8. Chetvāvagga

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8. Chetvāvagga

8. Slain

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Bhītāsutta

Afraid

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“Kiṁsūdha bhītā janatā anekā,

“Why are so many people here afraid,

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Maggo canekāyatanappavutto;

when the path has been taught <j>with so many dimensions?

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Pucchāmi taṁ gotama bhūripañña,

I ask you, Gotama, whose wisdom is vast:

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Kismiṁ ṭhito paralokaṁ na bhāye”ti.

Standing on what need one not fear the next world?”

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“Vācaṁ manañca paṇidhāya sammā,

“When speech and mind are directed right,

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Kāyena pāpāni akubbamāno;

and you don’t do anything bad with the body

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Bahvannapānaṁ gharamāvasanto,

while dwelling at home with plenty of food and drink.

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Saddho mudū saṁvibhāgī vadaññū;

Faithful, gentle, charitable, and bountiful:

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Etesu dhammesu ṭhito catūsu,

one who stands on these four principles,

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Dhamme ṭhito paralokaṁ na bhāye”ti.

who stands on the teaching <j>need not fear the next world.”