Catukkanipāta — Tripiṭaka Reader

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Itivuttaka 110

So It Was Said 110

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Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours

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Brāhmaṇadhammayāgavagga

The Chapter on the Brahmin’s Offering of the Teaching

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Carasutta

Walking

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Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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“Carato cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

“Mendicants, suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while walking.

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu adhivāseti nappajahati na vinodeti na byantīkaroti na anabhāvaṁ gameti.

They tolerate it and don’t give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it. Such a mendicant is said to be ‘not keen or prudent, always lazy, and lacking energy’ when walking.

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Carampi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto anātāpī anottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ kusīto hīnavīriyoti vuccati.

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Ṭhitassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while standing …

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu adhivāseti nappajahati na vinodeti na byantīkaroti na anabhāvaṁ gameti.

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Ṭhitopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto anātāpī anottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ kusīto hīnavīriyoti vuccati.

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Nisinnassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

sitting …

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu adhivāseti nappajahati na vinodeti na byantīkaroti na anabhāvaṁ gameti.

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Nisinnopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto anātāpī anottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ kusīto hīnavīriyoti vuccati.

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Sayānassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jāgarassa uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

or when lying down while awake.

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu adhivāseti nappajahati na vinodeti na byantīkaroti na anabhāvaṁ gameti.

They tolerate it and don’t give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.

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Sayānopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jāgaro evaṁbhūto anātāpī anottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ kusīto hīnavīriyoti vuccati.

Such a mendicant is said to be ‘not keen or prudent, always lazy, and lacking energy’ when lying down while awake.

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Carato cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while walking.

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nādhivāseti pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti.

They don’t tolerate them, but give them up, get rid of them, eliminate them, and obliterate them.

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Carampi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto ātāpī ottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ āraddhavīriyo pahitattoti vuccati.

Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and resolute’ when walking.

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Ṭhitassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

Suppose a mendicant has a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought while standing …

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nādhivāseti pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti.

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Ṭhitopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto ātāpī ottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ āraddhavīriyo pahitattoti vuccati.

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Nisinnassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

sitting …

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nādhivāseti pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti.

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Nisinnopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁbhūto ātāpī ottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ āraddhavīriyo pahitattoti vuccati.

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Sayānassa cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno jāgarassa uppajjati kāmavitakko vā byāpādavitakko vā vihiṁsāvitakko vā.

or when lying down while awake.

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Tañce, bhikkhave, bhikkhu nādhivāseti pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti.

They don’t tolerate it, but give it up, get rid of it, eliminate it, and obliterate it.

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Sayānopi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu jāgaro evaṁbhūto ātāpī ottāpī satataṁ samitaṁ āraddhavīriyo pahitattoti vuccatī”ti.

Such a mendicant is said to be ‘keen and prudent, always energetic and resolute’ when lying down while awake.”

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Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.

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Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:

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“Caraṁ vā yadi vā tiṭṭhaṁ,

“Whether walking or standing,

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nisinno uda vā sayaṁ;

sitting or lying down,

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Yo vitakkaṁ vitakketi,

one who thinks a bad thought

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pāpakaṁ gehanissitaṁ.

to do with the domestic life

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Kummaggaṁ paṭipanno so,

is practicing the wrong way,

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mohaneyyesu mucchito;

lost among things that delude;

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Abhabbo tādiso bhikkhu,

such a mendicant is incapable

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phuṭṭhuṁ sambodhimuttamaṁ.

of experiencing the highest awakening.

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Yo ca caraṁ vā tiṭṭhaṁ vā,

But one who, whether standing or walking,

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Nisinno uda vā sayaṁ;

sitting or lying down,

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Vitakkaṁ samayitvāna,

has calmed their thoughts,

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Vitakkūpasame rato;

loving peace of mind;

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Bhabbo so tādiso bhikkhu,

such a mendicant is capable

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Phuṭṭhuṁ sambodhimuttaman”ti.

of experiencing the highest awakening.”

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Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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Ekādasamaṁ.