Tripiṭaka 1. Kassapavagga
1. Kassapa
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Atha kho āyasmā mahākassapo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe…
Then Venerable Mahākassapa went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.
“Dubbacā kho, bhante, etarahi bhikkhū, dovacassakaraṇehi dhammehi samannāgatā akkhamā appadakkhiṇaggāhino anusāsaniṁ.
“Sir, the mendicants these days are hard to admonish, having qualities that make them hard to admonish. They’re impatient, and don’t take instruction respectfully.
Yassa kassaci, bhante, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī natthi kusalesu dhammesu, ottappaṁ natthi kusalesu dhammesu, vīriyaṁ natthi kusalesu dhammesu, paññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no vuddhi.
Sir, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Seyyathāpi, bhante, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena, hāyati maṇḍalena, hāyati ābhāya, hāyati ārohapariṇāhena.
It’s like the moon in the waning fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only decline.
Evameva kho, bhante, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
In the same way, whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
hirī natthi …
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi … kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no vuddhi.
‘ahiriko purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, parihānametaṁ;
An individual with no conscience is in decline.
‘na santi bhikkhū ovādakā’ti, bhante, parihānametaṁ.
When there are no mendicant advisers there is decline.
Yassa kassaci, bhante, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, hirī atthi kusalesu dhammesu, ottappaṁ atthi kusalesu dhammesu, vīriyaṁ atthi kusalesu dhammesu, paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu, tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihāni.
Sir, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
Seyyathāpi, bhante, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena, vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena, vaḍḍhati ābhāya, vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena.
It’s like the moon in the waxing fortnight. Whether by day or by night, its beauty, roundness, luminosity, and diameter and circumference only grow.
Evameva kho, bhante, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …
In the same way, whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline, in skillful qualities, whether by day or by night.
hirī atthi …pe…
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihāni.
‘hirimā purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ;
An individual with a conscience doesn’t decline.
‘āraddhavīriyo purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ;
An energetic individual doesn’t decline.
‘santi bhikkhū ovādakā’ti, bhante, aparihānametan”ti.
When there are mendicant advisers there is no decline.”
Yassa kassaci, kassapa, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
Whoever has no faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect decline, not growth …
hirī natthi …
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no vuddhi.
Seyyathāpi, kassapa, kāḷapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāyateva vaṇṇena …pe…
hāyati ārohapariṇāhena.
Evameva kho, kassapa, yassa kassaci saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
hirī natthi …
ottappaṁ natthi …
vīriyaṁ natthi …
paññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no vuddhi.
‘Assaddho purisapuggalo’ti, kassapa, parihānametaṁ;
ahiriko …pe…
anottappī …
kusīto …
duppañño …
kodhano …
‘upanāhī purisapuggalo’ti, kassapa, parihānametaṁ;
‘na santi bhikkhū ovādakā’ti, kassapa, parihānametaṁ.
When there are no mendicant advisers there is decline.
Yassa kassaci, kassapa, saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe…
Whoever has faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom when it comes to skillful qualities can expect growth, not decline …
hirī atthi …
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihāni.
Seyyathāpi, kassapa, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena, vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena, vaḍḍhati ābhāya, vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena.
Evameva kho, kassapa, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu hirī atthi …
ottappaṁ atthi …
vīriyaṁ atthi …
paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihāni.
‘Saddho purisapuggalo’ti, kassapa, aparihānametaṁ;
hirimā …pe…
ottappī …
āraddhavīriyo …
paññavā …
akkodhano …
‘anupanāhī purisapuggalo’ti, kassapa, aparihānametaṁ;
‘santi bhikkhū ovādakā’ti, kassapa, aparihānametan”ti.
When there are mendicant advisers there is no decline.”
Sattamaṁ.