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Bhagamânassa vittamânasam[*]
Sâmaggiyam âhu tassa tam
Yo attânam bhavane na dassaye.
3. Udabindu yathâpi pokkhare
Padume vâri yathâ na lippati
Evam muni nôpalippati
Yad idam dittthasutam mutesu vâ.
*. Bi has vivitta-.]
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purification through another, for he is not pleased nor displeased (with anything)[1]. (813)
Garâsutta is ended.
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7. TISSAMETTEYYASUTTA.
Sexual intercourse should be avoided.
1. ”Tell me, O venerable one,”--so said the venerable Tissa Metteyya,--”the defeat of him who is given to sexual intercourse; hearing thy precepts we will learn in seclusion.” (814)
2. ”The precepts of him who is given to sexual intercourse, O Metteyya,”--so said Bhagavat,--”are lost, and he employs himself wrongly, this is what is ignoble in him. (815)
3. ”He who, having formerly wandered alone, gives himself up to sexual intercourse, him they call in the world a low, common fellow, like a rolling chariot. (816)
4. ”What honour and renown he had before, that is lost for him; having seen this let him learn to give up sexual intercourse. (817)
5. ”He who overcome by his thoughts meditates like a miser, such a one, having heard the (blaming) voice of others, becomes discontented. (818)
6. ”Then he makes weapons (i.e. commits evil
[1. Dhono na hi tena maññati
Yad idam ditthasutam mutesu vâ,
Nâññena visuddhim ikkhati,
Na hi so raggati no viraggati.
Comp. Suddhatthakasutta, v. 2.]
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deeds) urged by the doctrines of others, he is very greedy, and sinks into falsehood[1]. (819)
7. ”Designated "wise" he has entered upon a solitary life, then having given himself up to sexual intercourse, he (being) a fool suffers pain. (820)
8. ”Looking upon this as misery let the Muni from first to last in the world firmly keep to his solitary life, let him not give himself up to sexual intercourse. (821)
9. ”Let him learn seclusion, this is the highest for noble men, but let him not therefore think himself the best, although he is verily near Nibbâna. (822)
10. ”The Muni who wanders void (of desire), not coveting sensual pleasures, and who has crossed the stream, him the creatures that are tied in sensual pleasures envy.” (823)
Tissametteyyasutta is ended.
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8. PASÛRASUTTA.
Disputants brand each other as fools, they wish for praise, but being repulsed they become discontented; one is not purified by dispute, but by keeping to Buddha, who has shaken off all sin.
1. Here they maintain ”purity,” in other doctrines (dhamma) they do not allow purity; what they have devoted themselves to, that they call good, and they enter extensively upon the single truths[2]. (824)
[1. Atha satthâni kurute
Paravâdehi kodito,
Esa khv-assa mahâgedho,
Mosavaggam pagâhati.
2. Idh” eya suddhim iti vâdiyanti
Nâññesu dhammesu visuddhim âhu
Yam nissitâ tattha subham vadânâ
Pakkekasakkesu puthû nivitthâ.]
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2. Those wishing for dispute, having plunged into the assembly, brand each other as fools mutually, they go to others and pick a quarrel, wishing for praise and calling themselves (the only) expert. (825)
3. Engaged in dispute in the middle of the assembly, wishing for praise he lays about on all sides; but when his dispute has been repulsed he becomes discontented, at the blame he gets angry he who sought for the faults (of others). (826)
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