\/>would that man<br\/>who had been born and bred in Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village<br\/>hesitate<br\/>or be at a loss<br\/>when asked the way to Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;No, good Gotama.<\/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\">It is that that man was born and bred in Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village;<br\/>so all the roads to Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village<br\/>are well known to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Yet, brahman youth, there might be hesitation<br\/>or being at a loss<br\/>for that man<br\/>who was born and bred in Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village<br\/>on being asked the way to Na\u1e37ak\u0101ra village.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But for the Tath\u0101gata<br\/>there is neither hesitation<br\/>nor being at a loss<br\/>when he is asked about the Brahma-world<br\/>or the course leading to the Brahma-world.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And I, brahman youth,<br\/>comprehend Brahm\u0101<br\/>and the Brahma-world<br\/>and the course leading to the Brahma-world;<br\/>and that according to the faring<br\/>is the uprising in the Brahma-world,<br\/>that too I comprehend.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;I have heard, good Gotama,<br\/>that the recluse Gotama<br\/>teaches the way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">It would be good<br\/>if the revered Gotama would teach me<br\/>the way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Well then, brahman youth,<br\/>listen<br\/>and attend carefully,<br\/>and I will speak.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Yes, sir,&#8221;<br\/>the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>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\">&#8220;And what, brahman youth,<br\/>is the way to companionship with <a id=\"pg396\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[396]<\/b><\/span><\/a> Brahm\u0101?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">As to this, brahman youth, a monk dwells,<br\/>having suffused the first quarter 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 dwelt having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of friendliness<br\/>that was far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When, brahman youth,<br\/>the freedom of mind that is friendliness<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn34\" href=\"#n34\">34<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth,<br\/>as a stout conch-blower informs the four quarters<br\/>without any difficulty,<br\/>so, brahman youth,<br\/>when the freedom of mind that is friendliness<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This, brahman youth,<br\/>is a way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He dwelt, having suffused the first quarter 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 dwelt having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of compassion<br\/>that was far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When, brahman youth,<br\/>the freedom of mind that is compassion<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth,<br\/>as a stout conch-blower informs the four quarters<br\/>without any difficulty,<br\/>so, brahman youth,<br\/>when the freedom of mind that is compassion<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This, brahman youth,<br\/>is a way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He dwelt, having suffused the first quarter 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 dwelt having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of sympathetic joy<br\/>that was far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When, brahman youth,<br\/>the freedom of mind that is sympathetic joy<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth,<br\/>as a stout conch-blower informs the four quarters<br\/>without any difficulty,<br\/>so, brahman youth,<br\/>when the freedom of mind that is sympathetic joy<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This, brahman youth,<br\/>is a way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ctr c\">\u25a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">He dwelt, having suffused the first quarter 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 dwelt having suffused the whole world<br\/>everywhere,<br\/>in every way,<br\/>with a mind of equanimity<br\/>that was far-reaching,<br\/>wide-spread,<br\/>immeasurable,<br\/>without enmity,<br\/>without malevolence.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When, brahman youth,<br\/>the freedom of mind that is equanimity<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Brahman youth,<br\/>as a stout conch-blower informs the four quarters<br\/>without any difficulty,<br\/>so, brahman youth,<br\/>when the freedom of mind that is equanimity<br\/>has been developed thus,<br\/>that deed which is done in a limited range<br\/>does not rest there,<br\/>does not remain there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">This, brahman youth,<br\/>is a way to companionship with Brahm\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When this had been said,<br\/>the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son<br\/>spoke thus to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;It is excellent, good Gotama,<br\/>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 what had been upset,<br\/>or might disclose what was covered,<br\/>or point out the way<br\/>to one who had gone astray,<br\/>or might bring an oil-lamp into the darkness<br\/><a id=\"pg397\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[397]<\/b><\/span><\/a> so that those with vision might see material shapes &#8211;<br\/>even so is <i>Dhamma<\/i> made clear<br\/>in many a figure by the good Gotama.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">I 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 the revered Gotama accept me<br\/>as a lay-follower,<br\/>one gone for refuge from today forth<br\/>for as long as life lasts.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">But, please, good Gotama,<br\/>we are going now,<br\/>we are very busy<br\/>and there is much to be done.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;You must do now, brahman youth,<br\/>that for which you deem it to be the right time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Then the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>having rejoiced in what the Lord had said,<br\/>having given thanks,<br\/>rising from his seat,<br\/>having greeted the Lord,<br\/>departed keeping his right side towards him.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Now at that time the brahman J\u0101\u1e47usso\u1e47i<br\/>was leaving S\u0101vatth\u012b early in the day<br\/>in a chariot (drawn by) all-white mules.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">The brahman J\u0101\u1e47usso\u1e47i saw the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son,<br\/>coming in the distance;<br\/>and seeing him,<br\/>he spoke thus to the brahman youth Subha, Todeyya&#8217;s son:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Now, where is the good Bh\u0101radv\u0101ja<br\/>coming from so early in the day?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;I, sir, am coming from the recluse Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;What do you think about this,<br\/>good Bh\u0101radv\u0101ja?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Has the recluse Gotama lucidity of wisdom?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Do you think him clever?&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn35\" href=\"#n35\">35<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;But who am I, sir,<br\/>that I should know<br\/>whether the recluse Gotama has lucidity of wisdom?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Surely only one like him could know<br\/>whether the recluse Gotama has lucidity of wisdom?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;Undoubtedly it is with lofty praise<br\/>that the revered Bh\u0101radv\u0101ja praises the recluse Gotama.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;But who am I<br\/>that I should praise the recluse Gotama?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">Praised by the praised<br\/>is the revered Gotama,<br\/>chief among <i>devas<\/i> and men.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">And, sir,<br\/>the recluse Gotama speaks of those five things<br\/>that brahmans lay down<br\/>for the doing of good,<br\/>for success in what is skilled,<br\/>as equipments of the mind,<br\/>that is for developing a mind<br\/>that is without enmity, without malevolence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">When this had been said,<br\/>the brahman J\u0101\u1e47usso\u1e47i,<br\/>having got down from his chariot<br\/>(drawn by) all-white mules,<br\/>having arranged his upper cloth over one shoulder,<br\/>having saluted the Lord with joined palms,<br\/>uttered this solemn utterance:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4\">&#8220;It is a gain for King Pasenadi of Kosala,<br\/>it is well gotten by King Pasenadi of Kosala<br\/><a id=\"pg398\"><span class=\"f2 g\"><b>[398]<\/b><\/span><\/a> that the Tath\u0101gata,<br\/>perfected one,<br\/>fully Self-Awakened One,<br\/>is staying in his kingdom.&#8221;<span class=\"f1\"><sup>[<a id=\"fn36\" href=\"#n36\">36<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"f4 ctr\">Discourse with Subha:<br\/>The Ninth<\/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> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/dn\/idx_digha_nikaya.htm#p10\">The <i>Subha Sutta<\/i> at <i>D.<\/i> i. 204<\/a> <i>ff.<\/i> records a conversation between Subha and \u0100nanda soon after the Buddha&#8217;s death. See also <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/mn\/idx_majjhima_nikaya_3.htm#p135\"><i>M.<\/i> Sta. 135,<\/a> the real name for which, according to Bu., is also <i>Subhasutta.<\/i> See <i>DA.<\/i> 384f. Todeyya was a rich brahman, overlord of a village named Tudi not far from S\u0101vatth\u012b.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n2\" href=\"#fn2\">2<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/dn\/idx_digha_nikaya.htm#p2\"><i>D.<\/i> i. 47.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n3\" href=\"#fn3\">3<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.075.pali.bd.htm#pg502\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 502<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/mn.075.horn.pts.htm#pg182\">(above, p. 182).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n4\" href=\"#fn4\">4<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>vibhajjav\u0101do,<\/i> speak analysing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n5\" href=\"#fn5\">5<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>na eka\u0271 sav\u0101do,<\/i> do not make a definite assertion, do not speak one-sidedly.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n6\" href=\"#fn6\">6<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/an\/02_twos\/an02.031-040.pali.bd.htm#pg69\"><i>A.<\/i> i. 69.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n7\" href=\"#fn7\">7<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>kamma-\u1e6d-\u1e6dh\u0101na.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n8\" href=\"#fn8\">8<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>appa\u1e6d\u1e6dha;<\/i> <i>cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/an\/idx_05_pancakanipata.htm#p96\"><i>A.<\/i> iii. 120.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n9\" href=\"#fn9\">9<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>appakiccha;<\/i> <i>cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/an\/idx_05_pancakanipata.htm#p97\"><i>A.<\/i> iii. 120;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/kd\/iti\/idx_iti.htm#p80\"><i>It.<\/i> p. 72;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/sbe\/kd\/snp\/kd.snp.faus.sbe.htm#v144\"><i>Sn.<\/i> 144.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n10\" href=\"#fn10\">10<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>pa\u00f1ca dhamme.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n11\" href=\"#fn11\">11<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>kiriy\u0101ya,<\/i> or causally effecting, hence Gotama&#8217;s question, just below, whether any result (<i>vip\u0101ka,<\/i> ripening) is declared.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n12\" href=\"#fn12\">12<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>brahmacariya.<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> iii. 448 gives chastity. <i>Cf.<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> iii. 443, <i>VbhA.<\/i> 504, <i>SnA.<\/i> 317, 387.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n13\" href=\"#fn13\">13<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>ajjhena;<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> iii 448 says<i> mantagaha\u1e47a,<\/i> perhaps &#8220;reciting.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n14\" href=\"#fn14\">14<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>saya\u0271<\/i> omitted here, probably in error.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n15\" href=\"#fn15\">15<\/a>]<\/sup> As at <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.095.pali.bd.htm#pg169\"><i>M.<\/i> ii. 169.<\/a><\/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.095.pali.bd.htm#pg170\"><i>M.<\/i> ii. 170.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n17\" href=\"#fn17\">17<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.080.pali.bd.htm#pg43\"><i>M.<\/i> ii. 43.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n18\" href=\"#fn18\">18<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>MA.<\/i> iii. 447, <i>issara,<\/i> lord, master.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n19\" href=\"#fn19\">19<\/a>]<\/sup> Near Ukka\u1e6d\u1e6dha, <i>MA.<\/i> iii. 447. Pokkharas\u0101ti was a resident of this place, <i>DA.<\/i> 399.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n20\" href=\"#fn20\">20<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.075.pali.bd.htm#pg509\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 509.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n21\" href=\"#fn21\">21<\/a>]<\/sup> These five brahmans are also mentioned at the beginning of <a href=\"https:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/mn.098.horn.pts.htm\">Sta. 98.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n22\" href=\"#fn22\">22<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>sammus\u0101 = samucc\u0101,<\/i> as what is agreed upon by the opinion of the world; by common consent.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n23\" href=\"#fn23\">23<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>mant\u0101;<\/i> at <i>MA.<\/i> iii. 447 explained by <i>tulayitv\u0101,<\/i> weighed, and by <i>pariga\u1e47-hitv\u0101,<\/i> examined.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n24\" href=\"#fn24\">24<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>patisa\u1e45kh\u0101ya = j\u0101nitv\u0101,<\/i> <i>MA.<\/i> iii. 447.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n25\" href=\"#fn25\">25<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>atthasa\u0271hit\u0101 = k\u0101ra\u1e47anissit\u0101,<\/i> dependent on action (?).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n26\" href=\"#fn26\">26<\/a>]<\/sup> As at the <i>p\u0101\u1e6dih\u0101riya<\/i> when Gotama kindled the matted-hair ascetics&#8217; firewood at <i>Vin.<\/i> i. 31.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n27\" href=\"#fn27\">27<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.005.pali.bd.htm#pg28\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 28<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pts\/mn\/mn.005.horn.pts.htm#pg35\">(<i>M.L.S.<\/i> i. 35).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n28\" href=\"#fn28\">28<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>tapassin,<\/i> burning up wrong states of mind; &#8220;man of austerity&#8221; better suits the brahman mode of life.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n29\" href=\"#fn29\">29<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>brahma-c\u0101rin<\/i> also means chaste.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n30\" href=\"#fn30\">30<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>parikkh\u0101ra;<\/i> <i>cf.<\/i> <i>citta-parikkh\u0101ra<\/i> at <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/an\/07_sevens\/an07.049.pali.bd.htm#pg62\"><i>A.<\/i> iv. 62.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n31\" href=\"#fn31\">31<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.007.pali.bd.htm#pg37\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 37.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n32\" href=\"#fn32\">32<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>kusal\u0101pasa\u0271hita,<\/i> as at <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/sn\/02_nv\/sn02.16.011.pali.bd.htm#pg220\"><i>S.<\/i> ii. 220.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n33\" href=\"#fn33\">33<\/a>]<\/sup> <i>Cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/mn\/mn.097.pali.bd.htm#pg194\"><i>M.<\/i> ii. 194;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/dn\/dn.13.pali.bd.htm#pg249\"><i>D.<\/i> i. 249.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n34\" href=\"#fn34\">34<\/a>]<\/sup> See also <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/dhamma-vinaya\/pali\/dn\/dn.13.pali.bd.htm#pg251\"><i>D.<\/i> i. 251;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/sn\/04_salv\/idx_42_gamanisamyutta.htm#p9\"><i>S.<\/i> iv. 322;<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/an\/idx_10_dasakanipata.htm#p208\"><i>A.<\/i> v. 299;<\/a> and <i>cf.<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/kd\/jat\/idx_jataka.htm#jat_169\"><i>J\u0101.<\/i> ii. 61<\/a> <i>f.<\/i> which regards <i>pam\u0101\u1e47a<\/i> as equivalent to <i>paritta,<\/i> small. All the <i>Comys.<\/i> (except <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/kd\/jat\/idx_jataka.htm#jat_160\"><i>J\u0101.<\/i> ii. 62<\/a>) take <i>pam\u0101\u1e47akata kamma<\/i> as equivalent to <i>k\u0101m\u0101vacara,<\/i> &#8220;that which pertains to the senses and their corresponding objects.&#8221; It seems that the small deed or the deed done in the limited range (such as is being thought of in this context) cannot remain and give its own result unless it is &#8220;covered&#8221; <i>(ajjhottharitv\u0101)<\/i> by a large deed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n35\" href=\"#fn35\">35<\/a>]<\/sup> This passage, to &#8220;devas and men,&#8221; also at <a href=\"http:\/\/obo.genaud.net\/..\/..\/backmatter\/indexes\/sutta\/mn\/idx_majjhima_nikaya_1.htm#p27\"><i>M.<\/i> i. 175.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lgqt\"><sup>[<a id=\"n36\" href=\"#fn36\">36<\/a>]<\/sup> Such a &#8220;gain&#8221; is karmic in its nature.<\/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.099.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-89f8d72 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89f8d72\" 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-879c91f\" data-id=\"879c91f\" 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-d809dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d809dfa\" 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; T\u00e2m h\u1ecdc l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch Online gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1ec1 b\u1ed9 kinh Nikaya , c\u00e1c b\u1ea3n d\u1ecbch v\u00e0 ch\u00fa gi\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u00e2m H\u1ecdc so\u1ea1n t\u1eeb c\u00e1c ngu\u1ed3n \u0111\u00e1ng t\u00edn c\u1eady tr\u00ean m\u1ea1ng internet.<\/p><p>Tuy nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn l\u00e0 s\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb tham kh\u1ea3o , mang t\u00ednh ch\u1ee7 quan c\u1ee7a t\u00e1c gi\u1ea3&nbsp; T\u00e2m h\u1ecdc.<\/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\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\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Ph\u1ea7n I\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Ph\u1ea7n II\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Ph\u1ea7n III [ad_1] Majjhima Nik\u0101yaII. 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